Morning Hits and Injuries: Vasilevskiy, Backstrom, Dupuis and More
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy hopes to return by the end of October. He was on the ice Monday before practice, taking shots from in close. "I'm feeling great, almost ready to go," Vasilevskiy…
Top 10 Worst NHL Contracts: Rankings 6 to 10
I am, in a phrase, a salary nerd. The majority of my analytical work has centered on what players are paid and why. So when I was asked if I would do a couple of pieces on best and worst…
Morning Hits and Injuries: Waivers, Penguins, Lightning and More
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers: Nikita Nikitin (EDM), Jason Akeson (BUF), Eric Tangradi (DET), Louis-Marc Aubry (DET), David Warsofsky and Kevin Porter (PIT), Marc-Andre Gragnani (NJ) and Corey Potter (ARI) Chris Hine: Bryan Bickell cleared waivers and will start the season…
Rumors II: Hawks, Jets, Kings, Oilers, Rangers, and Flyers
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Bryan Bickell could still remain with the Blackhawks if he clears waivers. The Blackhawks have spoken with teams about Bickell dating back to before the draft, but not to all teams. Putting him on waivers could…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Sabres, Blues, Senators and Devils
Renaud Lavoie: Put on waivers yesterday: Bryan Bickell and Michael Leighton (CHI), Chad Ruhwedel and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (BUF), Drew Shore (CGY), Korbinian Holzer and Chris Mueller (ANA), Colin Greening (OTT), Zach Sill (WSH), Jayson Megna and Raphael Diaz (NYR), Brett…
Rumors: Oilers, Blackhawks, Flyers, Bruins and Penguins
Mark Spector: It is looking like Oilers defenseman Griffin Reinhart is NHL ready. The Oilers are trying to find a trade partner for either Nikita Nikitin or Andrew Ference. It may be hard to find a taker. Mark Spector: The…
Injuries: Kucherov, DeKeyser, Hammond, Muzzin, and Many More
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning's Nikita Kucherov left last night's game in the first period with a lower-body injury. He was hit hard by Stars winger Remi Elie. Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Blackhawks Artemi Panarin has…
Morning Hits: Avs, Sharks, Hawks, Flyers, Leafs, Preds and Expansion
Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: Curtis Glencross was released from his Maple Leafs PTO and quickly signed a PTO with the Avalanche. Avs Jesse Winchester is still being bothered by concussion-like symptoms. Jack Skille (PTO) injured his hip on…
Rumors and Notes: Hawks, Flyers, Wild, Wings, and Lightning
Edward Fraser of The Hockey News: The Blackhawks have Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Corey Crawford under contract for next year at a combined $44.7 million. That leaves them less than $30 million for…
News: Blackhawks Sign Brent Seabrook To An Eight-Year Extension
Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Brent Seabrook to an eight year deal worth $55 million - a salary cap hit of $6.875 million. "You can't just go pick up a Brent Seabrook," general…
Rumors: Isles, Leafs, Hawks, Rangers, Flyers, Bruins and Flames
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Islanders GM Garth Snow may not be done trading as they still have an excess of forwards. Friedman wonders if they would trade Josh Ho-Sang. His trade value is low and they have the time to…
Morning Hits: Kane, Avs, Devils, Blues and Canucks
USA Today: The lawyer who is representing the woman who has made allegations towards Patrick Kane will be holding a press conference this afternoon. Terry Frei of the Denver Post: The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Erik Johnson to a…