Don’t rule out the Toronto Maple Leafs from pursuing a goalie before next week’s trade deadline. It’s no secret the Leafs want to bring in a veteran presence in support of James Reimer. As one option, TSN’s Darren Dreger suggests the Maple Leafs will at least ask about the availabilty of Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames. On of this season’s more sought-after [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Dmitry Kulikov has inked a two-year deal with the Florida Panthers. Kulikov was a restricted free agent. He has missed pretty much the entirety of the short training camp due to the contract negotiations, but fortunately he played in Europe during the lockout. He had six points and 28 [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: As an unrestricted free agent, Jason Arnott is hoping to entertain several suitors in the next while. However, even though the veteran forward has been skating with members of the Dallas Stars, a deal in Texas doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports the signing [...]

If and when Cory Schneider becomes available this off season, there will be a list of teams waiting to take him off the Vancouver Canucks hands. It is expected that Vancouver will try to move the young, talented netminder before or at the NHL Entry Draft. Keeping Schneider makes little sense with Roberto Luongo locked in until 2022. Who would be [...]

Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun acknowledges the possibility that Jonas Gustavsson has played his last game in a Maple Leaf’s uniform. Gustavsson is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. With James Reimer signed for two more years after this, the Leafs (and their fans) have made no secret about being disappointed with the play in [...]

The latest trade rumors around the league regarding Rick Nash: February 26th:  Katie Strang of ESPNNY tweeted “Doesn’t appear Rangers are willing to concede to CBJ demands. At this point, NYR considered out of running for Nash.” Bob McKenzie via twitter “Obviously possible Rick Nash could move by tomorrow but it were close in any way [...]

Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star reports the Washington Capitals could be interested in a young goaltender with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ organization. Zwolinski says “it’s no secret the Capitals have been looking for goaltending help”, scouts from Washington attended Saturday’s AHL Marlies game in T.O. Ben Scrivens back-stopped the Marlies to a 3-2 victory over the Binghamton Senators, but another goaltending prospect [...]

A round up of todays quick hits and injury notes: Ducks.com reports Jean-Francois Jacques has been sent down to AHL Syracuse. Jacques has eight points and 15 penalty minutes in 10 AHL games this season. He might get recalled by the Ducks before the campaign is over, but he isn’t expected to have any fantasy value. [...]

Leafs GM Brian Burke told the Toronto Star that the Toronto Maple Leafs have little to zero faith in Jonas Gustavsson as a No.1 goaltender. “We’re not comfortable putting the starting load on him,” Burke said. But the organization doesn’t seem to want to trade the struggling netminder either. As reported by the Star’s Rosie DiManno, the general manager essentially slammed the [...]

Craig Custance and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN write about the recent General Managers meeting and what is in store for potential trades: “You do find a quiet time … teams feel comfortable about what they have,” said Blues GM Doug Armstrong, who has aggressively used trades to build a St. Louis team back on track for [...]