Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Notes
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Coach Jon Cooper ruled Jonathan Drouin out for tonight, but added that Drouin could take the morning skate and is listed as day-to-day. On the Vancouver Canucks ... Dan Murphy: Defenseman Alex…
Quick Hits: Sens, Leafs, Ducks, Jets, Avs and Kings
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: The Senators gave Craig Anderson yesterday another leave of absence to be with his wife who was diagnosed with cancer. “If we look at our situation now, we don’t…
NHL Rumors: Goalie Market, Isles, Blues, Canadiens and Canucks
On the New York Islanders ... Chris Botta: Islanders coach Jack Capuano "publicly bemoans" them losing free agents, but the Islanders didn't make a single contract offer to Kyle Okposo. Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: The Islanders three goalie situation…
NHL Rumors: Jets and Pavelec … Canadiens and Dmen
On the Winnipeg Jets and Ondrej Pavelec ... Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Ondrej Pavelec is playing with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Pavelec's name comes up in rumor mill whenever a NHL goalie gets injured. The LA Kings…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Sens, Jets, Coyotes, Sabres and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Winger Jonathan Drouin didn't play last night. He visited with doctors yesterday. On the Ottawa Senators ... Ian Mendes: Mark Stone didn't play last night due to his neck injury. They are hopeful that…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Kovalchuk, Tikhonov, and the Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Shooting down the rumor that the Arizona Coyotes are interested in New York Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak. A league source is saying that the Coyotes have zero interest in Halak. On Ilya Kovalchuk…
NHL Rumors: NY Islanders, LA Kings and Winnipeg Jets
On the NY Islanders ... The Fourth Period: League source saying that the NY Islanders have received two "serious" inquiries about goaltender Jaroslav Halak. Things seemed quiet on Tuesday, but that may have now changed. The LA Kings and Dallas…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Department of Player Safety
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan: Forward Mike Fisher is day-to-day with an upper body injury. He didn't practice yesterday. Mike Ribeiro was given a maintenance day. On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: There is no timeline of Jussi Jokinen…
Quick Hits: Sens, ELC’s, Waivers, Kings, and Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... Cap Friendly: With the Senators trading for goaltender Mike Condon and assigning Matt O'Connor to the AHL, it saves them $309,167 is cap space. Ottawa Senators: The Senators returned defenseman Thomas Chabot to the QMJHL.…
NHL Trade: Senators Acquire Mike Condon From Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded goaltender Mike Condon to the Ottawa Senators for a 2017 5th round pick. Elliotte Friedman: Condon is in Anaheim but will fly to Ottawa and be in the lineup tomorrow. Bob McKenzie: The Senators are not…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Flyers, Canadiens, Jets and Sharks
On the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Teams have contacted the Boston Bruins about forward Ryan Spooner. Spooner will be a restricted free agent at the end of the…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Stars and Sharks
On the Vancouver Cancuks and the Dallas Stars... Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver Province: Pierre LeBrun reported that Canucks GM Jim Benning is looking for a scoring winger. The Canucks had been looking for one for most of the offseason. Problem…