NHL Rumours: Senators Coaching, Sabres and Wild Buying & Reimer Return

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we look at the Ottawa Senators’ coaching staff and general manager Steve Staios going to bat for them. Next, we look at two teams shaping up to be buyers at the trade deadline. Finally, James Reimer could be called upon for an NHL return after a strong performance in the Spengler Cup.

Travis Green & Coaching Staff Safe in Ottawa

During a mid-season press conference, Staios stated that he has full confidence in his coaching staff, led by Travis Green.

While there haven’t been many reports suggesting Green or any other coaches could be on the hot seat, the Senators aren’t playing as well as they had hoped up to this point. While goaltending has been the major concern, yet again, the penalty kill has been just as brutal.

Not only did Staios say that their jobs are safe, but he went on to praise them as one of the hardest-working groups he had ever worked with, and that they are some of the best in the business.

Sabres Enter Buyers Market, Wild Still Hunting

On the verge of a franchise record-setting 11th straight win, the Buffalo Sabres have brought what was shaping up to be yet another miserable season to a point of true playoff contention.

General manager Jarmo Kekalainen has been around the team long enough to know what kind of assets he has to work with, and as the Sabres sit in a playoff spot, they could become true buyers for the first time in many years.