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…
Injuries: Blues, Flyers, Bruins, Preds, Sens, Penguins and Sharks
On the Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Patrik Berglund skated for an hour on Wednesday and over an hour yesterday. He had offseason shoulder surgery and isn't scheduled to return until January. “He looks really good,”…
Rumors II: Kings, Sharks and Team Canada
On the Kings ... The Fourth Period: The Kings and pending UFA Anze Kopitar have agreed that an eight-year contract would work, but they are apart on the dollar amount.Multiple well placed sources have said that Kopitar is looking for…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 2
Montreal has a clean sweep in first overall rankings and moves into the top spot this week. The Blues make a big jump, moving into second. Since we had 10 entries this week, we've dropped the highest and lowest totals…
Injuries: Hawks, Coyotes, Lightning, Leafs, Flames, Devils and More
Injury updates from around the NHL .... Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival joined the team at practice over the weekend. He's still weeks away from returning from fractured left ankle. “I’m definitely excited to be with…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 1
Three different teams received first place rankings from nine different media outlets - four votes for the Rangers, three for the Canadiens and two for the Lightning. Seven different teams received top three voting To get our consensus point total,…
Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Oilers, Bruins, UFAs, and Flyers
Brian Costello: The Flames could get a better return in a trade for Jonas Hiller than they could with Kari Ramo. Would the Flames be comfortable with a Ramo-Joni Ortio pairing if Hiller is moved a team like Buffalo? Jonathan…
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…
Video and GIFs: Brown on Couture, Couture on Lucic and the Response
Some questionable hits occurred in last night's San Jose Sharks - Los Angeles Kings season opener, but nothing further may come of it. Elliotte Friedman: Doesn't sound like there will be any further discipline, but would have to expect that…
News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams
Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…
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…
Morning Hits: Flyers, Kassian, Rangers, Ducks, Sharks, and Blues
Tom Reifsnyder of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers currently have about $670,000 in cap space, but if/when Andrew MacDonald clears waivers and is assigned to the AHL, they'll gain an extra $950,000 in cap space. "Well, it's disappointing, I…