Monthly Archives: October 2013
Jets frustrated, changes coming?
Sitting 12th in the Western Conference and having won just three of their last 10 games, the Jets are becoming more and more aggravated with each passing day.
The team continues to play with inconsistency and is looking to score more in order to win more hockey games.
Oilers might try to trade for Nikita Nikitin of Columbus
To that end, Stauffer suggested the Oilers might try to trade for Nikita Nikitin of Columbus. “I do think there’s a guy out there they can get who would be a heavier top four defenceman. It’s a former Western conference team, a team that’s deep in defence prospects and might be able to slide somebody in, a guy like Nikitin might make sense here. … I don’t think the cost would be too severe.”
MacTavish won’t make hasty trade to solve current problems
s there a glimmer of hope for this year’s team after one month? MacTavish says there is and he doesn’t sound like he’s in denial.
Is Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf worth $7M a year?
Can the Maple Leafs afford to pay Dion Phaneuf $7 million US per season?
Can they afford not to?
Are the Isles done dealing?
Islanders GM Garth Snow pulled the trigger on a huge trade on Sunday, acquiring Thomas Vanek from the Buffalo Sabres, but he might not be finished.
What would it take to land Shea Weber? Nail Yakupov and a first?
Guess again. Oilers president Kevin Lowe loves Weber and they have the young offensive assets the Nashville Predators, always struggling to get goals, would need, but Nail Yakupov and a first-rounder wouldn’t come close to snagging the towering defenceman.
Gagner expected to play tonight
Sam Gagner cleared to play against Toronto tonight. Assuming Eakins will insert him in lineup for first game since having jaw broken.
— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) October 29, 2013
Sabres are open for business
Impending free-agents Steve Ott, Cody McCormick and Henrik Tallinder could be talked about, too. What the Vanek trade showed is that the Sabres are open for business, but Regier said it’s “too early” to know what value they’ll have in the coming months.
Flames may be looking to make some moves
Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster has been fielding phone calls on his veteran players, reports Sportsnet’s Roger Millions.
Scottie Upshall a healthy scratch (again)
Scottie Upshall a healthy scratch (again). #Panthers are probably looking to trade him. #nhl
— Saem A (@illTweets) October 25, 2013
NHL trade rumours: Could Miller to Philly work?
A summary of the latest trade buzz kicking around the National Hockey League, currently being fueled by desperate teams like the Oilers, Panthers, Flyers and Sabres — all performing under expectations and looking to reverse their fate.
Oct. 28. The seal has been cracked with the blockbuster trade of Thomas Vanek to the New York Islanders for Matt Moulson and a pair of high draft picks. The Buffalo rebuild we’ve been waiting for is underway, and Ryan Miller should be the next domino to fall.
In no surprise, Vanek says he was ready to move on from Sabres
Thomas Vanek could have been paid handsomely to stay in Buffalo. A source, in fact, says the Sabres were willing to make him the highest-paid player in the NHL.
Maple Leafs goalie debate back in focus
At times during Toronto’s 4-1 win on Saturday night against Pittsburgh, James Reimer’s head was spinning around like Linda Blair’s in The Exorcist.
Trying to track the Penguins, most notably Sidney Crosby, Evegni Malkin and a few other creative forces, is hard on a goalie’s neck.