Injury Notes: Letang, Spezza, Crawford, Weiss and Elias
Shelly Anderson: Penguins Kris Letang is believed to have a lower leg injury and will be evaluated back in Pittsburgh. He won't skate this weekend. James Gordon: Senators Jason Spezza has a "minor groin injury." Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks "goalie Corey…
Morning Hits: Flyers, Sedin’s, Vokoun, Rinaldo, Theodore, Senators and Kuznetsov
Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News: There have been rumors that the Flyers are looking to move a defenseman. They've been impressed with the play of Hal Gill, and have currently nine defenseman in camp. Erik Gustafsson would have to…
Free Agent Hits: Franson signs, Thomas and Theodore
Darren Dreger: Maple Leafs and Cody Franson agree on a one-year, $2 million deal. The Leafs wanted a two-year to avoid arbitration next year, but told Franson's camp that they would got to one-year at $2 million or less. Darren…
Line Combos: Senators, Canadiens, Penguins, Sabres, Hurricanes and Blackhawks
Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Michalek-DaCosta-Ryan; MacArthur-Turris-Conacher; Greening-Zibanejad-Condra; Kassian-Pageau-Neil. Marc Antoine Godin: Canadiens lines: Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher, Moen-Bournival-White, Blunden-Dumont-Tarnasky, Holland-St-Pierre-Thomas. Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Malkin-Neal, Bennett-Sutter-Kobasew, Glass-Jeffrey-Adams. Mike Harrington: Sabres lines: Stafford w/Vanek & Hodgson, Ott-Ennis-Leino, Armia-Grigo-Girg, Kaleta-Larsson-Scott. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Terry, Gerbe-J. Staal-Dwyer,…
Lines, Pairings and Goalies: Sharks, Sens, Leafs, Canes, Isles, Pens, Canadiens and Lightning
David Pollak: Sharks lines: Hertl-Thornton-Burns, Marleau-Couture-Kennedy, Wingels-Pavelski-Nieto, Hamilton-Desjardins-Sheppard. Defensemen and goalies: Demers, Boyle, Hannan, Vlasic, Irwin, Tennyson G: Niemi, Stalock. Bruce Garrioch: Senators lines: Dizzy-Smith-Neil, MacArthur-Turris-Stone, Greening-Da Costa-Petterson, Cowick-O'Brien-Robinson. Defensive pairings: Cowen-Wiercioch, Borowiecki-Ceci and Sdao-Corvo. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Clarkson; Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin; Ashton-Colborne-Bodie; Broll-McClement-Devane; Raymond-Smith-Kessel; Leivo-Orr. Michael Smith:…
Lines and Roster Notes: Penguins, Blues, Jets, Hurricanes, Capitals, Leafs, Sabres and Avalanche
Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Bennett-Malkin-Neal Zolnierczyk-Jeffrey-D'Agostini Glass-Vitale-Kobasew. Pens Inside Scoop: Penguins first PP unit: Crosby, Malkin, Neal, Kunitz, Letang. Second PP unit: Bennett, D'Agostini, Kobasew, Despres & Niskanen. Jeremy Rutherford: Blues lines: Steen-Backes-Oshie, Schwartz-Roy-Stewart, Paajarvi-Berglund-Tarasenko. Ken Wiebe: Jets lines: Evander Kane-Olli Jokinen-Michael Frolik,…
Morning Hits: Stepan, Morrow, Oilers heavyweight seach and Fleury
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers RFA Derek Stepan is looking for a two-year deal at $7 million. The Rangers are said to be offering about $6.4 million over two-years. Josh Rimer: The Blues are believed to be offering…
Injury Notes: Vokoun, Booth, Gustavsson, Gleason, Jagr, Clowe and Vatanen
Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins Tomas Vokoun underwent a procedure yesterday to dissolve a blood clot in his pelvis and is out indefinitely. Brad Ziemer: Canucks David Booth has groin stiffness. Ansar Khan: Jonas Gustavsson has a groin injury and is expected…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Rielly, Jokinen, Vokoun and Dubinsky
Renaud Lavoie: Put on waivers yesterday: Francis Wathier (Dal), Cedrick Desjardins (TB), Riku Helenius (TB) and Marc-Andre Cliche (LA) Chris Johnston: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on Morgan Rielly: “If he really is ready to play here and he can play…
Morning Rumors: Stepan, Franson, Thomas, Lundqvist, Sedin’s, Morrow, NJ Goalies, Raymond, Halak and Miller
Darren Dreger of TSN: Players will be warned if their jersey is tucked in, and then will get a two minute penalty if it happens again. It's unlikely that Derek Stepan will be in the Rangers lineup on opening night. Stepan…
Afternoon Hits: Gilbert, Lazar, Morin … Cuts by Penguins, Maple Leafs and Senators
Jonathan Willis: Tom Gilbert accepted the Panthers PTO offer. Chris Johnston: The Senators sign Curtis Lazar to an entry level contract. Sam Carchidi: The Flyers sign Samuel Morin to a three-year entry level deal worth $4.275 million. Seth Rorabaugh: Sent…
Lines and Defensive Pairings for 13 Teams
Matt Kalman: Bruins lines: Lucic-Krejci-Iginla,Camara-Spooner-Johnson,Fraser-Soderberg-Cunningham,Paille-Fallstrom-Thornton. Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Sutter-Conner, Zolniercyzk-Megna-Uher, Gibbons-Drazenovic-Adams. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel. McKegg-Smith-Clarkson. D'Amigo-Ashton-Kulemin. Ross-Crescenzi-Bodie. James Mirtle: Defensive pairings: Gardiner-Brennan, Rielly-Granberg, Fraser-MacWilliam. Jessica Rusnak: Canadiens lines: Pacioretty-DD-Briere, Moen-White-Leblanc, Hudon-Dumont-Thomas, Fournier-Tarnasky-Blunden. Defensive pairings: Gorges-Subban, Murray-Bouillon, Nygren-Dietz. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Pesonen-Henrique-Bernier;…