On the Anaheim Ducks …
Eric Stephens: The Ducks have let go assist coach Steve Konowalchuk earlier this week. His position may not be refilled.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Bill Hoppe of the Buffalo Hockey Beat: The Sabres informed RFA goaltender Robin Lehner that they won’t be making him a qualifying offer and he’ll become an unrestricted free agent.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Scott Powers: Coach Joel Quenneville on Corey Crawford: “Reports are he’s doing well. A lot of guys are training in Chicago, and we expect him soon. I think he’s going to be fine going into camp.”
Mark Lazerus: Quenneville added that Crawford hasn’t been on the ice yet but they expect him to be in Chicago soon and on join up with some other Blackhawks.
Mark Lazerus: Quenneville said that Jonathan Toews is fully healed from the ailment that kept him out down the stretch. Back to working out almost every day.
On the Dallas Stars …
Mike Morreale: The Stars have signed defenseman Stephen Johns to a three-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $2.35 million per year.
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: The Red Wings have hired Dan Bylsma as an assistant coach.
“I’ve always had in the back of my mind that coming back home and working for the Red Wings and being a part of the Red Wings organization was something I wanted to do,” Bylsma, a Michigan native, said. “It’s a ways away from where I’ve always lived in Michigan (Grand Haven), but I’ve been around the Red Wings family and the Red Wings fans for a long, long time.”
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Renaud Lavoie: The Canadiens should announce their assist coach in the next couple days.
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Dave Isaac: The Flyers have signed Sam Morin to a three-year contract extension.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Tampa Bay Lightning: The Lightning have signed goaltender Louis Domingue to a two-year contract extension with a cap hit of $1.15 million.
On Toby Enstrom …
Pierre LeBrun: Winnipeg Jets pending free agent defnseman Toby Enstrom has hired Dan Milstein and Keith McKittrick as his agents.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: Coach Paul Maurice when asked if there have been any talks about defenseman Tyler Myers playing on the left side next season: “So, the answer to your original question is yes, we have had a conversation with him about it and it’s open right now. We are talking about that.”
