NHL Expansion Draft: Montreal Canadiens Primer
The Canadiens bounced back from a bad 2016 regular season and made the playoffs. Their failure to address their lack of offense and provide support to goalie Carey Price thwarted any chance of a deep postseason run. GM Marc Bergevin…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Lightning, Caps, Leafs, Devils, Sabres and Rangers
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Forward Brendan Gallagher will return to the lineup today. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smth: Forward Tyler Johnson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper on if…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Bruins, Rangers, Lightning, Pens, Devils and Panthers
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Forward Brendan Gallagher underwent surgery Thursday night on his fractured left hand. He is expected to be out a minimum of eight weeks. Matt Smith: Both Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk were on the…
NHL Injuries: Habs, Canes, Bruins, Lightning, Ducks, Blues and More
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Amanda Stein: Forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Andrei Markov will rejoin the team in Toronto and practice with them today. Eric Engels: Alex Galchenyuk was injured on December 4th and the timeline for him to return…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Rangers, Wings, Bruins, Canadiens and more
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Brian Hedger of NHL.com: Forward Ryan O'Reilly practiced yesterday for the first time since having an appendectomy on Christmas day. They are hopeful he can return tonight. "He felt really good on the ice, has no…
NHL Injuries: Ducks, Habs, Caps, Isles, Bruins, Devils and More
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Anaheim Ducks: David Perron is out four to six weeks (from March 20th) with a separated right shoulder. Anaheim Ducks: Perron on his injury: "I know we've announced a timeline, but I want to beat it.…
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: Habs, Blues, Hawks, Oilers, Leafs and More
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: Brendan Gallagher will be out two to three weeks with a lower-body injury. Lars Eller missed last night's game with a lower-body injury. On Monday Michel Therrien said Eller…
NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Bruins, Coyotes, Habs, Avs and More
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Katie Foglia of BlueJackets.com: Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky is getting close to returning, but is still day-to-day. “Bob has been practicing really well. He’s still day-to-day,” Tortorella said, when asked for an update on the…
Rink Rumblings: Contenders Confounded By Key Injuries, Cap Limitations
Entering the first week of December, three of the four NHL division leaders; the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings have been struck by injuries to key players. These teams cannot address those losses because of a lack…
Injuries: Canadiens, Blues, Avs, Jets, Canucks, Devils and More
On the Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Brendan Gallagher will have surgery today to repair two broken fingers. On the Blues ... Lou Korac: The Blues will know after their morning skate today if center Paul Stastny will be able to…
Rumors VI: Sens, Leafs, Bruins, Coyotes, Hawks, Canadiens and Avs
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Sources say the Senators had a few talks with the Maple Leafs regarding David Clarkson. The Senators had tried to sign him two years ago. The Sens finally decided that they couldn't make the money work.…