Scouting the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights Murray Pam: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Senators-Golden Knights game: Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals. Flames looking for a top-six TSN: The Calgary Flames have some extra salary cap space after they traded Michael Frolik and they plan on
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KHL goaltender getting NHL interest Aivis Kalnins: Source saying the Ak Bars goaltender Timur Bilyalov has turned down a contract extension. He is committed to going to North America for next season. Aivis Kalnins: Have been told that the Toronto Maple Leafs are not the only serious contender for Bilyalov. There are at least three
Sharks, Devils and Maple Leafs among the teams interested in Georgiev The Fourth Period: The New York Rangers will listen to calls on goaltender Alexandar Georgiev. It’s believed the San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils, and Toronto Maple Leafs are among the teams with interest. Elliotte Friedman reported on the weekend that the Rangers could
Hurricanes have the salary cap space to add Cory Lavalette: Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said that they have the salary cap space to acquire a player with a salary cap hit in the $5 to $6 million range. That is if they don’t have any injuries and need to call up player(s). They may
Scouting the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers Dan Kingerski: Scouts listed to attend yesterday’s Penguins-Panthers game: New York Rangers (local scout), New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets (Director of Scouting), Nashville Predators and the Philadelphia Flyers. Scouting the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning Murray Pam: Scouts listed to attend Saturday’s Senators-Lightning game: Dallas Stars, Detroit
Notes on the Predators, Sabres, Penguins, Bruins, and Senators Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Nashville Predators GM David Poile has been trying to trade Kyle Turris for the past year. Coach Peter Laviolette could eventually take the fall but Poile said it doesn’t appear to be an option at this time. Former New Jersey
What the Senators should consider Shawn Simpson: It would be a perfect time for Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion to re-sign forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau and defenseman Dylan DeMelo. This would help create some stability before you start moving out other pending unrestricted free agents and giving some AHL prospects an NHL look. Steve Lloyd: “What
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There could be some news on Justin Williams by the end of the weekend. Chip Alexander: Carolina Hurricanes coach Rob Brind’Amour said he didn’t know if Williams was coming back but added: “I would welcome him back. It would be nice to see.” Teams are now eligible to sign contract extensions
What should the Chicago Blackhawks do with their new “cap space”? Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: Chicago likely won’t be a playoff team. Mortgaging the future is a waste but the idea of taking on some “bad contracts with sweeteners” may be helpful. Players like Calgary’s Michael Frolik and Buffalo’s Zach Bogosian come to
PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin had two goals, Jake Guentzel was injured right after scoring his 20th of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 Monday night. Malkin stretched his points streak to six games and has seven goals and 24 points in his past 13 contests. Guentzel had a three-point night
The Edmonton Oilers have some interest a few forwards that could be available ahead of the trade deadline Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Sportsnet Mark Spector on the Edmonton Oilers interest level on Taylor Hall before he has traded by the New Jersey Devils. “They weren’t giving (Arizona) a 1st Round pick”. Oilers fans may
Senators could move out some pending UFAs Ken Warren of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators have remained competitive for most nights as they deal with a young lineup and injuries. They potentially could have two top-five picks – also own the San Jose Sharks first-round pick. The Senators would get a solid return if
Sunny Florida for Anderson? Ken Warren of the Ottawa Sun: The Florida Panthers could consider and be the front-runners for Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson before the trade deadline. Anderson’s family lives 15 minutes from the Panthers arena. Chris Driedger is the current backup to Sergei Bobrovsky right now. The Panthers are about a $900,000
OTTAWA — Sean Couturier scored the shootout winner as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 Saturday night. The game was forced to a shootout after an entertaining overtime solved nothing, but provided plenty of highlights as both goalies were excellent. James van Riemsdyk led the Flyers (20-11-5) with two goals, while Kevin Hayes
SUNRISE, Fla. — Noel Acciari scored three times for his first career hat trick, and the Florida Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak by routing the Ottawa Senators 6-1 on Monday night. Aleksander Barkov, Mike Matheson and Dominic Toninato also scored for Florida, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots in his sixth straight start. Jonathan
Interested in Kovalchuk includes… Boston Hockey Now: Teams that are interested in Ilya Kovalchuk include the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Florida Panthers. Bob McKenzie: The Bruins don’t appear to be interested in signing Kovalchuk. Rumor roundup for Friedman’s thoughts Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider
OTTAWA — Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal 2:40 into overtime Thursday night, giving Marcus Hogberg his first career NHL win in the Ottawa Senators’ 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators. Hogberg, an emergency recall for the Senators after goaltender Anders Nilsson became ill, stopped 33 shots. Colin White, Vladimir Namestnikov, Artem Anisimov and Brady Tkachuk also scored for the Senators (15-18-3), who
Philadelphia Flyers, their early success and now what? Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post (mailbag): A hot start has Philadelphia fans clamoring for more. Not many expect them to bottom out and if they did, then big changes would occur. It becomes more of a question about what the Flyers are looking for. Most speculate defensemen