Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Liles, Lucic, Thomas, Waivers, DeKeyser and Hossa
Pro Hockey Talk: The Panthers were sold for $230 million to Vincent Viola. James Mirtle: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on John-Michael Liles: "The feelings inside the coaches' and management's office should be left there... We know there's tough decisions coming."…
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…
Injury Notes: Stalberg, Tropp, Bolland, Red Wings, Jagr, Voracek, Brown, Torres, Handzus, Hornqvist and Horton
Josh Cooper: Predators Viktor Stalberg will be out three to four weeks with a AC sprain in his right shoulder. Elliotte Friendman: Sabres Corey Tropp is out five to six weeks with a broken jaw from Sunday's fight with Jamie…
Injury Hits: Gagner, Torres, Brown, Giroux, Pateryn, Daley, Ritchie, Bolland, Stuart, Schroeder and Red Wings
Joanne Ireland: Oilers Sam Gagner will have surgery today on his jaw. Expected to have at least one plate. Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks Raffi Torres could miss at least six weeks, possibly three to four month if…
Roster Notes: Red Wings, Kings, Oilers and Sharks
Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings assigned 17 players to their AHL team. 38 players left in camp. Forwards: Mitch Callahan, Martin Frk, Jeff Hoggan, Calle Jarnkrok, Tomas Jurco, David McIntyre, Andrej Nestrasil, Trevor Parkes, Marek Tvrdon. Defenseman: Brennan Evans, Gleason…
Injury Notes: Vokoun, Booth, Gustavsson, Gleason, Jagr, Clowe and Vatanen
Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins Tomas Vokoun underwent a procedure yesterday to dissolve a blood clot in his pelvis and is out indefinitely. Brad Ziemer: Canucks David Booth has groin stiffness. Ansar Khan: Jonas Gustavsson has a groin injury and is expected…
Injury Notes: Lightning, Red Wings, Rangers, Avs, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Devils, Stars, Bruins, Flyers and Sharks
Damian Cristodero: Lightning Teddy Purcell is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. George Sipple: Red Wings Johan Franzen (hip) practiced yesterday and will play today. George Sipple: Red Wings Daniel Alfredsson (groin) practiced yesterday. Darren Helm (groin/back) practiced yesterday morning. Helene…
Morning Hits: Outdoor Games, Capitals, Lou on Hybrid Icing, Red Wings Cap and Pocklington
Chris Botta: Source saying to expect four or five stadium games in 2014-15. The Winter Classic, three Stadium Series and possibly a Heritage Classic. Tim Panaccio: The Flyers and Bruins were the main candidates to meet the Capitals in the…
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…