Afternoon notes on Leafs, Flames, Crosby, Green, Ducks goalie situation, Pacioretty and Clowe
James Mirtle via twitter: Brian Burke, "We have a ton of cap room and intend to be active on July 1." Calgary Flames via twitter: Jay Feaster, "Jarome isn't going anywhere" Darren Dreger via twitter: Sidney Crosby is making progress…
Crosby not ready to start in 1st round … Rangers season down to today, Gaborik’s last game with them? Adam Foote retires
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Sidney Crosby took part in another non-contact practice yesterday, but is not expected play in the start of the 1st round next week, "He has a couple more steps to go in his rehabilitation…
Wideman has hematoma … Pronger out till playoffs … Sid practices … Flames off-season options
Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman is out indefinitely with a leg hematoma. Wideman was hit in the leg by Tuomo Ruutu on Tuesday, muscle damage appears limited. Blood was drained from his leg to alleviate…
Crosby gets clearance to practice with teammates … Miller to sit for Sabres … Roy hopes for 2nd round … Parise hopes for Saturday
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Sidney Crosby has been cleared by doctors to begin practicing with teammates tomorrow morning. He will travel with the team to Florida. He'll still need to get clearance from doctors before he's able to…
Kopitar breaks ankle … Crosby could be back before end of season … NHL Sources say and Coaches Corner videos
Helene Elliott of the LA Times: The LA Kings have lost Anze Kopitar for at least 6 weeks with a broken ankle. He will have an MRI on Monday to determin the full extent of the injury. The Kings also…
Crosby progressing … Parise possible for next week, Devils could offer arbitration … Varlamov to KHL? Audio of Recchi’s comments about Pacioretty’s injury
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Sidney Crosby has increased his intensity at practice, but management is taking the cautious approach. Teammates have said he has looked "mentally and physically sharp". Crosby still needs to get medical clearance to take…
Afternoon notes on Pronger, Arnott, Ovechkin, Crosby, Couture, Staal, Williams, and Letestu
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Flyers GM Paul Holgren said he hopes that Chris Pronger will be able to return for the final 2 games of the regular season. Mike Vogl via twitter: Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said he…
Crosby skates 3 of last 4 days … Datsyuk and Rafalski injured … Thrashers and Blues on the Block
Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: After a day off, Sidney Crosby was back on the ice yesterday. It was the 3rd time in the last 4 days that he's skated. "I don't want symptoms, and I don't want to…
Crosby skates … Pronger out 3-4 weeks, surgery tomorrow … New concussion protocol
Bob McKenzie via twitter: Sidney Crosby has been symptom free for a couple days and skated today. He's still day-to-day. Standard rehab protocol usually calls for 2 to 3 weeks before playing after being out 2 1/2 months. Will DePaoli…
Crosby’s father refutes retirement pressure report … Green back late this month and other Capitals notes … Paul Stastny clears air about is dad’s comments
Renaud Lavoie via twitter: GM meetings today are all about head shots and concussions. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: LeBrun talked to Sidney Crosby's father on Friday and there was no truth to Bob McCown's reports that Crosby's family was trying…
Crosby’s family wants him to retire hockey says McCown, Kypreos responds … Stastny has back injury … Perron done for year?
Adrian Dater via twitter: Paul Stastny suffered a back injury last night, his status for tonight is not known yet, but it's not looking good. Andy Strickland of True Hockey: Sources are saying that Blues forward David Perron will not…
Injury notes on Hall, Hemsky, Richards, Foote and Crosby
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Taylor Hall collects his first Gordie Howe hat trick, but injured his ankle is his fight with Blue Jackets Derek Dorsett. I was Hall's first fight. “I probably shouldn’t have had my first one…