Free agency is less than a month away and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. There will be several impact players set to hit the open market in July while many teams have key restricted free agents to re-sign as well. We continue our look around the NHL with an overview of the free agent situation for the St. Louis Blues. Key Restricted Free Agents D Scott Perunovich – … [Read more...] about Free Agent Focus: St. Louis Blues
Columbus Blue Jackets Had Interest In Colton Parayko
In a somewhat stunning series of moves, the Columbus Blue Jackets went out and got two top-four caliber defenders on the trade market this week in Ivan Provorov and Damon Severson. Considering how early in the offseason they made these moves, it’s clear that upgrading on defense has been a priority of general manager Jarmo Kekalainen’s for quite some time. Late Friday night, … [Read more...] about Columbus Blue Jackets Had Interest In Colton Parayko
Blues Hoping To Fill Assistant Coach Vacancies This Month
The Blues are hoping to fill their two assistant coach vacancies by the end of the month, notes Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. GM Doug Armstrong recently indicated that the process is now in the hands of head coach Craig Berube to pare down the candidates. It’s expected that they will hire a defense coach to take the place of Mike Van Ryn but Armstrong … [Read more...] about Blues Hoping To Fill Assistant Coach Vacancies This Month
Blues Not Planning To Use A Buyout This Offseason
Like many teams this summer, cap space is at a premium for St. Louis this summer, leading to suggestions that they’ll try to move out a veteran player to free up some wiggle room. If they wind up doing so, it won’t be via the buyout route as GM Doug Armstrong told reporters including Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he doesn’t see the Blues taking that … [Read more...] about Blues Not Planning To Use A Buyout This Offseason
East Notes: Rangers, Holl, Maple Leafs
Already a day after his removal as the head coach of the Nashville Predators, John Hynes has plenty of interest from teams around the NHL. Per Mollie Walker of the New York Post, it appears that the New York Rangers have been given permission to interview Hynes for their head coaching vacancy. The Rangers have already been heavily linked to Peter Laviolette, but with another … [Read more...] about East Notes: Rangers, Holl, Maple Leafs