Line Combos: Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Oilers and Sharks
Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets power play units yesterday: Atkinson-Dubinsky-Gaborik, Johnson-Wisniewski; also Jenner-Anisimov-Johansen, Tyutin-Letestu. Hockey Central: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said their first line is likely Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader, with their second line as Alfredsson-Weiss-Franzen. Daniel Cleary could work his way in to the…
Injury Notes: Red Wings and Leafs, Sieloff, Clowe, Nikitin, Sbisa and Hossa
Ansar Khan: Red Wings Darren Helm is skating for the first time since Sept. 6th. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen didn't skating yesterday after taking a couple days off with a hip flexor. Helene St. James: Red Wings Jakub Kindl…
Detroit Red Wings 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:The Detroit Red Wings had watched a number of key players walk off into the sunset over the last couple years going into the 2013 campaign, but none was more important than captain Nicklas Lidstrom. With…
Line Combos: Senators, Islanders, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Blackhawks and Capitals
Bruce Garrioch: Senators lines this morning: Michalek-Spezza-Ryan; Greening-Zibby-Neil: Prince-Pageau-Petersson and Kassian-Grant-Schneider. Defensive pairings: Methot-Karlsson; Phillips-Claesson and Wiercioch-Wideman Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Bailey-Nielsen-Okposo, Lee-Nelson-Strome, Gallant-Regin-Boulton, Quine-Miller-Diamond. Defensive pairings: Dalhuisen-Martinek, Pedan-Mayfield, Reinhart-Pulock. Goalies: Nabokov and Poulin. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: Lupul-Bozak-Kessel, JVR-Colborne-Clarkson, Raymond-Bolland-Kulemin, Broll-Kadri-Abbott,Ashton-McClement-Devane, Smith-Bodie. Ansar…
Morning Hits: Bissonnette, Panthers, Rangers, Emmerton and Benn
Sarah McLellan: According to his agent Mark Guy, Coyotes Paul Bissonnette will appeal his 10-game suspension. George Richards: Panthers sale is for $230 million. John Shannon: Hearing the sale will not be on the Board of Governors agenda for Monday's meeting.…
Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Cheveldayoff, Redden, Hedberg, Rangers, Blacker and Biggs
John Shannon: NY Post reporting that the Panthers are on the verge of being sold. Barry Jackson: Sources saying NY businessman Vincent Viola is working on a deal to buy the Panthers. Not done yet. Stephen Whyno: Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff…
Injury Notes: Wilson, Franzen, Brown, Smith, Kostka, Zucker and Blujus
Adrian Dater: Avs Ryan Wilson will be out two weeks with a knee injury. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen didn't skate yesterday due to a hip flexor. They are waiting to see if it will be a day-to-day injury. Lisa…
Morning Hits II: Nugent-Hopkins, Hemsky-Ott, Tatar, Belov, Giroux and McLaren
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Contract extension talks between the Oilers and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are underway. An extension will likely be in the six to seven year range. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: (mail bag) Asked if he…
Lines from Yesterday: Stars, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Hurricanes, Kings and Red Wings
Mark Stepneski: Stars Vern Fiddler centered Lane MacDermid and Brett Ritchie yesterday. Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets Redor Tyutin and Jack Johnson have been consistent pairings on the blueline. Scott Powers: Brandon Saad centered Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp again. Michael…
Afternoon Hits: Red Wings, Polak and Tarasenko and some lines from today
Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings are currently $2.4 million over the salary cap. They have 26 players under contract, 17 forwards, three more than they plan on carrying. Darren Helm will start the year on injured reserve. They…
Daniel Cleary Goes Back to Detroit
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Daniel Cleary will sign with the Red Wings(1 year, $1.75 million). Cleary had previously rejected Red Wings offers of two-years worth about $4.5 million and a three-year deal worth just under $6…
Morning Hits: Kulemin, Raymond, MacKinnon, Cleary, Ekman-Larsson, Grabovski and Hybrid Icing
Sean Gentile of the Sporting News: (before Kadri signed - s/t Spector's Hockey) Gentile wonders if the Maple Leafs would consider trading Nikolai Kulemin with the goal of not taking back any salary. If they signed Mason Raymond to an…