Quick Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies
Roster Notes ... Arpon Basu: Carey Price practiced with the team for the first time since suffering his injury. Andy Strickland: Reports are that Blues Jori Lehtera spent last night in a Columbus hospital as a precautionary measure. They are…
Injuries: Pens, Isles, Lightning, Coyotes, Flyers, Sabres, Leafs and Blues
On the Penguins ... Bob McKenzie: Olli Maatta remained in hospital over night. No update on his status just yet. Dave Molinari: There is no indication that Maatta does have damage to any of his internal organs. not very good replays…
Injuries: Wild, Lightning, Isles, Panthers, Flames, Oilers and More
On the Wild ... Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune: Zach Parise has started skating on his own, but there is no timetable for his return. "He's getting better,'' Yeo said. "We'll see where he's at when we come home…
Injuries: Lightning, Wings, Sens, Flyers, Coyotes and More
On the Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Jonathan Drouin and Cedric Paquette have been battling injuries. Tyler Johnson briefly left Saturday's game after taking a hit from Dave Bolland. On the Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: Teemu Pulkkinen skated yesterday and…
Rumors III: Bruins, Richards, KHL and Flyers
On the Bruins ... Darren Dreger of TSN: From time to time, teams call the Bruins about goalie prospect Malcolm Subban. There is reason to believe that the Maple Leafs or Coyotes would have interest in him. The Bruins have…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Some League Notes
INJURY NOTES ... On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Coach Joel Quenneville said that Duncan Keith and Michal Rozsival will play tonight. On the Sabres ... John Vogl: Defenseman Zach Bogosian is happy with the way full practices have gone.…
Morning Hits: Red Wings, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Flyers and Leafs
Image by @ManGamesLostNHL - Plotting man-games lost (x-axis) vs quality of players missing (y-axis, based on ice time) for each team On the Red Wings ... Ted Kulfan: Pavel Datsyuk will play tonight, and he'll be on a line with…
Injuries: Bruins, Sharks, Jackets, Leafs, Avs and More
On the Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg took contact in battle drills during practice yesterday. He was taking light contact before, but yesterday was his first heavy contact. He's getting close to returning. “The good thing…
Injuries: Hawks, Stars, Caps, Wings, Flyers and Predators
On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Duncan Keith has been skating the past few days. Coach Joel Quenneville said that Keith is "close" to returning from his torn meniscus in his right knee. Keith isn't worried…
Injuries: Pens, Habs, Lightning, Sharks, Wild, Leafs and More
On the Penguins ... Dave Molinari: Pascal Dupuis practiced yesterday. It seems that whatever tests were performed on Dupuis when he returned to Pittsburgh detected no blood clot-related problems. Seth Rorabaugh: Coach Mike Johnston said that Pascal Dupuis has been…
Injuries: Blackhawks, Red Wings, Canucks and Lightning
On the Blackhawks ... Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Defenseman Duncan Keith skated with teammates yesterday morning. It's been about three weeks since his knee surgery. “Obviously I don’t think the leg is as strong as it needs to be,”…
Injuries: Habs, Wild, Lightning, Wings, Hawks, Rangers and More
On the Canadiens ... Renaud Lavoie: The Canadiens expect to have more news on Carey Price tomorrow. On the Wild ... Minnesota Wild: Zach Parise has a sprained MCL in his right knee and he'll be evaluated on a week-to-week…