Injury Notes: Clutterbuck, Murray, Orr and Bodie
Arthur Staple: Islanders Cal Clutterbuck suffered a skate laceration and "will miss some extended time." John Lu: Canadiens defenseman Douglas Murray sat out yesterdays practice with a lower-body injury. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs Colton Orr (bone bruise) skated for the first…
Roster Notes: Flyers, Blue Jackets, Blues D Pairings, Hamilton and Oilers
Anthony SanFilippo: The Flyers cut their camp roster down to 32. Two of those remaining, Chris Pronger and Marc-Andre Bourdon, will start the season on the IR. Two of the forwards, Ben Holmstrom and Kris Newbury, have to clear waivers…
Columbus Blue Jackets 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: Without Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets were expected to finish at or near the bottom of the standings in 2013. Instead, they soared in the second half of the shortened season thanks in large part…
Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Cheveldayoff, Redden, Hedberg, Rangers, Blacker and Biggs
John Shannon: NY Post reporting that the Panthers are on the verge of being sold. Barry Jackson: Sources saying NY businessman Vincent Viola is working on a deal to buy the Panthers. Not done yet. Stephen Whyno: Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff…
Lines and Pairings: Jets, Senators, Devils, Stars, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, and Canucks
Gary Lawless: Lawless's projected Jets lines: Little-Ladd,-Wheeler, Kane-Scheifele-Setoguchi, Halischuk,-Jokinen-Frolik, Tangradi-Slater-Wright. Bruce Garrioch: Senators lines this morning: Michalek-Spezza-Ryan; Kassian -Smith-Condra; Puempel-Grant-Cowick and Hobbs-O'Brien. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Clowe-Zajac-Ryder; Zubrus-Elias-Brunner; Olesz-Loktionov-Bernier; Carter-Henrique-Gionta; Barch-Josefson-Tedenby. Defensive pairings and goalies: Salvador-Zidlicky; Greene-Larsson; Volchenkov-Harrold; Merrill-Fayne. Goalies: Brodeur, Schneider. Mark Stepneski: Stars…
Carolina Hurricanes 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: Carolina’s first season with Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin didn’t go as well as expected, though the blame didn’t rest with the newcomers. They actually performed largely as advertised. Instead, it was a number of…
VIDEO: Realignment and Scheduling Refresher
NHL.com provides us a refresher on the new divisions and scheduling. I'm still not a fan of the unbalanced conferences and the name 'Metropolitan" as a division, but I guess it's something we'll have to live with for the time…
Morning Hits: Brodeur, Brunner, Grabovski, Gill, Schroeder, Biron, Bigras, Hossa and Toews
Sam Carchidi: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said that it's all quiet on the trade front. Rich Chere: Devils coach Peter DeBoer named Martin Brodeur as his opening night starter. TSN Radio: Bob McKenzie on the radio said that the Devils…
Injury Notes: Wilson, Franzen, Brown, Smith, Kostka, Zucker and Blujus
Adrian Dater: Avs Ryan Wilson will be out two weeks with a knee injury. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen didn't skate yesterday due to a hip flexor. They are waiting to see if it will be a day-to-day injury. Lisa…
Russian Hits: Jets prospect Burmistrov, two KHL coaches fired and another close
Igor Eronko: Alex Burmistrov on a return to the Jets: 'Let's try but we'll see in 2 years when my contract will expire. Now my thoughts are with #AkBars.' Gary Lawless: Lawless points out that Burmistrov's stats for Jets fans are…
Afternoon Hits: Gilbert, Lazar, Morin … Cuts by Penguins, Maple Leafs and Senators
Jonathan Willis: Tom Gilbert accepted the Panthers PTO offer. Chris Johnston: The Senators sign Curtis Lazar to an entry level contract. Sam Carchidi: The Flyers sign Samuel Morin to a three-year entry level deal worth $4.275 million. Seth Rorabaugh: Sent…
Lines Combos: Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Blues, Avalanche, Lightning and Rangers
Michael Smith: Hurricanes Jiri Tlusy is wearing a no-contact jersey today and is skating with Group B. Nathan Gerbe is with Jeff Skinner and Elias Lindholm. Michael Smith: Hurricanes game lines: Bowman-E. Staal-Semin, Skinner-Lindholm-Gerbe, Terry-Welsh-Dalpe, Blanchard-Sutter-Westgarth. Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets defensive…