Injury Notes: MacArthur, Lehtonen, Stralman, Richards, Hossa, Murray, Gustavsson, Stastny and Sbisa
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators Clarke MacArthur won't need surgery to fix his injured tendon in his hand. He suffered the injury fighting Flames Chris Butler. He won't play tomorrow, and could return next Saturday. "The only update…
Quick Hits: Ducks-Kings ratings, Pirri, Mrazek and Berra
Helene Elliott: The Ducks-Kings outdoor game drew a 2.38 rating for NBC, the highest ratings for regular season game in LA on NBCSN. The game peaked between 10:30-11:00 PM at 712,000 viewers. The top markets were the LA, Buffalo, Phoenix, Chicago and…
Morning Hits: Rising Salary Cap, McIlrath, Mrazek and Drouin
Craig Custance of ESPN: Impact of the rising cap. "It's going to loosen up talks for the higher-end players," one agent said. "It's going to expand opportunities for players to start signing contracts now. Most GMs I've spoken with have…
Injury Notes: Carter, Schneider, Gustavsson, Franzen, Morrow, Parros, Pacioretty, Wild and Callahan
Andrew Walker: Hearing that Kings Jeff Carter has a broken foot. NHL Devils PR: Devils coach Peter DeBoer said that a decision will come tomorrow morning on Cory Schneider's availability for this weekends back-to-back games. Brodeur starting against the Flyers.…
Quick Hits: Predators, Biron and Asham, Yakupov, Miller, Talbot, Smith, Zolnierczyk and Mrazek
Harvey Fialkov: Predators GM David Poile said that he wanted to draft a forward but Panthers GM Dale Tallon beat him to it, but added that Seth Jones will be a star for years to come. Pierre LeBrun: Rangers Martin…
Roster Notes: Oilers, Leafs, Red Wings, Capitals, Islanders, Avalanche and Blue Jackets
Joanne Ireland: The Oilers have sent defenseman Denis Grebeshkov to the AHL on a conditioning assignment and recalled Philip Larsen. They have also re-assigned Brandon Davidson. Corey Pronman: The Maple Leafs re-assign T.J. Brennan to the AHL. Ansar Khan: The…
Morning Hits: Despres, Lightning, Red Wings, Fraser, 2013 draft picks and St. Louis
Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said the "major portion" of the decision to send Simon Despres to the AHL was that he is waiver-exempt. Erik Erlendsson: The sending of Ondrej Palat to the AHL and recalling of Brett Connolly…
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…
Recalls, waivers, projected lines and starting goalies
Corey Pronman via twitter: The Red Wings have recalled Jonas Gustavsson and sent Petr Mrazek to the AHL. Elliotte Friedman via twitter: The Canucks place Andrew Ebbett on waivers today. Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Ponikarovsky-Zajac-Kovalchuk; Elias-Henrique-Clarkson; Carter-Gionta-Bernier; Barch-Loktionov-Butler. Bruce…
State of the Detroit Red Wings: NHL Trade Deadline Edition
Written by George Malik of Kuklas Korner and can be found on twitter at @georgemalik Wings fans seem to have regrettably forgotten both the lay of the land and the reality of doing business in a league whose general managers…