Wednesday, January 29, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 30, 2014

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed defenseman Mark Fistric to a three-year, $3.8 million contract extension.

The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Ryan Garbutt to a three-year, $5.4 million contract extension.

The Ducks have also signed forward John Kurtz to a one-year contract extension.

The Calgary Flames have placed forward Blair Jones on waivers.

The Philadelphia Flyers have placed forward Chris VandeVelde on waivers.

According to TSN, the New York Rangers will look to trade forward Ryan Callahan and defenseman Dan Girardi if they cannot sign them before the NHL Trade deadline.  Both Callahan and Girardi are impending UFAs.

Monday, January 27, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 28, 2014

The San Jose Sharks have re-signed both forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton to three-year contract extensions.  Marleau's is $6.66 million per year while Thornton's is $6.75 million.

The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Michael Samuelsson on waivers.

The Calgary Flames have placed defenseman Shane O'Brien on waivers.

Vinny Prospal has changed his mind about a comeback and retired from hockey.

Marco Sturm has officially announced his retirement.

Both Edmonton Oilers GM Craig MacTavish and President Kevin Lowe were watching the Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins game.  Brochu's take:  You would think the Oilers would start selling some of their assets, as they're headed for the 1st overall pick in the 2014 NHL draft.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 24, 2014

The Vancouver Canucks are rumoured to be signing free agent forward Vinny Prospal to an AHL Professional Try-Out contract.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumours for Jan 23, 2014

The New York Rangers have traded defenseman Michael Del Zotto to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Kevin Klein.

The Los Angeles Kings have traded forward Brandon Kozun to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Andrew Crescenzi.

The Dallas Stars have placed forward Dustin Jeffrey on waivers.

The New York Rangers have placed goalie David LeNeveu on waivers.


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumours for Jan 22, 2014

The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Matt Stajan to a four-year, $12.5 million contract extension.

The New York Rangers have signed free agent goalie David LeNeveu to a one-year, two-way contract.

The Boston Bruins have re-signed defenseman Kevan Miller to a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension.

The New Jersey Devils have placed forward Cam Janssen on waivers.

The Washington Capitals have placed defenseman Steve Oleksy on waivers.

According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, the Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings have made Buffalo Sabres forward Matt Moulson their top target.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 19, 2014

The Florida Panthers have traded forwards Ryan Martindale and Derek Nesbitt to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forwards Steve Pinizzotto and Jack Combs.

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed goalie Steve Mason to a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension.

Forward Jamie Langenbrunner has retired from the NHL.

Forward Steve Begin has retired from the NHL,

Forward Guillaume Latendresse has retired from hockey.




Thursday, January 16, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 17, 2014

According to Insider Trading on TSN, the Dallas Stars are looking to unload veterans Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar.

The Vancouver Canucks are interested in Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan O'Reilly.  O'Reilly will be eligible to be traded near the NHL trade deadline.

The Carolina Hurricanes have made Tuomo Ruutu, Jiri Tlusty, Riley Nash, Drayson Bowman and Brett Bellemore available to all NHL teams.

The Canucks are also looking to trade forward Dale Weise.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have made Keith Aulie and Tom Pyatt available.

The Phoenix Coyotes have placed defenseman Rostislav Klesla on waivers.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 16, 2014

The Edmonton Oilers have traded goalie DevaMn Dubnyk to the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Matt Hendricks.

The Los Angeles Kings have traded goalie Ben Scrivens to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a third round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.

Washington Capitals GM George McPhee was spotted at the the Toronto Maple Leafs - Buffalo Sabres game on Wednesday.  There's speculation that he was looking a particular Sabre player.  Brochu's take:  A lot of NHL teams will be looking to the Sabres for playoff help, and a player like Matt Moulson could help a lot of teams.

Monday, January 13, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 14, 2014

The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Ryan Reaves to a four-year, $4.5 million contract extension.

The Senators have signed GM Bryan Murray to a two-year contract extension.

There is speculation that the Buffalo Sabres are shopping forward Steve Ott.  Sportsnet is indicating that the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings could be interested.

Thursday, January 09, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 10, 2014

Defenseman Wade Redden has retired from the NHL.

Defenseman Brian Rafalski has come out of retirement and signed a contract with the ECHL Florida Everblades.  Brochu's take:  Even though he's 40 years old, he has a lot to offer.  I expect several NHL teams to be watching him closely.

The Buffalo Sabres have hired ex-Ottawa Senators assistant GM as their new General Manager.




Wednesday, January 08, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 9, 2014

The New Jersey Devils have claimed defenseman Alexander Urbom off waivers from the Washington Capitals.


NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 8, 2013

The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Nate Guenin to a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension.

The Washington Capitals have placed defenseman Alexander Urbom on waivers.


Monday, January 06, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 6, 2014

The Los Angeles Kings have traded forward Dan Carcillo to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed forward Andrew Cogliano to a 4-year, $12 million contract extension.

Gilbert Brule has cleared unconditional waivers and the Phoenix Coyotes have terminated his contract.

The New York Rangers have placed goalie Martin Biron on unconditional waivers.  Brochu's take:  There are rumors that he may come out of retirement.  Several NHL teams could be interested.

The Vancouver Canucks have signed goalie Rob Laurie to a one day Professional Try-Out contract.  Brochu's take:  Roberto Luongo was injured in Anaheim and the Canucks needed a backup.  Laurie also signed a PTO for the Ducks a few years back in the same situation.

According to the CBC Hotstove, the Edmonton Oilers may be considering trading forward Sam Gagner.  Gagner does not have a no trade clause.  Brochu's take:  Several teams could be interested, including the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Hotstove panel also discussed that speculation around New York Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto has increased.

Friday, January 03, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 4, 2014

The Buffalo Sabres have claimed forward Zenon Konopka off waivers from the Minnesota Wild.

The St. Louis Blues have placed forward Adam Cracknell on waivers.

The New Jersey Devils have placed forward Mattias Tedenby on waivers.


Thursday, January 02, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 3, 2014

The Pittsburgh Penguins have claimed forward Taylor Pyatt off waivers from the New York Rangers.

The Minnesota Wild have placed forward Zenon Konopka on waivers.

The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Jonathan-Ismael Diaby to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Diaby was the Preds' 64th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

The New York Rangers have signed forward Anthony Duclair to an entry-level contract.  Duclair was the 80th choice in the 2013 NHL Draft.

The Calgary Flames have signed forward Emile Poirier to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Poirier was the Flames' first round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Ryan Olsen to a three-year, two-way, entry-level contract.  Olsen was the Jets' sixth round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

The Jets have also signed forward Nic Petan to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Petan was the Jets' second round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Kerby Rychel to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Rychel was the Jacket's second of three picks in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft.

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Jan 2, 2014

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded defenseman John-Michael Liles and defenseman Dennis Robertson to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Tim Gleason.  Brochu's take:  This was hinted by Darren Dreger yesterday.  A very even trade in terms of salary.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially re-signed defenseman Dion Phaneuf to a 7-year, $49 million contract extension.

The Calgary Flames have placed defenseman Christopher Breen on waivers.

The New York Rangers have placed forward Taylor Pyatt on waivers.