Lou won’t trade for the sake of trading James Nichols: Jeff Marek on New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello on not trading some of his pending UFAs at the trade deadline for just the sake of trading them: “He’s not just gonna take a 7th round pick for Zach Parise or Greene. He does not
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Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There is no league wide database for no-trade and no-movement clauses. Not sure if the Vegas Golden Knights will be interested in the LTIR contracts of Bryan Little or Shea Weber. Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes was the agent for Ottawa Senators forward Colin White when he negotiated his current contract.
Arthur Staple of The Athletic: Some potential trade targets for the New York Rangers. Rickard Rakell – pending UFA – If the Rangers aren’t able to land Canucks J.T. Miller, Rakell could be one top-six winger the Rangers look at. Rakell is familiar with Mike Zibanejad. It may not cost a first-round pick for Rakell.
The New Jersey Devils are coming off an impressive 7-3 victory over the Florida Panthers. They won their past two games, and will be looking to win their third in a row for the first time this season. Tonight, they will host the New York Islanders, who are right below the Devils in the standings
After last summer’s marquee additions of P.K. Subban, Jack Hughes, Wayne Simmonds, and Nikita Gusev, cautious optimism surrounded a New Jersey Devils team that had reached the postseason only once in seven years. A return to the playoffs in 2019-20 seemed plausible at long last. After a slow start and lackluster winter painfully reinforced the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, defenseman Andy Greene has made it clear he wants to play another season in the NHL. Does that mean he’ll return to the New York Islanders? Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer commented on the possibility of his team getting a bye in the playoffs and he’s not a
Lou Lamoriello’s first year and a half as the New York Islanders’ general manager were quiet. Other than bringing in a well-respected coach in Barry Trotz, he stayed out of the spotlight, mostly re-signing his players and making no moves in his first trade deadline with New York. Related: Islanders Still Have Value in Ho-Sang
Tom Fitzgerald was in a bit of an awkward spot entering Monday’s trade deadline. As the New Jersey Devils’ interim general manager, he was auditioning for a job he hopes to land permanently. He got ahead of the action last weekend by trading away Andy Greene and Blake Coleman. But his work wasn’t finished with those
Rumor roundup involving the Sharks, Devils, Wild, Canadiens, Panthers, Senators, and the Rangers Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The San Jose Sharks season is a writeoff and the “For Sale” sign is up. Defenseman Brenden Dillon is expected to be traded and there will be teams keeping an eye on Joe Thornton. Thornton carries
What will the Blue Jackets do with Anderson? Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: A perfect world would see the Columbus Blue Jackets signing pending RFA Josh Anderson to a long-term extension after the season. There a sense around the league though that Anderson could be moved at the trade deadline or – more likely –
Avs rumored need for a defenseman doesn’t make sense unless… AJ Haefele: “All due respect to the reporting work others are doing but it simply makes no sense for the Avs to add a defender at the trade deadline unless it’s a major upgrade. Not sure that guy is available this year on D. Avs
Do the Maple Leafs use their depth at forward to improve their blue line? What are other areas of need and what are their options? Jonas Seigel of The Athletic: If the Toronto Maple Leafs miss the playoffs, GM Kyle Dubas could be on the hot seat. If the Maple Leafs don’t think they can
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Devils have pending UFAs in defensemen Andy Greene and Sami Vatanen, and forward Wayne Simmonds. It’s believed that the Devils have received at least one legit offer for Vatanen so for. Greene has a no-trade clause and hasn’t spoken to anyone in the organization about his future. The 38-year old
Interested in Kovalchuk includes… Boston Hockey Now: Teams that are interested in Ilya Kovalchuk include the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Florida Panthers. Bob McKenzie: The Bruins don’t appear to be interested in signing Kovalchuk. Rumor roundup for Friedman’s thoughts Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Shen and Bruins, Rantanen and Ak Bars, and the New… © Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Bruins expected to add Shen @RUSProspects: Pavel Shen is expected to sign with the Boston Bruins after he finishes working out a termination agreement with his KHL team. Ak Bars may not have spoken