Pacific Division: Vegas Golden Knights Season Outlook
Forwards Playmaker Jonathan Marchessault led the 2016-17 Panthers with 30 goals, finishing third on Florida with 51 points. He should contribute to the Knights’ top man-advantage unit and, on an expiring contract, be extra motivated. One major Vegas wildcard is…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Red Wings and Golden Knights
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner: "It’ll be interesting to see where the #Pens make their final three cuts. Sestito and one of McClement/McKegg seem like smart bets." ... "Carrying 8 D isn’t ideal, but Pouliot and Ruhwedel would…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Duclair, Doan, and Possible Blue Line Options
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Coyotes GM John Chayka on why it's taking so long for them to re-sign restricted free agent Anthony Duclair. “The easy answer is that Duclair didn’t have a good year,…
NHL Rumors: Interview Period, Blue Jackets, Lightning and Bruins
On free agency interview period... James Mirtle: Hearing the the NHL free agent interview period is now like July 1st where teams are pushing for decisions with some of the players they've spoken with. Teams/players can't do anything officially until…
NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights, Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks
On the Montreal Canadiens and the Vegas Golden Knights ... Habs Links: Pierre LeBrun of TSN 690 on the Montreal Canadiens and the expansion draft process. "My feelers this morning were that the Canadiens were content to sort of stay…
NHL Rumors: McKenzie Tweets What May Have Gone Down With Pre-Freeze Trades
On the Vegas Golden Knights and NHL Expansion day .... Bob McKenzie fired off all the below tweets this morning with his take of what has gone down so far. Bob McKenzie: "Welcome to NHL Expansion Draft Day. Fascinating times.…
Playoff Injuries: Leafs, Canadiens, Pens, Sens, Caps, Sharks, Ducks and Preds
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Goaltender Frederik Andersen on if he was worried about missing time after he left Saturday's game early: "Well, you have to go through the protocol & stuff" Kristen Shilton: Coach Mike Babcock on…
Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Sharks and Wild
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Defenseman Sami Vatanen was on the ice yesterday, Cam Fowler and Hampus Lindholm were not on the ice. Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Fowler had an MRI yesterday on his right knee.…
NHL Injuries: Islanders, Lightning, Flyers, Bruins, Stars and Ducks
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: Forward John Tavares is week-to-week with a hamstring injury. Andy Graziano: The Islanders are shutting forward Casey Cizikas down for the season with an undisclosed injury. Arthur Staple: Coach Doug Weight said…
NHL Injuries: Rangers, Lightning, Wings, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Stars and Ducks
On the New York Rangers ... New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist said he'll return on Sunday and will be starting. New York Rangers: Defenseman Dan Girardi will return to the lineup today. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith…
Western Conference Injuries: Sharks, Ducks, Coyotes, Stars, Blues, Wild and Canucks
On the San Jose Sharks ... Curtis Pashelka of the San Jose Mercury News: Forward Jannik Hansen missed last night's game with an upper-body injury. He took a Brandon Montour stick to the face on Saturday. On the Anaheim Ducks…
NHL Injuries: Pens, Panthers, Flyers, Devils, Hawks, Wings, Kings and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Defenseman Kris Letang missed his seventh consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Goaltender Matt Murray suffered a lower-body injury in the second period and didn't return for the third.…