NHL Rumors: Athanasiou, Senators, Golden Knights and Islanders
On Andreas Athanasiou ... Dhiren Mahiban: Have been informed that Hockey Canada contacted Andreas Athanasiou about playing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Athanasiou will decide on playing for Canada at the Karjala Cup soon. On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch:…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers, Maple Leafs and Golden Knights
On the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) The Chicago Blackhawks will have to wait until the season starts to put Marian Hossa on the LTIR before they…
NHL Injuries: Sens, Leafs, Pens, Isles, Wings, Devils, Lightning, Kings and Preds
On the Ottawa Senators ... Darren Dreger: Coach Guy Boucher confirms that forward Bobby Ryan is out four to six weeks with a broken finger. Mark Stone has a neck injury. Mike Hoffman is out with a groin injury. Darren…
NHL Injuries: Hawks, Preds, Rangers, Sens, Ducks, Wings and More
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Corey Crawford had an appendectomy on December 3rd and he could return on Friday against the Avalanche according to coach Joel Quenneville. Crawford has been skating during their road-trip…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Department of Player Safety
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan: Forward Mike Fisher is day-to-day with an upper body injury. He didn't practice yesterday. Mike Ribeiro was given a maintenance day. On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: There is no timeline of Jussi Jokinen…
NHL Rumors: Expansion Draft, Wild and Oilers
Goalie market for an expansion draft ... Allan Muir of SI: Muir thinks that if the NHL expands, there could be a bunch of trades as teams put together their protected list for an expansion draft. With teams potentially only…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers
On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that pending UFA David Backes won't be traded. Lou Korac: Being a contender, the Blues are willing to head into the offseason with Backes and see how…