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: 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…
Lines: Penguins, Leafs, Flames, Oilers, Wild and Senators
Dave Molinari: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Malkin-Bennett, Jeffrey-Sutter-Kobasew, Glass-Vitale-Adams. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel; Raymond-Bolland-Leivo; Ashton-Kadri-Bodie; Broll-McClement-Orr. Roger Millions: Flames lines: Galiardi-Backlund-Hudler, Glencross Street Stempniak, Baertschi-Monahan-Jones, Bouma-Colborne-McGrattan. Bob Stauffer: Oilers lines: Hall-RNH-Eberle, Perron-Arcobello-Hemsky, Smyth-Gordon-Yakupov, Gazdic-Acton-Brown. Kevin Falness: Wild lines: Niederreiter with Koivu and Parise,…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Pacioretty, Sbisa, Backstrom, Thomas and Pyatt
Bruce Garrioch: Senators Jason Spezza said that he should be fine tomorrow. Coach Paul MacLean said that Spezza will be evaluated in the morning and may not be in the lineup. Dave Stubbs: Looking like Max Pacioretty should be back…
Morning Rumors: Vanek, Chaisson, Depres, Ducks, Penguins, Gardiner, Ryan, Glencross and the Flyers
Jim Matheson: Lots of people think that Thomas Vanek may take a pay-cut and sign with the Wild in the summer. He went to school in Minnesota and is good friends with Jason Pominville. Nathan MacKinnon is living J.S. Giguere's…
Afternoon Hits: Leafs recall two, Boll, Hodgson, Spezza, Smyth and Garon
James Mirtle: The Maple Leafs have recalled Trevor Smith and Jamie Devane. Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets Jared Boll took a puck off the head and left practice. Looks like he was hit just above the eye. John Vogl: Sabres Cody Hodgson…
Line Combos: Maple Leafs, Sabres, Senators, Lightning and Blackhawks
Kevin McGran: Maple Leafs lines: JVR - Bozak - Kessel; Lupul - Bolland - Raymond; Bodie Kadri McClement; Orr Ashton Smith. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Girgensons-Ennis-Vanek, Foligno-Grigorenko-Stafford, Ott-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Michalek Da Costa Ryan MacArthur Turris Conacher Greening Smith Neil…
Morning Hits: Laviolette, Sedin’s, Thornton, Selanne, Lightning, Rielly and the Senators
TSN: (Dreger) If the Flyers don't get off to good start in the first 10 to 15 games, coach Peter Laviolette could be in trouble. Moves could extend past Laviolette to Paul Holmgren and Ron Hextall. (LeBrun) With the Canucks…
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,…
Line Combos: Sens, Avs, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Blackhawks, Habs, Caps, Devils, Isles, Canes, Wings and Oilers
Ian Mendes: Senators lines: Michalek - Spezza - Ryan. MacArthur - Turris - Conacher. Smith - DaCosta - Neil. Condra - Pageau - Greening. Brent Wallace: Senators power play lines: Michalek Spezza Ryan Karlsson and Wiercioch. 2nd unit: MacArthur Turris Conacher Phillips and…
Morning Hits: Kessel, Phaneuf, Avalanche, Bryzgalov, Da Costa, Hybrid icing, Dvorak and Drouin-Deslauriers
Greg Brady: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis was scheduled to be on the Fan 590 at 9:00 am, but has been postponed until after 12:00 pm. Darren Dreger: Not complete yet, but Phil Kessel-Toronto Maple Leafs deal is expected to…
Afternoon Hits: Bryzgalov, Liles, All-Star Games, Zibanejad, Nyquist, Stanton, Rielly and Senators
Josh Yohe: Reliable source made it clear that the Penguins are not interested in Ilya Bryzgalov. James Mirtle: The Maple Leafs mistakenly thought that they would have been able to trade John-Michael Liles. Could be bought out next summer. David…