Morning Rumors and Notes: Thornton, Oilers, Weber, Preds, Phaneuf, Steen, Parise, Ericsson and Fedorov
Some notes from the last couple days. NHL: (click the link to read the 12 page document) Gary Bettman upholds Shawn Thornton's 15 game suspension. The National Hockey League Players’ Association (the “NHLPA” or the “Union”), on behalf of Boston Player Shawn…
Morning Hits: Red Wings, Jaskin, Starting Goalies and a Blackhawks Christmas Video
Helene St. James: Gustav Nyquist is ready to return to the Red Wings lineup. Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm might be as well. They'll have to decide today who will have to be returned to the AHL. Jeremy Rutherford: The…
Injury Notes involving 15 teams
Farhan Lalji: Canucks Roberto Luongo left last night's game. Ben Kuzma: Coach John Tortorella said that Luongo has a lower-body injury and is day-to-day. Kuzma thinks it wouldn't be a stretch to say that it is a groin strain. Jeremy Rutherford: Blues…
Injury Notes: Gaborik, Brunner, Polak, Visnovsky, Orr Glencross, Hertl, Downie, Gorges, Weiss and Gonchar
Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets Marian Gaborik broke his collarbone four shifts into his return. Todd Cordell: Devils Damien Brunner is out at least four weeks with a lower-body injury. Lou Korac: The Blues put Roman Polak on the IR with…
Injury Notes: Hertl, Backes, Bernier, Horton, Gaborik, Leopold, Clowe, Brunner, Rinne and Doan
Kevin Kurz: Sharks Tomas Hertl's recovery "may be longer" than a month according to Bob McKenzie. Lou Korac: Blues David Backes is traveling with the team. Chances are slim that he plays on Saturday, but Monday is not out of…
Morning Hits: PHI-CBJ’s Carter Trade Was Almost Bigger, Steen, Rangers, Vey and Schneider
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Back in June of 2011, the Blue Jackets and Flyers were working on a trade to include either Jeff Carter or Mike Richards. The Blue Jackets eventually got Carter for Jake Voracek, a 1st…
Injury Notes: Zetterberg, Howard, Weiss, Bozak, Eriksson,Tanguay, Zibanejad, Bernier and Hertl
Ansar Khan: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Henrik Zetterberg will be ready for their game on December 29th. They are hoping that Jimmy Howard is ready to return either on December 30th or January 1st. George Sipple: Red…
Afternoon Hits: Schenn, Lecavalier, Tootoo, Hedman, Staal, Fiddler, Clowe, Backes and more
Mark Stepneski: Stars Max Fortunus cleared waivers and will remain with the team for now. Tim Panaccio: Flyers Brayden Schenn will play tonight. Vincent Lecavalier said he had his best day on the ice and hopes to be back quicker…
Morning Hits: Wilson, Steen, Neuvirth, Rielly, Ristolainen, Hamil, McElhinney and Ramo
Bob McKenzie: Capitals Tom Wilson will have a hearing at noon today. Andy Strickland: Alex Steen salary breakdown: $5.1 million, $5.8 million and $6.5 million with a no-trade clause. Kevin Gibson: Players have received 108 games for suspensions so far…
Blues Sign Alex Steen To A Three Year Extension
The St Louis Blues have signed forward Alex Steen to a three year contract extension worth $17.4 million, a $5.8 million salary cap hit.
Morning Rumors: Senators, Oilers, Jets, Hurricanes, Leafs, Panthers, Sharks, Vokoun, Flames and Expansion
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Senators have been looking for a puck moving defenseman over the past month. The improved play of Jared Cowen and the call-up of Cody Ceci, may have cooled the search for now. They have switched…
Morning Rumors: Kings, Canadiens, Jets, Panthers, Oilers, Canes, Senators and Scouting the Avs-Stars
The Fourth Period: The Kings don't appear to be close to making a trade, though they are looking at add. GM Dean Lombardi has had a few discussion about potential deals this season, but nothing that could be labelled as…