Morning Hits: Wild, Jackets, Sharks, Leafs, Past RFAs to Miss Camp
Chad Graff: WIld's Josh Harding fractured his right foot. Bob McKenzie: Harding's off-ice injury will likely keep him out for months and not weeks. Michael Russo: Ilya Bryzgalov will attend the Wild's camp on a PTO. Shawn Mitchell: Blue Jackets…
NHL Rumors I: Rangers, Toews and Kane, Nielsen and Del Zotto
Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News: The Rangers are down five players, including a couple centermen. They still have Derek Stepan, Derick Brassard and Dominic Moore, but still lack depth. They didn't have the cap space to throw at…
NHL Rumors VI: Preds, Nikitin, Umberger, Richards, Grabovski, Rangers and Flyers
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Cooper thinks that the Predators will land a top-six forward this offseason. Unfortunately for them, they don't really have a chance to get Jason Spezza as they are on his no-trade list. Aaron Portzline: The…
NHL Rumors VI: Thornton, Rangers, Flames, Cammalleri and Phaneuf
David Pollak: "Understand skepticism and disbelief surrounding #SJSharks "rebuild," but that is the message. Yea, could be just diminishing expectations. Or getting someone -- pick a name -- to agree to waive a no-movement clause. #SJSharks seem to be serious about…
NHL Injuries: Price, Stepan, Miller and Regehr
Pierre LeBrun: Canadiens Carey Price skated on his own yesterday. He remains out for the series. Andrew Gross: Rangers Derek Stepan is traveling with the Rangers to Montreal. Tom Gulitti: Rangers J.T. Miller remained in New York with an upper-body…
Morning Hits: Rangers and Canadiens Notes
Pat Leonard: Rangers Daniel Carcillo will appeal his 10-game suspension. Andrew Gross: Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said the Daniel Carcillo incident was avoidable, especially if Brandon Prust was given a penalty. Vigneault added that Carcillo understands the situation and that it…
NHL Injuries: Stepan, Brassard, Lucic, Kelly, Semin and Loktonov
Darren Dreger: The doctors had cleared Derek Stepan to play on Thursday night, but yesterday morning it was determined that he required surgery for a broken jaw. There is no timetable for his return. Stephen Lorenzo: Derrick Brassard remains day-to-day according to…
NHL Suspensions: Rangers Daniel Carcillo and Canadiens Brandon Prust Suspended
Katie Strang: Rangers Daniel Carcillo received an automatic 10-game suspension for abuse of an official. Canadiens Brandon Prust has been suspended for two games for interference. Tom Gulitti: Prust's hit was 0.9 seconds late. Any hit up to 0.6 seconds…
NHL GIF: Brandon Prust’s Late Hit on Derek Stepan
Aaron Ward: "Prust hit on Stepan, 27 TV Frames (9/10 of a second) from touching puck and the hit. Not a hard and fast rule but over 1/2 second is late." Darren Dreger: "Prust hit on Stepan will be discussed…
NHL Rumors II: Jason Spezza – Blues, Ducks, Rangers and Panthers
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It is thought that the Panthers and Rangers could be interested in Jason Spezza, to go along with the Blues and Ducks. "That number is only going to grow," a league executive told the…
Afternoon Rumors II: Canucks, Flyers, Rangers, Wings, Sabres, Maple Leafs and Lightning
Recruited some help for a rumors post. Below was written by @Dale_Lamontagne Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Vancouver Canucks have continued to take a number of calls on forward Ryan Kesler the past few days, but there's still no clear indication…
2013-14 NHL Trade Deadline Feature: New York Rangers
Written by Patrick Kearns of The Fourth Period and can be followed on twitter at @PatrickKearns The New York Rangers have some extremely difficult decisions to make. This isn't a typical trade deadline for the team, as Glen Sather has…