With Joni Pitkanen, Tim Gleason, and Jamie McBain out hurt, the Carolina Hurricanes are reportedly looking to bring in, not ship out, an experienced defenseman. And soon, according to USAToday’s Kevin Allen. “Look for the Carolina Hurricanes to trade for a veteran defenseman over the next few days.” The Toronto Maple Leafs are rumored to be open to offers, while the Edmonton Oilers are reportedly [...]

The Detroit Red Wings announced Friday they had signed free-agent defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo to a two-year contract and re-signed restricted free-agent forward Justin Abdelkader to a four-year deal. Financial terms were not released for either deal. Colaiacovo had two goals, 17 assists and a plus-7 rating in 64 regular-season games with the St. Louis Blues last season, and three assists and a plus-2 [...]

Defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo could be a member of the Detroit Red Wings before Sunday. Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports negotiations are ongoing, and the Red Wings may be close to signing Colaiacovo to a two-year, $5 million contract  a deal that has apparently been on the table for several weeks. It’s assumed the unrestricted free agent has been holding out for a [...]

Carlo Colaiacovo has reportedly been offered a two-year deal, worth approximately $2.5 million a season, from the Detroit Red Wings. A source told MLive.com about the proposed contract. According to the report, the Wings initially pitched a one-year pact back on July 3 but Colaiacovo wanted a three-year term, so they have come up slightly [...]

With Ryan Suter being the hottest defensive commodity that could potentially be on the open market this off season, here is a look at some defensemen that will get a look from teams once Suter is off the market. 1. Matt Carle, Philadelphia Flyers Despite expressing an interest in re-signing Carle, according to CSNPhilly.com Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren has yet [...]