NHL News: Suspension, Hearings, PTOs and Waivers
On Chicago Blackhawks ... NHL.com: The NHL suspended Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson for the rest of the preseason and for one regular season game for his hit on Blues forward Ty Rattie. General Fanager: Hjalmarsson will forfeit $22,777.78 in salary…
Morning Hits II: Oilers, Lightning, Sens, Flames, Leafs, Habs and Canucks
Bruce McCurdy of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers have put goalie Ben Scrivens on waivers. Nikita Nikitin cleared waivers. The Oilers still have 25 players in camp. Jordan Eberle will start the season on the IR. At least one more…
Morning Hits: Expansion, Ducks, Sens, Sharks and Lightning
Joe McDonald of ESPN: Bruins owner and NHL chairman of the board of governors Jeremy Jacobs on the possibility of expansion. "There’s a lot of content there. There’s a lot of capability there, but I don’t know if there’s a…
Rumors II: Devils, Avalanche and Hurricanes
Rich Chere of NJ.com: Devils Eric Gelinas is hoping to get a new contract before the start of training camp, like how it played out last year. "Last year was a little bit stressful at the end. Hopefully it can…
Injuries: Shattenkirk, Hall, Hanzal, Severson, Eriksson plus more
St. Louis Blues: Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will undergo abdominal surgery in the next seven to 10 days, and then will be week-to-week. Joanne Ireland: Oilers Taylor Hall re-aggravated his bruised bone that had kept him out for the previous three…
Afternoon Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines, Mumps and Neal Diving
Tim Wharnsby: Maple Leafs Brandon Kozun clears waivers. The Predators put Viktor Stalberg on waivers. The Devils put Mark Fraser on waivers. Oklahoma City Barons: The Barons (Oilers AHL team) will cease operations at the end of this season. Mike…
NHL Rumors I: Coaches and GMs – Panthers, Leafs, Canucks and Capitals
Hope Smoke: Nick Kypreos: "The latest name that is floating around for coach of the Panthers is Marc Crawford" Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "The meeting that took place in Vegas between Shanahan, Nonis and Carlyle was very one sided" ... "Carlyle sat down &…
2013-14 NHL Trade Deadline Feature: Boston Bruins
Written by John Sheppard and can be followed at @jisheppard. As we are now back from the Olympic break and getting close to the trade deadline, it is time to take a look at the Boston Bruins. First of all before…
Afternoon Rumors: Red Wings, Canucks, Kesler, Blues, Bruins, Phillips, Flyers and Oilers
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Red Wings GM Ken Holland. "The phone lines seem to be heating up," Holland told ESPN.com Thursday. "We would prefer to do a hockey deal -- meaning a player that's on our roster going forward .…
NHL Trade: Maple Leafs Trade Fraser to Oilers For Abney and Hartikainen
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded defenseman Mark Fraser to the Edmonton Oilers for right winger Cameron Abney and left winger Teemu Hartikainen. The 27-year old Fraser was drafted 84th overall in the 3rd round of the 2005 draft by…
Injury Notes: Quick, Burns, Koivu, Fraser, Bozak, DeKeyser, Backstrom, Chiasson and Beauchemin
Daren Millard: Kings GM Dean Lombardi said that Jonathan Quick will be out for another month, likely until Christmas. David Pollak: Sharks Brent Burns had two good medical reports yesterday. His conditioning and timing is still a question, and there is no decision if…
Injury Notes: Fraser, Visnovsky, Semin, Korpikoski, Khudobin, DeKeyser, Kessel, Seidenberg and Burns
James Mirtle: Maple Leafs Mark Fraser is day-to-day with a knee injury. It is another MCL issues, but in a different area of the ligament. Arthur Staple: Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky is "still not close" to returning to the lineup. Chip…