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…
Injury Notes: Letang, Spezza, Crawford, Weiss and Elias
Shelly Anderson: Penguins Kris Letang is believed to have a lower leg injury and will be evaluated back in Pittsburgh. He won't skate this weekend. James Gordon: Senators Jason Spezza has a "minor groin injury." Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks "goalie Corey…
Morning Hits: Flyers, Sedin’s, Vokoun, Rinaldo, Theodore, Senators and Kuznetsov
Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News: There have been rumors that the Flyers are looking to move a defenseman. They've been impressed with the play of Hal Gill, and have currently nine defenseman in camp. Erik Gustafsson would have to…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Torres, Skinner, Hornqvist, Atkinson, Schroeder, McLaren, Hossa, Bergenheim and Callahan
Ian Mendes: Senators Jason Spezza said that he has a mild strain, but wouldn't say where the injury is. Added it's not serious. David Pollak: Sharks Raffi Torres had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee yesterday.…
Lines and Pairings: Senators, Devils, Hurricanes, Stars, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Sabres and Blues
Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Stone Smith Conacher; Puempel Zibanejad Hoffman; Dziurzynski Grant Robinson; Kassian O'Brien Lazar. Rich Chere: Devils lines: Clowe-Zajac-Brunner; Zubrus-Loktionov-Bernier; Josefson-Gionta-Janssen; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Barch-Jagr-Tedenby. Defensive pairings: Salvador-Zidlicky, Urbom-Fayne, Volchenkov-Harrold, Greene-Larsson. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: EStaal with Tlusty, Terry; JStaal with Dwyer, Gerbe; Nash with…