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DAILY RUMORS: Savard To Phoenix Speculation Destruction

DAILY RUMORS: Savard To Phoenix Speculation Destruction

Earlier this week there was plenty of speculation out of Boston and Toronto suggesting the Bruins might attempt to make a salary-dumping deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. Several names have been bandied about as potential trade bait for the Bruins, including Blake Wheeler, Michael Ryder, David Krejci and Matt Hunwick. “Eklund” of Hockeybuzz.com however claimed [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Will The St. Louis Blues Move David Backes?

DAILY RUMORS: Will The St. Louis Blues Move David Backes?

A recent report from Sportsnet claimed contract talks between the St. Louis Blues and forward David Backes have hit a snag and has given rise to speculation the club might shop the rugged winger later this season. Backes, 26, will be eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer, is coming off a three-year deal paying [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Senators Shopping Spezza?

DAILY RUMORS: Senators Shopping Spezza?

Once Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray claimed he’d held trade talks with several teams as one option to shake up his moribund roster it was inevitable the Jason Spezza trade rumors would flare up again. Sure enough, “Eklund” of Hockeybuzz and Andy Strickland of “True Hockey” claimed there were rumors of Murray shopping Spezza. [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Flames Are Trying To Land NYR’s Brandon Dubinsky?

DAILY RUMORS: Flames Are Trying To Land NYR’s Brandon Dubinsky?

The Calgary Flames forward lines can be likened to a doughnut: good stuff on the outside but a big hole in the center. Despite the best efforts of GM Darryl Sutter it’s been a consistent nagging issue, one that hasn’t shown any significant improvement this season, especially with Daymond Langkow still sidelined from a cracked [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Closing the book on the Souray Rumors

DAILY RUMORS: Closing the book on the Souray Rumors

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Devils-Maple Leafs Speculation

DAILY RUMORS: Devils-Maple Leafs Speculation

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Souray or Redden to the Islanders? Not Likely

DAILY RUMORS: Souray or Redden to the Islanders? Not Likely

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Shooting down a Dustin Penner to the Kings rumor

DAILY RUMORS: Shooting down a Dustin Penner to the Kings rumor

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: No Big Trade Coming For Leafs For A Scoring Center

DAILY RUMORS: No Big Trade Coming For Leafs For A Scoring Center

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS:  Rejecting the Notion the Florida Panthers are Pursuing Antti Niemi

DAILY RUMORS: Rejecting the Notion the Florida Panthers are Pursuing Antti Niemi

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Doubtful on NY Rangers acquiring Brad Richards from Dallas

DAILY RUMORS: Doubtful on NY Rangers acquiring Brad Richards from Dallas

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Gaborik To LA? Kovalchuk to NY? No Way

DAILY RUMORS: Gaborik To LA? Kovalchuk to NY? No Way

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Nixing the Lecavalier and Spezza Talk

DAILY RUMORS: Nixing the Lecavalier and Spezza Talk

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

Gagne to Tampa Anything but “Methodical”

Gagne to Tampa Anything but “Methodical”

I exchanged several tweets with Tampa Bay Lightning fans this morning after sharing my opinions on reports that the Bolts should/could/might be interested in acquiring Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne. I came away slightly disheartened. Have we learned nothing from the last two summers? Granted, making a play for a proven commodity in Gagne wouldn’t [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing Destinations For Tim Thomas

DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing Destinations For Tim Thomas

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Dismisses Possibility Of A Jason Spezza Trade

DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Dismisses Possibility Of A Jason Spezza Trade

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down A Dumb Thomas Vanek Rumor

DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down A Dumb Thomas Vanek Rumor

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Why Glen Metropolit Won’t Be “Sticking” With Montreal

DAILY RUMORS: Why Glen Metropolit Won’t Be “Sticking” With Montreal

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Shoots Down The Possibility Of A “Ryan-for-Carter” Swap.

DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Shoots Down The Possibility Of A “Ryan-for-Carter” Swap.

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

DAILY RUMORS: Why The Flyers Aren’t Making A Pitch For Kovalchuk

DAILY RUMORS: Why The Flyers Aren’t Making A Pitch For Kovalchuk

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]