According to The Fourth Period the Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman would like to add a second or third line center to his roster, and as more teams fall further from the playoffs, his options will grow. The Hawks have show interest in the likes of Columbus Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard, but it’s unlikely he’ll [...]

The Phoenix Coyotes ownership situation remains “a work in progress” after prospective buyer Greg Jamison was unable to close his transaction to purchase the Coyotes before the time window he had negotiated with the City of Glendale expired last month. “We’re in a period where there is a series of potentially interested investors who are doing [...]

The Florida Panthers avoided salary arbitration with forward Kris Versteeg when the restricted free agent agreed to a four-year contract on Monday. No financial terms were disclosed, but TSN’s Darren Dreger reports that the contract will have an average annual value of $4.4 million per season. Versteeg, 26, had career bests in goals (23) and points (54) while playing [...]

Fifteen restricted free agents are set to have salary arbitration hearings in the coming weeks. Hearings will be held in Toronto from July 20th to August 4th. Here are the players set to go to arbitration, as released by the NHL Players Association: Anaheim Ducks: Nick Bonino – August 3 Colorado Avalanche: Jamie McGinn – July 25 Dallas Stars: Richard [...]

15 NHL players have filed for Salary Arbitration. The list is below.   Salary Arbitration hearings will be held in Toronto from July 20 to August 4, 2012.

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The third round traded picks are below: The Toronto Maple Leafs third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that [...]

Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News reports there maybe a trade brewing between the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs, Don Luce was present for the third time in as many weeks at the ACC for Tuesday’s contest between the Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres. Luce is the Flyers director of player development, spent a similar amount of time in Toronto [...]