Morning Rumors II: Byfuglien, Kane, Vanek, Coyotes and Green
Craig Custance of ESPN: Jets forward/defenseman Dustin Byfuglien has been receiving a lot criticism of late. Can a team win with Byfuglien as a major part of their core? Heading into yesterday he had three points in four games at…
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…
Injury Notes: Duchene, Green, Hossa, Khabibulin and Bogosian
Adrian Dater via Sulia: Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said that Matt Duchene would likely miss a week due to his oblique injury. Katie Carrera: Capitals Mike Green was put on the IR. Green to the IR creates a roster spot. They have Dmitri Orlov available. Green…
Injury Notes: Quick, Emelin, McQuaid, Green, Vanek, Volchenkov, Dvorak, Skinner and Glencross
Jon Rosen: Kings Jonathan Quick has a grade 2 groin strain. John Lu: Canadiens Alexei Emelin said he'll return to the lineup on Saturday against the Rangers. Joe McDonald: Bruins Adam McQuaid was able to ride a stationary bike. Chuck…
Injury Notes: Backstrom, Nash, Moore, Green, MacKenzie, Tanguay, Quick, Greene, Clifford and Burns
Michael Russo: Wild's Niklas Backstrom left last night's game after being run over by Nazem Kadri. Andrew Gross: Rangers Rick Nash will travel with the team to Montreal and will continue practicing. Andrew Gross: Rangers Dominic Moore said he's good…
Afternoon Hits: Green, Rome, Maatta, Leivo and Tinordi
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals defenseman Mike Green was benched after the 10:35 minute mark of the third period last night. Bob McKenzie: The Stars put Aaron Rome on waivers. Sam Kasan on Penguins.nhl.com: Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta has…
Injury Notes: Penguins, Oshie, Backstrom, Sharp, Emery and the Avalanche
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins Evgeni Malkin (shoulder) is practicing with the team. Sidney Crosby, James Neal and Paul Martin have been skating with their strength coach. It is possible that none of the above players return to the…
Injury and Roster Notes: Malkin, Lindback, Carkner, Grabner, Enstrom, Backlund, Methot, Krejci, Vanek, Ruutu and Green
Rob Rossi via twitter: Penguins Evgeni Malkin took his first hit during practice yesterday. He said he's “not 100 percent” and added, “Of course, yes, because (I'm) close,” Malkin said. “I (will) try to play Friday, but it's hard to say…
Injury, Lines and Goalie Notes: Hurricanes, Capitals, Lightning, Canadiens, Stars, Oilers, Maple Leafs and Ducks
Chip Alexander via twitter: Hurricanes Justin Faulk is out 2-4 weeks with a knee sprain. Katie Carrera via twitter: Capitals defenseman Mike Green said he'll play tomorrow against the Jets. Mark Masters via twitter: Lightning coach Guy Boucher said that…
Injury Notes: Malkin, Letang, Backlund, Enstrom, Green, Kundratek, Erskine, Laich, Clowe and Hannan
Rob Rossi and Josh Yohe of the Tribune-Review: Penguins Evgeni Malkin skated again yesterday but is uncertain for tomorrow night. He's missed the last five games with an upper-body injury. Josh Yohe via twitter: Penguins defenseman Kris Letang left yesterday's…
Injuries and Goalies: Hall, Green, Crawford, Moore, Schneider and Elliott
Chris Nichols via twitter: Oilers Taylor Hall was taken out of last night's game as a "safety precaution" with "tightness in his leg" Stephen Whyno via twitter: Capitals Mike Green re-aggravated his groin injury and won't travel with the team…
Injury Notes: Sharks, Red Wings, Capitals, Avalanche, Stars and Jets
Kevin Kurz via twitter: Sharks Brent Burns is out for at least the next two games. Coach McLellan hasn't ruled out Martin Havlat and Tommy Wingels for tomorrow. Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: Red Wings forward Darren Helmis going…