Panthers Trade Versteeg Back To Chicago In Four Player Deal
The Florida Panthers have traded winger Kris Versteeg and left winger Philippe Lefebvre to the Chicago Blackhawks for right winger Jimmy Hayes and defenseman Dylan Olsen. The Panthers will pay half of Versteeg's salary as well. He carries a $4.6…
VIDEO: NHL Suspends Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri For Three Games
The NHL has suspended Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri for three games for his hit to the head of Minnesota Wild's goaltender Niklas Backstrom. Was three games too much, not enough or just right?
Afternoon Hits: Eaves, Mills, Scott, Forsberg, Beck and Zherdev
Ansar Khan: The Red Wings have put Patrick Eaves on waivers. Renaud Lavoie: The Blackhawks put Brad Mills on waivers. Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "when I spoke to the Leafs brass and informed them that John Scott would be playing on…
Practice Notes: Salo, Elias, Skinner, Martin, Ducks and the Hurricanes injured goalies
Damian Cristodero: Lightning's Sami Salo (lower-body) is skating today in a no-contact jersey. Tom Gulitti: Devils Patrick Elias (back) is skating at practice today. Michael Smith: Hurricanes Jeff Skinner is wearing a no-contact jersey at practice today. Shelly Anderson: Penguins…
Morning Rumors: Oilers 1st rounder, Canucks, Gaborik, Kane, Sabres, Miller and Yakupov
Jim Mathson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson said "absolutely" that the Oilers first round pick is in play for immediate help, and thinks all of their picks should be. Darren Dreger: The Canucks have/had interest in Marty Reasoner. Reasoner is…
Morning Hits: Berard, Suter, Pearson, Emelin, Prust and Giguere
New York Daily News: Former NHL Bryan Berard worked with a former policeman and the FBI to bring down two men for multiple fraud counts. Two men ripped off upwards of $$15 million from at least a 12 former and…
Injury Notes: Backstrom, Nash, Moore, Green, MacKenzie, Tanguay, Quick, Greene, Clifford and Burns
Michael Russo: Wild's Niklas Backstrom left last night's game after being run over by Nazem Kadri. Andrew Gross: Rangers Rick Nash will travel with the team to Montreal and will continue practicing. Andrew Gross: Rangers Dominic Moore said he's good…
VIDEO: Two Questionable Hits From Nazem Kadri … Suspension Coming?
UPDATE: Chris Johnston: Nazem Kadri's hearing will be for his hit on Niklas Backstrom. John Shannon: The NHL did look at Kadri's hit on Granlund but did not view the head as the principle point of contact. The NHL will be…
Sabres Fallout: LaFontaine Will Work On a GM Short-List …. Some Names Could Be
Bob McKenzie: Pat LaFontaine will work with assistant GM Kevin Devine, but has a short list of GM candidates. Will search for a new GM. Darren Dreger: Source saying that Darcy Regier and Ron Rolston were told last night that…
VIDEO: Sabres Fire Regier and Rolston … Hire LaFontaine and Nolan
The Buffalo Sabres have fired GM Darcy Regier and head coach Ron Rolston. Pat LaFontaine has been named the new President of Hockey Operations. Ted Nolan was named their interim head coach. LaFontaine will work with assistant GM Kevin Devine…
Morning Rumors II: Stars, Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, Panthers, Predators, Flyers, Emery and Fighting and the Sabres
TSN Insider Trading: Dreger: doesn't think that Nail Yakupov will be traded this year. They have no intentions of trading him. McKenzie: Stars Vernon Fiddlerwent to the team and said he wants more ice time and bigger role. If they…
Morning Rumors I: Yakupov, Subban, Diaz, Lightning, Cammalleri, Scouting the Habs-Lightning, Avs-Canes
Yahoo Sports NHL: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said that Nail Yakupov is becoming a distraction, but nothing has changed, so don't expect a trade. TSN Radio: Darren Dreger said that MacTavish is trying move Ales Hemsky and not Yakupov. “There’s…