The Nashville Predators have traded Brian McGrattan for to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Joe Piskula. The 31-year old McGrattan was drafted by the Kings, 104th overall in the fourth round of the 1999 draft. The 6′ 4″, 230 lbs winger has amassed 456 penalty minutes in 214 NHL games. In 262 AHL games, he’s […]
Read MoreKings trade Gagne to the Flyers for a 4th round draft pick
The Los Angeles Kings have traded winger Simon Gagne to the Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional 2013 4th round pick. The draft pick was previously been acquired from the Coyotes. The 32-year old Gagne was a 1st round pick, 22nd overall in 1998 by the Flyers. He carries a $3.5 million salary cap hit, and […]
Read MoreCanadiens trade Cole to Stars for Ryder and a pick
The Dallas Stars have traded winger Michael Ryder and a 2013 3rd round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for winger Erik Cole. Cole scored a career high 35 goals last season for the Canadiens. He chipped in with 26 assists for 61 points. The 34-year old was off to a slower start this year as […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – February 22, 2013
Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Daniel Alfredsson will be targeted by the Penguins and Bruins if the Senators fall out of the playoff race. Wayne Scanlan via twitter: Alfredsson on the possibility of moving to a contender like the Bruins at the trade deadline, ”as of now, no but never say never.” Bruce Garrioch of the […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – February 17, 2013
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: A few GMs may be wondering if their jobs are safe. “I would think there’s a few guys around the league who are wondering,” said a league executive. “Teams often copy each other and firing the GM could become vogue if an owner believes it can turn the team […]
Read MoreLightning trade Tokarski to the Canadiens for Desjardins
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goalie Dustin Tokarski from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Cedrick Desjardins. The 23-year old Tokarski was drafted by the Lightning in the 5th round, 122nd overall in the 2008 draft. The 27-year old Desjardins was undrafted and carries a $600,000 salary cap hit.
Read MoreNHL Rumours – February 13, 2013
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: LeBrun doesn’t think that the Bruins have interest in Jarome Iginla. Will DePaoli via twitter: The Penguins don’t have an interest in Ryan O’Reilly and with the possibility of moving him to the wing for their top-6. James Mirtle via twitter: The Maple Leafs will call up Jussi Rynnas to backup […]
Read MoreNHL Rumours – February 8, 2013
Darren Dreger via twitter: On teams calling about Phil Kessel, it’s a “possibility,” but not a fire sale. Dreger doubts it happens this season. The asking price would be at least a top 6 forward and a high pick. Howard Berger via twitter: Source saying that the Maple Leafs and Senators have approached the Panthers […]
Read MorePanthers trade Keaton Ellerby to the Kings
The Florida Panthers have traded defenseman Keaton Ellerby to the Los Angeles Kings for a New Jersey’s 2013 5th round draft pick. The Kings acquired the Devils pick for Andrei Loktionov on Wednesday. Ellerby was a drafted by the Panthers, 10th overall in 2007. He carries a cap hit of $700,000.
Read MoreMaple Leafs Rumours – February 6, 2013
The Fourth Period: The Penguins could be looking for a winger to play with Evgeni Malkin, and they could once again be looking at Maple Leafs Nikolai Kulemin. The Penguins asked about him last year, and apparently had a 1st round pick on the table, which was turned down by Brian Burke. The Penguins had […]
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