Morning Hits: Yakupov, Ryan, Montador, Mueller, Halpren, Vasilevski, a couple lines and LaBarbera
Igor Eronko: KHL's Neftekhimik's said there is a chance that Nail Yakupov could return to Russia. Coach added: ‘Nail’s father saw possible future problems back in summer.’ Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers Nail Yakupov on being a healthy scratch against the…
VIDEO: Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove and Don Cherry’s Coach’s Corner
Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove: Contract talks with the Maple Leafs and Dion Phaneuf will begin soon. He could take a little less, but a longer term. The Rangers are not going to panic and feel they just need some…
Morning Rumors: Bernier, Reimer, Oilers, Engelland and scouting the Jets-Stars
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Kings GM Dean Lombardi on Jonathan Bernier. "It doesn’t surprise me at all," Lombardi told ESPN.com Friday. "We knew this guy. After the trade, he sent me a text to thank me for trading him. I…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Ducks, Tyutin, Carter, Lecavalier, Hartnell, Lindholm, Lehtonen and Erskin
Bruce Garrioch: A decision on if Jason Spezza will play or not will be made after their skate. Dan Wood: Ducks Kyle Palmieri, Nick Bonino and Mathieu Perreault will return to the lineup on Sunday. Eric Stephens: Ducks Dustin Penner…
Lines, Pairings and Starters: Hurricanes, Devils, Stars, Maple Leafs and Avalanche
Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-EStaal-Semin; Gerbe-JStaal-Dwyer; Skinner-Nash-Dvorak; Bowman-Sutter-Lindholm. Westgarth, Ruutu extra forwards. Defensive pairings: Faulk-Sekera; Hainsey-Bellemore; Murphy-Harrison. Komisarek also working with Faulk. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes PP unit: Semin, EStaal, Tlusty, Lindholm, Murphy; 2nd PP: Skinner, JStaal, Gerbe, Faulk, Harrison. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Zubrus-Elias-Jagr; Clowe-Henrique-Ryder;…
Morning Rumors: Vanek, Chaisson, Depres, Ducks, Penguins, Gardiner, Ryan, Glencross and the Flyers
Jim Matheson: Lots of people think that Thomas Vanek may take a pay-cut and sign with the Wild in the summer. He went to school in Minnesota and is good friends with Jason Pominville. Nathan MacKinnon is living J.S. Giguere's…
Lines: Sabres, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Capitals, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars, Lightning and Coyotes
John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ennis-Grigorenko-Ott, Girgensons-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Arthur Staple: Blue Jackets lines: Atkinson-Dubinsky-Gaborik, Calvert-Anisimov-Comeau, Foligno-Johansen-Umberger, Jenner-Letestu-MacKenzie. Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin, Laich-Grabovski-Brouwer, Chimera-Fehr-Ward, Erat-Beagle-Wilson. Arpon Basu of NHL.com: Flyers lines: Scott Hartnell -…
Lines and Goalies: Penguins, Islanders, Flames, Stars, Devils, Blackhawks and Lightning
Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Jokinen-Malkin-Vitale Bennett-Sutter-Kobasew Glass-Jeffrey-Adams. NY Islanders: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo; Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey; Clutterbuck-Cizikas-Regin-Bouchard; Martin-Nelson-McDonald-Boulton. Roger Millions: Possible Flames lines: Galiardi Backlund Hudler - Glencross Stajan Stempniak - baertschi Monahan D. Jones - Bouma Street McGrattan. Defensive pairings and goalies: Giordano-Brodie - Russell Wideman…
Morning Hits: Despres, Lightning, Red Wings, Fraser, 2013 draft picks and St. Louis
Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said the "major portion" of the decision to send Simon Despres to the AHL was that he is waiver-exempt. Erik Erlendsson: The sending of Ondrej Palat to the AHL and recalling of Brett Connolly…
Dallas Stars 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: New GM Jim Nill certainly was busy over the summer. He hired long-time Buffalo Sabres bench boss Lindy Ruff to serve as the new head coach, but that move almost got drowned out by the…
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…
Line Combos: Islanders, Wings, Leafs, Devils, Caps, Canes, Blackhawks, Lightning, Stars and Blue Jackets
Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Bailey, Grabner-Nielsen-Lee, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Mark Masters: Red Wings lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader; Franzen-Weiss-Alfredsson; Cleary-Andersson-Bertuzzi; Jurco-Glendening-Samuelsson. Paul Hendrick: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Clarkson. Broll-Kadri-Raymond. Lupul-Bolland-Kulemin. Ashton-McClement-Orr. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Clowe-Zajac-Brunner; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Tedenby-Loktionov-Jagr; Carter-Gionta-Josefson; Barch-(empty)- Janssen. Katie Carrera: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin; Chimera-Grabovski-Wilson; Byers-Perreault-Fehr; Volpatti-Latta-Rechlicz. Michael…