Videos: Gary Bettman on Expansion and Educating Players on Consequences of Drug Use
Gary Bettman on was Sportsnet's Hockey Central at Noon talking about NHL expansion and that there is no timetable for it. Bettman also talks about the recent news of cocaine use in the NHL and on how they are in…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings: Pre-Season
Here is our initial/preseason NHL Power Rankings Consensus for the 2015-16 season. The rankings for each of the media outlets were almost all posted this past week, with most coming in the past couple days. Throughout the season we will…
News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams
Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…
Rumors II: Kopitar, Backes, Okposo, Ladd, Elias, and More
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Contract talks between the LA Kings and Anze Kopitar didn't really get going until mid-September, and they haven't really progressed that far. Unless something changes really quick, Kopitar will be starting the season without…
Rumors: Coyotes, Oilers, Capitals, and Bruins
Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Changes could continue for the Arizona Coyotes as they look to improve from a 0-5-1 preseason. “Am I satisfied where we’re at? Absolutely not,” General Manager Don Maloney said. “We have a lot of…
Morning Hits and Injuries: Vasilevskiy, Backstrom, Dupuis and More
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy hopes to return by the end of October. He was on the ice Monday before practice, taking shots from in close. "I'm feeling great, almost ready to go," Vasilevskiy…
Rumors and Notes: Pending UFAs to Watch, Oilers, and Flames
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Teams are already taking notes on who might be available come the February 29th trade deadline day. “There’s teams sniffing around already,” said one league executive at a recent pre-season game. “Teams always talk…
Injuries: Bruins, Pens, Ducks, Flames, Kings, Sens and Lightning
Joe Haggerty of the CSNNE: The Bruins put Zdeno Chara on the IR, but he could be eligible to return for their season opener. He suffered an upper-body injury on Sept. 24th, and hasn't skated with teammates since then. Bob…
Morning Hits: Flyers, Kassian, Rangers, Ducks, Sharks, and Blues
Tom Reifsnyder of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers currently have about $670,000 in cap space, but if/when Andrew MacDonald clears waivers and is assigned to the AHL, they'll gain an extra $950,000 in cap space. "Well, it's disappointing, I…
Video: Raffi Torres Suspended For 41 Games
The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres for 41 games for an illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg. Torres has been suspended, fined or warned nine times in his NHL career. Chris…
News: Players Put On Waivers Today
Everyone who was put on waivers yesterday cleared, including Oilers Ben Scrivens. Going to waivers today from Bob McKenzie and Renaud Lavoie Canucks - Linden Vey, Frank Corrado and Alex Biega. Flames - Paul Byron and Mason Raymond. Bruins - Max…
Rumors: Richards, Flyers, Blues, Maple Leafs, and Oilers
TSNs Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Mike Richards will not have his situation resolved by the start of the NHL season. There has been no date set for the grievance he filed with the league. McKenzie wonders if it's possible that…