Tag: Loui Eriksson

NHL Rumors: Milan Lucic, Adam Larsson, and the Edmonton Oilers

Today's NHL Rumors features the Edmonton Oilers. Some include the latest on Milan Lucic, Adam Larsson, and the GM search!

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, and the New Jersey Devils

Oilers could look towards Europe Jim Matheson: The Edmonton Oilers could look at some of the older European free agents that might be able to step right into their lineup. In the past, they've been able to add some checkers,…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Domi, Pavelec, Eriksson, Rantanen, Fabbri, Lyon, Vilardi, and Boqvist

Domi suspended NHL Player Safety: The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi for the remainder of the preseason for his 'roughing' on Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Pavelec retires Allan Walsh: Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec announced his retirement from…

Mark Easson

NHL Buyout Candidates: Pacific Division – Practical and Not Practical

Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Vanek, Eriksson, and Gudbranson

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: Forward Thomas Vanek isn't part of the top-tier of wingers available at the trade deadline, but he could go in the second wave of forwards. Vanek could bring some…

Mark Easson

Western Conference News: Ducks, Coyotes, Kings, Wild, Canucks, and Jets

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Defenseman Kevin Bieksa will miss the remainder of their road trip with a hand injury. Bieksa injured his hand in a fight with Radko Gudas, but it's not his…

Mark Easson

NHL News and Injuries: Bruins, Wings, Devils, Pens, Flyers, Avs, Kings, Wild, Preds, Canucks and Jets

On the Boston Bruins ... Fluto Shinzawa: The Bruins assign Danton Heinen and Austin Czarnik to the AHL. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James: Defenseman Danny DeKeyser will be out for at least another week, possibly two…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Jackets, Sens, Caps, Ducks, Preds, Kings, Canucks, Knights and Jets

On Slashing ... Sportsnet: Percentage of slashing calls heading into last night's games: 26.1 percent this year, 8.3 percent last year. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Forward Boone Jenner still hasn't skated with the team due to…

Mark Easson

Pacific Division: Vancouver Canucks Season Outlook

Forwards Consider the Canucks’ youth movement in effect. For the first time since 2005-06, one of Vancouver’s top two scorers last year wasn’t named Sedin. 22-year-old center Bo Horvat led Vancouver with 52 points on 20 goals and 32 assists.…

Kevin Wickersham

Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Wild, Sharks, Jets and Canucks

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Forward Ryan Getzlaf is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He took part in their warm-ups, but wasn't able to go. On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Zach Parise's eye is "really swollen"…

Mark Easson

Rink Rumblings: The Movers of the NHL Trade Deadline  

Part I ... Looking back at the trade deadline ... the movers  The March 1st NHL trade deadline fell well short of expectations, as big names such as Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Marc-Andre Fleury and Evander Kane did not get moved…

Michael Augello

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Pens, Habs, Wings, Caps, Preds, Canucks and More

On the Boston Bruins ... NHL.com: Forward Ryan Spooner will be out indefinitely with a concussion. Spooner suffered the concussion on Monday night against the Senators. On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: Defenseman Kris Letang didn't travel with the…

Mark Easson