NHL Rumors: Sabres, Canucks and Evander Kane
On the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks and Evander Kane ... Bob McKenzie: The Sabres and Canucks were talking about Evander Kane, but "it's no longer being pursued." Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Botchford thinks that Evander Kane would be…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Canucks, Blue Jackets, Flames, Flyers and more
On the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota Wild, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, Arizona Coyotes and Philadelphia Flyers ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Buffalo Sabres are willing to trade winger Evander…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Devils, Bruins, Pens and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Tampa Bay Lightning: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman release the below statement with regards to Steven Stamkos' injury. "Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos suffered a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee during the…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Panthers, Avs, Kings, Wings, Wild and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Defenseman Anton Stralman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said Stralman would miss at least the first three games of their five game road trip. Joe Smith: Cooper said…
NHL Trade Deadline Could Be A Dud With Thin Free Agent Class
With NHL clubs locking up many of their key players to long-term contracts, the amount and quality of free agents that hit the market every summer continues to be on the decline. That shrinking market is having a corresponding effect…
NHL Injuries: Canes, Kings, Avs, Flyers, Sabres, Sharks, Pens and Coyotes
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Hine: Bryan Bickell on his MS symptoms: "The symptoms I had before, they treated those symptoms & everything passed. We figured it out & got fixed & I was playing again." On the Los Angeles Kings…
NHL Injuries: Hurricanes, Avs, Wings, Coyotes, Flyers, Stars and Sabres
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Terrell Williams of NHL.com: Forward Bryan Bickell was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. "First and foremost, the most important thing is for Bryan to take care of himself and our thoughts are with him and his…
NHL Injuries: Stars, Canes, Flames, Sabres, Canucks, Wings and more
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Patrick Sharp practiced today with teammates for the first time since suffering a concussion. He is not expected to play, but it is a good sign he's able to practice. Mark Stepneski: Coach Lindy…
NHL Injuries: Hawks, Sabres, Wild, Canes, Lightning, Flames, Sens and Oilers
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Brian Hedger: Forward Artem Anisimov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Coach Joel Quenneville wouldn't say why he was pulled from the game. Mark Lazerus: Quenneville on Anisimov's injury: "We don’t like talking about injuries. Not…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Sabres Islanders and the Maple Leafs
On the Minneota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: (mailbag) Multiple sources have said on different occasions that the Minnesota Wild and the Buffalo Sabres spoke about winger Evander Kane. Given Kane's $5.25 million salary, and even if the…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Notes
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Coach Jon Cooper ruled Jonathan Drouin out for tonight, but added that Drouin could take the morning skate and is listed as day-to-day. On the Vancouver Canucks ... Dan Murphy: Defenseman Alex…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Kovalchuk, Tikhonov, and the Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Shooting down the rumor that the Arizona Coyotes are interested in New York Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak. A league source is saying that the Coyotes have zero interest in Halak. On Ilya Kovalchuk…