League Won’t Step In On Varlamov Situation Just Yet … Accusers Interview Translated
Pierre LeBrun: Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly on if the league would get involved with the Semyon Varlamov situation: "At this point, we are monitoring the developing legal situation and do not intend to intervene in that process. There may come a point in time…
Morning Hits: Scoring Goalies, Sedin’s, Jones, Nikitin, Crawford and Elliott
Yahoo Sports NHL: NHL goalie to score: B. Smith, NYI, 1979 R. Hextall, PHI, 1987 C. Osgood, DET, 1996 D. Rhodes, OTT, 1999 M. Brodeur, NJ, 2000 Theodore, MTL '01 Nabokov, SJ '02 Noronen, BUF '04 Mason, NSH '06 Ward, CAR '11…
Injury Notes: Downie, Lecavalier, Eriksson, Carter, Stuart, Helm, Franzen, Stempniak, Burns and Condra
Sarah Baicker: Flyers Steve Downie has a concussion and Vincent Lecavalier will be out today with a facial injury. Sam Carchidi: GM Paul Holmgren said that Downie was rushed to the hospital after the game. Joe Haggerty: Sounding like Bruins forward…
Daniel and Henrik Sedin Sign Four Year Contract Extensions
The Vancouver Canucks have signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to four-year, $28 million contract extensions. The 33-year old twins were both entering the last season of their five-year, $30.5 million deal. Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin
Injury Notes: Carter, Schneider, Gustavsson, Franzen, Morrow, Parros, Pacioretty, Wild and Callahan
Andrew Walker: Hearing that Kings Jeff Carter has a broken foot. NHL Devils PR: Devils coach Peter DeBoer said that a decision will come tomorrow morning on Cory Schneider's availability for this weekends back-to-back games. Brodeur starting against the Flyers.…
Lines and Goalies: Senators, Devils, Stars, Wings, Wild, Lightning, Flyers, Penguins and Blues
Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Conacher-Spezza-Neil MacArthur-Turris-Ryan Michalek-Smith-Zibanejad Greening/Kassian-Grant-Condra. Rich Chere: Devils lines: Elias-Loktionov-Jagr; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Zubrus-Zajac-Brunner; Carter-Gionta-Bernier; Tedenby-Josefson. Mark Stepneski: Stars lines: Benn-Seguin-Cole; Whitney-Eakin-Chiasson; Nichushkin-Horcoff-Peverley; MacDermid-Fiddler-Roussel. Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Red Wings lines: Datsyuk centering Zetterberg and Bertuzzi. Johan Franzen…
Morning Rumors: MacTavish talks trades … Avs may come into play for Miller
TSN Radio: Bob McKenzie: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish is trying to make something happen. He is trying to calm down the sense of panic in Edmonton. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish: “I don’t see how…
Updates on Semyon Varlamov’s Situation
Ryan Parker: The Denver DA office expects to get the Semyon Varlamov case in the next couple days. They will then review and make a decision if they will file charges or not. Eric Macramalla: "Varlamov: charge of 3rd degree…
Morning Hits: Toews, Downie, Emelin, Malhotra, Rakell, Sbisa, Pageau and Scott’s Suspension Video
Kevin Gibson: NHL players have been suspended for 60 regular season games, with over $911,000 in fines/salary lost. Scott Powers: Blackhawks Jonathan Toews on if he'd consider returning home and playing for the Jets: "It does run through your mind a…
Injury Notes: Ovechkin, Schneider, Koivu, Fasth, Perron, Mills and Callahan
Adam Vingan: Capitals Alex Ovechkin will be out of lineup on Friday with an upper-body injury. Rich Chere: Devils Cory Schneider hope to play in one of their games this weekend. Eric Stephens: Ducks Saku Koivu and Viktor Fasth are…
NHL Rookie Watch: Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers
Aleksander Barkov Scouting Reports Date of birth: 09/02/1995 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 205 Position: C Acquired: Drafted in the 1st round, 2nd overall in 2013 by Florida Corey Pronman Hockey Prospectus - @coreypronman Year in Review: Barkov had one of the greatest…
Flyers Trade Maxime Talbot to the Avalanche For Steve Downie
The Colorado Avalanche have traded winger Steve Downie to the Philadelphia Flyers for winger Maxime Talbot. The 26-year old Downie was drafted 29th overall in the 1st round of the 2005 draft by the Flyers. Downie carries a $2.65 million…