Morning Hits: Injury Updates, Oilers Cuts Coming and Lapierre
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: Oilers forward Matt Hendricks will be out for weeks with a lower-body injury. Jack Michaels: Sounding like the Oilers will be making cuts before their practice today. On the Nashville Predators ... Chris…
NHL News: Suspension, Hearings, PTOs and Waivers
On Chicago Blackhawks ... NHL.com: The NHL suspended Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson for the rest of the preseason and for one regular season game for his hit on Blues forward Ty Rattie. General Fanager: Hjalmarsson will forfeit $22,777.78 in salary…
Injury Notes: Wings, Sabres, Leafs, Wild, Senators and Avs
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said that Niklas Kronwall could be ready for their season opener against the Lightning. On the Buffalo Sabres ... Paul Hamilton: Sabres Zach Bogosian has a pulled…
NHL Rumors: Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames
On the Calgary Flames and Johnny Gaudreau ... Scott Cruickshank of the Calgary Herald: Flames assistant GM Craig Conroy on the Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames situation. “Brad and Lewis and Johnny are working through the contract right now,”…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and Las Vegas
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov ... Chris Nichols of Today's Slapshot: Bob McKenzie on TSN 690 on though unlikely, the threat of Nikita Kucherov signing an offer sheet. “If anybody’s going to get offer-sheeted, you would think…
NHL Video: Radko Gudas Boards Jimmy Vesey … Suspended?
Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas was given a five minute major for boarding and a game misconduct for his hit on Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey. Dave Isaac: "After seeing the Gudas replay several times, I don’t think he gets anything. Vesey turns…
Pacific Division: Edmonton Oilers Season Primer
A quick look at the Edmonton Oilers heading into the season. Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $64,083,250 Projected Cap Space: $8,916,750 Projected LTIR Used : $0 Current Cap Space: $8,916,750 Deadline Cap Space : $40,125,375 Todays Cap Hit :…
Atlantic Division: Detroit Red Wings Season Primer
A quick look at the Detroit Red Wings heading into the season. Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $77,238,712 Projected Cap Space: $0 (-4,238,712 ) Projected LTIR Used : $0 Current Cap Space: $0 Deadline Cap Space : $0 Todays…
NHL Rumors: Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames
On the Calgary Flames and Johnny Gaudreau ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Johnny Gaudreau's agent, Lewis Gross, said that they are not asking for a trade from the Calgary Flames. “We have no intention of asking for a trade at…
Morning Hits: Released from PTOs and Injury Updates
On PTOs ... Erik Erlendsson: The Tampa Bay Lightning made 24 cuts yesterday, including releasing defenseman James Wisniewski who was on a PTO. Chris Johnston: The Arizona Coyotes released forward Zach Boychuk from his PTO. On the Calgary Flames ...…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said the reason Vladimir Sobotka returned to Avangard Omsk and not with the Blues this season is because his "out" clause disappeared.…
Quick Hits: PTO and Injury Updates
On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Christian Ehrhoff will join the Bruins training camp on Monday on a PTO according to coach Claude Julien: "Good size D-man, skates well, moves puck well." On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Tyler…