Roster Notes: Whitney, Coyotes and Flyers
St. Louis Blues: The Blues released Ryan Whitney from his tryout. The Blues roster is now at 24. Lou Korac: Blues GM Doug Armstrong wouldn't say whether they offered Whitney a two-way deal. Whitney had said earlier in camp that he…
Anaheim Ducks 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide Going into the 2013 campaign, the main question was if the Anaheim Ducks could squeak into the playoffs. It wasn’t long before they turned the conversation to what seed they would be able to…
Los Angeles Kings 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:After winning the Stanley Cup in 2012, the Los Angeles Kings didn’t exactly dominate in the regular season in 2013. They had to deal with the absence of defenseman Willie Mitchell and, for most of the…
Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Liles, Lucic, Thomas, Waivers, DeKeyser and Hossa
Pro Hockey Talk: The Panthers were sold for $230 million to Vincent Viola. James Mirtle: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on John-Michael Liles: "The feelings inside the coaches' and management's office should be left there... We know there's tough decisions coming."…
Line Combos: Islanders, Wings, Leafs, Devils, Caps, Canes, Blackhawks, Lightning, Stars and Blue Jackets
Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Bailey, Grabner-Nielsen-Lee, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Mark Masters: Red Wings lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader; Franzen-Weiss-Alfredsson; Cleary-Andersson-Bertuzzi; Jurco-Glendening-Samuelsson. Paul Hendrick: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Clarkson. Broll-Kadri-Raymond. Lupul-Bolland-Kulemin. Ashton-McClement-Orr. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Clowe-Zajac-Brunner; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Tedenby-Loktionov-Jagr; Carter-Gionta-Josefson; Barch-(empty)- Janssen. Katie Carrera: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin; Chimera-Grabovski-Wilson; Byers-Perreault-Fehr; Volpatti-Latta-Rechlicz. Michael…
Vancouver Canucks 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:After Vancouver’s second straight fast exit from the playoffs, head coach Alain Vigneault was shown the door and John Tortorella was brought in. Given Tortorella’s reputation, that would have been the big move during any other…
Morning Hits: Leafs cap situation, Provision 50.10(e), Caron, Thomas and Canucks reassign three
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Maple Leafs would like to move John-Michael Liles, but he has three years at $3.875 million left on his deal. If they were able to move him, they may have to include another piece to…
Free Agent Hits: Kessel, Sedin’s, Stepan and Thomas
John Shannon: Damien Cox saying that the Maple Leafs want a deal with Phil Kessel done before the start of the season. Canucks wanting to get the Sedin's locked up too. Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: Leafs GM Dave…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Torres, Skinner, Hornqvist, Atkinson, Schroeder, McLaren, Hossa, Bergenheim and Callahan
Ian Mendes: Senators Jason Spezza said that he has a mild strain, but wouldn't say where the injury is. Added it's not serious. David Pollak: Sharks Raffi Torres had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee yesterday.…
Tim Thomas Signs a One-Year Deal With the Panthers
Bob McKenzie: The Panthers have signed goaltender Tim Thomas to a one-year contract with a base salary of $2.5 million and performance and games played bonuses up to $3.75 million. The 39-year old Thomas was drafted 217th overall in the…
Phoenix Coyotes 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: The long wait is over in the desert. The Phoenix Coyotes – which will be the Arizona Coyotes in 2014-15 – were bought by IceArizona, led by Anthony LeBlanc, the Coyotes’ new CEO and alternate…
Franson Fallout for the Maple Leafs and Other Teams
Pierre LeBrun: "Technically speaking, told that Leafs could be cap compliant on opening night without a trade but it would mean bare bones roster (20). Obviously the more comfortable option would be a trade. Liles is most obvious guy to move but very…