Friedman rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Both Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake and Ilya Kovalchuk‘s agent JP Barry wouldn’t comment on the situation. Multiple sources did confirm that the Kings met with Kovalchuk on Tuesday morning and then he left the arena. Options could include: “working on a trade; leaving the team; staying
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NEW YORK — Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night in Brooklyn to end New York’s 10-game winning streak. Pittsburgh erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and snapped its three-game skid. Jared McCann had a goal and
Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Canadiens-Bruins game: Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Wait and see still for Ho-Sang Brian Compton: New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello when asked if forward Josh Ho-Sang would eventually play
NHL Trade bait board Frank Seravalli of TSN: Contract talks between the New Jersey Devils and Taylor Hall are believed to be mostly positive, but he did make the comments about the fans booing them. Chris Kreider could help the St. Louis Blues fill the loss of Vladimir Tarasenko. The Calgary Flames have defensemen Travis
The trade rumor mill has grown quiet through most of the first month of this NHL season. That’s due to all of this summer’s notable restricted free agents being re-signed in the weeks before the season opener. Of the six trades that went down since Oct. 3, only three involved NHL regulars. The first move saw the
Little to no market for Ryan Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators made forward Bobby Ryan a healthy scratch on the weekend. There likely isn’t much of a trade market for Ryan, if at all. He has two years left on his deal at $7.25 million per. The Senators have also been
Scouting the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks Murray Pam: Scouts listed to attended yesterday’s Senators – Sharks game included the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, and the Washington Capitals. Scouting the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders – Friday, Oct. 25th Murray Pam: Scouts listed to attend
Potential landing spots for Ho-Sang Steven Ellis of The Hockey News: Looking at five potential landing spots for New York Islanders forward Josh Ho-Sang. Edmonton Oilers – Have Jesse Puljujarvi also looking for a change of scenery. Ho-Sang played with Connor McDavid in minor midget, and actually outscored him one year. Boston Bruins – Could
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders didn’t miss a beat after a four-day break. Anders Lee’s third-period goal was the eventual winner and the Islanders beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Thursday night in their first game since an overtime win over Columbus on Saturday. Derick Brassard and Josh Bailey also scored and Brock
The Maple Leafs have some roster decisions to make Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott and forward Zach Hyman are nearing a return. Both are eligible to come off the LTIR next Saturday. To activate either they are going to need to clear some roster spot(s) either by demotion, waivers or trade. The Leafs
Hurricanes kicking tires on Ho-Sang, Puljujarvi, and others TSN: Pierre LeBrun said the Carolina Hurricanes are looking for another top-nine forward. Since their deal with the Anaheim Ducks (Justin Faulk) fell through, they’ve continued their search to fill a hole. “One of them is Josh Ho-Sang in the New York Islanders organization. Talk about a
The Penguins and Islanders have spoken Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source said that the Pittsburgh Penguins have called the New York Islanders about forward Josh Ho-Sang. The ‘New York’ source said the Penguins GM Jim Rutherford made the call but didn’t say whether talks were serious or advanced. Ho-Sang has cleared waivers
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Brock Nelson scored in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Saturday night to snap a two-game skid. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey scored in regulation for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov, signed to a four-year, $20 million deal in the off-season, stopped 35 shots through overtime and
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dougie Hamilton and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 Friday night and improved to 5-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Teuvo Teravainen, Brett Pesce and Eric Haula also scored, and Nino Neiderreiter added a pair of assists
It’s been quite a run for the former first-round pick of the New York Islanders, as Josh Bailey played in his 800th career game Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers. He has played the sixth-most games in franchise history and sits 323 games behind Bryan Trottier for the team record. Bailey will likely pass Bob
Marleau and his camp think he’ll play this year James (@Account4hockey): Patrick Marleau and his reps think that he’ll eventually get a deal. The Edmonton Oilers were interested but Marleau wasn’t interested in going to Edmonton. Islanders looking for conditions on a Ho-Sang deal James (@Account4hockey): The New York Islanders are willing to do a
Sharks recalling Dahlen? Patrik Petrin; The Swedish Newspaper Aftonbladet is reporting that the San Jose Sharks are considering recalling Jonathan Dahlen. Dahlen was loaned to Timra. Blues hoping to extend Pietrangelo around $8.25 million Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet Headline last night that St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong will likely meet with Alex
Brown’s agent wonders why his client hasn’t been given a chance Eric Macramalla: The agent, Andy Scott, for Ottawa Senators prospect Logan Brown who was sent to the AHL: “We have never seen an early first round selection met with such resistance by the club which drafted them.” TSN: Agent Andy Scott continued on TSN