More Rumors - Feb 6, 2012
Red Wings looking to fill the hole in goalGomez drought turns one Tampa Bay Lightning soon to face dilemma over glut of healthy defensemen Hockey Trade Rumors - Feb 6, 2012 - Mega Update
With the NHL trade deadline three weeks from Monday, the Carolina Hurricanes seem to be everyone's favorite partner.
Jets would like to add a scorerIs Ales Hemsky worth the risk? How much should other NHL teams value him?
Blackhawks facing fourth net change in four years down stretch Contenders line up for SmythRyan Smyth is getting plenty of interest as the trade deadline nears.
A looming unrestricted free agent on July 1 with 16 goals and 18 assists in 51 games with the Oilers heading into Saturday, Smyth is going to have to decide whether he wants to head to a contender before the clock strikes zero on Feb. 27.
Sources say there’s at least four teams — including the Rangers, Sharks, Bruins and Wings — that have expressed interest with Edmonton GM Steve Tambellini.
If Smyth does decide to waive his no-movement clause, there won’t be any tears shed. The 35-year-old could easily go to a contender as a pure rental, take the chance to win the Stanley Cup and then return to the Oilers.
Hockey Trade Rumors Mega Rumor Update - Feb 4, 2012
Time to wake up for Bruins
Garrison Available?
Could Nabokov go to Detroit?
Dallas Stars owner targets a top-six forward & will spend money for one
Staples clock problem may not have been the first
Oilers likely to be sellers at trade deadline, but who is expendable? Feb 3, 2012 - Mega Hockey Trade Rumors UpdateIf Chris Stewart is really back on the trading block, the Avs should try and get him back
Desperate to DealJeff Carter and the Maple Leafs trade rumour of the dayBolts notes: Yzerman flexible regarding tradesIt's turned ice cold here (in Boston) - Perhaps a couple of new warm bodies would help State of the Market - from tsn.caTSN Hockey Insiders Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun discussed the Flyers' need for a defenceman and Ryan Suter's market status last night on Insider Trading.
LeBrun says that with Carolina inking Tim Gleason to an extension the Flyers now have to regroup in their defensive search. He says that Montreal's Hal Gill could be an option with his experience, shot-blocking and penalty-killing ability. He says that Dallas defenceman Nicklas Grossman and Toronto's Luke Schenn could also be targets.
Dreger says that many teams around the league believe the Predators All-Star defenceman to be in play leading up to the deadline. He also discusses what the potential asking price would be for Suter, saying the Predators would want a four-piece-deep package in return.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=386604 Trade talk heating upLEBRUN: I feel for Ducks GM Bob Murray. Where was this level of play two months ago when the season was still salvageable? I just can’t see the Ducks bridging that gap. All this run is doing is ruining Anaheim’s draft pick for June. Unless Anaheim somehow gets back into the race, the Ducks will be sellers come the trade deadline. One name to keep an eye on is veteran blueliner Lubomir Visnovsky.
Brenden Morrow Rumors from the Edmonton Journal*Why should anybody be surprised that Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow might be on the market? There are lots of miles on that chassis from all the punishment he’s taken and dished out, and he just turned 33. He’s still an effective player, but this is the classic case of the Stars checking the level of teams’ interest before Morrow hits the free-agent marketplace on July 1, 2013.
Monday Rumors from Bruce GarriochOFF THE GLASS
Should the Canadiens go shopping at the deadline — and they haven’t decided whether they’re a buyer or seller — then GM Pierre Gauthier is going to be looking for a big centre. The issue: There aren’t many on the market. There was talk of the Habs having interest in Buffalo’s Derek Roy, but at 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, he’s not an answer to the problems ... Since it looks like Nashville Ds Ryan Suter and Shea Weber aren’t going to be moved at the deadline, the Flyers are going to have to turn their attention elsewhere to get a replacement for the injured Chris Pronger. GM Paul Holmgren will certainly take any one of the three Carolina D-men being shopped: Tim Gleason, Bryan Allen or Jaroslav Spacek.
Trade Rumblings: Ruutu, Carter on move?OTTAWA -- From conversations I’ve had with teams over the weekend, there’s a chance the trade season will get going for real after the All-Star break.
One name that could move as early as this week is Tuomo Ruutu, the Carolina Hurricanes forward who is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. The Canes have taken lots of calls on him and may finally be ready to move him.
