Garrioch’s Rumor Roundup … Kick-starting a Flames Rebuild … Canucks Knew About O’Reilly Waiver Issue
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: On the Flames offer sheet to Ryan O'Reilly, "Calgary should have known (the Avs) were going to match it no matter what," said a league insider Friday. "By doing this, what they've done is…
Injury and Roster Notes: Senators, Blues, Panthers, Flames and Hurricanes
Don Brennan via twitter: Senators goalie Craig Anderson practiced this morning. Coach Paul MacLean said "as of now" he doesn't see Anderson playing this weekend. Andy Strickland via twitter: Blue defenseman Kris Russel should be in, Wade Redden to sit. Lou…
Lines: Canes, Devils, Pens, Stars, and Avs … Goalies: Wings, Avs, Blues, Isles, Leafs, Devils, Sens and Lightning
Michael Smith via twitter: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Semin, Skinner-J. Staal-LaRose, Jokinen-Nash-Dwyer, Dalpe/Bowman /Brent/Westgarth/Wallace. Defensive pairings: Harrison-Faulk, Corvo-McBain, Gleason-Sanguinetti. Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Henrique-Loktionov-Kovalchuk; Elias-Zajac-Clarkson; Ponikarovsky-Gionta-Bernier; Matteau-Sestito-Butler. Defensive pairings: Salvador-Zidlicky; Greene-Larsson; Tallinder-Fayne. Pittsburgh Penguins via twitter: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Neal Bennett-Sutter-Dupuis Cooke-Jeffrey-Kennedy Glass-Vitale-Adams. Defensive pairings: Orpik-Martin Niskanen-Letang Engelland-Bortuzzo Eaton-Despres.…
Trade Rumors: Hurricanes, Canucks, Oilers, Stars and Bruins
Kevin Allen via twitter: The Carolina Hurricanes could be making a trade for a veteran defenseman in the next couple days. Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks will be without center Ryan Kesler for four to six weeks. If…
Injury Notes: Wisniewski, McDonald, Steen, Khabibulin, McDonagh, Nash, Del Zotto, Brown, Kuba, Bolland, Salo and Michalek
Shawn Mitchell via twitter: Blue Jackets defenseman James Wisniewski was put on the IR and will miss 4 to 6 weeks with a broken right foot. St. Louis Blues: The Blues put Andy McDonald on the IR with a left…
NHL Attendance For Each Team After 6 Home Games: 2012-13
In past years we've tracked NHL attendance in 10 game segments, basically 25% of a teams home schedule. Due to the exciting lockout we were all forced to endure, teams will only be playing 24 home games this year. In…
Morning Rumors: Getzlaf, Perry, Hiller, O’Reilly, Iginla, Whitney, Devils, Canucks and Byfuglien
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: To LeBrun's understanding, the Ducks will have contract talks with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in the next 7 to 10 days. LeBrun thinks a Getzlaf deal will get done, but is not sure about Perry.…
Injury Notes: Malkin, Miettinen, Byfuglien, Rome, Larsen, Green, Anderson, Michalek, and Spezza
Pittsburgh Penguins via twitter: The Penguins have put Evgeni Malkin on the IR retroactive to February 22nd. Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press: Antti Miettinen's return from a concussion lasted 17 seconds as a puck rod up his stick and "hit him in an…
Five Bruins targets … Weiss and Theodore available? Richards Buyout? Outdoor Games … Scouting Avs-Ducks
James Murphy of ESPN Boston: The Bruins may be looking to add some scoring depth, a top-6 forward. Murphy lists 5 trade targets: Jarome Iginla - if GM Jay Feaster comes down on a price to say a 1st round…
Garrioch’s rumor roundup … Liles on borrowed time? Whitney scratched … Clowe suspended pending hearing
Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Jarome Iginla and Flames haven't had any serious contract talks. Many believe that Iginla will be traded, but GM Jay Feaster shouldn't expect to hit a home run with the pending UFA. "I'm just not sure…
NHL Trade Rumors: Senators, Bruins, Penguins, Maple Leafs, Islanders and Avalanche
Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Daniel Alfredsson will be targeted by the Penguins and Bruins if the Senators fall out of the playoff race. Wayne Scanlan via twitter: Alfredsson on the possibility of moving to a contender like the Bruins at the…
Injury Notes: Concussions, Redmond, Read, Anderson, Orr and Hossa
Allan Walsh via twitter: "NHL players are once again suffering concussions in record numbers, what is the league doing about the issue? The concussion issue has been largely ignored by the NHL in the hopes it would just go away. It won't…