Quick Hits: Markstrom, Sandin, Dermott, Welinski, Heimola, and Samsonov
Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom granted a leave of absence. Maple Leafs loan Rasmus Sandin to the Marlies. Flyers put Welinski on waivers.
Eastern Conference News: Blue Jackets, Panthers, Habs, Devils, Rangers, Senators, Flyers, and Maple Leafs
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... George Richards: Forward Sonny Milano and defenseman Ryan Murray will travel with the team. Both don't know if/when they will get back into the lineup. Brian Hedger: Murray has been out for 31 games: "It's…
NHL News: Waivers, Red Wings, Lightning, Blue Jackets, Stars and Blues
On waivers ... Renaud Lavoie: Players put on waivers yesterday. Michael Hutchinson - Winnipeg Jets Ernest Schilling - Winnipeg Jets Charles Robinson - Winnipeg Jets Michael Sgarbossa - Winnipeg Jets Julian Melchori - Winnipeg Jets Mark McNeill - Dallas Stars Mike McKenna - Dallas…
Eastern Conference NHL News: Bruins, Red Wings, Leafs, Rangers, Senators and Ovechkin
On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forward Teddy Purcell will attend the Bruins training camp on a PTO. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that defenseman Ryan Sproul didn't pass…
NHL Rumors: Athanasiou and Holland … Vanek – Red Wings and Canucks
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Aivis Kalnins: Have been hearing that Red Wings RFA forward Andreas Athanasiou has been attracting more KHL interest. Avtomobilist is another team that is looking at signing him. Kevin Allen: (answering question) Red Wings GM…
NHL Rumors: Avs and Zadorov … Will Butcher … Red Wings and Athanasiou
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: There still isn't a deal done between the Colorado Avalanche and RFA defenseman Nikita Zadorov, but continues to maintain that it is just a formality. On Will Butcher ... Ted Kulfan of the…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The Red Wings will wait until training starts and the preseason is under way before they make any trades. Once Andres Athanasiou is re-sign and if everyone is healthy,…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: doesn't think the Coyotes will look to make a significant blue line addition until they get a better sense as to when Jakob Chychrun will return from his offseason training injury. On the…
NHL Expansion Draft: Detroit Red Wings Primer
The Red Wings are not in a terribly vulnerable position when it comes to the expansion draft, since they have a number of veterans with sizable cap hits that they can expose with Vegas having little or no interest in…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Capitals, Red Wings, Devils and Blue Jackets
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bryan Burns of NHL.com: Forward Vladislav Namestnikov will likely return to the lineup tonight against the Arizona Coyotes. "It was a step forward, and I felt pretty good," Namestnikov said about being a full…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Jets, Coyotes and Red Wings
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) When in Colorado a scout said the Blues are not interested in Avs forward Matt Duchene - he's a "good-to-great player, but he's not a leader."…
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Pens, Habs, Wings, Caps, Preds, Canucks and More
On the Boston Bruins ... NHL.com: Forward Ryan Spooner will be out indefinitely with a concussion. Spooner suffered the concussion on Monday night against the Senators. On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: Defenseman Kris Letang didn't travel with the…