Morning Hits: Phaneuf, Redden, Smithson, Grigorenko, Rielly, Lundqvist, Sent to that AHL and Satan
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "Whatever you think of Dion the bottom line is he plays between 26-30 a night and does everything the Coach asks of him" ... "I think he ends up getting about $7 million a year" Ian Mendes: Wade Redden…
Injury Notes: Bobrovsky,McQuaid, Granlund, Kane, Seguin, Leafs, Datsyuk, DeKeyser, Lecavalier, Weber and more
Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky will be out four to five weeks with a groin strain. If he misses four weeks, he'll miss 12 games. If he's out 5 weeks, he'll miss 15 games. Missy Zielinski: Lightning's Radko Gudas…
Rangers Sign Henrik Lundqvist To Seven-Year Contract Extension
The New York Rangers have signed goalie Henrik Lundqvist to a seven year contract extension worth $59.5 million. It carries a salary cap hit of $8.5 million. The 31-year old Lundqvist was drafted by the Rangers 205th in the 7th…
Morning Rumors: Kulikov, Gardiner, Sharks, McGinn, Panthers, Isles, Canucks, Legwand and Lundqvist
Bruce Garrioch: Panthers Dmitry Kulikov was a healthy scratch last night as the Panthers have stepped up their efforts to trade him. George Richards: Panthers coach Peter Horachek said that Kulikov "needs to be accountable." Bruce Garrioch: (tweet sequence) "Panthers are…
Morning Hits: Gretzky, Rogers Place, Sabres, Sieloff, Monahan, Emmerton and Schneider
John Shannon: Wayne Gretzky has been "made whole" from his time with the Coyotes, in excess of $7 million. Stephen Whyno: Could be closer to $8 million than $7 million. Rogers Place: Construction of the Oilers Rogers Place is set to…
Morning Rumors: Khudobin, Peters, Mason, Vanek, Diaz, Callahan, Gleason, Dubnyk, Bryzgalov and World Juniors
Craig Custance: Hurricanes Anton Khudobin is close to returning to the lineup, and the Hurricanes are getting some trade interest in both Khudobin and Justin Peters. Sam Carchidi: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said that it could be to distracting to…
Injury Notes: Datsyuk, Lecavalier, Kane, Weber, Seguin, Dubinsky, Bryzgalov and more
Helene St. James: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Pavel Datsyuk (concussion) is doubtful for tomorrow. Todd Bertuzzi (shoulder) will likely be ready for Wednesday or for the weekend. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Ken Holland said Datsyuk would need "a…
Afternoon Hits: Neuvirth, Kane, Talbot, Franson, Dubinsky, Nabokov, Laich, Sens, Wild, Canes and Hawks
Katie Carrera: The Capitals put Michal Neuvirth on the IR with a right leg injury. Ken Wiebe: Jets Evander Kane remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Katie Strang: Rangers goalie Cam Talbot the first goalie off the ice this morning,…
NHL Attendance For Each Team After 10 Home Games: 2013-14
Here is our first installment in our 2013-14 NHL attendance series, looking at each teams home attendance after 10 games. Included are the quarter marks for each team for the past two seasons for comparison. 15 teams are at or…
Morning Rumors: Steen, Miller, Gleason, Del Zotto, Dumba and Alfredsson
The Fouth Period: The Blues will have to wait until the season is over to negotiate with pending UFA Alexander Steen. "Alex prefers not to discuss a contract extension during the season and the team has respected that," Steen's agent,…
Injury Notes: Seguin, Kane, Gordon, Bryzgalov and Gleason
Mark Stepneski: Stars Tyler Seguin is out with concussion-like symptoms. Injury happened during the Blackhawks game. Ken Wiebe: Jets Evander Kane did some off-ice work but he's questionable for tonight's game against the Rangers. Edmonton Oilers: Oilers Boyd Gordon was…
Morning Hits: Islanders, Capitals, Habs, Predators, Avs, Sens, Leafs, Panthers, Canucks and Coyotes
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Islanders GM Garth Snow is working the phones. The ideal scenario for the Islanders would be for Sabres Ryan Miller to waive his no-trade clause to join the Islanders for the remainder of the season.…