Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Devils, Flyers, Penguins, Maple Leafs and Playoff Race
On the Boston Bruins ... Ty Anderson: Early word on defenseman Brandon Carlo's injury is not good. Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports: Carlo was taken off the ice on a stretchered after he fell awkwardly - an ankle or foot…
2018 NHL Free Agents: Scraping The Barrel
Free agency is just about three months away. This seems hard to believe. Some players that are cheap now will not be cheap for so long. Instead of looking at the cream of the crop, we are looking at the…
NHL News: Bruins, Flames, Panthers, Devils, Senators, Flyers, Knights and Playoff Races
On the Boston Bruins ... Shawn Hutcheon: Defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a one-year contract extension for $5 million. There are bonuses up to $1.75 million. Pierre LeBrun: The bonuses are mostly a combination of games played and playoffs. Jimmy Murphy:…
NHL Rumors: James van Riemsdyk – Contract Comparables and Potential Landing Spots
On Toronto Maple Leafs pending free agent James van Riemsdyk ... Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The 28-yeard old James van Riemsdyk is now up to 33 goals on the season. JvR is now the leading goal scorer among pending…
NHL Rumors: James van Riemsdyk and John Tavares
On James van Riemsdyk ... Pierre LeBrun: Possible comparables for James van Riemsdyk: Cam Atkinson seven years at $5.875 million per and T.J. Oshie eight years at $5.75 million per. Both Atkinson and Oshie had similar goal totals. Does a…
NHL News: Ducks, Coyotes, Jackets, Wild, Canadiens, Devils, Isles, Sens, Leafs, Canucks and Capitals
On the Anaheim Ducks ... John Shannon: Defenseman Kevin Bieksa had surgery on his hand to remove scar tissue and he'll be out the lineup for two to five weeks. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Coach Rick Tocchet…
Eastern Conference News: Ovechkin, Blue Jackets, Devils, Flyers, Lightning, Maple Leafs and Playoff Race
On Alex Ovechkin ... Dan Rosen: Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin is the fourth NHL player to score 600 goals in less than 1,000 games. Wayne Gretzky scored 600 in 718 games, Mario Lemieux in 719 games and Brett Hull in…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Hurricanes and Rangers
On the New York Islanders ... Neil Best of Newsday: Pending free agent John Tavares said things are that fun for the Islanders right now. “I’m sure when people look at the way our team’s going, they want to speculate,”…
NHL News: Bruins, Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Panthers, Devils, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, Lightning and Jets
On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Brad Marchand has been fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment. On the Buffalo Sabres ... Bill Hoppe of the Buffalo Hockey Beat: Forward Kyle Okposo suffered his second concussion in less than a year. He ended…
NHL News: Flames, Stars, Kings, Devils, Rangers, Penguins, Blues, Lightning, Knights and Jets
On the Calgary Flames ... Mike Zeisberger: GM Brad Treliving on goaltender Mike Smith: "It's a weird injury and we certainly don't want to see it regress. But I will say that it's positive that he's on the trip ... If…
NHL Rookie Watch: Three Rookies Who Struggled In February
On Sunday we looked at three rookies who had a solid month of the February NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of February Sadly, there are a few rookies that had a rough February for one reason or another. The field…
NHL News: Sabres, Flames, Blue Jackets, Devils, Sharks, Seattle, Canucks and Golden Knights
On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl: Sabres coach Phil Housley said that Johan Larsson passed concussion protocol testing. On the Calgary Flames ... Wes Gilbertson: Goaltender Mike Smith (lower-body) was on the ice yesterday. On the Columbus Blue Jackets…