Morning Hits: Petry, Nichushkin, Horton, Gudas, Booth and More
Bruce McCurdy: Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said that special teams needs as his driving decision to bench Jeff Petry, but he was their top penalty killing defenseman (SHTOI/G) from the past two seasons. Ryan Rishaug: Since he missed all of training…
Morning Hits: Staal, Kane, Methot, Krejci, Datsyuk, Drouin and More
Carolina Hurricanes: Eric Staal (upper-body) and Patrick Dwyer (lower-body) left last night's game and didn't return. (Staal left the game a little woozy after taking a hit from Matt Martin) Tim Campbell: Jets coach Paul Maurice said that Evander Kane…
Quick Hits: Morning Line Combos
Mark Divver: Bruins lines: Marchand-Bergy-Smith Lucic-Spooner-Fraser Kelly-Soderberg-Eriksson Paille-Cunningham-Robins. DJ Bean: Defensive pairings: Chara - Hamilton Seidenberg - McQuaid Krug - Miller. Shawn Mitchell: Blue Jacket lines: Foligno-Johansen-Atkinson; Hartnell-Anisimov-Dano; Calvert-Letestu-Wennberg; Skille-Chaput-Boll. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Semin Gerbe-Rask-Lindholm Malone-McClement-Dwyer Terry-Nash-Brown. Chip Alexander: Defensive pairings: Faulk-Sekera,…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates And Heading To Europe
Aaron Portzline: Ryan Johansen's agent Kurt Overhardt: "Reports of it being a nasty negotiations ...the media may have created that. It hasn’t been negative and nasty." Terrell Williams of Hurricanes.NHL: Jeff Skinner has a concussion. “Jeff has been diagnosed with…
Morning Hits: Datsyuk, Flyers, Blackhawks and Methot
Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press: Pavel Datsyuk is back skating with the Red Wings in a no-contact jersey as he recovers from a separated shoulder. They put him on the IR dating back to September 22nd. Datsyuk can…
Morning Hits: Coyotes, Waivers, Sharks and Ryan
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Andrew Barroway, who has tried to buy the Devils and Islanders in the past two years, is now in advanced talks to by 51 percent of the Arizona Coyotes according to sources. Part of…
Morning Hits: Tkachev, Honka, Islanders, Expansion and Fraser
Craig Custance: Teams must be cap compliant by the end of the day on October 7th when they have to submit their opening night rosters. Elliotte Friedman: The NHL rejected the Oilers contract with Vladimir Tkachev's as he is still…
Morning Hits: Krug and Smith Sign, Waivers and Roster Notes
Boston Bruins: The Bruins signed Torey Krug and Reilly Smith to one-year deals with a cap hit of $1.4 million. Renaud Lavoie: On waivers: Tyler Randell (BOS), Greg Zanon, Garrett Wilson, Ryan Martindale, Dan Ellis, Joseph Crabb and Robert Butler…
Morning Hits: Waivers and Roster Notes For Seven Teams
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Brad Thiessen, Jared Staal, Greg Nemisz, Justin Shugg and Ben Holmstrom (CAL), Mike Moore, John Landrey and Tim Kennedy (WAS), Bobby Sanguinetti, Alex Biega, Peter Andersson, Dustin Jeffrey, Brandon Defazio and Darren Archibald (VAN), Luke…
Morning Hits: Waivers and Roster Moves
Renaud Lavoie: Placed on waivers yesterday: Spencer Abbott, Kevin Marshall and Trevor Smith (TOR), Jacob Markstrom (VAN), Darcy Zajac, Joe Whitney, Scott Timmins, Michael Sislo, Tim Sestito, Dan Kelly and Brandon Burlon (NJ), Jeremy Welsh, Sebastian Wannstrom, David Shields, Brent…
Morning Hits: Expansion, World Cup and Panthers Tickets
Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Gary Bettman said there are no plans for relocation and added that they are "not looking to expand anywhere right now." Bettman on having two teams in the same market. “If we decided that…
Morning Hits: Hurricanes, Isles, Drouin, Fighting, Flames and Sharks
Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. said he would entertain offers for the majority stake in the team. “I’m 71 years old, and at 71 you start planning stuff like that,” Karmanos said.…