Tag: Joel Armia

NHL News; NHL Player Safety, Bruins, Blue Jackets, Devils, Sharks, Capitals and Jets

NHL Player Safety on four recent hits ... NHL Player Safety: The NHL Department of Player Safety explains how they determine the main point of contact of a hit under Rule 48. It is important to note that the head being…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Bruins, Avs, Predators, Stars, Kings, Leafs, Knights, Capitals and Jets

On the Boston Bruins ... Fluto Shinzawa: Forward Tommy Wingels didn't practice today. On the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan: Greg Wyshynski on why Predators forward Ryan Johansen didn't receive any supplementary discipline: "(DoPS) determined the head wasn't…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting CBJ-NYR, MON-TOR … Coyotes, Panthers, Flames, Isles, Pens, Habs and Jets

Scouting the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers on Friday ... Mark Scheig: Scouts listed to attend Friday's Blue Jackets-Rangers game: Vegas Golden Knights, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues. Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto…

Mark Easson

NHL Expansion Draft – Winnipeg Jets Primer

Veteran blueliner Toby Enstrom holds all the cards. If he’s willing to waive his no movement clause the Jets can protect seven forwards, three defensemen and a goalie. If not, unless they are willing to forgo $4.2M-plus in cap space…

Kevin Wickersham

NHL Rumors: Trade Bait and Vegas Holding All The Cards

List of the top players who could get traded this offseason ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Teams will be looking to make moves instead of losing players for nothing in the expansion draft. Teams like the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota…

Mark Easson

Western Conference Injuries: Blues, Jets, Stars, Canucks, Sharks and Blackhawks

On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: The Blues activated Joel Edmundson off the IR and put Robert Bortuzzo on the IR. Lou Korac: Bortuzzo will be re-evaluated in six weeks. On the Winnipeg Jets ... Sara Orlesky: There…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Lindholm, Yakupov and Injury Updates

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Defenseman Hampus Lindholm said that he'd be okay to play, but it's up to the coaches. On the Florida Panthers and NY Rangers ... Harvey Fialkov: Dylan McIlrath will practice with Panthers today.…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Isles, Jets, Hurricanes, Rangers and Stars

On the New York Islanders ... AP on ESPN: Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic will be out for four to six with a right hand injury. Hamonic was hit with a shot on Saturday night. On the Winnipeg Jets ... Sami Hoffren: Unlike…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Avs, Stars, Canadiens, Blues, Coyotes and More

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon suffered a knee injury last night and will be evaluated today. Elliotte Friedman: Eric Gelinas suffered an elbow injury and is out indefinitely. Roger Millions: Hearing that Matt Duchene is out…

Mark Easson

2015-16 Winnipeg Jets Top 10 Prospects

A look at the Winnipeg Jets top 10 prospects heading into the 2015-16 season. As an expansion team and during the era in Atlanta, this franchise has been a struggling one and had never been able to become highly competitive despite…

Peter Harling

Videos: Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff’s Deadline Press Conference

Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff: On the deadline. “We were weighing the pros and cons of adding another new body into our room,” Cheveldayoff said. “How many players can you add in a certain period of time before it becomes too…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Jets-Sabres Fallout, Capitals and Canucks

AJ Jakubec: Not a surprise that the Sabres traded Brendan Lemieux as his agent told the Sabres that he wasn't going to be signing with them. John Vogl: GM Tim Murray on Lemieux:  "We tried to sign him earlier this year,…

Mark Easson