Allen Panzeri of the Ottawa Citizen: The results from Ottawa Senators forward Milan Michalek’s MRI should be known later today. Michalek suffered an injury to his left leg after crashing into the net against Atlanta last week.
Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun: Edmonton Oilers Ales Hemsky skated yesterday for the first time in 3 1/2 months since undergoing season ending shoulder surgery. Hemsky feels his shoulder is 70% healed, and should be 100% by training camp.
Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star: The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without a captain since Mats Sundin, but may have found their ‘next one’ in Dion Phaneuf. It may not happen until next season, but the vocal Phaneuf may be the leading candidate.
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Mike Modano will meet with Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk after the season, and then decide if he will retire or not.
