NHL Injuries: Kings, Habs, Hawks, Blues, Sabres and more
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Daren Millard: Jonathan Quick has a bad groin injury, with surgery a possibility. The Kings could be looking at Quick being out for three to four month. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Renaud Lavoie: Have been…
NHL Injuries: Crosby, Bergeron and Eichel
On Sidney Crosby ... Pens Inside Scoop: Head coach Mike Sullivan on Sidney Crosby: "We'll take each day as it comes. We’re encouraged by the progress he's made to this point and we’ll go from there" Wes Crosby: Sullivan added that Crosby will…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Sabres, Vegas, Bruins and Wings
On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: Sources saying that the Panthers rejected many trade offers for Alex Petrovic. They are wanting to sign him to a long-term deal. On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sami Hoffren: Sabres RFA defenseman Rasmus…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins Edition
On the Boston Bruins ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Bruins will have to fix their blueline this offseason. They have two first round picks and a bunch of prospects they could include in a deal. They could…
Rink Rumblings: The 2016 NHL Awards Outlook (Part 1)
With less than a month to go in the regular season, media members are filling out their ballots for the slate of NHL Awards to be announced in Las Vegas in mid-June. As usual, the perennial contenders for some of…
Rumors II: Flames, Bruins and Penguins
On the Calgary Flames ... Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun: The Flames haven't lived up to expectations this season, but it doesn't really make sense to start trading a bunch of players. GM Brad Treliving doesn't see them doing…
Afternoon Hits: Torts, Roster and Injury Notes, Starting Goalies
The Blue Jackets have fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella. The Blue Jackets now owe the Canucks a second round pick. Pierre LeBrun: Compensation rule: It is a second round draft pick for 'in-season' hiring of a…
Rumors II: Bruins, Penguins, Avalanche, Senators and Leafs
Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Bruins Carl Soderberg will get a big raise from his $1,008,333. He has priced himself out the Bruins lineup and they have a suitable replacement in Ryan Spooner. Soderberg won't have a lot of…
2014-15 Top 5 Selke Trophy Candidates
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Every year it seems the same handful of players are in the running for the Selke Trophy, and this season things are no different with the usual suspects once again…
Injuries: Kane, Boyle, Stastny, Coburn, Bergeron, Grabner and More
GIF from @myregularface Ken Wiebe: Not much to update on Jets Evander Kane. He'll visit another doctor today. Jets calling it a lower-body injury, but replays shows it looks like a right knee issue. NY Rangers: Rangers Dan Boyle will…
Rumors II: Brodeur, Devils, Schwartz and Bruins
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur's agent, Pat Brisson, yesterday. "We knew all along we would have to be patient," Brodeur's agent, Pat Brisson of CAA Sports, told ESPN.com on Thursday. "Marty is prepared to wait this out, knowing that…
The Top 10 Best Long-Term NHL Contracts
The NHL is a league that is notorious for its ugly, bad, and sometimes mind-boggling contracts. With all of the bad contracts seemingly always in the headlines (bad news makes for better stories), it’s easy to forget that even the…