NHL Expansion Draft: Chicago Blackhawks Primer
With four no-movement clauses among their forwards, three on defense and one at goalie, Chicago has most of their protected slots spoken for. Then again, I doubt they’d leave any of the eight unprotected. Forward Decisions Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews,…
Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Blackhawks and Sharks
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Helene Elliott: Coach Randy Carlyle said that defenseman Cam Fowler (knee) has started to do some exercises at the gym using a slideboard. There is still no target date for his return to the lineup.…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Bruins, Leafs, Capitals, Blues, Blackhawks and Sharks
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan on Matt Murray: "Matt got hurt in the warmup. We'll have more information tomorrow. We know both of our goalies are #1 goalies." Dan Rosen: Murray has a lower-body injury On…
Playoff Injuries: Leafs, Canadiens, Pens, Sens, Caps, Sharks, Ducks and Preds
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Goaltender Frederik Andersen on if he was worried about missing time after he left Saturday's game early: "Well, you have to go through the protocol & stuff" Kristen Shilton: Coach Mike Babcock on…
Western Playoff Injuries: Ducks, Sharks, Blues, Predators and Blackhawks
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Coach Randy Carlyle said that forward Patrick Eaves (upper-body) should skate at practice today and be ready for Game 1. Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Eaves left their last game in the…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Blackhawks, and Hurricanes
On the Detroit Red Wings and Pavel Datsyuk ... Aaron Ward: The Red Wings and Pavel Datsyuk are expected to make an announcement tomorrow morning confirming that Datsyuk will be leaving. Darren Dreger: The Red Wings will look to move…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Oilers, Wild, Wings, Blackhawks and Ducks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Brian Lawton: Think that the Coyotes will aggressively pursue a defenseman through trade or free agency. On the Edmonton Oilers ... Brian Lawton: Think that the Oilers should go all in and try to trade…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Some League Notes
INJURY NOTES ... On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Coach Joel Quenneville said that Duncan Keith and Michal Rozsival will play tonight. On the Sabres ... John Vogl: Defenseman Zach Bogosian is happy with the way full practices have gone.…
Morning Hits: Red Wings, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Flyers and Leafs
Image by @ManGamesLostNHL - Plotting man-games lost (x-axis) vs quality of players missing (y-axis, based on ice time) for each team On the Red Wings ... Ted Kulfan: Pavel Datsyuk will play tonight, and he'll be on a line with…
Injuries: Habs, Hawks, Stars, Kings, Lightning, Jets and Canes
On the Canadiens ... Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette: Carey Price's injury is "nothing major" according to coach Michel Therrien. He's receiving treatment and he'll "take a week off." On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune:…
Injuries: Hawks, Wings, Sens, Blues, Preds, Oilers and Leafs
Injury updates for Wednesday October 21st ... Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: The Blackhawks will be without Duncan Keith for four to six weeks after he had surgery on his right knee. Niklas Hjalmarsson will go back to the left…
Injuries: Hawks, Coyotes, Lightning, Leafs, Flames, Devils and More
Injury updates from around the NHL .... Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival joined the team at practice over the weekend. He's still weeks away from returning from fractured left ankle. “I’m definitely excited to be with…