Around the Boards: Some under-achieving Avs, DUI for Chelios, Ference out 6 weeks, Burns Skating
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post: The Colorado Avalanche continue to roll on, but there are several players that aren't living up to expectations. "The Avs are getting next to nothing from Darcy Tucker, Marek Svatos, Ruslan Salei and Liles,…
Around the Boards: Ilya-Thrashers have a Snag, Vinny to Oilers? Help on the way for the Wings and Sens
Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Talks between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Thrashers have apparently hit a snag. "Our position is different than his position right now," Waddell told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution before Monday night's game with Montreal. "Their position…
Around the Boards: Fri. Oct. 30th
Chris McCosky of the Detroit News: The Detroit Red Wings offense took another hit last night with Valtteri Filppula broke his right wrist. He'll be out for 6 to 8 weeks. Darren Helm may be given the first chance to…
Wild Acquire Chuck Kobasew
The Minnesota Wild have acquired Chuck Kobasew from the Boston Bruins for Craig Weller, the rights to Alex Fallstrom (a 2009 4th round pick) and a 2011 2nd round pick. The Wild were looking to add a winger as Petr…
Lots of Injury News
The mysterious 'upper body injury' took a turn for the good for once, Tomas Vanek, who originally was out for 'weeks', might be ready to this weekend. Sabres fans and fantasy owners take breath a sigh of relief. If he's…
Kessel and the Coyotes Situation
It sounds like the Phil Kessel trade rumors could come to end by next week. October 1st is a key date, as each team much be under the salary cap by then. The Bruins are supposedly around $1.7 under the…
The Northwest Division Player Movement
The Northwest division is the second Western Conference we're looking at. The Flames got off to an early off-season start with trading for, and the signing of Jay Bouwmeester. Minnesota lost Gaborik to the Rangers, but brought in Havlat. The…
Tanguay and Wild Talking
"Left winger Alex Tanguay, tied for third on the all-time scoring list against Minnesota with 38 points in 41 games, is considering a contract offer from the Wild, his agent said on Thursday..."(source-StarTribune.com) It would be a good move on…
Morning Hits
Morning NHL news and notes for Friday July 24th. Marion Hossa is going under the knife. With his rotator cuff not healing as well as they'd liked, it was decided that he have surgery to repair the small tear. The…
Marian Gaborik will test free agency
It appears that the Minnesota Wild will not be offering a contract to the often injured superstar. Marion Gaborik, the team's top pick in its inaugural draft, is the last remaining original franchise member and its career scoring leader with…
Todays Snapshots
Here’s a quick look at some of today’s news stories… TSN reports The Atlanta Thrashers have signed Marty Reasoner to a 2 year deal. TSN reports The Ducks Have signed Mike Brown to a 2 year contract extension. Kevin Mcgran…