Morning Hits: Petry, Nichushkin, Horton, Gudas, Booth and More
Bruce McCurdy: Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said that special teams needs as his driving decision to bench Jeff Petry, but he was their top penalty killing defenseman (SHTOI/G) from the past two seasons. Ryan Rishaug: Since he missed all of training…
News: Lines, D-Pairings and Starting Goalies
Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-Rask-Lindholm Gerbe-Nash-Semin Malone-McClement-Brown Terry, Boychuk. Defensive pairings: Sekera-Faulk Harrison-Murphy Liles-Gleason Hainsey-Bellemore. Andrew Gross: Rangers lines: Duclair-MSL-Nash Kreider-Brassard-Stempniak Hagelin-Hayes-Zuccarello Malone-DMoore-Glass. Stephen Whyno: Maple Leafs lines: JvR-Bozak-Kessel, Lupul-Kadri, Winnik, Komarov-Santorelli-Clarkson, Kozun-Holland-Panik. Paul Hendrick: Defensive pairings: Phaneuf-Robidas Rielly-Franson Percy-Polak. James Mirtle: Sense is that…
Rumors: Brewer, Myers, Petry, Wiercioch, Methot and Gardiner
Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Eric Brewer was scratched for the Lightning's first two games, which led to trade talk. TSN's Bob McKenzie stated over the weekend that Brewer's name "is out there." “The one thing about Brew is…
Injuries: Datsyuk, Krejci, Skinner, Lecavalier, Zuccarello and Reimer
Ansar Khan of MLive: According to Pavel Datsyuk's four week injury timeline, there is another week before he could return. He's been skating, but not cleared for contact. Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Bruins David Krejci is hoping to get…
Rumors: Bruins, Red Wings, Senators, Gardiner and Brodeur
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Haggerty thinks that Loui Eriksson is a third-line winger and won't be the offensive player they had hoped for then they traded for him in the package they received for Tyler Seguin. Haggerty thinks the Bruins…
Video: Game Highlights From Oct. 9th 2014
Video highlights from eight NHL games night.
Rumors: Sabres, Ducks, Wings, Flyers, Senators, Sharks and Penguins
TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger: Tyler Myers name is out there. The Sabres have had talks with the Red Wings, and the Ducks could be interested as well.Bob McKenzie: Sabres Chris Stewart and Drew Stafford could also be getting some interest.…
Rumors II: Babcock, Lack, Robidas, Bruins and Marchard
Bob Duff of the Windsor Star: Red Wings coach Mike Babcock didn't really agree with GM Ken Holland on the decision to demote Xavier Ouellet. “What did I say yesterday?” Babcock snapped when asked about the decision to send defenceman…
Rumors I: Brodeur, Horton, Leddy, Bruins, Red Wings and Budaj
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Martin Brodeur wants to go out on his own terms and has a deadline date in mind, but won't say when it is. It is thought that he has four or five teams on his list,…
Morning Hits: Panik, Dubinsky, Datsyuk, Allen, Fowler and Fisher
Erik Erlendsson: The Lightning have put Richard Panik on waivers. Nick Kypreos: Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky is out indefinitely and there is the possibility of it being a long-term issue. Rob Mixer: He had abdominal surgery yesterday morning and is…
Rumors II: Seattle, Kessel, Blues, Red Wings and Horton
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times: When the city of Glendale voted 4-3 to approve the arena lease deal 15 months ago, it kept the team from relocating to Seattle. Three sources said that if it wasn't approved, Ray Bartoszek…
Quick Hits: Lines and D Pairings For 10 Teams
Ansar Khan: Red Wings lines: Franzen-Zetterberg-Abdelkader, Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco, Nestrasil-Helm-Nyquist, Andersson-Glendening-Miller, Cleary-Datsyuk-Weiss. Defensive pairings: Kronwall-Ericsson, DeKeyser-Smith, Quincey-Ouellet, Lashoff-Kindl. Power play units: Franzen-Zetterberg-Nyquist-Helm-Kronwall and Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco-Nestrasil-DeKeyser. Michael Russo: Wild lines: Parise-Granlund-Pominville; Cooke-Koivu-Vanek; Niederreiter-Haula-Coyle; Zucker-Brodziak-Carter. Jeremy Rutherford: Blues lines: Berglund-Backes-Oshie Steen-Stastny-Tarasenko Schwartz-Lehtera-Lindstrom Ott-Lapierre-Reaves. Defensive pairings: Cole-Pietrangelo Bouwmeester-Shattenkirk Jackman-Leopold Butler-Lindbohm. Mark…