Hockey Trade Rumors

During the Canadiens’ televised match on RDS, it was mentionned that some trade rumors have been resurfacing between Calgary and Montreal, much like last year.

Yvon Pedneault, the color commentator for the match mentionned that he heard trade rumors involving Alex Tanguay and Alexei Kovalev. These rumors have been floating around since last year. Any truth to them?

Rumors are swirling that a number of teams are trying very hard to pry a number of key defenseman out of the Phoenix Coyotes.

The San Jose Sharks are apparently in the midst of speculation in regard to the Canadiens Jaroslav Halak. It is suggested that the Sharks have interest in Halak as a possible backup and may be willing to make a deal.

People said at the beginning of the summer that next years talks would be of Adam Foote and Sergei Fedorov, but as it turns out, just a few games into the season, Pavol Demitra is the first big name player to be involved in trade rumors and speculation.

The Toronto Sun is reposting that the rangers are not done making moves. It is reported that the rangers are trying very hard to pry Ed Jovanovski out of Phoenix. In order to get Jovo cop the Rangers will have to make some serious moves as he carries a significant salary cap hit and also holds a no-trade clause.

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun provides plenty of speculation on the rumor front. One of the tid bits of speculation that he provides is that the Los Angeles Kings have stepped into the Peter Forsberg shopping spree. He also speculates that the New York Islanders have made a waiver dump in order to sign free agent Bryan Berard.

With the start of another season rumors are once again on the rise about a potential trade involving the Blue Jackets Zherdev. Zherdev is a highly skilled youngster who has turned heads with his play and turned people off with contract disputes and inconsistent play.

According to TFP Raycroft could be on his way to Detroit.

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal is speculating that some teams are about to go crazy by handing out huge contracts to free agent players next week.

The News and Observer is rumoring that a deal is in the works for the Carolina Hurricanes. They are reporting that Jim Rutherford is only waiting to make a trade happen because the player has to waive his no trade clause to make it happen.

Rumors were flying yesterday that the Oilers are looking to make a big move in the near future. Today, one day later, HTR has dug deep through media sources in an effort to uncover possible names that may be on the move.

Tim Panaccio of the Philadelphia Inquirer provides some interesting speculation regarding the Edmonton Oilers.

The Boston Herald provides a interesting rumor regarding a potential deal between the Wild and Bruins.