Lines and Pairings: Sabres, Leafs, Hurricanes, Devils, Lightning, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars and Blackhawks
John Vogl: Sabres power play lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Ennis, with Ehrhoff-Myers; and Leino-Ott-Stafford, with Ristolainen-Pysyk. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ott-Ennis-Leino, Girgensons-Grigorenko-Flynn, Porter-McCormick-Kaleta. Scott and Larsson extra. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel; Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin; Raymond-Bolland-Clarkson; Ashton-McClement-Orr. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: EStaal with Tlusty, Dvorak. JStaal…
Injury Notes: Brown, Bogosian, Clitsome, Stuart, Sbisa, Souray, Zadorov, Weiss and Byfuglien
Lisa Dillman: Kings Dustin Brown is confident that he'll play in the opener next week. Ken Wiebe: Jets defensemen Zach Bogosian and Grant Clitsome are day-to-day with injuries. Kevin Kurz: Sharks defenseman Brad Stuart is optimistic for opening night. Curtis…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Torres, Skinner, Hornqvist, Atkinson, Schroeder, McLaren, Hossa, Bergenheim and Callahan
Ian Mendes: Senators Jason Spezza said that he has a mild strain, but wouldn't say where the injury is. Added it's not serious. David Pollak: Sharks Raffi Torres had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee yesterday.…
Lines and Pairings: Senators, Devils, Hurricanes, Stars, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Sabres and Blues
Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Stone Smith Conacher; Puempel Zibanejad Hoffman; Dziurzynski Grant Robinson; Kassian O'Brien Lazar. Rich Chere: Devils lines: Clowe-Zajac-Brunner; Zubrus-Loktionov-Bernier; Josefson-Gionta-Janssen; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Barch-Jagr-Tedenby. Defensive pairings: Salvador-Zidlicky, Urbom-Fayne, Volchenkov-Harrold, Greene-Larsson. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: EStaal with Tlusty, Terry; JStaal with Dwyer, Gerbe; Nash with…
Injury Notes: Stalberg, Tropp, Bolland, Red Wings, Jagr, Voracek, Brown, Torres, Handzus, Hornqvist and Horton
Josh Cooper: Predators Viktor Stalberg will be out three to four weeks with a AC sprain in his right shoulder. Elliotte Friendman: Sabres Corey Tropp is out five to six weeks with a broken jaw from Sunday's fight with Jamie…
Roster Notes: Wild, Devils, Panthers, Sabres, Capitals and Oilers
Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune: The Wild reassign 11 to the AHL: Forwards: Erik Haula, Raphael Bussieres, Zack Phillips, Kris Foucault, Tyler Graovac and Josh Caron. Defensemen: Kyle Medvec, Corbin Baldwin and Colton Jobke. Goaltenders: Darcy Kuemper and Johan…
Line Combos: Senators, Canadiens, Penguins, Sabres, Hurricanes and Blackhawks
Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Michalek-DaCosta-Ryan; MacArthur-Turris-Conacher; Greening-Zibanejad-Condra; Kassian-Pageau-Neil. Marc Antoine Godin: Canadiens lines: Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher, Moen-Bournival-White, Blunden-Dumont-Tarnasky, Holland-St-Pierre-Thomas. Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Malkin-Neal, Bennett-Sutter-Kobasew, Glass-Jeffrey-Adams. Mike Harrington: Sabres lines: Stafford w/Vanek & Hodgson, Ott-Ennis-Leino, Armia-Grigo-Girg, Kaleta-Larsson-Scott. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Terry, Gerbe-J. Staal-Dwyer,…
Morning Hits: Panthers, Hybrid Icing, Clarkson, Scouting Leafs-Sens, Kassian, Avs, Zherdev, Boucher and Oilers
Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers will hold a press conference on Friday to introduce their new owners. Elliotte Friendman: The NHL and NHLPA are finalizing the language of hybrid icing. The NHLPA will begin their player survey's later this week. John…
Phil Kessel Suspended for Three Preseason Games
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel was suspended for three preseason games for his slash on Buffalo Sabres forward John Scott on Sunday night. What are you thoughts on the length of the suspension?
Sabres-Leafs Brawl: Ott, Scott, Rosehill, Clarkson and Kessel
Tony Ambrogio: Sabres Steve Ott on the media's negative reaction to the Sabres-Leafs brawl: "The people that don’t love it probably shouldn’t cover the sport anymore.” Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: (link has audio for Scott, Miller, Ott and Rolston) Sabres John…
Afternoon Hits: Hybrid Icing, Kassian, Weise, Clarkson, Scott, Morrow, MacIntyre, Blues and Sabres
Gord Miller: Hybrid icing could be longshot for this year. NHL vote will be close and NHLPA approval is not a guarantee either. Ben Kuzma: Canucks Zack Kassian stated his case on a 10-minute phone call this morning. He, nor…
Lines and Roster Notes: Penguins, Blues, Jets, Hurricanes, Capitals, Leafs, Sabres and Avalanche
Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Bennett-Malkin-Neal Zolnierczyk-Jeffrey-D'Agostini Glass-Vitale-Kobasew. Pens Inside Scoop: Penguins first PP unit: Crosby, Malkin, Neal, Kunitz, Letang. Second PP unit: Bennett, D'Agostini, Kobasew, Despres & Niskanen. Jeremy Rutherford: Blues lines: Steen-Backes-Oshie, Schwartz-Roy-Stewart, Paajarvi-Berglund-Tarasenko. Ken Wiebe: Jets lines: Evander Kane-Olli Jokinen-Michael Frolik,…