Afternoon Hits: Moulson, Dubinsky, Bass, Liles, Rakell and Craig
John Vogl: Matt Moulson skated with the Sabres this morning. Aaron Portzline: On no disciplinary hearing for Brandon Dubinsky: "I've been critical of#NHL in past for some of their supplemental discipline rulings, Only fair to say I think they got…
Line Combos: Islanders, Hurricanes, Bruins, Devils, Stars, Penguins and Blackhawks
NY Islanders: Islanders lines: Vanek-Tavares-Okposo; Bouchard-Nielsen-Bailey; Grabner-Nelson-Regin-Clutterbuck; Martin-Cizikas-McDonald-Boulton. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Gerbe-E. Staal-Semin, Tlusty-J. Staal-Dwyer, Ruutu-Nash-Lindholm, Bowman-Sutter-Westgarth. Joe McDonald: Bruins lines: Lucic-Krejci-Iginla, Smith-Bergeron-Marchand, Soderberg-Kelly-Caron, Paille-Campbell-Thornton. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Elias-Loktionov-Jagr; Zubrus-Zajac-Brunner; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Carter-Gionta-Bernier; Tedenby-Josefson. Defensive pairings and goalies: Greene-Fayne; Volchenkov-Zidlicky; Gelinas-Larsson; Harrold. Goalies: Brodeur, Terreri.…
NHL Rookie Watch: Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg Scouting Reports Date of birth: 08/14/1994 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190 Position: RW Acquired: Drafted in the 1st round, 11th overall in 2012 by Washington Corey Pronman Hockey Prospectus - @coreypronman Year in Review: Forsberg was the top U20 player…
Sabres-Islanders Trade: Regier, Snow, Numbers And A Collection Of Thoughts From Twitter
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Sabres GM Darcy Regier on the Thomas Vanek - Matt Moulson trade. “It was a deal that has been worked on off and on for a while,” General Manager Darcy Regier said in First Niagara…
Morning Rumors: Miller, Islanders and Anderson
John Hoven: Next up for the Sabres is Ryan Miller, but where to is the question. Not a lot of teams looking for goalie that makes that much money. John Vogl: Sabres GM Darcy Regier on Ryan Miller: "I’ve really had…
VIDEO: Suspension Hearing Likely Coming For Brandon Dubinsky … Martin Hanzal’s Hearing Today
UPDATE: Bob McKenzie: The NHL reviewed Dubinsky's hit and there won't be any supplementary discipline, a body-on-body hit with incidental contact to the head. Shawn Mithchell: Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky received a 5-minute major for interference and a game misconduct…
Injury Notes: Rinne, Neal, Lundqvist, Fasth, Stempniak, Slater, Nieto, Jenner and MacArthur
Pat Iverson of SB Nation: Predators Pekka Rinne told the Finnish magazine "Urheilulehti," that his hip infection is "very dangerous" and could lead to long-term problems. Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins James Neal is not expected to practice…
Roster Notes: Bachman, Gustafsson, Holland, Miele and Yip
Jonathan Willis: The Oilers recalled goalie Richard Bachman. Michael Russo: The Wild re-assign goaltender Johan Gustafsson. Eric Stephens: The Ducks recalled Peter Holland. Phoenix Coyotes: The Coyotes recall Andy Miele and assign Brandon Yip to the AHL.
TRADE: Sabres Trade Vanek To Islanders For Moulson and Picks
The Buffalo Sabres have traded winger Thomas Vanek to the New York Islanders for winger Matt Moulson, a 2014 1st round pick and a 2015 2nd round pick. The 29-year old Vanek was drafted 5th overall by the Sabres in…
Morning Rumors: Ducks, Senators, Sabres, Leafs, Flyers, Stars, Sharks and Oilers
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Teams are calling the Ducks to see if they'd move either Jonas Hiller or Viktor Fasth. The Hurricanes (written before DiPietro signed tryout), Predators, Oilers, Panthers and Islanders could be looking for a goalie. "His…
Morning Hits: DiPietro, Salvador, Duchene and Lindback
Eye on Hockey: Rick DiPietro signed a tryout deal with the Hurricanes AHL team in Charlotte. Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford: "It's a safety net and could give us more depth. At this point it's a PTO. We'll see what kind of shape…
Injury Notes: Schneider, Weber, Clowe, Giordano, Silfverberg, Lupul, Bozak, Stewart and Paajarvi
Tom Gulitti: Devils Cory Schneider is out with a lower-body injury. Keith Kinkaid recalled. GM Lou Lamoriello said that Schneider is "sore" and the injury is not serious. Buffalo Sabres: Sabres Mike Weber will be out "long term" with an upper-body injury…