NHL Rumors: Foo, Senators, Vegas and Penguins
On Spencer Foo ... Darren Dreger: Spencer Foo isn't expected to make a decision on where to play next year until next Monday or Tuesday. The Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Vegas Golden Knights and Philadelphia Flyers. Dave Isaac: Have been…
NHL Expansion Draft: Pittsburgh Penguins Primer
The Pittsburgh Penguins have some decisions to make that will be difficult. From a numbers standpoint, the 7F/3D/1G setup benefits Pittsburgh. It would allow them to protect their more borderline forwards. Those forwards feature some potential as well as depth.…
Expansion Draft Strategy: Nashville, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Winnipeg
In the upcoming expansion draft NHL teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems the less popular, as it permits…
NHL Video and Notes: Senators Take 2-1 Series Lead Over Penguins
The Senators scored four goals in the 1st, with three coming in a span of 2:18, to defeat the Penguins in Game 3, 5-1, for a 2-1 series lead. Frank Seravalli: Senators coach Guy Boucher said that Alex Burrows suffered…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Ducks and Blues
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... AJ Perez and Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Concussion spotters didn't have the authority to pull Sidney Crosby from Monday's game as crashing into the boards is not a "mechanism of injury" under their guidelines.…
NHL Injuries: Playoff Teams – Senators, Ducks and Penguins
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch: Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki won't play tonight. On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: The odds of Patrick Eaves playing are not looking good. He has a foot injury and hasn't been able…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Ducks and Oilers
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Wes Crosby of NHL.com: Sidney Crosby's status for Game 5 today is still not known. He's listed as day-to-day according to coach Mike Sullivan but is getting close. "It was good to get out there,"…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Senators, Ducks and Predators
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan on Sidney Crosby: "Sid skated this morning. He is in the process of rehabbing. We'll leave it at that. It's a day-to-day process." Dave Molinari: Skating doesn't guarantee that Crosby has…
NHL News: Exempt From Expansion, 2018 Winter Olympics and Niskanen/Crosby
On players exempt from the expansion draft ... Craig Custance: NHL sent a list of players that are exempt from the expansion draft. Was agreed upon with the NHLPA: Dave Bolland, Craig Cunningham, Chris Pronger, Cody McCormick, David Clarkson, Johan…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Ducks and Wild
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pens Inside Scoop: Coach Mike Sullivan of Sidney Crosby: "We don't have any updates on our injured guys. They'll be evaluated overnight. We'll go from there." Tom Gulitti: Sullivan wouldn't say if Crosby has an upper-…
NHL GIFs: Ristolainen To Have Hearing … Sidney Crosby – Amazing Goal, Nut shot, Faceoff and High Stick
NHL Player Safety: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will have a hearing tomorrow afternoon for interferece on Pittsburgh Penguins forward jake Guentzel. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said after the game that Guentzel suffered a concussion. Ristolainen.. gets a game misconduct.…
NHL Injuries: Panthers, Penguins, Flyers, Devils, Canes, Lightning, Blues and Sharks
On the Florida Panthers ... Craig Davis of the Sun Sentinel: Defenseman Aaron Ekblad has had three head injuries in the past 14 months, returned last night after his latest concussion. “There’s no big concern for me. I still feel…