Western Conference News: Coyotes, Avs, Oilers, Wild, Blues, Knights and Playoff Races
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Dave Vest: Forward Christian Dvorak missed last night's game with a lower-body injury. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Colorado Avalanche: Goaltender Semyon Varlamov has a lower-body injury and is done for the season. Defenseman Erik Johnson…
Central Division: Minnesota Wild Season Outlook
Forwards The forwards will keep playing their two-way game. They do not have to chase the play so often, which was something which happened plenty last season. Last year came down to the Minnesota Wild not being able to score…
NHL Expansion Draft: Minnesota Wild Primer
The Wild are just too deep to make this simple. Unless they’re crafty they’ll end up exposing at least one valuable forward as well as a quality defenseman, and they’re understandably the target of much trade talk as the expansion…
Morning Hits: Ducks, Pens, Sens, Rangers, Blue Jackets, and Wild
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Coach Randy Carlyle said that Ondrej Kase suffered a lower-body injury in last night's game from a Milan Lucic cross check. He'll have an MRI in Anaheim today. Helene Elliott: Defenseman Korbinian Holzer…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Bruins and Players Who Could Be Traded Due to Expansion Draft
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples: Doubtful that the Oilers would be able to move Benoit Pouliot because of his age, production and that he was two year left on his deal at $4 million. On the Boston Bruins…
Rink Rumblings – Big Contracts Could Be On The Move Come Summer Time
The National Hockey League is down to the final four of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and teams are putting their finishing touches to their plans for the 2016 NHL Draft and free agency on July 1. It is not expected…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and LA Kings
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: The Wild enter the offseason with salary cap issues and no picks in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th rounds. The following five players almost take up half the Wild's…
Rumors II: Sharks, Ducks, Devils and Wild
On the San Jose Sharks ... Curtis Pashelka of the San Jose Mercury News: Patrick Marleau has one more year left on his contract and he's not thinking about shutting it down after that. "I definitely want to play beyond…
Top 10 Worst NHL Contracts: Rankings 6 to 10
I am, in a phrase, a salary nerd. The majority of my analytical work has centered on what players are paid and why. So when I was asked if I would do a couple of pieces on best and worst…
Suspension: Wild’s Ryan Suter Suspended For Two Games
The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter for two games for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Steve Downie. Downie left the game, but did not suffer a serious injury. Suter has no history of supplementary discipline. Do you think…
VIDEO: Ryan Suter To Have Hearing For Elbow On Steve Downie
NHL Player Safety: Wild defenseman Ryan Suter will have a hearing this afternoon for his elbow on Penguins forward Steve Downie. Do you think Suter SHOULD get suspended, and if so, for how many games? Do you think he WILL get…
Morning Hits: Kings, Stars, Wild, Hawks, Ducks, Sens, Devils and Pens
Bob McKenzie: The Kings and Alec Martinez agree on a six-year, $24 million contract extension. Darren Dreger: The Stars put Anders Lindback on waivers. Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild's Ryan Suter missed last night's game with possibly the…