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…
Quick Hits: Sens, ELC’s, Waivers, Kings, and Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... Cap Friendly: With the Senators trading for goaltender Mike Condon and assigning Matt O'Connor to the AHL, it saves them $309,167 is cap space. Ottawa Senators: The Senators returned defenseman Thomas Chabot to the QMJHL.…
NHL Rumors: Goaltenders – Islanders, Penguins, Panthers
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: Some thoughts on the Islanders and their goaltending situation. Don't think that there is much of a trade market for Jaroslav Halak due to his salary and that he has one year…
NHL Injuries: Stars, Hawks, Canucks, Ducks, Bruins, Wild and more
On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Patrick Sharp (concussion-like symptoms) worked out on Sunday. Cody Eakin (knee) is skating but is still two to three weeks away from returning to the lineup. Mark Stepneski: Forward Ales Hemsky will be…
NHL Injuries: Jets, Wings, Pens, Sabres, Sens and Kings
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe: Jets coach Paul Maurice said that defenseman Tyler Myers is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He was injured during Friday's game against the Avalanche. Sara Orlesky: Forward Drew Stafford has been ruled out of…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Coyotes, Ducks, Stars, Leafs, Lightning and more
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen: Defenseman Brayden McNabb left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. Jon Rosen: Coach Darryl Sutter on McNabb: "We'll re-evaluate him tomorrow." On the Minnesota Wild ... Minnesota Wild: Coach Bruce Boudreau…
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Lightning, Pens, Ducks, Kings and more
On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Forward David Backes didn't travel with the team and will be evaluated after the weekend. He could join the team at some point on their road trip. Amalie Benjamin: Tuukka Rask is traveling with the…
NHL Injuries: Pens, Rangers, Blues, Sabres, Leafs, Ducks and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: Kris Letang won't be in the lineup tonight. Wes Crosby: Coach Mike Sullivan said the Penguins don't have a timetable on when Letang could return to the lineup. Sullivan did say that he's "getting a…
NHL Injuries: Pens, Stars, Bruins, Sabres, Blues and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Wes Crosby of NHL.com: Sidney Crosby returned to full-contract practice yesterday and could return tonight against the Panthers. Crosby's been out since October 7th. "I feel good," Crosby said. "It's good to have some days like…
Pucks In Depth: Penguins Re-Sign Murray … Trouble in Buffalo?
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Matt Murray ... A year ago Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray was just beginning his 2nd full season as a pro with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Fast forward 12 months and the 22-year-old is a Stanley Cup winner with 33…
NHL Rumors: Anaheim Ducks and the Arizona Coyotes
On Hampus Lindholm and the Anaheim Ducks... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Hampus Lindholm is believed to be asking for as high as $7 million a season for as many as eight years. Aaron Ekblad's $7.5 million contract is the ceiling,…