Injury Notes: Moulson, Bishop, Lindback, Phillips, JVR, Bolland and Tanguay
Buffalo Sabres: Sabres Matt Moulson has an upper-body injury and will be out until after the Olympic break according to coach Ted Nolan. Joe Smith: Lightning's Ben Bishop and Steven Stamkos skated yesterday. Valtteri Filppula and Anders Lindback did not.…
Injury Notes: Wings, Lightning, Sabres, Preds, Avs, Leafs, Canucks, Rangers, Ducks, Flames and Caps
Helene St. James: Red Wings Johan Franzen (concussion symptoms) will not be playing for Sweden at the Olympics. Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Lightning's goalie Ben Bishop left last night's game after being hit in the head by the skate…
Morning Rumors II: Brodeur, Vanek, Cammalleri, Red Wings, Senators, Leafs and Malone
Tom Gulitti of the Bergon Record: Though he's "not at all" looking to be traded, Devils Martin Brodeur is open to the idea of waiving his no-trade clause. “I’m open to anything,” Brodeur told me. “I just want to play. So,…
Morning Rumors III: Rangers, Sharks, Leafs, Pens, Stars, Sabres, Blues, Wild, Coyotes and Canadiens
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Trade talk is picking up. "There’s definitely more talking going on," one team executive told ESPN.com Monday night. "Some of the bubble/lower teams have begun to share their lists of players they might move if they fall…
Morning Rumors I: Goalie Version – Miller, Ward, Thomas and Brodeur
Chad Graff: There is no truth to the rumor that the Wild made an offer to the Sabres for Ryan Miller. myNHLTradeRumors: Nick Kypreos said on HC @ Noon that the Capitals are kicking tires on Ryan Miller. Neil Greenberg:…
Afternoon Hits: Injury Updates, Line Combos and Starting Goalies
Chris Johnston: Lightning's Steven Stamkos said that his leg felt "a lot better" today. Helene St. James: The Red Wings put Johan Franzen on the IR after he experienced some concussion symptoms. Bob Duff: The Red Wings activate Joakim Andersson…
Morning Rumors II: Sharks, Rangers, Wild, Sabres, Flyers, Panthers, Avs, Penguins, Jets and Kings
Craig Custance of ESPN: Sharks Dan Boyle's contract expires at the end of the season. “I talked to Doug yesterday,” said Boyle’s agent, George Bazos, when we chatted Sunday afternoon. “We’ll continue to talk. Both sides want to get something done.”…
Afternoon Hits: Miller, Moulson, Stamkos, Zetterberg, Grabovski, JVR, Isles, Lines and Goalies
Jeremy Rutherford: Regarding Ryan Miller ... Rutherford thinks the Blues are interested, but no reason to believe something is imminent. Josh Yohe: Sabres Matt Moulson: "People have been trading me since the day I showed up in Buffalo. It's out…
Morning Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Sens, Sabres, Blues, Preds, Capitals, Stars, Lightning, Flames and Panthers
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish and president Kevin Lowe watched the Flyers-Bruins game on Saturday. Nick Schultz might be one of the veteran, left-handed stay-at-home defenseman the Bruins are looking at. The Bruins aren't looking for a…
Morning Rumors: Sabres, Blues, Wild, Caps, Coyotes, Habs, Flames, Kings, Rangers, Leafs and More
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: There is increasing talk that the Sabres will trade goalie Ryan Miller, and it could happen before the Olympic Break. The goalie market is limited though. The Blues are mentioned, but GM Doug Armstrong…
Injury Notes: Stamkos, Giguere, Islanders, Red Wings, Sabres and Couture
Joe Yerdon: Lightning's Steven Stamkos has been cleared for light contact. Adrian Dater: Avalanche's J.S. Giguere is dealing with back issues. Brett Cyrgalis: Islanders Travis Hamonic, Lubomir Visnovsky and Evgeni Nabokov all skated yesterday morning and could play on Wednesday.…
Morning Hits: Prospal, Thornton, Murphy, Pysyk, Ruhwedel and Reimer
Dan Murphy: Vinny Prospal has decided to retire from hockey and will not be signing a AHL PTO with the Canucks organization. Kevin Kurz: Joe Thornton's deal with the Sharks has been done for awhile, but he wanted to wait…