Tag: Connor Murphy

Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Blackhawks, Wild, Blues, and the Canucks

Gibson and Lindholm miss last night's game Anaheim Ducks: Goaltender John Gibson missed last night's game with the flu. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm missed last night's game with a lower-body injury. Elliott Teaford of the OC Register: Defenseman Cam Fowler had…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Crawford, Seabrook, Barrie, Sheahan, McGinn, Shaw, and Dotchin

Injury updates on some Chicago Blackhawks Eric Lear: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford said that he had a concussion last year and he didn't have vertigo. Crawford added that most of the concussion symptoms are gone. Tracey Myers: Crawford on…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Goaltending, Defense, Left Winger and Hossa

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: The Blackhawks currently have more than $10 million in salary cap space. They are needing to add a goaltender - Carter Hutton, Robin Lehner, and Cam Ward are…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and the Chicago Blackhawks

On the New York Islanders ... Andy Graziano of WFan Sports: John Tavares last week said he will take his time with his decision. "I'm hoping I'm coming back. I love it here," Tavares said to the assembled media before adding,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Central Division – Trade Deadline Buyers and Sellers

Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the Central Division - buyers and sellers. Nashville Predators - Buyers. Could use a scoring winger. Don't have a second-round pick this year, and they don't have many tradable assets. Pontus Aberg might need a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Golden Knights, Penguins and Senators

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: (mailbag) Think that GM Stan Bowman will eventually make a trade at some point to take advantage of the LTIR cap space (Marian Hossa). A top-nine center might be one…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Golden Knights and Houston

On Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Arizona Coyotes ... Renaud Lavoie: With General Managers meetings in Montreal , there were 21 GMs last night's Canadiens-Coyotes game. On the Chicago Blackhawks ... The Fourth Period: The Blackhawks have been shopping around…

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Pacific Division: Arizona Coyotes Season Outlook

Arizona Coyotes 2017-18 Outlook Forwards   If it wasn’t obvious last year, Shane Doan’s departure officially signaled it’s time for the young players to step up. Arizona’s returning treasure trove of youth begins with forwards Christian Dvorak and Max Domi.…

Kevin Wickersham

NHL Trade: Blackhawks Trade Hjalmarsson To Coyotes

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Arizona Coytoes for Defensemen Connor Murphy and Laurent Dauphin. Thoughts from the media ... Chris Johnson: "There's no salary retained in the Niklas Hjalmarsson deal." Corey Pronman: "Laurent Dauphin was…

Mark Easson

NHL Expansion Draft Strategy: Arizona Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings

In the upcoming expansion draft NHL teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems less popular, as it permits teams…

Kevin Wickersham

Western Conference Injuries: Hawks, Stars, Coyotes, Blues, Avs and Preds

    On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Tracey Myers: Coach Joel Quenneville said that goalie Corey Crawford is progressing along the same timetable: "hopefully we get him on the ice pretty soon." Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Jonathan Toews and Brent…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Suspensions, Waivers and Injuries

On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Stars defenseman Jamie Oleksiak was suspended for two games for his illegal check to the head of Chris VandeVelde. Cap Friendly: Oleksiak will forfeith $10,208.33 in salary for the two game suspension. On…

Mark Easson