Rutherford suddenly determined to resign Marc Andre Fleury?
LATEST PENGUINS RUMORS When hired Jim Rutherford was said to have been strongly undecided about whether to commit long-term to Marc Andre Fleury, a reason Rutherford opted not to engage into contract talks this summer with Fleury’s agent Allan Walsh. However, is Rutherford already having a change of heart?
Inside the Metropolitan Division: Two non-playoff teams from 13-14 set to contend with the best in the division
INSIDE THE METROPOLITAN DIVISION The Metropolitan Division looks deep enough this season where it could be a division that sends five teams to the post-season. The division sent four teams to the playoffs last year in Pittsburgh, New York Rangers, Philadelphia and Columbus. The New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders off to 3-0 starts,
The Ryan Johansen saga is over
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on a team on the rise but within a few weeks looked like a team that would be heading into the season suddenly trending down. They were involved in a nasty contract negotiation with star center Ryan Johansen, Boone Jenner will start the season on the shelf with a broken
NHL: Sources: Islanders tried multiple times to acquire Paul Martin this off-season
NHL EXECS SAY PENS MORE LIKELY TO MOVE SCUDERI THAN MARTIN in 14-15
Veteran goaltenders Brodeur, Vokoun, more likely to be forced to retire than playing this season
VOKOUN, BRODEUR LOOK HEADED TOWARDS RETIREMENT Marty Brodeur received one official offer this summer all the way back on July 1, within the first 30 minutes of free agency. That offer came from the Pittsburgh Penguins, a one year contract in the neighborhood of $1.5 million but the two sides were unable to bridge a
Who will blink first in Blue Jackets, Johansen dispute?
JOHANSEN LIKELY TO BLINK FIRST? It won’t surprise many around the league if Ryan Johansen’s contract dispute goes into the NHL regular season. The Blue Jackets continue to hold firm on offering a two year deal worth $7 million, while Johansen seeks $6.5 million over two years. Who will blink first with the two sides
Source: Penguins ownership has signed off on making camp invite to Ryan Malone
Penguins ownership has signed off on making a camp invite to former Penguin Ryan Malone to training camp, Inside Pittsburgh Sports has learned. Malone has been a point of discussion in the organization over the last couple weeks and high ranking members of the organization, including ownership have been involved in those discussions because of
NHL: Malkin unlikely to honor all eight remaining years of his contract?
WILL MALKIN PLAY OUT HIS CONTRACT?
Rangers among few teams that have been doing their homework on Ryan Malone
Latest NHL Buzz One trend from NHL teams this summer has been giving 2-3 year deals to very limited 4th line players/defensemen who can provide some toughness, while players coming off down years but have actual upside and proved themselves in the past like David Booth, Steve Downie and Lee Stempniak, were forced to take
Trading your best defenseman in Paul Martin during the season isn’t so cut and dry & more
FRIDAY’S DAILY FIVE *Rumblings, Musings, Opinions* 1. With his eye on testing free agency and the Penguins knowing this, Paul Martin has privately told close associates he wouldn’t be surprised if he’s traded this season, sources tell Inside Pittsburgh Sports, but with Jim Rutherford a win-now/short-term GM, there are still some level of doubts around