Tag: Alex Galchenyuk

NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens Offseason Priorities

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at the offseason priorities of the Montreal Canadiens. 1. Sign goaltender Carey Price to a contract extension - Getting Price signed to a contract extension should be GM Marc Bergevin's…

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NHL Rumors: Habs, Ducks, Pens, Sens, Blackhawks, Lightning, Leafs and Blues

On the Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Montreal Canadiens have been moving Alex Galchenyuk between center and wing, he'll be…

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NHL Rumors: Lightning, Oilers, Canadiens and Coyotes

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Chris Nichols: Bob McKenzie on the radio: "I think Tampa is going to trade Ben Bishop, but there's no market for him right now." ... "I'm not sure what value you'll get back, other than the…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Panthers, Devils, Flyers, Caps and Bruins

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... NHL.com: Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Sheary played almost 17 minutes on Tuesday, but didn't practice yesterday. Evgeni Malkin (lower-body) skated before practice yesterday. "…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens

On the Arizona Coyotes and Radim Vrbata ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The 35-year old Radim Vrbata isn't worrying where he'll be playing next season. Vrbata knows the Coyotes could trade him before the deadline. “There’s no protection in…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Bruins, Caps, Rangers, Leafs, Wings and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Amanda Stein: Forward Alex Galchenyuk is out tonight and is day-to-day with a knee issue. It's the same knee that caused him to miss 18 games earlier this season. Brian Wilde: Galchenyuk re-aggravated his previous…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Bruins, Rangers, Lightning, Pens, Devils and Panthers

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Forward Brendan Gallagher underwent surgery Thursday night on his fractured left hand. He is expected to be out a minimum of eight weeks. Matt Smith: Both Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk were on the…

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NHL Injuries: Habs, Canes, Bruins, Lightning, Ducks, Blues and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Amanda Stein: Forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Andrei Markov will rejoin the team in Toronto and practice with them today. Eric Engels: Alex Galchenyuk was injured on December 4th and the timeline for him to return…

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Rumors and Injuries: Montreal Canadiens

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: The Montreal Canadiens announced that both Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais will be out for six to eight weeks with knee injuries. Galchenyuk was injured in the third period of…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Panthers, Sabres, Bruins, Flyers and More

On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Defenseman Keith Yandle left last night's game with a lower-body injury. Harvey Fialkov: Coach Tom Rowe said that Yandle will be out for awhile. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Roger Mooney of the…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... TSN Insider Trading: Steven Stamkos will be out four to six months. Pierre LeBrun: If Stamkos doesn't come back until the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning could put him on the LTIR, giving them…

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NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild Edition

On the Minnesota Wild ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at areas that Wild GM Chuck Fletcher should focus on this offseason. Hire a head coach - John Torchetti did a good job after taking over from Mike Yeo, but…

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