Tag: Matt Cullen

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson in the Edmonton Journal: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a career 43.3 percent on the draw after over 5,800 faceoffs. Should he move over to the wing? “Nuge is a tremendous player, a detail player. There’s…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Maple Leafs, Penguins, Rangers, Devils and Sabres

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smtih: Forward Tyler Johnson was on the ice yesterday but it still looks like he's favoring his leg. He returned to the lineup on Sunday. Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Many…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Hurricanes, Pens, Leafs, Habs, Wings, Panthers, Devils and Islanders

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Eddie Lack: "I'll keep doing test and rehab today to get back as soon as possible. Great to see the guys this morning thanks to everyone who stayed on the ice yesterday and @DetroitRedWings players…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Penguins, Lightning, Rangers, Senators, Canucks and Blackhawks

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pens Inside Scoop: Penguins goaltender Matt Murray: "I turned my head and as I looked back I caught a knee to the head. He apologized for it. Got checked out. Good to go." Jason Mackey: Defenseman…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Rangers, Penguins, Jackets, Lightning, Panthers and Blues

On the New York Rangers ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be out for the next two to three weeks with a muscle strain in his hip that he suffered in the first period of Tuesday game.…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Lightning, Habs, Rangers, Devils, Jackets, Flames, Preds, and Jets

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Centers Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette left last night's game early with lower-body injury. Coach Jon Cooper didn't have an update any of them after…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Lightning, Penguins and Stars

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Kuc: Source saying that the Chicago Blackhawks are "listening" to trade offers. Still not known if they will be active in the trade market. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Renaud Lavioe: Multiple sources…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Panthers, Devils, Flyers, Caps and Bruins

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... NHL.com: Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Sheary played almost 17 minutes on Tuesday, but didn't practice yesterday. Evgeni Malkin (lower-body) skated before practice yesterday. "…

Mark Easson

Pucks in Depth: Brouwer Not Meeting Expactions and Another Promising Penguin

Troy Brouwer not meeting expectations and his contract just yet ... The Calgary Flames were a terrible team in 2015-16 for a number of reasons, one of which was a lack of production from their wingers. Outside of Johnny Gaudreau…

Todd Cordell

NHL Injuries: Leafs, Lightning, Rangers, Wings, Preds, Jets, Kings and More

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Defenseman Morgan Rielly left in the first period of last night's game with a lower-body injury. His status won't be known until today at the earliest “I don’t know if…

Mark Easson

Quick Hits: PTO and Injury Updates

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Christian Ehrhoff will join the Bruins training camp on Monday on a PTO according to coach Claude Julien: "Good size D-man, skates well, moves puck well." On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Tyler…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors and Notes: Flames, Avs, Penguins and Senators

On Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames and the World Cup of Hockey ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Jacob Trouba are scheduled to play in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, and all currently don't have contracts…

Mark Easson