Ovechkin Suspended For 2 Games
"The National Hockey League has suspended Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin for two games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Brian Campbell on Sunday afternoon. While the Capitals were not happy with the suspension, vice president and general manager…
Ovechkin Gets 2 Game Suspension
Washington Capitals' forward Alexander Ovechkin has been suspended two games after his knee-on-knee hit with Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Tim Gleason. Ovechkin was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play, which left both players sprawled on the…
Around the Boards: Savard about to sign, Ovechkin hurts knee, DiPietro mid-Dec return, Gagne Skating
Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Marc Savard and the Boston Bruins could announce today that they've agreed to a 7 year contract extension with a cap hit in the $4.5 - $4.8 million range. Savard will be 39…
Kaleta Suspended
The Buffalo Sabres will be without Patrick Kaleta for two games after the forward was suspended by the NHL on Saturday. Kaleta took a major boarding penalty and a game misconduct in the first period of Friday's game against the…
Around the Boards: Kovalchuk talks positive, Malkin and Ovechkin returing tomorrow? Komisarek and Orpik out weeks
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers forward Robert Nilsson is in the doghouse and may find himself on the trading block. The Predators and possibly the Hurricanes could be interested in Nilsson, who has skill but has been inconsistent.…
Around the Boards: Forsberg, Jagr, Ovechkin and Booth
Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: Add the Vancouver Canucks to the list of potential teams interested in Peter Forsberg. "First of all, he needs to find out if he can still play," Gillis said. "If he can, we're definitely…
Around the Boards: Ovechkin, Staal, MacDonald and Lecavalier Updates
Injuries are the story of the day again, with 2 super stars leaving their games early. It was mentioned on either Friday or Saturday's Maple Leaf game, that there were 100 players out with injuries. It's simply amazing the amount…
TSN vs GlobeSports Projected Scoring Leaders
In keeping with the projected scoring leaders for this season, we compared TSN's Scott Cullen's Top 40 projections with GlobeSports.com's Eric Duhatschek's. 31 players appear on both lists. Players who only appear on 1 list as top 40 potential scorers:…
TSN Releases Projected Scoring Leaders
Scott Cullen of TSN has put out a Top 250 projected scoring for the upcoming season. We've posted below the Top 40. He has only Alex Ovechkin as the only 50 goal scorer, and only 3 players (Ovechkin, Malkin, and…
NHL Awards
All the news from the NHL awards Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Alex Ovechkin wins the Hart Trophy. The Associated Press reports Boston's Zdeno Chara wins the Norris Trophy. The Associated Press reports Pavel Datsyuk wins the Selke Trophy. The…