Injury Notes: Fraser, Visnovsky, Semin, Korpikoski, Khudobin, DeKeyser, Kessel, Seidenberg and Burns
James Mirtle: Maple Leafs Mark Fraser is day-to-day with a knee injury. It is another MCL issues, but in a different area of the ligament. Arthur Staple: Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky is "still not close" to returning to the lineup. Chip…
Morning Rumors: Panthers, Canadiens, Flames, Senators, Havlat, Miller, Blues, Leafs and Grigorenko
The Fourth Period: The Panthers continue to get calls on Dmitry Kulikov, who is in the final year of his deal. The Oilers, Red Wings, Hurricanes and Ducks are teams who are believed to have shown interest. The Panthers are…
Morning Hits: Olympic rosters, Bryzgalov, Barrie, Jeffrey and Havlat
Igor Eronko: Countries to name a preliminary 15-man roster for the Olympics by the end of December. Full rosters are to be named closer to the start of the Sochi Olympics. Josh Rimer: The Oilers have recalled Ilya Bryzgalov. Adrian Dater: The Avalanche…
Morning Rumors: Del Zotto, Weber, Oilers, Panthers, Kings, Canucks and Sabres
Renaud Lavoie: Rangers Michael Del Zotto will be a healthy scratch tonight and Lavoie is hearing that a trade is a possibility. Patrick Kearns: "What is Michael Del Zotto's value even at this point? Still young, former first round pick,…
Injury Notes: Backstrom, Nash, Moore, Green, MacKenzie, Tanguay, Quick, Greene, Clifford and Burns
Michael Russo: Wild's Niklas Backstrom left last night's game after being run over by Nazem Kadri. Andrew Gross: Rangers Rick Nash will travel with the team to Montreal and will continue practicing. Andrew Gross: Rangers Dominic Moore said he's good…
Injury Notes: Gionta, Johnson, Dupuis, Franzen, Burns and Downie
Rich Chere: Devils Stephen Gionta injured his right ankle last night after crashing into the boards. Adrian Dater: Avalanche's Erik Johnson had x-rays after the game after blocking a shot. Could be okay. More will be known today. Dave Molinari:…
Injury Notes: Downie, Lecavalier, Eriksson, Carter, Stuart, Helm, Franzen, Stempniak, Burns and Condra
Sarah Baicker: Flyers Steve Downie has a concussion and Vincent Lecavalier will be out today with a facial injury. Sam Carchidi: GM Paul Holmgren said that Downie was rushed to the hospital after the game. Joe Haggerty: Sounding like Bruins forward…
NHL Rookie Watch: Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks
Tomas Hertl Scouting Reports Date of birth: 11/12/1993 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195 Position: C Acquired: Drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall in 2012 by San Jose Corey Pronman Hockey Prospectus - @coreypronman Year in Review: Hertl had a very good…
Morning Rumors: Sabres, Islanders, Flyers, Blues, Panthers, Canadiens, Sharks, Kings, Leafs and Oilers
Arthur Staple of Newsday: Staple thinks the Islanders had no intention of re-signing Matt Moulson. He doesn't see Moulson being with the Sabres beyond the trade deadline. Staple's had heard rumblings that Moulson and he reps were disappointed GM Garth…
Injury Notes: Rinne, Neal, Lundqvist, Fasth, Stempniak, Slater, Nieto, Jenner and MacArthur
Pat Iverson of SB Nation: Predators Pekka Rinne told the Finnish magazine "Urheilulehti," that his hip infection is "very dangerous" and could lead to long-term problems. Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins James Neal is not expected to practice…
Morning Rumors: Ducks, Senators, Sabres, Leafs, Flyers, Stars, Sharks and Oilers
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Teams are calling the Ducks to see if they'd move either Jonas Hiller or Viktor Fasth. The Hurricanes (written before DiPietro signed tryout), Predators, Oilers, Panthers and Islanders could be looking for a goalie. "His…
Morning Hits: Jagr, Selanne, Niemi and Ekman-Larsson
Tom Gulitti: Jaromir Jagr said that he feels more tired if he takes a day off skating. Said he needs a hard skate to feel better the following day. Arpon Basu: Ducks Teemu Selanne said that he won't play in…