Morning Hits: Injury Notes, Waivers, Avery, Kassian, and More
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins Zdeno Chara practiced with the team for the second straight day yesterday. He's still on the IR and a question mark for tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning's Tyler Johnson was back at practice yesterday. Jeremy Rutherford…
Morning Hits: Trade Deadline, Sarich, Red Wings, and Predators
Renaud Lavoie: The NHL Trade Deadline will be February 29th at 3:00 PM ET. Scott Cruickshank of the Calgary Herald: Veteran defenseman Cory Sarich is wanting to return to the NHL after missing all of last season due to a…
Rumors and Notes: Wings, Jets, Ducks, Blackhawks, and Coyotes
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Jimmy Howard will likely have to outplay Petr Mrazek in the preseason and at the start of the regular season to win back the No. 1 job. The Wings decided not to trade Howard…
Rumors II: Mailbags – Bruins and Red Wings
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) The Bruins need to find a puck-moving defenseman that can play 20-minutes a night and can play on the power-play. Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg may not be able to carry the blueline anymore. It…
Rumors I: Johansson, Kostitsyn, Canes, Beleskey and Gustavsson
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals RFA Marcus Johansson will be looking for a big raise from his $2 million salary. He is three years away from being a UFA and the Capitals need to qualify him at 100 percent…
Rumors II: Some Offseason Priorities, Sharp, Canucks and Habs
Lyle Richardson (Spector's Hockey) in Bleacher Report: Looking at the some offseason priorities for teams that were eliminated in Round 1.Detroit Red Wings - coaching situation and their starting goaltender. If they think that Petr Mrazek is their go-to guy,…
Rumors III: O’Connor, Flyers, Stars and Red Wings
Louis Jean: Matt O'Connor continues to talk with the Senators, Canucks and Rangers. He is wanting to work with a goalie coach that could take him to the next level. Tom Dougherty of CSN Philly: (Q and A) Feeling that…
Rumors II: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Sharks and Flyers
Darren Dreger of TSN: If the Oilers don't get Babcock, they could look towards Claude Julien if he's let go, Todd McLellan, Todd Nelson and maybe one more candidate. Not expected to be on the list are Ken Hitchcock, Paul MacLean…
Rumors III: Red Wings, Devils and Hurricanes
Bob McKenzie: Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said that he is expected to meet with GM Ken Holland this morning, but added that there is no timetable on his future. Babcock said he would be talking with his family yesterday,…
Rumors III: Blues Offseason Notes and Sabres Goalie Search
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues have six pending UFAs: Barret Jackman, Zbynek Michalek, Chris Butler, Chris Porter, Olli Jokinen and Marcel Goc. There is a chance that none of them return next season. Blues GM Doug…
Rumors: Panthers, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Stars and Maple Leafs
Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Panthers would like to re-sign Jaromir Jagr. Pending UFAs Scottie Upshall and Tomas Kopecky will not be back. The Panthers will have some money this offseason and GM Dale Tallon could look once…
Injuries: Kane, Varlamov, Del Zotto, Robidas, Helm, Ducks and Tanev
Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: Blackhawks Patrick Kane won't be back this season unless they are able to get a couple rounds deep into the playoffs. "I think we're still a little bit of time left in the season here.…