Keys to the Blues offseason, plus updates on the Bruins and Rangers roster plans in your NHL rumor mill. What next for the Blues? ESPN.COM: Craig Custance believes the St. Louis Blues should re-sign head coach Ken Hitchcock to another one-year contract, re-sign captain David Backes and consider trading either Kevin Shattenkirk or Jay Bouwmeester […]
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 […]
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 […]
A look at possible offseason moves by the Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Stars. ESPN.COM: Craig Custance recommends the Dallas Stars upgrade their goaltending, re-sign two of their four pending unrestricted free agent defensemen (he recommends retaining Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers) and re-sign captain Jamie Benn to a maximum eight-year contract […]
Trade scenarios for the Oilers’, rebuilding the Bruins, the Penguins goalie status and more in today’s NHL rumor mill. Trading the Oilers’ first-round draft pick. EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson offers up some trade scenarios for the Edmonton Oilers. One is packaging center Leon Draisaitl and defenseman Oscar Klefbom with the pick to the Montreal Canadiens […]
Game recaps. Flames fire coach Bob Hartley, Kris Letang suspended & more in this morning’s collection of notable NHL headlines. NHL Playoff News. TAMPA BAY TIMES/NEWSDAY: Brian Boyle scored in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-4 victory over the New York islanders in Game 3 of the second-round series to go […]
Yesterday’s press conference involving the Boston Bruins brain trust offered some insight into their offseason plans. Read on for the latest. THE BOSTON GLOBE: Kevin Paul Dupont reports Boston Bruins team president Cam Neely listed the defense corps, right wing and backup goaltending as the three key roster areas his club must address before […]
Latest on the Bruins, Rangers, Maple Leafs and Senators in your Sunday Rumor Roundup. THE BOSTON GLOBE: Fluto Shinzawa reports the Boston Bruins weren’t happy with goaltender Tuukka Rask’s performance this season, but they’re not going to trade him. He believes the Bruins must provide Rask with a better backup goaltender, noting LA Kings goalie Jhonas […]
Updates on P.K. Subban, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mike Hoffman plus the latest on the Oilers, Red Wings and Bruins in your NHL rumor mill. Latest on the Canadiens, Senators and Oilers. MONTREAL GAZETTE: Pat Hickey reports Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said he didn’t have defenseman P.K. Subban on the trade block, though he noted even Wayne Gretzky got […]
With the regular season over and the playoffs upcoming, here’s the latest on the Bruins, Senators, Oilers and Flames. Changes coming for the Bruins? BOSTON HERALD: Steve Conroy believes the Bruins face some tough choices after missing the playoffs for the second straight season. They could be forced to pay big to re-sign RFA defenseman […]