Tag: Steve Mason

Rumors I: Flyers To Look for Backup … Maple Leafs and Coyotes Draft Options

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers will have decisions to make regarding their backup goalie for next season. Steve Mason is their No. 1, but there may be some concerns regarding injuries. GM Ron Hextall wants to upgrade. “We’ll…

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2014-15 Top 5 Vezina Trophy Candidates

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Goal scoring is down in the NHL, and the biggest beneficiaries of that are goaltenders. With the amount of goals being scored down, more goaltenders are posting high-end numbers. While…

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Injuries: Mason, Emery, Okposo, Petry, Zetterberg and Krejci

Sam Carchidi: Flyers GM Ron Hextall doesn't think that Steve Mason can play until Saturday, but Thursday could be a possibility. Frank Seravalli: Flyers Ray Emery is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and didn't travel with the team. Arthur Staple:…

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Injuries: Mason, Hejda, Ehrhoff, Gorges, Oduya, Lundqvist and Miller

Wayne Fish: Flyers GM Ron Hextall said that Steve Mason and Kimmo Timonen aren't unlikely to play until next Saturday. Though, he didn't rule out Mason for Toronto. Mike Chambers: Avalanche's Jan Hejda is day-to-day with a knee injury. He…

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Injuries: Jets, Habs, Oilers, Flyers, Hawks, Leafs, Isles and More

Ken Wiebe: Jets Blake Wheeler left after blocking a Matt Niskanen shot off the inside of his left leg. Arpon Basu: Canadiens Alexei Emelin will be out at least a week, but it could be more. Sergei Gonchar should be…

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Injuries: Petry, Emelin, Perreault, Anderson, Phaneuf, Michalek and More

Mark Spector: Oilers Jeff Petry is out the rest of the game with a rib injury. Anton Lander also left with a shoulder injury. Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Alexei Emelin left last night's game with an upper-body injury. Looked like his…

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Injuries: Flyers, Jets, Coyotes, Jackets, Stars, Panthers and Lightning

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Flyers Luke Schenn expects to play tonight. He was a late scratch on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. “I just tweaked something a little bit and wasn’t able to go in Montreal,” Schenn said. “Actually,…

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Injuries: Hall, Mason, Scrivens, Lundqvist, Timonen and more

Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: MRI showed that Oilers Taylor Hall has a cracked bone in his lower leg and will be out up to six weeks. Hall was hit with a shot in his lower leg during a…

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Injuries: Mason, Shattenkirk, Andersen, Versteeg, Phaneuf and more

Randy Miller of NJ.com: Flyers goalie Steve Mason will have athroscopic surgery on his right knee. He could be sidelined between two and six weeks. It's his third knee surgery since 2008. Mason injured his knee on January 10th, missing…

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Injuries: Okposo, Bobrovsky, Bieksa, Phaneuf, Howard and lots more

Arthur Staple: Islanders winger Kyle Okposo will be out six to eight weeks with an upper-body injury. Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets put Sergei Bobrovsky on the IR retroactive to Jan. 21st. Bobrovsky injured his groin and will be out…

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Morning Hits: Expansion, Rinaldo, Crosby, Johnson and Mason

Rick Westheard of TSN: Two NHL owners said that Las Vegas expansion would bring in at least $450 million in expansion fees. “It’s going to be between $450 million and $500 million. I bet it comes in at about $475…

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Injuries: Toffoli, Pearson, Howard, Murray, Mason and Skille

Lisa Dillman of the LA Times: Kings Tyler Toffoli has been diagnosed with mononucleosis. Tanner Pearson fractured his fibula and has been put on the IR. No timetables have been given. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Jimmy Howard had an MRI…

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