Afternoon Hits: Bryzgalov, Wilson, Capitals, Devils, Wild, Clemmensen, Da Costa and Crawford
Lawrence Dushenski: Source saying that Ilya Bryzgalov turned down an offer from a Western Conference team. Katie Carrera: The Capitals have told Tom Wilson that he'll be staying for the season. Aaron Vickers: Capitals coach Adam Oates on keeping Wilson: “He can…
Injury Notes: Rangers, Jets, Devils, Flyers, Leafs, Stars, Ducks and Bruins
Katie Strang of ESPN: Rangers Ryan Callahan could be out three to four weeks with a broken thumb. Andrew Gross: Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said with Callahan out, they wanted to have another penalty killer, Darroll Powe was called up. Gary…
Injury Notes: Boyle, St. Louis, Clowe, Drewiske, JVR, Rozsival, Soderberg, Hagelin, Kane and Pacioretty
David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Sharks Dan Boyle flew back to San Jose yesterday and in a text: “I’m OK. That was scary. Hopefully the symptoms will be very minor, if any, going forward.” Blues Maxim Lapierre said…
Lines and Goalies: Canes, Leafs, Devils, Kings, Rangers, Stars, Senators, Avs, Flyers, Isles, Lightning and Wild
Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Ruutu-E. Staal-Semin, Gerbe-J. Staal-Tlusty, Skinner-Nash-Dwyer, Bowman-Sutter-Dvorak. Chip Alexander: Faulk-Sekera, Harrison-Murphy, Hainsey-Bellemore on D. Michael Smith: Hurricanes power play units: PP1: Bowman, E. Staal, Semin, Ruutu, Sekera. PP2: Skinner, J. Staal, Gerbe, Murphy, Faulk. David Alter: Projected Maple Leafs lines…
Morning Hits II: Vanek, Wild, Seguin, Devils, Rielly and Islanders
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild's Jason Pominville on Thomas Vanek. “It’s funny,” said Pominville, the former Sabres captain who faces his former team and buddy for the first time Monday night. “It feels like I answer that question…
Morning Hits: Yakupov, Ryan, Montador, Mueller, Halpren, Vasilevski, a couple lines and LaBarbera
Igor Eronko: KHL's Neftekhimik's said there is a chance that Nail Yakupov could return to Russia. Coach added: ‘Nail’s father saw possible future problems back in summer.’ Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers Nail Yakupov on being a healthy scratch against the…
Injury Notes: Khudobin, Lindholm, Carter and Noesen
Michael Smith: Hurricanes Anton Khudobin left last night's game, didn't look good. Kurt Dusterberg of NHL.com: Khudobin will have an MRI today after taking an awkward spill in the second period. "It didn't look good, obviously, the way he went off the…
Morning Rumors: Coaches on the hot seat, Elliott, Lundqvist, Canadiens, Sabres, Vanek, Boyle and the Oilers
Bruce Garrioch: Panthers coach Kevin Dineen, Wild's Mike Yeo and Jets Claude Noel could be on the hot seat. “When you see one team make a coaching change there can most definitely be a domino effect. No question about it, especially…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Ducks, Tyutin, Carter, Lecavalier, Hartnell, Lindholm, Lehtonen and Erskin
Bruce Garrioch: A decision on if Jason Spezza will play or not will be made after their skate. Dan Wood: Ducks Kyle Palmieri, Nick Bonino and Mathieu Perreault will return to the lineup on Sunday. Eric Stephens: Ducks Dustin Penner…
Quick Hits: Lupul, Clowe, Matthias, Tallinder, Urbom and Latta
Jonas Siegel: Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul is expected to play tonight. Rich Chere: Devils Ryane Clowe's x-rays on his foot were negative. Swelling was only issue. Steve Goldstein: Panthers Shawn Matthias likely won't play due to an illness. Mike Harrington:…
Lines, Pairings and Starters: Hurricanes, Devils, Stars, Maple Leafs and Avalanche
Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-EStaal-Semin; Gerbe-JStaal-Dwyer; Skinner-Nash-Dvorak; Bowman-Sutter-Lindholm. Westgarth, Ruutu extra forwards. Defensive pairings: Faulk-Sekera; Hainsey-Bellemore; Murphy-Harrison. Komisarek also working with Faulk. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes PP unit: Semin, EStaal, Tlusty, Lindholm, Murphy; 2nd PP: Skinner, JStaal, Gerbe, Faulk, Harrison. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Zubrus-Elias-Jagr; Clowe-Henrique-Ryder;…
Lines and Pairings: Avs, Canes, Isles, Devils, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Canadiens and Sens
Adrian Dater: Avalanche lines without Landeskogo: Mitchell-Stastny-Tanguay, O’Reilly-Duchene-Downie, McGinn-MacKinnon-Parenteau , McLeod-Cliche-Bordeleau. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Semin, Gerbe-J. Staal-Dwyer, Skinner-Nash-Dvorak, Sutter-Lindholm-Bowman. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Defensive pairings: MacDonald-Hamonic, Hickey-Visnovsky, Strait-Donovan. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Henrique-Zajac-Ryder; Clowe-Elias-Ryder; Zubrus-Loktionov-Brunner; Carter-Gionta-Bernier. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford,…