Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer suggests the Carolina Hurricanes might be interested in trading for Mike Komisarek. With goalie Cam Ward out long-term, the club could benefit from a greater defensive presence in front of backup Dan Ellis; another physical player “in the Tim Gleason-Jay Harrison mold”, as proposed by DeCock. “Those defensemen aren’t easy to find, the Hurricanes had [...]

Tonight the Chicago Blackhawks go against the Minnesota Wild looking to keep its historic 22-game point streak intact. Though the Wild can make a claim few other teams in the NHL can this season. They’ve beaten the Chicago Blackhawks. Minnesota was the first team to walk away from a game with Chicago with two points after outlasting them [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers has acquired backup goalie Brian Boucher and defenseman Mark Alt from the Carolina Hurricanes in return for forward Luke Pither. The trade gives the Flyers three goalies in starter Ilya Bryzgalov, Michael Leighton and Boucher. This will be the third stint in Philadelphia for Boucher, who finished last season 1-6-1 with a .881 save percentage and a 3.41 goals against average [...]

The Dallas Stars are looking to build on what was a surprisingly good season. They didn’t have the finish they wanted and wasted away a good chance at the Pacific Division, but they’ll have the cap space to add impact players and bolster their depth. Guaranteed Contracts: Forwards: Mike Ribeiro - C – 1 year, $5 million Steve [...]