Tag: John Carlson

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: If the Maple Leafs are not able to re-sign Brian Boyle and are looking for a short-term fix while Frederik Gauthier recovers from his injury, what about Dominic…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals – Some Changes Are Coming For The Capitals

On the Washington Capitals ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at the offseason priorities for the Washington Capitals. 1. Get RFA forward Evgeny Kuznetsov signed to a contract extension - Need to get Kuznetsov signed to a long-term contract extension.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Shattenkirk, Maple Leafs, Ducks and Stars

On Kevin Shattenkirk, Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Brett Hull, who works for the St. Louis Blues, said last week about Kevin Shattenkirk: "he wanted to go back home, back east to the New…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Penguins, Bruins, Leafs, Capitals, Blues, Blackhawks and Sharks

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan on Matt Murray: "Matt got hurt in the warmup. We'll have more information tomorrow. We know both of our goalies are #1 goalies." Dan Rosen: Murray has a lower-body injury On…

Mark Easson

Playoff Injuries: Leafs, Canadiens, Pens, Sens, Caps, Sharks, Ducks and Preds

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Goaltender Frederik Andersen on if he was worried about missing time after he left Saturday's game early: "Well, you have to go through the protocol & stuff" Kristen Shilton: Coach Mike Babcock on…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Sabres, Bruins, Sens, Pens, Caps, Habs, Lightning and Coyotes

On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Wawrow: Source with direct knowledge of the situation said that Kyle Okposo's condition is showing signs of improving. John Vogl: Forward Marcus Foligno is finished for the season with a knee injury - out…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Penguins, Canadiens, Capitals, Rangers and Devils

On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Paul Hamilton of WGR 550 reported yesterday that Kyle Okposo is in the Neuro Surgical ICU at a Buffalo hospital. Coach Dan Bylsma said he was "very concerned." Okposo…

Mark Easson

Pucks in Depth: Examining the Kevin Shattenkirk Trade To The Washington Capitals

If the Washington Capitals weren't already the odds-on favorites to win the Stanley Cup, they sure are now. On Monday night they landed the biggest fish on the market in defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. There were some minor pieces involved but…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Leafs, Bruins, Panthers, Rangers and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan said that Evgeni Malkin is working out off-ice and is making progress. He added that Kris Letang is a game-time decision tonight. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: The…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Bruins, Caps, Rangers, Leafs, Wings and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Amanda Stein: Forward Alex Galchenyuk is out tonight and is day-to-day with a knee issue. It's the same knee that caused him to miss 18 games earlier this season. Brian Wilde: Galchenyuk re-aggravated his previous…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Panthers, Sens, Wings, Lightning, Caps, Hurricanes and Leafs

On the Florida Panthers ... Craig Davis of the Sun-Sentinel: Panthers coach Tom Rowe said yesterday that they can't rule out the possibility that Jonathan Huberdeau and/or Aleksander Barkov could be out for the remainder of the season. "You're always…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Caps, Sens, Leafs, Rangers, Pens, Habs and Islanders

On the Washington Capitals ... Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid Atlantic: Defenseman John Carlson didn't practice yesterday and he is doubtful for tonight's game against the Blues. Carlson missed Monday's game with a lower-body injury. Coach Barry Trotz said that Carlson…

Mark Easson