Injuries: Stars, Sharks, Rangers, Canucks, Wings, Flyers and Blues
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Stars Valeri Nichushkin will be rehabbing with the team as much as possible. “We want him up there now, because they’re the specialists, and they know what he needs, but we expect him…
Injuries: Sabres, Coyotes, Flyers, Avs, Cap, Ducks, and Rangers
Joe Yerdon: Sabres Michael Neuvirth has a lower-body injury. Sarah McLellan: Coyotes Martin Hanzal is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Bryan Burns: Lightning's Cedric Paquette left last night's game with a lower-body injury. Randy Miller: Flyers Claude Giroux will probably…
Injuries: Wild, Ducks, Jackets, Lightning, Bruins and Blackhawks
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Jonas Brodin and Marco Scandella are feared to have the mumps. Keith Ballard had missed eight games and has said that he had the mumps. Christian Frolin missed five games with similar symptoms. Several…
Rumors: Rangers, Sabres, Ehrhoff, Niskanen, Alfredsson and Couturier
Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News: The Rangers lost Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Klein over the weekend, and called up Conor Allen and Dylan McIlrath. Now is the time to sign Marc Staal to a long-term contract extension. If…
Rumors: Canes, Coyotes, Blues, Sabres, Pens, Isles, Sharks, Jets, Avs, Rangers and Bruins
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Talk is that Hurricanes GM Ron Francis is ready to make some moves and has been working the phones. He's willing to discuss anyone but his young guys that they consider as part of…
Injuries: Rangers, Oilers, Leafs, Kings, Wings, Stars, Jackets and Lightning
Danny Knobler of ESPN: Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh separated his left shoulder last night after a hit from Jets Evander Kane. It is the same shoulder that was separate at the end of the regular season last year, causing him…
News: Schultz, Hamill, White and Saskin
Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have signed RFA defenseman Justin Schultz to a one-year contract. ($3.675 million) “I knew it was going to get done,” he said. “I didn’t want to drag it on into training camp and be a distraction.…
The Top 10 Best Long-Term NHL Contracts
The NHL is a league that is notorious for its ugly, bad, and sometimes mind-boggling contracts. With all of the bad contracts seemingly always in the headlines (bad news makes for better stories), it’s easy to forget that even the…
Morning Hits: Duchene, Kreider, Islanders, Needing a GM and McPhee
Pierre LeBrun: Avs Patrick Roy on Matt Duchene on potentially playing in Game 6: "We're going to take a serious look at it." Andrew Gross of the Bergon Record: Rangers Chris Kreider is skating but is still unable to shoot. He…
Morning Hits: Halak, Awards, Niemi, Playoffs Streaks and Starting Goalies
Renaud Lavoie: Jaroslav Halak's agent Allen Walsh: "Jaro never at anytime said he didn't want to start against St. Louis. A private conversation between a player and coach should stay private and not be discussed with the media. I am bewildered that…
NHL Injuries: Rangers, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Capitals, Flyers, Sabres and Kings
Pat Leonard: Rangers coach Alain Vigneault on Ryan McDonagh: "He's day-to-day, and I don't think it's going to be very long." Andrew Gross: Rangers John Moore said he's ready to go, and with McDonagh out, they really need him. Rob Mixer:…
NHL Rumors: Clarkson, Leafs, Hemsky, Miller, Iginla, Greiss and Old Habs-Lightning Trade Rumor
Greg Brady: SportsNet's Doug MacLean said yesterday morning on the Fan 590 that there will be serious discussions from the Maple Leafs about the possibility of buying out David Clarkson this summer for salary cap relief. Mike Zeisberger of the…