Eastern Conference Injuries: Penguins, Bruins, Red Wings and Islanders
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Evgeni Malkin practiced yesterday in a no-contract jersey, but he did take a bit of contact at practice yesterday. It was the first contact he's taken since he suffered…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Devils, Lightning, Wings, Flyers and Rangers
Evgeni On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Wes Crosby: Forward Evgeni Malkin was on the ice for Penguins practice yesterday. Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan on Malkin: “Geno will not play tomorrow. He was in a non-contact jersey today but we…
NHL News: Brad Marchand To Have Hearing Tomorrow
NHL Player Safety: Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand will have a hearing tomorrow for his "dangerous trip" on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. Pierre LeBrun: Marchand was suspended last season for clipping. Looks like it's time to once again…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Sens, Lightning, Sabres, Flyers, Wings, and Maple Leafs
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Doctors have decided that forward Clarke MacArthur won't get medical clearance to return this season. “After many discussions with many doctors we have decided that Clarke MacArthur will not…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Panthers, Sens, Wings, Lightning, Caps, Hurricanes and Leafs
On the Florida Panthers ... Craig Davis of the Sun-Sentinel: Panthers coach Tom Rowe said yesterday that they can't rule out the possibility that Jonathan Huberdeau and/or Aleksander Barkov could be out for the remainder of the season. "You're always…
NHL Injuries: Leafs, Lightning, Rangers, Wings, Preds, Jets, Kings and More
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Defenseman Morgan Rielly left in the first period of last night's game with a lower-body injury. His status won't be known until today at the earliest “I don’t know if…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Wings, Devils, Sabres and Panthers
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari: Goaltender Matt Murray was a full participant in practice yesterday. Olli Maatta was also on the ice. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Paul Byron could return after missing Saturday's game with an…
NHL Injuries: Habs, Canes, Bruins, Lightning, Ducks, Blues and More
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Amanda Stein: Forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Andrei Markov will rejoin the team in Toronto and practice with them today. Eric Engels: Alex Galchenyuk was injured on December 4th and the timeline for him to return…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Panthers, Avs, Kings, Wings, Wild and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Defenseman Anton Stralman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said Stralman would miss at least the first three games of their five game road trip. Joe Smith: Cooper said…
Quick Hits: Kucherov, Waivers, Rosters Moves and Injuries
On Nikita Kucherov ... Bryan Burns: The Lightning and Nikita Kucherov agreed on a three-year deal with a salary cap $4.766 million cap hit. Renaud Lavoie: Contract breakdown: $4.25 million in 2016-17, $4.5 million in 2017-18 and $5.5 million in…
Injury Notes: Flyers, Canes, Habs, Wild, Sens and More
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Philadelphia Flyers: Flyers GM Ron Hextall said that defenseman Michael Del Zotto will be out for four to five weeks with a lower-body injury. Tim Panaccio: Putting Del Zotto on the LTIR to start the…
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…