Afternoon Hits: Expansion, Flames, Habs, Devils, Leafs and More
On expansion ... Platinum Seat Ghosts: Bill Daly said "we're not waiting for Seattle." On the Flames ... John Shannon: the Flames put Joni Ortio on waivers. Kristen Odland: Bob Hartley said on Monday that Jonas Hiller is recovered from…
Quick Hits: Expansion, Injuries, Lines and Starting Goalies
Afternoon Notes ... Darren Dreger: "Report based on some owners reluctance to expand to both LV and Que at same time. Concerns with attendance in Car and Fla is part of it. Doesn't mean Que is a defined relocation city or Car/Fla…
Quick Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies
Roster Notes ... Arpon Basu: Carey Price practiced with the team for the first time since suffering his injury. Andy Strickland: Reports are that Blues Jori Lehtera spent last night in a Columbus hospital as a precautionary measure. They are…
Afternoon Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starters
Roster Notes ... Joe Smith: Lightning's Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Drouin and Cedric Paquette are all out tonight. Erik Erlendsson: Coach Jon Cooper doesn't think any of Johnson, Drouin or Paquette are long-term injuries and that they haven't been ruled out…
Morning Hits: Red Wings, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Flyers and Leafs
Image by @ManGamesLostNHL - Plotting man-games lost (x-axis) vs quality of players missing (y-axis, based on ice time) for each team On the Red Wings ... Ted Kulfan: Pavel Datsyuk will play tonight, and he'll be on a line with…
Afternoon Hits: Roster notes, Lines, Pairings and Starters
Quick Hits ... David Pagnotta: Justin Abdelkader's new contract includes a no-trade clause in his first four years and then a limited no-trade clause for the last three years. Chuck Gormley: Brooks Orpik will be a game time decision with a…
Afternoon Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, D-Pairings and Starting Goalies
Roster notes ... Dan Murphy: The League looked into the Alex Burrows/Jordin Tootoo incident and didn't feel that any action was necessary. Dave Stubbs: Canadiens Carey Price has responded well treatment, but won't be playing this week. Boston Bruins: Torey…
Afternoon Hits: True No. 1 Dmen, Notes, Lines and Starters
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson lists who he thinks is a true No. 1 defenceman and who is a top pairing defenseman but not a true No. 1. What is a true No. 1 Defenseman? It’s somebody who…
Afternoon Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairing and Starters
Roster Notes ... Curtis Zupke: Anze Kopitar said that he's playing tonight. Dave Vest: Antoine Vermette won't be in the lineup for the Coyotes tonight. Martin Hanzal will be in the lineup. David Alter: The Maple Leafs put Jonathan Bernier…
Afternoon Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies
Roster notes ... NY Islanders: John Tavares won't play tonight. Erik Erlendsson: Both Jonathan Drouin and Cedric Paquette were on the ice for the Lightning's morning skate. Lou Korac: Vladimir Tarasenko will return to the lineup. Kevin Shattenkirk is doubtful.…
Afternoon Hits: Roster Notes, Lines and Starting Goalies
Roster Notes ... Alain Poupart: Panthers Jaromir Jagr indicated that he won't play tonight. Coach Gerard Gallant wouldn't rule him out and called him "very questionable." Arpon Basu: Alex Semin will be a healthy scratch for the Canadiens again. Leafs…
Morning Hits: Roenick and the Alligator, E. Kane and Burmistrov
Jeremy Roenick attempts to tackle an alligator. Randy Miller of NJ.com: Roenick on his attempt. "I just wish I would have grabbed it," he told NJ Advance Media on Monday night. "That would have been great. I had my hand…