nhl news and notes

[mightysimi]

http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...ane-myers-swap

Pretty unbiased look at the Kane/Myers deal.

[swiper]

Meh on all those players. Article was thorough however.

[swiper]

Barclays Center to pull out of Islanders lease...

After two years and countless complaints, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has concluded it’s no longer worth it to host the New York Islanders.

The arena, which is already home to the NBA’s Nets and one of the world’s top-grossing concert venues, would make more money without the National Hockey League team, according to people familiar with the facility’s financials.

As of earlier this month, a financial projection shared with potential investors showed the Islanders won’t contribute any revenue after the 2018-19 season -- a clear signal that the team won’t play there, the people said.

Barclays Center wouldn’t speak to the future of the Islanders. Tim Leiweke, co-founder of Oak View Group, which has been advising the hockey team in talks with the arena, declined to comment, as did a spokesman for Islanders owners Jonathan Ledecky and Scott Malkin.
The team’s tenure in Brooklyn has been rocky from the start. Average attendance has fallen to 12,828, third-worst in the NHL. Fans have complained about poor sight lines, and players say the ice is sub-par.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-the-islanders

The Quebec Islanders?

Try Hartford.

http://detroitsportsnation.com/detro...landers/90325/

[coastal]

http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...ane-myers-swap

Pretty unbiased look at the Kane/Myers deal.

Good article... Kane has the ability to make this a slam dunk for the Sabres. We're starting to see the glimpse of that.

time will tell.

[mightysimi]

Good article... Kane has the ability to make this a slam dunk for the Sabres. We're starting to see the glimpse of that.

time will tell.

Yeah is starting to put the puck in which is good to see

[JATMtheJATM]

John Stevens named head coach of kings

[DetDannyWilliams]

NHL set to do expansion draft same night as awards show...

The expansion draft selection will be announced in conjunction with the NHL’s 2017 Awards show. The event will be held on June 21 in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena, home of the Golden Knights.

The event will be broadcast live as a two-hour television special. Fans in the United States can catch the evening’s proceedings on NBCSN. Those watching in Canada will tune in to Sportsnet. Everything will get underway at 8 p.m. ET.

http://thehockeywriters.com/golden-k...at-nhl-awards/

[JATMtheJATM]

Brian Lawton of NHLnetwork is hearing the bruins may move pastrnak?

[JATMtheJATM]

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/08/14/...e-trade-rumor/

[JATMtheJATM]

Rumor is will butcher narrowed his list down to four teams. Chicago and the pens are out.

Buffalo still in.

[JATMtheJATM]

Darren dreger believes pastrnak negations could get greasy

https://www.fanragsports.com/bruins/...on-get-greasy/

[mightysimi]

Vanek to the Canucks 1 yr 2M
http://www.tsn.ca/canucks-sign-vanek...-deal-1.845366

[swiper]

Rumor is will butcher narrowed his list down to four teams. Chicago and the pens are out.

Buffalo still in.

Devils win Will Butcher sweepstakes, sign Hobey Baker winner

[JATMtheJATM]

Devils win Will Butcher sweepstakes, sign Hobey Baker winner

This post was before he signed.

[JATMtheJATM]

http://news.sportslogos.net/2017/10/...-sand-knights/

The golden knights may have to change their name, according to this

[mightysimi]

Steve Mason is killing me!! He was brought in to stabilize the Goalie position while Hellebuyck learns but so far he has given up 7, 6 and 5 goals in his 3 games, all losses. The "back up" has given up 1, 2, 2 goals all wins. I can't watch games get thrown away like that.

[mightysimi]

Brendan Lemieux with his first NHL goal. Assists go to Armia and Myers

[JATMtheJATM]

Brendan Lemieux with his first NHL goal. Assists go to Armia and Myers

Go figure hahah

[DetDannyWilliams]

Could Lindy be head coach of the Rangers when Sabres play at Citi Field

The New York Rangers have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL thus far, with a 3-7-2 record that's exactly the same as the Sabres. The Blueshirts are coming off three straight 100-point seasons under Alain Vigneault, and those followed his 96-point campaign in 2013-14 that led to the Rangers getting all the way to the Stanley Cup final before they lost to Los Angeles.
But Vigneault's hot seat is growing white-hot, with Larry Brooks of the New York Post reporting he could be gone if the Rangers lose to the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday in Madison Square Garden. And who would the Rangers replace Vigneault with?
The likely candidate, at least on an interim basis, is Lindy Ruff.
That could make for a juicy scenario of Ruff coaching against his old team in the Winter Classic Jan. 1 in Citi Field, when the Sabres take on the New York Rangers outdoors in the home of the New York Mets.

http://buffalonews.com/2017/10/30/ru...etting-hotter/

[JATMtheJATM]

Duschene traded mid game. Breaking now