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.

NHL and hockey rumors for July 31, 2008

The Minnesota Wild have bought out the last 3 years of Mark Parrish's contract. The cap hit will be spread out for the next 6 years. Parrish is now an unrestricted free agent. Brochu's take: Parrish will be a cheap pick up for a team looking for a decent 2nd/3rd liner.

The Detroit Red Wings have avoided arbitration and have re-signed forward Valteri Filppula to a five-year, $15 million contract.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed goaltender Pascal Leclaire to a three-year, $11.4 million contract. The deal will pay Leclaire $3 million this season, $3.6 million in 2009-10 and $4.8 million in 2010-11.

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Drayson Bowman to a three-year, $2.06 million entry-level contract.

Brochu's European rumor roundup:

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jaroslav Modry is very close to signing with Czech Extraliga club HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. Source

In an interview with hokej.sk, Ladislav Nagy acknowledged that he has had offers to play in Russia, but he wants to remain in the NHL. Nagy also expressed an interest in playing in Canada, and would not mind a lower salary to stay in the NHL. Brochu's take: This certainly adds to the rumors that the Toronto Maple Leafs were interested in him. Source

Swedish reports are indicating that Nashville Predators forward Jan Hlavac could be signing with Swedish team Linkoping.

There are rumors that Washington Capitals forward Ben Clymer could be signing with KHL team Ak Bars Kazan or Swiss Nationalliga A club Biel/Bienne. Source

Flames interested in Forsberg?

According to Darren Dreger of TSN, five of six Canadian teams have inquired about Peter Forsberg's status. The Calgary Flames interest has been persistent with the thinking Forsberg and Iginla would make a nice 1-2 punch. He also mentioned that the teams most likely to land Forsberg are, in order: Philadelphia, Colorado, Detroit and Anaheim. The more intriguing question is, which team isn't interested in Forsberg? Source

Scotty Bowman has once again been forced to deny the rumours surrounding him and the Maple Leafs. Bowman is happy with Detroit and not interested in a consulting job, however, he had this to say: I like my relationship with the Wings organization, and quite honestly, if something big came along maybe I would consider it, but not to be a mentor or something like that," Bowman said. "I don't know those people in Toronto. " Source

Wade Redden is looking forward to the upcoming season, as well as meeting GM Bryan Murray to talk about his situation with the team. Redden was the subject of trade rumours around the NHL draft, with Redden turning down a trade to a Western team. "I don't have any plans to go anywhere," he told TSN. "Who knows what will happen in four months. There is lots that can happen between now and then." Redden recently got engaged and is building a house in BC. Could this little blurb get the Canucks rumour mill started? Source

Patrik Stefan to Phoenix?

According to Swiss sources, Patrik Stefan may be headed back to the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes. Stefan signed with SC Bern in late August, but had an escape clause if he signed with an NHL team. The report indicates that the clause expires tomorrow, and if Stefan has not signed he will report to Bern on Thursday. Stefan has been in negotiations with the Coyotes and the deal seems to be hinged on financial terms. Bern Sportchief Sven Leuenberger believes that there is a "50/50" chance he will play with Bern. Source

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun has reported that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Scotty Bowman are still negotiating. It was rumoured earlier this summer that the Leafs were pursuing Bowman for a senior position in the organization. Despite the public rejections, Simmons claims that they have met again in late August and early September to discuss the matter. Source

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that GM Dale Tallon has denied any internet or rumoured dealings that have swirled around his team. In response to questions asked about Pavel Kubina, Danny Markov and Tony Amonte, Tallon answered, "Nope." Source