Afternoon Hits: Doan, Roster Notes, Lines and Starting Goalies
Scott Burnside of ESPN: On Coyotes Shane Doan ... Doan on if this season is his last and if there would be regrets that he didn't choose another path as his career was winding down? "I understand it would be…
Rumors II: Matthews, Larkin, Richards, Kopitar and More
TSN Insider Trading with Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun. Bob McKenzie on Auston Matthews... Very impressive start for Auston Matthews , the Scottsdale, Arizona native, who is the presumptive number one pick in this years National Hockey League Entry Draft. Matthews…
Morning Hits: Bruins, Wings, Blue Jackets, Wild, Flames and Islanders
Injury updates Boston Bruins: Brad Marchand said he's feeling good. He didn't really have any concussion symptoms, but they followed protocol. Zack Cox: Marchand will travel with the team out west, but he not sure when he'll be ready to…
Injuries: Flyers, Devils, Blues, Kings, Capitals and Red Wings
Jeff Neiberg of the Philadelphia Daily News: On the Flyers ... R.J. Umberger is out with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Tom Gulitti of The Record: On the Devils ... John Moore's x-ray of his forearm revealed "just a…
Rumors and Notes: Rangers, Red Wings, Oilers and Roundtable Video
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: On the Rangers ... Dan Boyle has really struggled in his own end so far this season, and isn't close to what he was offensively in Tampa Bay and San Jose. The 39-year old is…
Rumors II: Staal, Coyotes, Backes, Bruins, and Blue Jackets
Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Damien Cox is reported that the Hurricanes and Eric Staal have put contract extension talks on hold for the time being. Craig Custance of ESPN: The Coyotes have the cap room to add some salary, "have…
Morning Hits: Richards, Despres, Waivers and Cleary
NHLPA: On Mike Richards. “The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached a settlement agreement regarding Mike Richards’ standard player contract. The settlement amicably resolves the grievance filed by the NHLPA on August…
Morning Hits: Torres, Waivers, Lehner and Clarkson
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks Raffi Torres released the following statement yesterday: “I accept the 41-game suspension handed down to me by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. I worked extremely hard over the last two years following…
Morning Hits: Injury Notes, Waivers, Avery, Kassian, and More
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins Zdeno Chara practiced with the team for the second straight day yesterday. He's still on the IR and a question mark for tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning's Tyler Johnson was back at practice yesterday. Jeremy Rutherford…
News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams
Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…
Morning Hits: Avs, Flames, Coyotes, Bruins, Wings, and Capitals
Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: The Colorado Avalanche have traded Freddie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames for a 2016 7th round pick. The Avs are now at 47 contracts, with Jack Skille and Curtis Glencross on PTOs. The Avs…
Morning Hits and Injuries: Waivers, Penguins, Lightning and More
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers: Nikita Nikitin (EDM), Jason Akeson (BUF), Eric Tangradi (DET), Louis-Marc Aubry (DET), David Warsofsky and Kevin Porter (PIT), Marc-Andre Gragnani (NJ) and Corey Potter (ARI) Chris Hine: Bryan Bickell cleared waivers and will start the season…