Pro Hockey Rumors

After Bruins president Cam Neely said Monday that they’d offered an eight-year, $64MM deal to RFA goaltender Jeremy Swayman that he didn’t accept, Swayman’s agent, SPM Sports’ Lewis Gross, said they’d never received that offer. According to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, Swayman’s camp is telling the truth. The $64MM figure referenced by Neely was a slight exaggeration – the … [Read more...] about Latest On Jeremy Swayman

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman all 17 players on waivers yesterday have cleared. There are again several players to hit the wire today as reported by Friedman: Anaheim Ducks F Jansen Harkins Boston Bruins G Michael DiPietro F Vinni Lettieri D Jordan Oesterle Florida Panthers F William Lockwood Los Angeles Kings F Taylor Ward New Jersey Devils F Justin Dowling F Mike … [Read more...] about Waiver Wire: 10/4/24

New Tampa Bay Lightning star Jake Guentzel is set to play in the team’s season opener on Friday night, shares Bally Sports Florida’s Gabby Shirley. Guentzel will return to the team’s top line and top powerplay unit after missing parts of multiple practices this week with an undisclosed injury. Guentzel will fill the role of Lightning legend Steven Stamkos after the latter moved … [Read more...] about East Notes: Guentzel, Peterka, Poitras

Saturday: Mitchell passed through waivers unclaimed, Friedman reports.  No one was placed on waivers today. Friday: The Boston Bruins have placed defenseman Ian Mitchell on waivers for the purposes of being assigned to the AHL, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Mitchell began the year on Boston’s injured non-roster list, and will now head to the minors after returning to full … [Read more...] about Ian Mitchell Clears Waivers

Depth forward Tyler Pitlick is still working on a professional tryout contract with the AHL’s Providence Bruins but that shouldn’t last much longer. Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reports the Boston Bruins are expected to work out a contract of some kind with Pitlick, while other teams remain interested.It’s been two years since Pitlick put together a quality season in the … [Read more...] about Bruins Interested In Signing Tyler Pitlick

The Sabres may get winger Zach Benson back in the lineup tonight against the Kings. He’s a game-time decision with the lower-body injury that kept him out of the second game of last week’s Global Series against the Devils, head coach Lindy Ruff said today. However, they won’t have John-Jason Peterka’s services for the home opener – he’s been ruled out against L.A. with a … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Benson, Peterka, Tkachuk, Stützle, Poitras

The NHL pre-season has ended, sparking the frantic rush for final roster cuts across the league before the regular season begins. Final rosters are due by 5 P.M. on October 7th and, as always, we’ll follow the day’s cuts below. Last updated: 4:53 p.m. Boston Bruins (per team announcement) G Ryan Bischel (to AHL Providence) F Patrick Brown (to AHL Providence, pending waivers) G … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/6/24

After losing him on waivers to the Bruins last week, the Canucks have re-acquired goaltender Jiří Patera off the wire Monday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. If they were the only team to put in a claim, they could assign him directly to AHL Abbotsford without having to expose him to waivers again. Friedman adds that’s the likely scenario. The Canucks initially tried to … [Read more...] about Canucks Re-Claim Jiří Patera Off Waivers From Bruins

Today is the major day for the waiver wire as most teams in the NHL are preparing the 23-man rosters for the 2024-25 NHL season. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed that all players on waivers from yesterday have cleared. The following list is each player placed on waivers this afternoon as reported by PuckPedia. Boston Bruins F Patrick Brown G Brandon Bussi G Jiri Patera D … [Read more...] about Waiver Wire: 10/6/24