ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun talked with a Calgary Flames source, and LeBrun concluded “there’s no appetite for an Edmonton-styl rebuild.” T Flames will continue to tweak their roster to see if they can get over some proverbial hump, and the biggest question now is whether they’ll think about trading Jarome Iginla or Miikka Kiprusoff. Both players have to waive their [...]

NHL Trade Rumors from around the league: There was some buzz that Brenden Morrow could be dealt at this past trade deadline, but he ended up staying with the Dallas Stars. However, he might move this summer, according to the Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson. Matheson writes that the speed of the game makes it tough for Morrow, who was never [...]

The Nashville Predators could trade Anders Lindback this summer to a team looking for a starting goalie. But that may depend on whether the 6-foot-6 goalie has convinced other clubs that he can handle a starter’s workload, the Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa writes. There are definitely scouts who think he can be a very good starter in this league, but [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs may be doing a lot this summer, but the two primary goals will be to add a goalie and to chase an elite forward. Rick Nash is obviously the one guy we know will hit the market, but the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch thinks the Leafs could also try to “pry Ryan Getzlaf out of Anaheim.” Though Bobby Ryan may [...]

Edmonton Oiler Nikolai Khabibulin has one year left on his deal and the team probably won’t buy him out, since they wouldn’t get cap relief from that move unless there’s an amnesty clause in the new collective bargaining agreement. As for Devan Dubnyk, he’s hitting restricted free agency this summer and they need to decide if they’ll give [...]

Quick hits from around the league: Per the Penguins twitter Sidney Crosby was cleared for contact today. No timetable but good step. Damian Cristodero of the Tampa Bay Times points out, the Tampa Bay Lightning could be near the top of the list to sign restricted free agent Cory Schneider. Bob McKenzie reports there have been expressions of interest from [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers were apprently close to dealing Sergei Bobrovsky at the trade deadline, the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch writes, adding that the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks are among the team who needed goaltending help. With the shaky play of Ilya Bryzgalov, the Flyers opted to hold onto the young goalie just in case Bryzgalov falter in the playoffs. However, once [...]

If Cory Schneider reaches July 1 without a contract, he’ll be a restricted free agent and any team will be able to sign him to an offer sheet. The Vancouver Canucks can match the offer, Edmonton Journal’s Jonathan Willis wonders how much it’ll cost to outprice the Canucks specifically for the Edmonton Oilers. He writes, “The Oilers could offer somewhere [...]

The Edmonton Oilers could be one of several teams interested in acquiring goaltender Cory Schneider once the season is over. In that vein, Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal offers an interesting argument: As uncommon as such action has become in the NHL, the Oilers might be well-advised to pitch an offer sheet Schneider’s way. While the Oilers could afford in [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets really need help at the goaltending position, but it doesn’t mean they won’t discount Rick Nash trades that don’t involve a goalie. One Blue Jackets source tells the Columbus Dispatch, “We want Value. Doesn’t have to be that position.” Among the teams linked to Nash, the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyersand Boston Bruins have young goalies to offer. However, the [...]