Morning Hits: Murphy, Eakins, Olesz, Booth, West records, 18-year olds, Lupul and Dumba
  • Hockey Central: Hurricanes Ryan Murphy was fined $2,213.68 for clipping Rangers Derek Dorsett on Saturday.
  • Gene Principe: Oilers coach Dallas Eakins: “We’re in a depressing state and we just have to shake it.”
  • Tom Gulitti: Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said that Rostislav Olesz was put on waivers for “roster flexibility” and may not be sent to the AHL if he clears.
  • NHL on TSN: The Canucks send David Booth to the AHL on a conditioning assignment.
  • Aaron Portzline: West record over the East: 63-26-9. If you remove the Oilers, the West is 60-19-8.
  • Yahoo Sports NHL: Seven 18-year olds to score this year: V. Nichuchkin DAL, A. Barkov FLA, S. Monahan CGY, E. Lindholm CAR, N. MacKinnon COL, R. Ristolainen BUF, N. Zadorov BUF.
  • Yahoo Sports NHL: Seven 18-year olds to score in 1993-94: J. Arnott, A. Daigle, P. Demitra, C. Gratton, M. Grosek, V. Kroupa, R. Niedermayer.
  • James Mirtle: Leafs Joffrey Lupul said he could take some faceoffs if James van Riemsdyk is not comfortable on one side. One lefty, one righty.
  • Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune:  Wild’s Matt Dumba has played nine games and has been a healthy scratch the past two games. If he plays one more game, his three-year entry level deal will kick in.