According to the CBC’s Elliotte Friedman, the Buffalo Sabres seem open to trading one of their defensemen for the right return. “Teams are looking for defensemen and the Buffalo Sabres have eight. But Sabres GM Darcy Regier says he’s told teams, ‘Give me a reason to trade one.’ So far, he feels he hasn’t received a good [...]

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The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round orderhas yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The fourth round traded picks are below: The Columbus Blue Jackets fourth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 8, 2011 that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus [...]

The Buffalo Sabres might be one of the more active teams at the trade deadline. Hockey Night in Canada’s Mike Milbury who knows Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff pretty well says, “Darcy Regier’s not going to fall prey to any knee-jerk reaction trades.” That said, there are a handful of guys who won’t go anywhere. Christian Ehrhoff and his 10-year contract [...]

Dave Hodge ran though some of the best and worst free agent signings in his Hodgemail: Jaromir Jagr inked a deal with Philadelphia and he’s returned with 15 points in his first 14 games. Max Talbot has also given an unexpected boost to the Flyers. Sheldon Souray signed with The Dallas Stars and the 35-year-old rearguard has tallied 12 points [...]