D options for Blue Jackets … Parise update … Bolland leaves game … Air Canada not happy with head shots
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: By trading Rostislav Klesla (3 years remaining), and bringing in Scottie Upshaw (UFA) and Sami Lepisto (RFA), the Blue Jackets gained some financial flexibility for next season, even though the salaries for this year…
Video of Zdeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretty. What are your thoughts?
Scary hit by Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara on Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty. Darren Dreger via twitter: Chara has a phone hearing with the League today at noon. Renaud Lavoie via twitter: "Severe concussion for Max Pacioretty. Neck injury. Possible fracture…
Richards could go tonight … Lidstom could return next season … Jovo skates … Morrison could be done for year
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Brad Richards will take the morning skate with the Stars, and if all goes well, he'll be in the lineup tonight. "You don't want to get ahead of yourself, and I certainly know…
Richards injury update … Oilers have $27 million to spend in off-season … Tavares wants to be an Islander … Boyle still out
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Brad Richards skated on his own yesterday in Dallas, and could practice with the team on Wednesday at the morning skate. Nicklas Grossman is still out with a hip injury, but is skating.…
Afternoon twitter notes
John Grigg via twitter: Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford has made 114 trades since he took over in June 1994. He made 14 in 2010. Andy Strickland via twitter: Ty Conklin will start in net for the Blues tonight, and…
Hall’s season is over … Could Savard’s career be over? Vokoun gave 3 team list … Gillies suspended 10 games (video)
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Taylor Hall's season is over as he'll be out 8 weeks with a high ankle sprain he suffered in a fight with Derek Dorsett. Hall was sitting in 3rd spot for most points by…
Injury notes on Hall, Hemsky, Richards, Foote and Crosby
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Taylor Hall collects his first Gordie Howe hat trick, but injured his ankle is his fight with Blue Jackets Derek Dorsett. I was Hall's first fight. “I probably shouldn’t have had my first one…
Parise cleared to skate … Staal and Gaborik practice … Hemsky injured … Alfie would like to play this year
Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Ales Hemsky left last night's game with an apparent shoulder injury after being him by Jonathan Blum, he'll undergo an MRI. He went on for a couple more shifts after the hit before leaving.…
Heika looks at what Richards may be considering in Dallas … Kaberle-Bruins to talk after season … Weber’s worth … more FA and injury notes
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Heika on Brad Richards, I think you’re right in a lot of ways. I think what he would like to know is what level of commitment to winning will come from the new…
More Trade Fallout … Biron and Spacek injured … Starting goalies
Pierre LeBrun and Scott Burnside of ESPN: Darren Dreger via twitter: Seems that due to the high asking price for Zenon Konopka (a 2nd round pick), the Islanders may want to re-sign him. Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: The…
Antti Niemi re-signs with the Sharks
The San Jose Sharks have signed Antti Niemi to a 4 year contract extension worth $15.2 million. The deal carries a $3.8 million cap hit.
Nieuwendy on the Brad Richards situation … Other things that didn’t go down
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: From Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk, "Nothing happened, and I'm good with that. You look at our team and we've played well lately and now we're going to add Brad Richards and Nick Grossman,…