According to Bob McKenzie Rick Nash probably won’t be traded until July at the earliest. With the 2012 NHL Entry Draft over, teams interested in Nash will probably turn their attention to the upcoming free agent market. If they can get Zach Parise, then that would be preferable to meeting Columbus Blue Jackets demands. However, [...]

According to the Boston Bruins Twitter page the Bruins have acquired forward Michel Ouellet & a 5th round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft (131th) from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for the rights to Benoit Pouliot.

Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced that the Coyotes have acquired defenseman Zbynek Michalek from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Harrison Ruopp, goaltender Marc Cheverie and the 81st selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-2, 210 pound Michalek registered 2-11-13 and 24 penalty minutes (PIM) in 62 games with Pittsburgh this season, while leading [...]

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that as many as seven teams have already had “significant” trade talks regarding Rick Nash. Nash made it clear at the February trade deadline that he wanted out of Columbus and it appears that may happen as early as next week when the NHL holds its 2012 Entry Draft in [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have the No. 2 pick in the upcoming 2012 NHL Entry Draft, but they are still undecided about what they’ll do with the pick. GM Scott Howson tells the Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline that they are still considering four or five guys with the selection. Now, it’s not too hard to figure out who those [...]

New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings will play game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Championship Wednesday May 30th. Good luck to both teams. Quick hits from around the league: There’s still no ruling for Raffi Torres appeal of his 25-game suspension according to the Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette. Torres is being punished for his hit to [...]

Update: TSN’s Darren Dreger reports Rick Dudley should indeed join the Canadiens ahead of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, scheduled for June 22 and 23 in Pittsburgh. “Rick Dudley’s move from Toronto to Montreal likely before NHL Draft, but Dudley won’t be allowed to work the event for the Habs.” May 6th: Darren Dreger reports that Rick Dudley [...]

If Rick Dudley wants to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs to join the Montreal Canadiens, the Maple Leafs will not stand in his way. TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie has learned that if Dudley takes a position with Montreal, and it could happen by the end of the month, it would be conditional on him not [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs want to land an elite forward and their strategy might be to land the No. 1 pick. The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch thinks that Leafs General Manager Brian Burke is going to make a pitch for the top pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and he’ll try to use his No. 5 pick [...]

The San Jose Sharks will be revisiting trade discussions for Rick Nash with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the near future, the Ottawa Sun reports talks could intensify in June, closer to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson and Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson spoke at length during the season, prior [...]