Injury Notes: MacArthur, Lehtonen, Stralman, Richards, Hossa, Murray, Gustavsson, Stastny and Sbisa
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators Clarke MacArthur won't need surgery to fix his injured tendon in his hand. He suffered the injury fighting Flames Chris Butler. He won't play tomorrow, and could return next Saturday. "The only update…
Quick Hits with Injuries: Hudler, Wideman, Bournival, Gudas, Phaneuf, Emery, Adam and Halak
Roger Millions: Flames Jiri Hudler could return on Monday. Dennis Wideman's is out indefinitely with a significant injury. L.A. Lariviere: Canadiens Michael Bournival (concussion) will meet with team doctors on Monday. Mike Harrington: Sabres Alexander Sulzer is out one to…
Morning Hits and Injuries: Yzerman, Devils, Kuznetsov, Kassian, Gorges, Laich, Vatanen and Hanzal
Hockey Central: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman: "We respect decision whether we agreed with it or not." Darren Dreger: If the Devils miss the playoffs, they will still remain in the NHL draft lottery. If they win the lottery, they would still pick 30th,…
Injury Notes: Datsyuk, Price, Giguere, McQuaid, Hertl, Stuart and Sobotka
Ansar Khan: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Pavel Datsyuk will be shut down for three weeks. John Lu: Canadiens Carey Price is progressing with his injury and "is not far." The Devan Dubnyk trade is not insurance for…
Injury and Morning Notes: Sedin, Weiss, Datsyuk, Hanzal, Belov, Faulk, Murray, Nolan, LaFontaine and Expansion
Darren Dreger: Canucks Daniel Sedin was scheduled to have an MRI yesterday to determine extent of his leg injury. Not believed to be his knee. Renaud Lavoie: Daniel could be out for minimum of three weeks. Ansar Khan: Red Wings GM…
Afternoon Rumors and Notes: Moulson, Kesler, Scrivens, Wings, Hawks, Waivers, Flyers, Brodeur, Bruins and Devils
Pierre LeBrun: Sabres Matt Moulson is not practicing today. GM Tim Murray said that Moulson hasn't been traded. Nick Kypreos: There are many people who believe that Ryan Kesler told the Canucks that he doesn't want to play in Canada…
Morning Hits: Rinne, Nolan, Sabres, Panthers, Drewiske, Bolland and Orlov Has Phone Hearing
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: He hasn't officially been recalled by the Predators, but Pekka Rinne could be returning to the team with week after his second rehab start with Milwaukee of the AHL. “Now I’m looking forward to getting…
Morning Hits: Sabres Pay Salary Difference, Entry-Level Deals, Rinne, Perreault, Yakupov and Bolland
Corey Masisak: The Sabres now have 18 first and second round picks from the 2012 to 2015 drafts. No team in the past two decades have had more than 15. There is still the chance that they could get 20…
Injury Notes: Letang, Dupuis, Datsyuk, Yakupov and Butler
Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Kris Letang's wife found him on the floor in their house on Jan. 29th, he was conscious, but “I was just not able to function,” he recalled. He's at the rink and trying to recover…
Injury Notes: Price, Rinne, Timonen, Bolland, Hertl and Marchenko
Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Carey Price will miss the next two games after re-injuring himself during the Olympics. They have recalled Dustin Tokarski. L.A. Lariviere: Mike Babcock said that he was unaware of Price's lower-body injury during the Olympics. Jim Diamond:…
Injury Notes: Tavares, Martin, Bennett, Kindl, Weiss, Franzen and Gaborik
Stephen Lorenzo: Islanders John Tavares said it's a partial MCL tear and that he won't need surgery. Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said that Paul Martin will be out four to sixweeks with a broken hand. Pittsburgh Penguins: Beau…
Injury Notes: Lightning, Blue Jackets, Rangers, Wild, Canucks, Leafs and Panthers
Damian Cristodero: Lightning's Steven Stamkos said his x-rays looked really good but added "we're playing it smart." Erik Erlendsson: Stamkos has not been cleared to play on their upcoming road trip. They are now targeting a March 6th return against the Sabres.…