Flyers Sign Matt Read to Four-Year Extension
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Matt Read to a four-year contract extension worth $14.5 million.
New Jersey Devils 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: After losing Zach Parise in the summer of 2012, the Devils lost another key star this offseason. This time though, it wasn’t to the free agent market. Ilya Kovalchuk ‘retired’ and then took his talents…
Florida Panthers 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: So much for building off of their success in 2011-12. Florida finally managed to snap their 10 season postseason drought, but they followed it up with one of their worst seasons in franchise history. Keep…
Morning Rumors: Stepan, Franson, Thomas, Lundqvist, Sedin’s, Morrow, NJ Goalies, Raymond, Halak and Miller
Darren Dreger of TSN: Players will be warned if their jersey is tucked in, and then will get a two minute penalty if it happens again. It's unlikely that Derek Stepan will be in the Rangers lineup on opening night. Stepan…
Injury Notes: Red Wings and Leafs, Sieloff, Clowe, Nikitin, Sbisa and Hossa
Ansar Khan: Red Wings Darren Helm is skating for the first time since Sept. 6th. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen didn't skating yesterday after taking a couple days off with a hip flexor. Helene St. James: Red Wings Jakub Kindl…
Morning Hits: Nugent-Hopkins, Schultz, Whitney and Teravainen
Nick Kypreos: Just like Taylor Hall's and Jordan Eberle's extensions, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' doesn't have a no-trade or no-movement. Jason Gregor: Oilers Justin Schultz is able to go to arbitration next summer, could factor into negotiations. Josh Rimer: A member of the…
Lines and Pairings: Blues, Flyers, Wild and Sharks
Lou Korac: Two Blues lines for tonight: Steen-Backes-Oshie and Paavarvi-Berglund-Tarasenko. Sam Carchidi: Flyers defensive pairings yesterday: Kimmo-Coby; Schenn-Streit; Gus-Gill; Grossmann-Mez; Gervais-Lauridsen. Patrick Williams: Wild lines last night: Niederreiter-Coyle-Heatley Fontaine-Granlund-Haula Foucault-Konopka-McMillan Mitchell-Brodziak-Veilleux. Defensive pairings: Stoner-Dumba Blum-Prosser Kampfer-Medvec. David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Top two…
Reassigned: Canucks, Avalanche and Capitals
Elliott Pap: The Canucks send forwards Brandon DeFazio and Alexandre Grenier to Utica of the AHL. Adrian Dater: The Avalanche sent Michael Schumacher to the AHL. Spencer Martin, Troy Bourke and Mason Geertsen were sent back to junior. Chuck Gormley:…
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Signs Extension With the Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers have signed Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to a seven-year contract extension. The deal will kick in next season. Elliotte Friedman: Seven-years, $42 million. Nugent-Hopkins was drafted first overall by the Oilers in 2011. What do you think of the…
Detroit Red Wings 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:The Detroit Red Wings had watched a number of key players walk off into the sunset over the last couple years going into the 2013 campaign, but none was more important than captain Nicklas Lidstrom. With…
Afternoon Hits: Waivers, Wilson, Pirri, Zanon and Legein
Darren Dreger: On waivers today: STL places K.Aucoin, A.Bolduc, P.Cannone, T.Chorney, C.Hanson, M.Mancari, T.Shattock; DAL place T.King; CBJ places S.Machacek, P.McNeill, F.St-Denis; Phil places Y.Danis, B.Holmstrom, K. Newbury, M.A. Bourdon. Tim Wharnsby: On waivers today: Mtl place Mayer; Van places Pelletier, Stuart, Hamill, Cgy…
Line Combos: Senators, Islanders, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Blackhawks and Capitals
Bruce Garrioch: Senators lines this morning: Michalek-Spezza-Ryan; Greening-Zibby-Neil: Prince-Pageau-Petersson and Kassian-Grant-Schneider. Defensive pairings: Methot-Karlsson; Phillips-Claesson and Wiercioch-Wideman Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Bailey-Nielsen-Okposo, Lee-Nelson-Strome, Gallant-Regin-Boulton, Quine-Miller-Diamond. Defensive pairings: Dalhuisen-Martinek, Pedan-Mayfield, Reinhart-Pulock. Goalies: Nabokov and Poulin. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: Lupul-Bozak-Kessel, JVR-Colborne-Clarkson, Raymond-Bolland-Kulemin, Broll-Kadri-Abbott,Ashton-McClement-Devane, Smith-Bodie. Ansar…

