Josh Rimer: Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul was fined $10,000 for his cross check on Red Wings Patrick Eaves.
John Shannon: Hockey Canada will announce the Olympic team next Tuesday at 11 am ET.
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Adam Cracknell (STL) and Mattias Tedenby (NJ).
Helene Elliott of the LA Times: Kings Jonathan Quick will take the pregame skate today and if everything goes well, he’ll be activated from the LTIR. The Kings would send Martin Jones back to the AHL.
Minnesota Wild: Nicklas Backstrom will start tonight for the Wild.
Lou Korac: Brian Elliott will start in net for the Blues. Jaroslav Halak is feeling better and will rejoin the team.
