Tag: Raffi Torres

Morning Hits: Waivers, PTOs and Injury Updates

Put on waivers yesterday ... James Mirtle: Players who were put on waivers yesterday. Anaheim Ducks: Clayton Stoner Dallas Stars: Matej Stransky and Justin Dowling New York Islanders: Scott Mayfield New York Rangers: Magnus Hellberg Vancouver Canucks: Michael Zalewski, Andrey…

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NHL Trade: Leafs Send Polak and Spaling To Sharks

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling to the San Jose Sharks for a 2017 and 2018 2nd round pick, as well as forward Raffi Torres. The 29-year old Polak was drafted 180th overall in…

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NHL Rumors: Leafs, Canadiens, Canucks, Coyotes and Sharks

On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Roman Polak should bring the Maple Leafs a greater return than P.A. Parenteau, Michael Grabner and Shawn Matthias. Teams are calling the Leafs…

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Injuries: Penguins, Canucks, Blues, Sharks and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Nick Bonino suffered an upper-body injury on Tuesday night and returned to Pittsburgh yesterday for further evaluation. Bombulie is speculating that it could be weeks over days. The…

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Injuries: Sharks, Lightning, Penguins, Sabres and More

On the San Jose Sharks ... Curtis Pashelka: Logan Couture hasn't been ruled out of tonight's game against the Sharks. Coach Pete DeBoer yesterday: "He's day to day. ... He's going to make that call. It's another step today." Curtis Pashelka:…

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Morning Hits: Rinaldo, Waivers, Canucks, Avs and Sharks

Bruins Zac Rinaldo avoids suspension On waivers ... Pierre LeBrun: Karri Ramo (CGY), Bobby Sanguinetti (BUF) and Tom Kuhnhackl (PIT) cleared waivers. NHL Numbers: Ramo will still have $2.85 million counting against the salary cap. They get $950,000 in cap…

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Morning Hits: Torres, Waivers, Lehner and Clarkson

Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks Raffi Torres released the following statement yesterday: “I accept the 41-game suspension handed down to me by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. I worked extremely hard over the last two years following…

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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…

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Rumors II: Kopitar, Backes, Okposo, Ladd, Elias, and More

David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Contract talks between the LA Kings and Anze Kopitar didn't really get going until mid-September, and they haven't really progressed that far. Unless something changes really quick, Kopitar will be starting the season without…

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Video: Raffi Torres Suspended For 41 Games

The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres for 41 games for an illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg. Torres has been suspended, fined or warned nine times in his NHL career. Chris…

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Morning Hits: PTOs, Torres, Ritchie, Roy and Spotters

Eric Stephens: The Ducks have invited Sheldon Brookbank and Vitaly Vishnevski to training camp. Roger Millions: The Flames have invited defenseman Douglas Murray to training camp on a PTO. Roger Millions: The Flames have invited defenseman Aaron Johnson to training…

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Rumors and Notes: Devils and Sharks

Tom Gulitti of The Record: Pavel Zacha's agent is hopeful that they can get an entry level deal done. “We've been involved in negotiations since the draft and trying to get a deal done,” Zacha's agent Patrik Stefan said today.…

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