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 [...]

With Joni Pitkanen, Tim Gleason, and Jamie McBain out hurt, the Carolina Hurricanes are reportedly looking to bring in, not ship out, an experienced defenseman. And soon, according to USAToday’s Kevin Allen. “Look for the Carolina Hurricanes to trade for a veteran defenseman over the next few days.” The Toronto Maple Leafs are rumored to be open to offers, while the Edmonton Oilers are reportedly [...]

One player that seems likely to move assuming the Minnesota Wild is Marek Zidlicky. ESPN’s Scott Burnside points out, the simple fact that other defenders who appeared to be available (Andy Sutton and Tim Gleason) have re-signed with their current teams. That leaves a diminished supply of blueliners that could be available heading towards the trade deadline, yet the [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes will attempt to re-sign Tuomo Ruutu rather than trade the forward just like they did with Tim Gleason, General Manager Jim Rutherford told ESPN.com Thursday. Rutherford has had trade talks with other teams about Ruutu, who is slated for unrestricted free agency July 1, but met with the Finnish forward this week to gauge his thoughts [...]

The Hurricanes put forward Anthony Stewart on waivers Monday, but the move contending teams are waiting for is the team committing to dealing gritty forward Tuomo Ruutu. According to Bob McKenzie, General manager Jim Rutherford has been talking to teams about Ruutu and the asking price has been steep a significant draft pick and a solid prospect [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks were likely eyeing Tim Gleason and Francois Beauchemin in the last few weeks, but both guys were re-signed by their respective teams. TSN’s Craig Button thinks Lubomir Visnovsky might be a fit in Chicago. The Minnesota Wild have been struggling on offense without two of their top forwards, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Guillaume Latendresse, which is why they went out and traded for Erik Christensen. However General Manager [...]

 Pierre LeBru says that with Carolina inking Tim Gleason to an extension the Flyers now have to regroup in their defensive search. He says that Montreal’s Hal Gill could be an option with his experience, shot-blocking and penalty-killing ability. He says that Dallas defenseman Nicklas Grossman and Toronto’s Luke Schenn could also be targets. Darren Dreger says that many teams around the league believe the Predators All-Star defenseman Ryan [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers will likely make a strong push to add a defenseman in the next few weeks and they may have a handful of guys to choose from, if they’re willing to part with their first-rounder or some key prospects. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sam Carchidi writes that they could chase Tim Gleason,Bryan Allen, Luke Schenn, Hal Gill or Mark Eaton. All those [...]

The latest trade rumors from Bob Garrioch of The Ottawa Sun: Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford has been silent on the trade front. League sources say the Hurricanes are asking for either two No. 1 picks or an ‘A’ prospect and a No. 1 pick in exchange for one of pending UFA  Tim Gleason, Bryan [...]

There’s a big list of teams eyeing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason, and it should only grow as the trade deadline approaches. The Washington Capitals, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks could get into the mix. And now, the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch hears that the Philadelphia Flyers are also looking at Gleason. Th Flyers first choice is Ryan Suter, the Nashville Predators defenseman who is slated to hit [...]