All the following rumors come from the one and only, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun:
Olaf Kolzig is being "coveted" by the Edmonton Oilers to shore up their goaltending. Kolzig will be UFA at the end of the season. Garrioch claims the Oilers are unhappy with the performance of both Mathieu Garon and Dwayne Roloson.
If Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Ferguson Jr. is fired this season, Leafs management will be seeking star power for his replacement. Garrioch is reporting that an NHL executive told him that "if they're going to put somebody into that seat who hasn't done it before, they need to have a marquee name." Mark Messier, Steve Yzerman, Ron Francis and Glenn Healy are considered to be top candidates for the job.
GM George McPhee of the Washington Capitals may be the next on the chopping block in D.C. Garrioch is saying "the whisper is owner Ted Leonsis has already initiated the search for a new GM and all McPhee is doing is keeping the seat warm." The list of candidates includes Brian Lawton, and TSN analysts Pierre McGuire and Mike Milbury.
Michel Therrien's days behind the Pittsburgh Penguins bench could be numbered. The talk is players are getting tired of Therrien's constant yelling and screaming. There's talk GM Ray Shero might be willing to take a chance on the AHL Rochester Americans coach Randy Cunneyworth.
The Penguins have quietly been looking for a goalie with Marc-Andre Fleury struggling. The word is they've contacted UFA Curtis Joseph, who's been skating at his Toronto-area home.
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