Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Liles, Lucic, Thomas, Waivers, DeKeyser and Hossa
Pro Hockey Talk: The Panthers were sold for $230 million to Vincent Viola. James Mirtle: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on John-Michael Liles: "The feelings inside the coaches' and management's office should be left there... We know there's tough decisions coming."…
Panthers trade Brennan to Predators for Butler
The Florida Panthers have traded defenseman T.J. Brennan to the Nashville Predators for forward Bobby Butler. The 24-year old Brennan was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, 31st overall in the second round of the 2007 draft. Brennan is a…
Roster notes, lines and goalies: waivers, Malkin, Frattin, Devils, Pens, Habs, Caps, Leafs and Coyotes
Renaud Lavoie via twitter: The Predators claimed Bobby Bulter off waivers. The Penguins have put Zach Boychuk on waivers. Will DePaoli via twitter: Evgeni Malkin will be back in the Penguins lineup tonight. Jonas Siegel via twitter: Leafs winger Matt…
Sunday morning hits: Luongo, Thomas, Babchuk, Benn, Subban, Bertuzzi, Atkinson, Gomez and Islanders
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Panthers have shown interest in Roberto Luongo, but GM Dale Tallon would have to sweeten the pot to land him. Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis hasn't been as aggressive as many had thought.…
Enstrom sign 5 year deal … Jamison doesn’t call Doan … Pens have 4 year offer for Doan … Giroux blames Crosby
Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press: The Jets have re-signed Tobias Enstrom to a 5 year contract extension. TSN is reporting the deal is worth $28.75 million. Enstrom would have been a free agent after next season. L.A. Lariviere…
Morning notes on Bernier, Predators want a top 4 Dman, 5 Questions, Laviolette, Semin, Butler and CSKA
L.A. Lariviere via twitter: Sources tell TVA Sports that Jonathan Bernier hasn't spoken with Kings GM Dean Lombardi since he said he wanted a trade. Bernier has the mindset that he'll be a member of the of the Kings at…
Possible landing spots for Bernier … 5 Senators that could be traded … Canadiens still deciding on new coach … Hartley meets with Flames
Craig Custance of ESPN: Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier will likely find himself in a different uniform next season. "Everybody is high on Bernier," said an NHL scout. "There's no question he's been brought along nicely by L.A. I think there's…
Petrov, Mayorov sign in KHL … Preds still hope to re-sign Suter and Weber … Coaching notes for Sharks, Canadiens … 5 priorities for Sens
Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Islanders prospect Kirill Petrov signed a contract extension with with Ak Bars. Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Ak Bars has also signed Blue Jackets defenseman Maxim Mayorov. Aaron Portzline via twitter: It's believed that the Blue Jackets…
Crosby feels he’s close … Habs and Lightning looking for Dman … Jets could show interest in Bourque … Reimer and Backes injured … Duchene on 4th line
Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins captain Sidney Crosby considers himself close to returning, but that doesn't mean he'll play in the next couple games. "I need to get in some contact, more than just one bump in a…
Injury notes on Carter, Whitney, Kesler, Malkin, Hossa, Krejci, DiPietro, Gonchar, Penner, Kennedy, Havlat, McDonald and Neuvirth
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets forward Jeff Carter is questionable for tomorrow's game against the Stars. "It's a little hairline crack in his foot where he took a shot," Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel said. "It's an…
Morning notes involving Stastny, Semin, Blake, Oilers arena, Hurricanes, Redden, DiPietro, Crawford and Auld
Craig Custance of ESPN: (from his 'mailbag') Custance doesn't think the Avalanche are interested in moving Paul Stastny. Burke is looking to use his defensive depth as part of a deal to get an impact player. If Colorado were to…
Afternoon twitter notes on waiver claims, Smyth, Methot, Peverley, Spacek, Franson, Connolly, Malkin, Stralman, Backstrom, Rundblad and Filatov
James Mirtle via twitter: The Predators have claimed Brian McGrattan off waivers. Minnesota Wild via twitter: The Wild have placed Eric Nystrom on re-entry waivers. Chris Johnston via twitter: The Blues have claimed Taylor Chorney off waivers from the Oilers…