Quick Hits from around the league: Last week, we mentioned Wayne Gretzky talking to the Toronto Maple Leafs about joining the team. Gretzky is flattered and humbled anytime his name comes up in conversations for executive jobs around the NHL, but he hasn’t had substantive conversations with any franchise about future employment, and he isn’t [...]

The Dallas Stars appear to be top of the list as far as internet speculation is concerned. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News suggests the proposed hiring of Brian Burke in Dallas lacks in logic. “It makes no sense to me to make all of the changes they made in the front office (adding Bob Gainey and Mark [...]

Tyler Bozak refuted a rumor on Tuesday that there has been contract talks between his agent and  Toronto Maple Leafs GM David Nonis, according to the Toronto Star. “I don’t think so,” said Bozak, who is slated to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer if an extension isn’t worked out. “I have not heard [...]

Earlier today we posted that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis reportedly has a potential deal in place for Roberto Luongo. Below are some more Luongo rumors and other Quick Hits from around the league: The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks are interested in trading for Roberto Luongo, according to Bob McKenzie via TSN Radio. McKenzie also [...]

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that General Manager Mike Gillis said that there is a potential deal for Roberto Luongo in place. “We have a potential deal in place with one team that has to do something with another player that they have and it’s not who anybody thinks it is” so we have to [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Joffrey Lupul to a five-year, $26.25 million contract extension on Sunday. The deal reportedly includes a limited no-trade clause where he can have a list of 14 teams he’d be willing to join. That’s especially relevant to the 29-year-old winger, who’s been a part of four swaps in his career. [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs no longer seem like a probable trading partner with the Vancouver Canucks for Roberto Luongo, according to the Vancouver Sun. The Canucks and Maple Leafs were reportedly working on a proposal that involved Nazem Kadri, Tyler Bozak, and a second round pick at one point. However, Toronto went out of its way to [...]

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 [...]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Tim Connolly was not on the ice at practice on Thursday and it’s expected the veteran forward will be placed on waivers, according to TSN.ca. Should Connolly clear waivers, he could be bought out of the final year of his contract which carries a cap hit of $4.75 million this season. According to a new [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: As discussed by Ansar Khan of MLive.com, “Wade Redden is among several defensemen the Detroit Red Wings have discussed internally”. For a small fraction of the $5 million (cap hit: $6.5 million) Redden is due this season, the 35-year-old could provide some blue-line depth and veteran experience for squads in [...]