Staal’s return delayed … Ducks looking for D depth … Bergfors-Thrashers not close … Pens not talking to Kariya or Svatos

Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins center Jordan Staal has “experienced…

Kovalchuk framework rejected … Staal hoping for offer sheet … Lehtinen undecided

Mark Everson of the NY Post: The NHL criticized the framework of…

World Hockey Summit … Kovalchuk side/Devils meet with League … Mitchell deciding soon … Luongo out as Captain?

Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy: Brian Burke talking about the Maple Leafs…

Bryan Little Re-signs … Souray thinks he’ll be traded … Kronwall’s knees still bothering him

Nick Kypreos via twitter: Bryan Little re-signs with the Thrashers, 3 years,…

Penguins to decide on Guerin next week … Lecavalier under the knife … One rule change

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Lee Stempniak and his 28 goals…

Mitchell to wait until after the weekend … Little signing soon … Savard not being traded?

Nick Kypreos via twitter: Willie Mitchell won’t make a decision on where…

Setoguchi getting a 1 year deal … Caps interested in Niemi? Stars and Neal waiting it out

Craig Custance of the Sporting News: The San Jose Sharks and Devin…

5 teams interested in Bieksa … Johnson-Blues making progress … No progress on Wheeler

Eric Stephens of the OC Register: The Anaheim Ducks could now be…

Life after the Kovalchuk signing … Other pieces will begin to fall

Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Don’t expect a Tomas Kaberle trade…

Leafs and Lightning interested in Gagne … Filatov returning in August … No Modano in Anaheim

Dave Fuller of the Toronto Sun: When asked if he’s interested in…

Kovalchuk and Kings talks back on? Gagne trade tied to Kovalchuk

Helen Elliott via Twitter: Kings GM Dean Lombardi says Kings and Kovalchuk…

The Ilya Kovalchuk Update for Tuesday

Well so much for Ilya Kovalchuk signing a deal by yesterday. Jay…