Tag: John Tortorella

NHL News: Dubois, COVID Protocol List, Samsonov Positive, and What If A Team Can’t Play 56 Games?

Torts benches Dubois. Three more added to COVID Protocol list. Ilya Samsonov tests positive. What if a team can't play all 56 games?

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Head Coaching Notes – Stars, Hurricanes, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, and Capitals

Head coaching notes for the Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Washington Capitals.

Mark Easson

NHL News: Tortorella, 2020-21 Season, Avs, Stars, Oilers, Lightning, and Canucks

Tortorella fined $25,000. NHL monitoring other leagues and not ruling anything out for next season. Johnson and Grubauer are likely done for the year. Tyler Toffoli returns.

Mark Easson

Quick Hits: NHL Injury Updates, Corey Perry, and John Tortorella

NHL Injury Updates Aaron Portzline: Have heard that Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson (ankle) is traveling with the team. He's been skating the past few days. It's not known if he will get back into the lineup. Brian Hedger:…

Mark Easson

Quick Hits: Lightning-Ducks Trade, Dustin Byfuglien, and John Tortorella

Minor trade between the Lightning and Ducks. Latest on Dustin Byfuglien. League will discuss John Tortorella's latest tirade.

Mark Easson

Top 5 NHL Head Coaches On The Hot Seat

As usual, it's easier for teams to fire their head coach if things aren't going right as opposed to changing the personnel. A look at some coaches who could be on the hot seat entering the season.

Featurd Writer

The Columbus Blue Jackets Face A Busy Summer

The Columbus Blue Jackets have plenty of free agents, as well as questions surrounding their president, general manager and head coach. It's going to be a busy offseason for the team.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and the Columbus Blue Jackets – Keys To Their Offseason

Looking at the keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets

Mark Easson

NHL Coaches Under The Microscope Entering 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Looking at some coaches who could be under a watchful eye entering the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Panarin, and Bobrovky … Wild and Staal

Blue Jackets GM Kekalainen won't commit that Panarin and Bobrovsky will be with the team when the season starts Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky both remain without a contract extension and GM Jarmo Kekalainen wouldn't commit that…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors and Notes: Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets

Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: Max Pacioretty has a year left on his contract and is expecting to be at training camp and to play for the Canadiens this season. The Canadiens have tried to trade him this offseason…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Erik Karlsson, Tyler Seguin, and the Columbus Blue Jackets

Karlsson says he's okay with playing in Canada Elliotte Friedman: Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson reached out to say that it's not accurate that he isn't willing to sign a long-term deal with a Canadian team. Elliotte Friedman: He wouldn't…

Mark Easson