Video: Hockey Night In Canada Hotstove and Coaches Corner
Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove Elliotte Friedman via twitter: Realignment being worked on my NHL and NHLPA. I - Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Devils, Islanders, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins and Capitals. II - Bruins, Sabres, Red Wings, Panthers, Canadiens, Senators, Lightning and Maple…
Injury Notes: Frattin, Johnson, Girardi, McDonagh, Del Zotto and Malkin
Jonas Siegel via twitter: Looking like Maple Leafs Matt Frattin is about a week away from returning. Aaron Portzline via twitter: Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson left last night's game with an upper-body injury. Seth Rorabaugh via twitter: Rangers defenseman…
Blackhawks have their trade targets … Bruins scouting Flyers, Penguins … Streit looking for 3-4 year deal
Craig Custance via twitter: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman uses a specific strategy when looking to make midseason trades. Along with his scouting staff, they target specific players who they think would be a good fit with their team and who…
Injury Notes: Redmond, Bieksa, Malkin and Clutterbuck
Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Jets Zach Redmond had 3 hours of surgery to repair a completely severed femoral artery, and cuts to the femoral and popliteal vein. His season is likely over. “I’ve been doing this for 12…
Roster notes and Starting Goalies: Gallagher, Baertschi, Coyle, Caps, Wings, Canes and Devils
Dave Stubbs via twitter: Canadiens rookie Brendan Gallagher will be a game-time decision tonight. Torie Peterson of the Flames.NHL.com: Flames Sven Baertschi could return to the lineup tonight according to coach Bob Hartley. Michael Russo via twitter: The Wild have…
Oilers Hall suspended for two games
Brendan Shanahan suspended Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall for two games for kneeing Minnesota Wild's Cal Clutterbuck.
Quick Hits: DiPietro and Mursak to waivers, Realignment talk ongoing, Karlsson sent to AHL
Arthur Staple via twitter: The Islanders put Rick DiPietro on waivers today. Kevin Poulin will be recalled when DiPietro clears. Katie Strang via twitter: Islanders GM Garth Snow on the potential buyout of Rick DiPietro: "We haven't given that any consideration at this…
Injury Notes: Anisimov, Landeskog, Tarasenko, Gaustad, Quincey and Nash
Shawn Mitchell via twitter: Blue Jackets Artem Anisimov was released from hospital today and is scheduled to fly back to Columbus today. Chris Nichols via twitter: Gabriel Landeskog is returning to the Avalanche lineup on Saturday. James Mirtle via twitter:…
Lines and Starting Goalies: Oilers, Penguins, Capitals, Leafs, Canadiens, Canucks, Panthers and Predators
Dan Tencer via twitter: Oilers lines: Hall-RNH-Eberle, Yakupov-Gagner-Hemsky, Jones-VandeVelde-Petrell and Smyth-Belanger-Eager. Pittsburgh Penguins via twitter: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Cooke-Malkin-Neal Bennett-Sutter-Kennedy Glass-Jeffrey-Adams. Defensive pairings: Orpik-Martin Niskanen-Letang Engelland-Despres Eaton-Bortuzzo. Stephen Whyno via twitter: Capitals lines: Chimera-Ribeiro-Ovechkin, Fehr-Backstrom-Brouwer, Wolski-Perreault-Ward, Hendricks-Beagle-Crabb. David Alter via twitter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel,…
Oilers Taylor Hall has a disciplinary hearing this afternoon
10:00 AM: Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Hearing is set for 2:30 PM EST. Kneeing and clipping are the fractions being considered. Pierre LeBrun via twitter: The hearing is by phone. (So five games or less) 8:10 AM: Michael Russo via…
NHL Trade Rumors: Senators, Bruins, Penguins, Maple Leafs, Islanders and Avalanche
Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Daniel Alfredsson will be targeted by the Penguins and Bruins if the Senators fall out of the playoff race. Wayne Scanlan via twitter: Alfredsson on the possibility of moving to a contender like the Bruins at the…
Injury Notes: Concussions, Redmond, Read, Anderson, Orr and Hossa
Allan Walsh via twitter: "NHL players are once again suffering concussions in record numbers, what is the league doing about the issue? The concussion issue has been largely ignored by the NHL in the hopes it would just go away. It won't…