On April 19, The Hockey News’ Ken Campbell reported Canadian television ratings for the opening week of the 2016 NHL playoffs were down a “shocking” 61 percent compared to the same time a year ago. As per Numeris, the playoffs didn’t even appear among the top-30 show in Canada during that week. The ratings tumble was blamed […]
Updates on Rick Nash, Alex Ovechkin and more in your Sunday NHL rumor roundup. Latest Rick Nash speculation. SPORTSNET: Rory Boylen cites Elliotte Friedman’s reporting there seems to be “a bit of smoke” regarding speculation claiming the New York Rangers could trade winger Rick Nash. Noting Nash has a 12-team list of preferred trade […]
Blues bounce back to down the Sharks & tie the Western Conference Final. Details and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. STLTODAY.COM: Kyle Brodziak and Troy Brouwer each scored twice and Jake Allen made 31 saves as the St. Louis Blues doubled up the San Jose Sharks 6-3 in Game 4 off the […]
Updates on Steven Stamkos, Rick Nash, Mike Hoffman, Alex Radulov, Cam Ward and more in today’s NHL rumor mill. Latest on Stamkos, Nash, Radulov & the Stars. WGR 550 (via TODAY’S SLAPSHOT): Citing the disappointing finish to the New York Rangers season, Friedman believes there’s a possibility they could try and move left wing Rick […]
Lightning defeat Penguins to tie Eastern Conference Final. Details and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. TAMPA BAY TIMES/TRIBLIVE.COM: The Tampa Bay Lightning held off a third-period surge by the Pittsburgh Penguins to win Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final by a score of 4-3, tying the best-of-seven series at two games […]
Sharks shut out Blues again, updates on Steven Stamkos & Ben Bishop and more in this morning’s collection of notable NHL headlines. THE MERCURY NEWS/STLTODAY.COM: Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski each had two assists and Martin Jones made 22 saves for his second straight shutout as the San Jose Sharks blanked the St. Louis Blues […]
Latest on the Canucks, Stars, Oilers and Kings in your NHL rumor mill. Possible Canucks trade chips. THE PROVINCE: Jason Botchford recently listed Jared McCann, Jannik Hansen and Ryan Miller as players the Vancouver Canucks could be willing to trade. Among the players they’re willing to move, Botchford considers McCann their best trade chip. Hansen […]
Latest on Alex Ovechkin, Jonathan Drouin, Loui Eriksson and many more in today’s NHL rumor mill. Should the Capitals trade Ovechkin? ESPN.COM: Rob Vollman makes the case for the Washington Capitals to trade left wing Alex Ovechkin as a means of shaking things up, citing Ovechkin’s age (he’ll turn 31 this fall), his expensive contract […]
Penguins defeat Lightning, GMs of the year nominees announced and more in this morning’s collection of notable NHL headlines. TRIBLIVE.COM/TAMPA BAY TIMES: The “HBK Line” (Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel) came through again as the Pittsburgh Penguins skated to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference […]
Latest on Marc-Andre Fleury, Tyson Barrie, Kevin Shattenkirk and Brian Campbell in your NHL rumor mill. Marc- Andre Fleury to the Flames? SPORTNET: Eric Duhatschek suggests Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury could be a transitional netminder for the Calgary Flames, who need help between the pipes until promising Jon Gillies is ready. If there’s […]