Avery willing to play for Leafs now?

From Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: If Cliff Fletcher truly wants to make the Maple Leafs a team opponents hate...

Alex Pietrangelo doesn’t get ahead of himself

From Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: To know the Blues’ 18-year-old first-round pick is to know his family, a...

Trent Yawney could become assistant coach in San Jose

From the San Jose Mercury News: One name reportedly receiving strong consideration is Trent Yawney, a former NHL defenseman with ties...

Panthers re-sign Campbell, close to re-signing Olesz

From Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: The Panthers re-signed forward Gregory Campbell to a two-year contract Thursday and...

Niedermayer’s return makes Ducks contender

From Jeff Miller of the Orange County Register: Scott Niedermayer returned to the Ducks officially Thursday, bringing with him something else...

Lecavalier taking the Yzerman path?

From Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times: While the Lightning and Vinny Lecavalier are working on a nine-year, $77-million deal,...

Shawn Bates to be bought out

From Greg Logan of Newsday: The handwriting has been on the wall for the past couple seasons regarding the demise of...

Straka looks like he’s done with Rangers

From John Dellapina of the NY Daily News: Finally, while the Rangers might not have seen this coming so soon, they...

Boyle not going anywhere

From Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times: Oren Koules rolled his eyes when told about the rumor floating around the...

Orpik rejects Penguins offer

From Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Defenseman Brooks Orpik has received, and rejected, a contract offer from the Penguins. “We...