Two Teams Who May Not Make It Back To The Playoffs In The East
Every year there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture as, on average, four or five teams miss the playoffs that made it the previous year. With that in mind let's take a look at a couple Eastern Conference…
Morning Hits: Waivers, PTOs and Injury Updates
Put on waivers yesterday ... James Mirtle: Players who were put on waivers yesterday. Anaheim Ducks: Clayton Stoner Dallas Stars: Matej Stransky and Justin Dowling New York Islanders: Scott Mayfield New York Rangers: Magnus Hellberg Vancouver Canucks: Michael Zalewski, Andrey…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates, Oilers Cuts Coming and Lapierre
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: Oilers forward Matt Hendricks will be out for weeks with a lower-body injury. Jack Michaels: Sounding like the Oilers will be making cuts before their practice today. On the Nashville Predators ... Chris…
NHL Video: Radko Gudas Boards Jimmy Vesey … Suspended?
Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas was given a five minute major for boarding and a game misconduct for his hit on Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey. Dave Isaac: "After seeing the Gudas replay several times, I don’t think he gets anything. Vesey turns…
NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba – No Offer Sheet, Seven Trade Partners
On the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba ... Bob McKenzie: Jacob Trouba wouldn't want to sign an offer sheet. If he signed one and the Winnipeg Jets matched, he would be back with the Jets, which defeats the purpose of…
NHL Rumors: Trouba – Wings, Leafs, Ducks, Bruins, Rangers and Avs
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Detroit Red Wings could use an upgrade on their blueline, and James thinks the Red Wings should absolutely be interested in Jacob Trouba. The Wings would need to find a way…
NHL Rumors: Trouba – Oilers, Bruins, Sabres and Ducks
On Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets ... Gary Lawless: The Jets are talking with teams that might be interested in Jacob Trouba. Trouba's agent is talking with teams about what they are looking for in a contract. Teams are…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Rangers, Ducks and Oilers
On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: The Flames plan could be to use Sam Bennett as their second line center this season. On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl: Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma: "At the 13th forward position and…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Sobotka, Shattenkirk, Rangers and Oilers
On the St. Louis Blues, Vladimir Sobotka and Kevin Shattenkirk ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Vladimir Sobotka promised to return to the Blues for this season, but his KHL team, Omsk Avangard, is saying that he is…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Devils, Flames, Jets and UFAs
On the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, and Winnipeg Jets ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Even though the Rangers have many forwards, they are likely to stand pat for now. They could make a move before…
Metropolitan Division: Offseason Grades
After a flurry of action in early July, the transactions have slowed to a crawl in the National Hockey League with just two weeks until the opening of training camp. Teams that have been unable to fill their areas of…
Pucks In Depth: Hudler, Pirri and Lindholm
Written by Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) On Jiri Hudler ... After a couple months of searching Jiri Hudler finally found a new home. That home, of course, is the Dallas Stars as the veteran forward put pen to paper on a…