No in-season talks for the Holtby and the Capitals Sportsnet: The Washington Capitals won’t be signing pending free agent goaltender Braden Holtby to a contract extension in-season. “The Capitals and Holtby’s agent, David Kaye, have decided that they will not talk contract during the season,” said Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman during the Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada on
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In today’s NHL rumor rundown, both the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have defensemen available on the trade block, the Minnesota Wild might be willing to trade Jason Zucker (again) and one team is interested, and is there something fishy going on with the Chicago Blackhawks and Brent Seabrook? Is Zack Kassian really worth $4
Three on waivers Chris Johnston: Put on waivers yesterday were Austin Czarnik (Flames), Eric Comrie (Red Wings) and Stefan Noesen (Penguins). Jets likely interested in Comrie Ken Weibe: The Winnipeg Jets would likely have some interest in claiming Comrie off waivers. They could use some more organizational depth in net. Since Comrie was traded after
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
CHICAGO — Ian Cole and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovksy also scored for Colorado, which is 9-1-1 in its past 11 games. The Avalanche lost 5-2 at St. Louis on Monday. Colorado is 3-0 against
Maple Leafs will have to depth decisions/options next month James Mirtle of The Athletic: The recently formed Toronto Maple Leafs third line of Ilya Mikheyev–Alexander Kerfoot–Pierre Engvall has shown some good chemistry together. Trevor Moore is close to returning and it may not be easy to crack the top-nine. Then there is Andreas Johnsson, who
CHICAGO — Patrick Kane scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season, and the Chicago Blackhawks stopped a four-game slide by topping the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Sunday night. Brandon Saad and David Kampf also scored for Chicago, which was coming off a heartbreaking loss at St. Louis. The last-place Blackhawks had
Will Anaheim make a move for a defenseman? Eric Stephens of The Athletic (mailbag): Anaheim needs a defenseman but the question is can they find one. The hope is to find a big shot from that back end. Offense along with a right-handed shot would be bonuses at this juncture. Players being looked at including
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Keller scored twice and the Pacific Division-leading Arizona Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night. Vinnie Hinostroza, playing against his former team, assisted on all three of Arizona’s first-period goals to match his career high for points in a game. He became the first Coyotes player in more than
Canadiens scouting the Blackhawks Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: The Montreal Canadiens have been heavily scouting the Chicago Blackhawks as well as their AHL in Rockford. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has scouted Blackhawks this season – including this past Sunday – and has been seen at Rockford games. The Canadiens are believed to looking
The Wild could host the 2021 NHL Winter Classic and play the… Greg Wyshynski: The Athletic reported that the 2021 NHL Winter Classic could be hosted by the Minnesota Wild at Target Field. ESPN has learned that their opponents could be one of the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, or the Winnipeg Jets.
The Chicago Blackhawks dropped a 4-3 shootout Sunday evening to the Arizona Coyotes, marking their third-straight game finishing tied in regulation. They did manage to come away with the second point against the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins in their prior two games, but still remain at the bottom of the Central Division with
It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously counting down the days until the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2019-20 opening night. Now all the sudden we’re almost through the month of November, and 24 games into the season. Thanksgiving is upon us, and Christmas is right around the corner. Where does the time go? Past statistics indicate
Scouting the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars Charlie Roumeliotis: Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin in was in Chicago watching the Blackhawks-Stars on Tuesday night. Bergevin has also been spotted watching the Blackhawks farm team in Rockford a few times this season as well. San Jose Sharks mailbag Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: (mailbag) Don’t think
CHICAGO — Corey Crawford made 32 saves for Chicago’s first shutout this season and the Blackhawks beat Dallas 3-0 on Tuesday night, ending the Stars seven-game winning streak. Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane and Connor Murphy scored for Chicago, which rebounded from a 2-1 shootout loss at Dallas on Saturday and snapped a three-game slide. The
NASHVILLE — Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks pounded the Nashville Predators 7-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory. Robin Lehner made 39 saves for Chicago, and Alex Nylander had two goals in the third period. Erik Gustafsson, Dominik Kubalik, Brent Seabrook and David Kampf also scored.
LAS VEGAS — Erik Gustafsson scored his first goal of the season, Corey Crawford made 39 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 5-3 on Wednesday night for their first victory over the Golden Knights. Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Patrick Kane, Calvin de Haan, Kirby Dach and Dylan Strome
Things are starting to get interesting for Chicago Blackhawks fans. While there appears to be signs of life, and with a shift in approach for their offensive scheme, head coach Jeremy Colliton may have made the move needed to finally get the ball rolling. “We made a conscious effort to be a bit looser when