Canadian financier George Gosbee emerged Thursday as part of a group of fellow Canadian investors who hope to close a deal to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes from the NHL for $170 million as early as next week, a source told ESPN.com. The news, from a source familiar with the sale process, is a welcome change [...]

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli publicly put the untouchable tag on goaltending prospect Malcolm Subban on Wednesday morning. ”I can tell you this: I’m not trading Malcolm Subban,” Chiarelli said. “He’s young. He’s a very good goalie prospect and I see him in our future and being a big part of our future. We’ve got some [...]

After dealing captain Brenden Morrow, the Dallas Stars could soon be hanging the “For Sale” sign according to the New York Post’s Larry Brooks. While rental players such as Jaromir Jagr, Derek Roy and Eric Nystrom could likely be had, Brooks wonders if the Stars might truly start a rebuild by fielding offers on forward Loui Eriksson. The 27-year-old Swede has proven he can produce – netting 25-plus in each [...]

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed young defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to a six-year contract. The deal is worth $5.5 million annually, a source told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun. A 21-year-old from Sweden, Ekman-Larsson has been considered Phoenix’s top defenseman after the Coyotes took him with the sixth overall pick of the 2009 draft. Ekman-Larsson played in all [...]

The Buffalo Sabres are projected to be sellers by the time the April 3rd trade deadline rolls along, according to The Buffalo News. Long-standing Sabres, Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek and goaltender Ryan Miller are rumored to be topics of discussion as possible bargaining chips. GM Darcy Regier talked about the possibility of moving those key veterans [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning sit near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings eight points adrift in both the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference. Yet, general manager Steve Yzerman still believes his club has the goods to develop into a Stanley Cup Playoffs-caliber team. “I think we are doing a lot of things the right way to [...]

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 [...]

Two former unsuccessful bidders are back in the picture to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes, according to the Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette. Canadian marketing professional Anthony LeBlanc and Chicago financier Matthew Hulsizer are looking to head the group which will likely include five or six investors. LeBlanc will be the head of the syndicate and if successful, they [...]

There are several parties interested in purchasing the troubled Phoenix Coyotes, including at least one that previously showed interest in buying the club, unnamed sources tell Sporting News scribe Jesse Spector. Spector reports that one-time Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods is working with multiple potential bidders to secure the franchise, and that Ice Edge Holdings, a group that [...]

2013 NHL Entry Draft Fourth Round traded picks. The Buffalo Sabres fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Nashville’s first-round pick in 2012 to Buffalo in exchange for Paul Gaustad and this pick. The Carolina Hurricanes fourth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on January 13, [...]