Pucks In Depth: A Closer Look at Steen’s and Marchand’s Extensions
Written by Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) On Alex Steen and the St. Louis Blues ... In Alex Steen, Kevin Shattenkirk and Patrik Berglund, among others, the St. Louis Blues had several notable players set to become unrestricted free agents next summer.…
Morning Hits: Steen, Failed Physicals and Injury Notes
On the St. Louis Blues ... St. Louis Blues: The Blues and Alex Steen agree on a four-year contract extension worth $23 million. Cap Friendly: Steen's salary cap hit will be $5.75 million. The Blues have $59.4 million committed to 16 players…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Leafs, Sharks, Red Wings and Blues
On the Calgary Flames and Johnny Gaudreau ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on Tuesday on TSN 1040 said that he couldn't get the Flames or his sources to confirm the reported Johnny Gaudreau numbers, but Dreger was told "it is a…
Morning Hits: Stars, Duchene, Blues, Oilers and Las Vegas
On Dallas Stars, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn ... Shawn McKenzie: Team Canada coach Mike Babcock said that Tyler Seguin has an ankle injury. Seguin tried to play through it, but it wasn't getting better. Mark Stepneski: Dallas Stars GM Jim…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Blues and Flames
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Blackhawks were unable to sign Jimmy Vesey. They put a lot of time and effort in their attempt to sign him. They now could be done for the offseason.…
NHL Rumors: Steen, Vesey, Bartkowski and the Jets
On Alex Steen ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) Alex Steen would like to get a contract extension done before the season starts, and the Blues might be hopeful as well. GM Doug Armstrong doesn't want to…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Rangers and Blues
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Steve Fryer of the OC Register: The Ducks have added Jonathan Bernier after trading Frederik Andersen, re-signed Korbinian Holzer earlier this week, and they probably aren't finished making moves this offseason. They have nine defensemen…
NHL Rumors: On the St. Louis Blues
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The 31-year old Troy Brouwer had a $3.66 million cap hit this past season and you can expect he'll get a raise on a multi-year deal from…
NHL Injuries: Flyers, Stars, Isles, Lightning, Pens and Wings
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Adam Kimelman: The Flyers announced yesterday that forward Scott Laughton is out of the hospital and is doing well. He won't be joining the team in Washington. The Flyers will give another update on Laughton…
NHL Injuries: Blues, Stars, Bruins, Flames, Canadiens and More
On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: Jay Bouwmeester and Carl Gunnarsson are out tonight. Andy Strickland: Alex Steen will return tonight and will center David Backes and Patrik Berglund. On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Brett Ritchie…
NHL Injuries: Stars, Blues, Hawks, Flames, Sabres and Penguins
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Tyler Seguin suffered a cut on the back of his leg with about 22 seconds left in the third. More will be known today. Lindy Ruff said: "He…
NHL Injuries: Panthers, Lightning, Blues, Canucks, Flames and More
On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Jussi Jokinen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Erik Gudbranson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Cedric Paquette (lower-body) and Valtteri Filppula (upper-body) missed…