Morning Hits: Injury Updates, Oilers Cuts Coming and Lapierre
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: Oilers forward Matt Hendricks will be out for weeks with a lower-body injury. Jack Michaels: Sounding like the Oilers will be making cuts before their practice today. On the Nashville Predators ... Chris…
Central Division: Offseason Grades
National Hockey League training camps are in full swing and in less than two weeks, the 2016-17 regular season will begin. Teams who could not address their areas of need through trades and free agency over the summer are currently…
Quick Hits: PTO and Injury Updates
On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Christian Ehrhoff will join the Bruins training camp on Monday on a PTO according to coach Claude Julien: "Good size D-man, skates well, moves puck well." On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Tyler…
NHL Injuries: Blues, Leafs, Isles, Coyotes, Ducks and Stars
On the St. Louis Blues ... Andy Strickland: The Blues announced today that forward Jaden Schwartz will miss four weeks with an elbow injury. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has no timeline on his…
2016-17 Top 10 Dallas Stars Prospects
The Dallas Stars are a franchise whose window to win is just opening up. The core of the team, Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and John Klingberg, are all in their prime. Management has done a good job of surrounding them…
Central Division: Dallas Stars Season Primer
A quick look at the Dallas Stars heading into the season. Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $67,015,833 Projected Cap Space: $5,984,167 Projected LTIR Used : $0 Current Cap Space: $5,984,167 Deadline Cap Space : $26,928,752 Todays Cap Hit :…
Afternoon Hits: Isles, Leafs, Panthers, Hawks, Devils and more
On the New York Islanders ... Darren Dreger: The Islanders have signed defenseman Dennis Seidenberg to a one-year deal worth $1 million. The Senators were one of seven teams interested in Seidenberg. All teams wanted to wait, but the Islanders were…
NHL Rumors: Senators, Wild, Coyotes and Stars
On the Ottawa Senators ... Darren Dreger: The Senators are one of a handful of teams that have interest in defenseman Dennis Seidenberg. Seidenberg's had a strong World Cup and the first team to make a competitive offer to him,…
Morning Hits: Steen, Failed Physicals and Injury Notes
On the St. Louis Blues ... St. Louis Blues: The Blues and Alex Steen agree on a four-year contract extension worth $23 million. Cap Friendly: Steen's salary cap hit will be $5.75 million. The Blues have $59.4 million committed to 16 players…
Injury Notes: Stars, Kings, Bruins, Lightning, Preds, Flames and Coyotes
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Stars GM Jim Nill said that Tyler Seguin (heel) will be re-evaluated on Tuesday or Wednesday: "Hope he can be close by then." He won't skate before then. Mike Heika: Nill said that Radek Faksa…
NHL Rumors: On the Dallas Stars and Valeri Nichushkin
On the Dallas Stars and Valeri Nichuskin ... Chris Nichols of Today's Slapshot: Darren Dreger on TSN 1040 on Valari Nichushkin and the Dallas Stars. Dreger thinks it's more about finances than head coach Lindy Ruff. It's obvious he wasn't…
Quick Hits: Isles, Panthers, World Cup, Stars, Wings and More
On the New York Islanders .. Arthur Staple: The Islanders and Ryan Strome agree on a two-year, $5 million contract. On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: Sources saying that Aaron Ekblad has a mild concussion or concussion-like symptoms. Bob McKenzie: Ekblad…