The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed defenseman Seth Jones to a six-year, $34.2 million contract. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Jones, 21, will earn an average annual salary of $5.4 million. That’s a substantial raise over his entry-level average cap hit (minus bonuses) of $925K. Acquired midway through 2015-16 from the Nashville Predators, the Jackets see Jones as […]
Lucic to the Oilers? Nugent-Hopkins to the Devils? Bruins to send offer sheet to Trouba? Check out the latest in your NHL rumor mill. Latest Oilers speculation. TSN 1040 (via TODAY’S SLAPSHOT): Bob McKenzie claims Edmonton is now a hot ticket for some players, citing the drafting last year of Connor McDavid, the Oilers new […]
2017 HHoF candidates, Canucks fined $50 grand & more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. TSN: A list of potential candidates for induction in 2017 into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Teemu Selanne, Daniel Alfredsson, J-S Giguere, Ed Jovanovski, Nikolai Khabibulin, Saku Koivu, Ryan Smyth, Tim Thomas and Ray Whitney will be eligible for […]
Latest on Steven Stamkos, Ben Bishop, Kevin Shattenkirk, Jonathan Bernier & more in your NHL rumor mill. Stamkos, Bishop, Shattenkirk and Bernier. TSN 1040 (via TODAY’S SLAPSHOT): Pierre LeBrun believes “Detroit, Buffalo, Toronto, potentially Vancouver, Montreal, Boston” will be among the clubs interested in bidding for Steven Stamkos on the open market on July 1. […]
HHoF Class of 2016 revealed, latest trades, signings and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. NHL.COM: Eric Lindros, Sergei Makarov, Rogie Vachon and Pat Quinn will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. SPECTOR’S NOTE: All I can say about these inductees is “About damn time.” All should’ve been inducted years ago, […]
Latest on Stamkos Okposo, Eriksson, Shattenkirk and more in your NHL rumor mill. Stamkos tops list of this summer’s NHL UFAs. USA TODAY: Steven Stamkos, Milan Lucic, Loui Eriksson, David Backes and Kyle Okposo top Kevin Allen’s ranking of this summer’s top NHL UFAs. Andrew Ladd, Mikkel Boedker, Troy Brouwer, Jason Demers and Frans Nielsen […]
2016 Hall of Fame elections today, plus updates on Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov and more in today’s collection of NHL morning headlines. NHL.COM: Six players (Eric Lindros, Dave Andreychuk, Curtis Joseph, Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi and Jeremy Roenick) with long-time eligibility for the Hockey Hall of Fame could finally get the call today. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Of […]
The latest on Steven Stamkos, Milan Lucic, Loui Eriksson, Kevin Shattenkirk & more in your post-NHL draft rumor roundup. Post-NHL Draft rumors and speculation. OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports it seems all but certain Steven Stamkos has played his final game with the Tampa Bay Lightning. While there’s talk the Lightning are offering an eight-year […]
Complete list of selections in the 2016 Draft and much more in today’s collections of notable NHL headlines. NHL.COM: The complete list of selections in the recently-completed 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo, New York. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Another enjoyable NHL Draft weekend for me. Great to hang out with old friends and meet new ones. My […]
The Florida Panthers traded defenseman Dmitry Kulikov and the No. 33 pick (from the Vancouver Canucks) to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for blueliner Mark Pysyk, the Sabres second-round pick (38 overall) and St Louis’ third-round pick (89 overall). This move comes following nearly two weeks of denials out of Florida claiming Kulikov wasn’t on the trade block. […]