Quick Hits: Resting, Injuries, Starters, Lines and Man Games Lost
Pat Leonard: Rangers Marc Staal, Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello will be given the night off. Defenseman Kevin Klein skated, but remains out. Joe Smith: Lightning's Victor Hedman was at the optional skate this morning, a good chance he returns…
Rumors III: Leafs, Predators, Blues, Oilers, Capitals and Flames
Damien Cox of Sportsnet: The Maple Leafs will be sellers at the deadline with the No. 1 priority being to clean up their cap situation and create some flexibility. They are opening up contract talks with Mike Santorelli and Cody…
Rumors I: Oilers, Flames, Avalanche, Hurricanes and Wild
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers defenseman Jeff Petry is a pending UFA and if there is no traction on a long-term deal soon, he'll likely be traded by the deadline. The Red Wings and Penguins are among the…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Injury Updates, Lines and Starting Goalies
Michael Russo: Wild's Josh Harding clears waivers and is assigned to Iowa of the AHL. Mike Heika: The Blue Jackets claim Kevin Connauton. Randy Miller: Someone told Miller that Flyers Claude Giroux has a lower-body injury. Joe McDonald: Claude Julien…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines and Goalies
Josh Cooper: Martin Erat had a no-trade when he was with the Predators, and he wanted to go to the Capitals. Then GM, David Poile, sent Erat and Michael Latta to the Capitals for Filip Forsberg. Renaud Lavoie: The Flyers…
Quick Hits: Injuries, Lines, Pairings and Goalies
Erik Erlendsson: Ryan Callahan not on ice, so not expecting to play Friday or Saturday. Andy Strickland: Blues Carl Gunnarsson won't play tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning lines: Drouin-Filppula-Stamkos/Palat-Johnson-Connolly/Kucherov-Namestnikov-Brown/Morrow-Boyle-Blunden. Randy Sportak: Flames lines: Colborne-Monahan-Hudler, Glencross-Stajan-Byron, Raymond-Backlund-Gaudreau, Bollig-Jooris-Bouma. Defensive pairings: Giordano-Brodie; Russell-Wideman; Smid-Engelland. Columbus Blue…
Rumors I: Ekblad, Red Wings, Oilers and Flames
Jordan Chidley-Hill (CP) in the Toronto Star: Panthers Aaron Ekbad said he's over the concussion he suffered about three weeks ago in a world junior exhibition game. “The concussion is perfectly, completely gone. I feel great,” said Ekblad. “I’ve been…
NHL Rumors IV: Hayes, Rangers, Bruins and Hiller
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Blackhawks are still talking to Kevin Hayes about a contract, but if he's not signed by August 15th, he'll become UFA. The Rangers will be just one of the teams that will be…
NHL Rumors XVI: 15 Free Agents, Lecavalier, Sens, Gorges, Phaneuf, Sharks and Leafs
Scott Burnside of ESPN: 15 interesting free agents and possible landing spots. 1. Paul Stastny - Blues 2. Dan Boyle - Red Wings 3. Christian Ehrhoff - Lightning 4. Thomas Vanek - Wild 5. Ryan Miller - Canucks 6. Matt…
NHL Rumors IV: Lecavalier, Stars, Sabres, Hiller and Capitals
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers tried to trade Vincent Lecavalier over the weekend. He has four years left with a $4.5 million cap hit, and is owed a $2 million bonus on July 1st. The last option for…
NHL Rumors II: Flames and Predators
Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun: Flames GM Brad Treliving on the free agent interview period slowing trade talk. "It stalls a lot of things," Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving said after completing the NHL Draft. "You look at the…
NHL Rumors IV: Thornton, Sharp, Weaver, Schenn, Canucks, Pens, Havlat and Leafs
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It's thought that the Red Wings and Maple Leafs are two teams that are interested in Joe Thornton. Thornton can basically pick and choose where he wants to end up if the Sharks really…