Pucks in Depth: Lightning, Stars and Red Wings
On Saturday night Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman shocked the hockey world when he announced that captain Steven Stamkos needs surgery to remove blood clots and will miss the next 1-3 months. Obviously Stamkos' health is what is most…
NHL Injuries: Blues, Blackhawks, Ducks, Lightning and Canucks
On the St. Louis Blues ... Chris Pinkert of Blues.NHL: Jake Allen left last night's after the the first period. Coach Ken Hitchcock said Allen would be evaluated today. Jake Allen seems to get hurt with 3:20 left in the…
NHL Rumors: Pavel Datsyuk, Jimmy Vesey and Jonathan Drouin
On Pavel Datsyuk ... Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman reported that Pavel Datsyuk could leave the Red Wings after the season and return to Russia. If he left, it would be for family reasons. He is expected to sit down with his…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Pens, Ducks, Coyotes, Sens and Leafs
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Steven Stamkos will be out for one to three months with a blood clot in his right arm. Stamkos will have a procedure done on Monday. It's…
NHL Rumors: Oilers Still Need To A Puck-Moving Dman
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers really need to bring in a puck-moving defenseman this offseason. GM Peter Chiarelli will be looking to make a trade a draft, and it might cost him…
NHL Rumors: Changes Coming To Senators This Offseason
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Bryan Murray and owner Eugene Melnyk have both said that changes will be coming to the Senators this offseason after their "disappointing" season. “I’ve started (the evaluation).…
NHL Injuries: Ducks, Habs, Caps, Isles, Bruins, Devils and More
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Anaheim Ducks: David Perron is out four to six weeks (from March 20th) with a separated right shoulder. Anaheim Ducks: Perron on his injury: "I know we've announced a timeline, but I want to beat it.…
NHL News: Kadri, Yakupov And Hanzal Fined For Diving
The NHL has fined three players for diving/embellishment today. Stephen Whyno: Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri was fined a total of $5,000 today, for two separate diving incidents. Chris Johnston: The next time Kadri gets fined for diving, he'll…
NHL Rumors: Mrazek, Howard and Scrivens
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbg) Petr Mrazek has struggled lately. He's only 24-years old, it's a valid concern that he may not be ready to handle a heavy workload at the NHL level just…
NHL Rumors: Leafs, Avs, Flames, Blues and Rangers
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Paul Hendrick: Mike Babcock said that William Nylander will be returned to the AHL when Peter Holland is ready to return. Paul Hendrick: 2012 draft pick Domenic Toninanto is considering going pro. On the…
NHL Injuries: Habs, Isles, Hawks, Devils, Sabres, Ducks and More
Image from TSN Hockey twitter account On the Montreal Canadiens ... TSN Hockey: Carey Price practiced with teammates yesterday. Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Coach Michel Therrien: "Carey Price is working hard on the ice and in the gym with the goal to…
NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 25
The Washington Capitals received a good challenge from the St. Louis Blues, but the Caps remain at No. 1 in our consensus NHL power rankings. The Dallas Stars have moved up to the No. 3 slot. The Los Angeles Kings…