Tag: Florida Panthers

NHL Rumors: Isles, Blues, Stars, Habs, Ducks, Avs, Lightning, Jets and More

On the New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, Winnipeg Jets ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The New York Islanders may have asked the Florida Panthers permission to speak with…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blues, Sabres, Islanders, Panthers and Canadiens

On the St. Louis Blues ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The St. Louis Blues are believed to be among the teams interested in Arizona Coyotes center Martin Hanzal. The Coyotes are looking for a young player that could play in…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Devils, Panthers, Canucks, Sharks, Stars, Preds and Jets

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Winger Matt Beleskey skated yesterday with teammates for the first time since suffering a knee injury in early December. He was expected to miss six weeks. He's not ready for today,…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Wings, Devils, Sabres and Panthers

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari: Goaltender Matt Murray was a full participant in practice yesterday. Olli Maatta was also on the ice. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Paul Byron could return after missing Saturday's game with an…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Bruins, Rangers, Lightning, Pens, Devils and Panthers

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Forward Brendan Gallagher underwent surgery Thursday night on his fractured left hand. He is expected to be out a minimum of eight weeks. Matt Smith: Both Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk were on the…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Habs, Canes, Bruins, Lightning, Ducks, Blues and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Amanda Stein: Forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Andrei Markov will rejoin the team in Toronto and practice with them today. Eric Engels: Alex Galchenyuk was injured on December 4th and the timeline for him to return…

Mark Easson

NHL Draft: 2017 NHL Draft Picks by Team

  The 2017 NHL draft is set for Friday June 23rd and Saturday June 24th, and will be held at that United Center in Chicago. It will be the first time in the history of the draft that it will…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Rangers, Olympics and Panthers

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Darren Dreger: At least one team called the Maple Leafs over the weekend to ask if they were on James van Riemsdyk's no-trade list. Trade speculation by the media promotes calls like this. Chris…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Rangers, Wings, Bruins, Canadiens and more

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Brian Hedger of NHL.com: Forward Ryan O'Reilly practiced yesterday for the first time since having an appendectomy on Christmas day. They are hopeful he can return tonight. "He felt really good on the ice, has no…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Flyers, Bruins, Devils, Lightning, Flames, Stars and Sharks

On the Philadelpia Flyers ... Adam Gretz of Pro Hockey Talk: Goaltender Steve Mason left last night's game early with possibly a hand injury. The Flyers didn't say what the issues was, nor his status. Philadelphia Flyers: GM Ron Hextall said…

Mark Easson

Bring Out Your Good: Free Agent Surprises

December is normally a time of good tidings. There has to be a nice list along with the list of naughty right? Exactly! Bring Out Your Bad: NHL Free Agent Under Performers It is fun when it comes to free…

Chris Wassel

NHL Injuries: Lightning, Devils, Panthers, Hawks, Blues, Kings and more

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Ryan Callahan were all out last night. Cedric Paquette and Vladislav Namestnikov didn't take part in their morning skate. Coach Jon Cooper: "We're losing more players than we're…

Mark Easson