NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Avalanche, Penguins and Flyers
On the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche ... ** Have not heard of Albritton before. Works for KMBC, Kansas City News. ** Steven Albritton: Hearing from a very good source that the Chicago Blackhawks are targeting Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene.…
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Lightning, Pens, Rangers, Kings, Avs, Blues, Coyotes and Canucks
On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Defenseman Brandon Carlo left last night's game with a lower-body injury. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Roger Mooney: Forward Michael Bournival is day-to-day with a a lower-body injury. On the New York…
NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 16
The Washington Capitals received five of six first place votes and are the top team in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 16. The Minnesota Wild come in at No. 2 after getting three, second place rankings.…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Flames and Lightning
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: (chat) Conor Sheary is a pending restricted free agent, so that will lessen his negotiating power a bit. It won't be cheap to re-sign him, but will be worth…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Panthers, Pens, Leafs, Rangers, Devils and Hurricanes
On the Florida Panthers ... George Richards: The Panthers will be activating Nick Bjugstad and Alex Petrovic off the IR and they'll be in the lineup tonight against the Lightning. Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau are still a ways off.…
Pucks in Depth: Brouwer Not Meeting Expactions and Another Promising Penguin
Troy Brouwer not meeting expectations and his contract just yet ... The Calgary Flames were a terrible team in 2015-16 for a number of reasons, one of which was a lack of production from their wingers. Outside of Johnny Gaudreau…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Leafs, Lightning, Sens, Islanders, Sabres and Devils
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Wes Crosby: Defenseman Kris Letang said he has "no idea" on when he'll be able to return to the lineup, "I have no timeframe." Wes Crosby: Coach Mike Sullivan said that Letang is making "significant"…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Caps, Sens, Leafs, Rangers, Pens, Habs and Islanders
On the Washington Capitals ... Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid Atlantic: Defenseman John Carlson didn't practice yesterday and he is doubtful for tonight's game against the Blues. Carlson missed Monday's game with a lower-body injury. Coach Barry Trotz said that Carlson…
NHL Injuries: Leafs, Lightning, Rangers, Wings, Preds, Jets, Kings and More
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Defenseman Morgan Rielly left in the first period of last night's game with a lower-body injury. His status won't be known until today at the earliest “I don’t know if…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Updates on Ten Teams
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said yesterday that he didn't know if Victor Hedman (illness) would be able to play tonight. J.T. Brown (upper-body) likely won't be in the lineup. On the Washington Capitals…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Wings, Flames, Blues, Oilers, Penguins and Stars
On the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars ... Craig Custance of ESPN: (mailbag) Many teams are looking for a defenseman and could call the Philadelphia Flyers about pending free…
NHL Rumors: Penguins Could Be Open To Idea Of Trading Marc-Andre Fleury
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Bob McKenzie on NBCSN: my NHL Trade Rumors transcription ... "Well I think now more than ever, if it makes sense for the Pittsburgh Penguins to trade Marc-Andre Fleury, I think they're wide open to…