Injury Notes: Thorburn, McLaren, Rinaldo and Brown
Ken Wiebe: Jets forward Chris Thorburn has an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Paul Hendrick: Maple Leafs Frazer McLaren had an MRI last night to determine severity of pinky finger injury. Philadelphia Flyers: Flyers Zac Rinaldo left last night's game…
Injury Notes: Callahan, Bonino, McLaren, Tlusty and Brown
Katie Strang: Rangers Ryan Callahan said there is a "slim chance" the he could be ready for the start of the season, but he isn't ruling it out. Eric Stephens: Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said that Nick Bonino was fine…
Lines from Yesterday: Stars, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Hurricanes, Kings and Red Wings
Mark Stepneski: Stars Vern Fiddler centered Lane MacDermid and Brett Ritchie yesterday. Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets Redor Tyutin and Jack Johnson have been consistent pairings on the blueline. Scott Powers: Brandon Saad centered Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp again. Michael…
Injury Notes: Callahan, Huberdeau, Bjugstad, Brown and Talbot
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Rangers Ryan Callahan will likely start the season on the IR following his offseason shoulder surgery. "Right now I don't ," Callahan said. "I guess you never know, but you've gotta see how it progresses. That's really…
Morning Quick Hits: Richards, Wilson, Frattin and Flyers
Helene St. James: Teams don't have to be roster compliant until Monday, September 30th. Steve Zipay: Rangers Brad Richards said that former coach John Tortorella lost confidence in him last season, and then he lost confidence in himself. Chuck Gormley:…
Lines from yesterday: Wild, Coyotes, Ducks, Kings and Sharks
Michael Russo: Wild Group B lines yesterday: Niederreiter with Granlund and Heatley; Cooke with Brodziak and Mitchell. Sarah McLellan: Coyotes lines yesterday: Boedker-Doan-Ribeiro, Korpikoski-Hanzal-Vrbata and Bissonnette-Chipchura-Yip. Eric Stephens: Two Ducks lines yesterday: Etem-Koivu-Cogliano and Beleskey-Holland-Palmieri. John Hoven: Kings second line yesterday: Matt Frattin…
Joni Pitkanen Injury and the Fallout for the Hurricanes
Josh Rimer: Rimer has been told that Joni' Pitkanen's injury could be career threatening. James Mirtle: Mirtle is hearing that Pitkanen's injury could be career ending. A race for an icing claims another. Dennis Bernstein: The Kings will have nine…
Injury Notes: Beauchemin, Alt, Flyers defense, Havlat and Stoll
Helene Elliott: Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin said he's on schedule to return from his ACL injury and is hoping to be ready for the opener. He added that he'll play with a brace on his right knee. Tim Panaccio: Flyers…
Morning Hits: FLyers, RNH, Hall, Weiss, Carter, Goalie pads and Karmanos
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers are hoping that a team will call them in the next couple weeks looking for a defenseman. They would like to shed some salary. Dan Tencer: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said that Ryan…
Injury Notes: Meszaros, Helm and Mitchell
Tim Panaccio: Flyers Andrej Meszaros said he hasn't been cleared to play and has some more tests to go through. Said he feels good. Detroit Free Press: Red Wings Darren Helm skated again but admits that he is only "partly'…
Morning Hits: Zherdev, Eriksson, Frattin and Ryan
Igor Eronko: KHL president Alexander Medvedev on Nikolai Zherdev: 'As far as we know, Nikolai Zherdev painted the town red again. He will be committed to compulsory ADA treatment.' Caryn Switaj of BostonBruins.com: Loui Eriksson is in Boston, talking about the trade…
Morning Hits: Crawford, Ovechkin, Maidens and Zykov
Nick Kypreos: Chicago Blackhawks Corey Crawford signs a six year, $36 million contract extension. Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Moscow Dynamo's general director, Andrewy Safronov, on Alex Ovechkin following Ilya Kovalchuk's 'retiring' decision. “Ovechkin has a current contract with the…