Hockey Trade Rumors

Nonis "there is a lot of trade talk. There has not been a significant trade this year due to the cap."

— Hope_Smoke (@Hope_Smoke) December 19, 2013

So Vokoun told a Czech paper he might retire? Sounds reasonable. I'd be stunned if he plays again. Hope he does. Great guy. But unlikely.

— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_Trib) December 18, 2013

Two days after forward Marty Erat confirmed he’s asked the Capitals to trade him, the agent for defenseman Dmitry Orlov said he has asked general manager George McPhee to trade the 22-year-old blue liner.

“Obviously, what Dmitry would like is to be traded,” agent Mark Gandler told CSNWashington.com Wednesday, “because he has no future in Washington whatsoever, zero chance for him.

If the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers are talking trade, it’s unlikely the Broadway Blueshirts would surrender left-winger Chris Kreider unless Nail Yakupov is in play.

A source close to the Rangers said the six-foot-three, 230-pound Kreider, a playoff star out of Boston College in 2012 but a disappointment last season under John Tortorella, might be the best Rangers forward right now.

Red Wings will need to trim one more player.

Jordin Tootoo appears to be the most susceptible.

Ilya Bryzgalov’s camp tryout with the Las Vegas Wranglers is over and now he continues to wait for an NHL opportunity.