Lines and Goalies: Penguins, Islanders, Flames, Stars, Devils, Blackhawks and Lightning
Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Jokinen-Malkin-Vitale Bennett-Sutter-Kobasew Glass-Jeffrey-Adams. NY Islanders: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo; Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey; Clutterbuck-Cizikas-Regin-Bouchard; Martin-Nelson-McDonald-Boulton. Roger Millions: Possible Flames lines: Galiardi Backlund Hudler - Glencross Stajan Stempniak - baertschi Monahan D. Jones - Bouma Street McGrattan. Defensive pairings and goalies: Giordano-Brodie - Russell Wideman…
Morning Rumors and Notes: Lundqvist, Callahan, GMs speak out on fighting and Bryzgalov going to Vegas
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers Henrik Lundqvist won't be talking with management about a contract extension anymore. “For me, all my focus is going to be on hockey: on the game and winning,” Lundqvist said before the Blueshirts’…
Morning Hits: Despres, Lightning, Red Wings, Fraser, 2013 draft picks and St. Louis
Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said the "major portion" of the decision to send Simon Despres to the AHL was that he is waiver-exempt. Erik Erlendsson: The sending of Ondrej Palat to the AHL and recalling of Brett Connolly…
Tampa Bay Lightning 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: For the second straight campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning fell short of the playoffs and once again a combination of defense and goaltending problems was the reason. Lightning GM Steve Yzerman made an effort to…
Lines and Pairings: Sabres, Leafs, Hurricanes, Devils, Lightning, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars and Blackhawks
John Vogl: Sabres power play lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Ennis, with Ehrhoff-Myers; and Leino-Ott-Stafford, with Ristolainen-Pysyk. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ott-Ennis-Leino, Girgensons-Grigorenko-Flynn, Porter-McCormick-Kaleta. Scott and Larsson extra. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel; Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin; Raymond-Bolland-Clarkson; Ashton-McClement-Orr. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: EStaal with Tlusty, Dvorak. JStaal…
Line Combos: Islanders, Wings, Leafs, Devils, Caps, Canes, Blackhawks, Lightning, Stars and Blue Jackets
Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Bailey, Grabner-Nielsen-Lee, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Mark Masters: Red Wings lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader; Franzen-Weiss-Alfredsson; Cleary-Andersson-Bertuzzi; Jurco-Glendening-Samuelsson. Paul Hendrick: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Clarkson. Broll-Kadri-Raymond. Lupul-Bolland-Kulemin. Ashton-McClement-Orr. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Clowe-Zajac-Brunner; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Tedenby-Loktionov-Jagr; Carter-Gionta-Josefson; Barch-(empty)- Janssen. Katie Carrera: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin; Chimera-Grabovski-Wilson; Byers-Perreault-Fehr; Volpatti-Latta-Rechlicz. Michael…
Afternoon Hits: Stepan, Thomas, Schneider, Waivers, Blues, Lightning and Gaborik
Pierre LeBrun: Derek Stepan's deal with the Rangers is for two-years and $6.15 million. Bob McKenzie: The Panthers and Tim Thomas have a deal in place and the signing will occur after the Panthers ownership change is official. If the…
Lines, Pairings and Goalies: Sharks, Sens, Leafs, Canes, Isles, Pens, Canadiens and Lightning
David Pollak: Sharks lines: Hertl-Thornton-Burns, Marleau-Couture-Kennedy, Wingels-Pavelski-Nieto, Hamilton-Desjardins-Sheppard. Defensemen and goalies: Demers, Boyle, Hannan, Vlasic, Irwin, Tennyson G: Niemi, Stalock. Bruce Garrioch: Senators lines: Dizzy-Smith-Neil, MacArthur-Turris-Stone, Greening-Da Costa-Petterson, Cowick-O'Brien-Robinson. Defensive pairings: Cowen-Wiercioch, Borowiecki-Ceci and Sdao-Corvo. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Clarkson; Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin; Ashton-Colborne-Bodie; Broll-McClement-Devane; Raymond-Smith-Kessel; Leivo-Orr. Michael Smith:…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Rielly, Jokinen, Vokoun and Dubinsky
Renaud Lavoie: Put on waivers yesterday: Francis Wathier (Dal), Cedrick Desjardins (TB), Riku Helenius (TB) and Marc-Andre Cliche (LA) Chris Johnston: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on Morgan Rielly: “If he really is ready to play here and he can play…
Injury Notes: Lightning, Red Wings, Rangers, Avs, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Devils, Stars, Bruins, Flyers and Sharks
Damian Cristodero: Lightning Teddy Purcell is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. George Sipple: Red Wings Johan Franzen (hip) practiced yesterday and will play today. George Sipple: Red Wings Daniel Alfredsson (groin) practiced yesterday. Darren Helm (groin/back) practiced yesterday morning. Helene…
Roster Notes: Waivers, Maple Leafs, Predators, Jets, Bruins and Lightning
Elliotte Friedman: No players that were put on waivers on Thursday were claimed. Renaud Lavoie: On waivers Friday: John Mitchell (Ana), Kevin Marshall (Tor), Nick Crawford (Buf), Alex Biega (Van) and Nicolas Deschamps (Wsh) Chris Johnston: The Maple Leafs put…
Lines and Defensive Pairings for 13 Teams
Matt Kalman: Bruins lines: Lucic-Krejci-Iginla,Camara-Spooner-Johnson,Fraser-Soderberg-Cunningham,Paille-Fallstrom-Thornton. Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Sutter-Conner, Zolniercyzk-Megna-Uher, Gibbons-Drazenovic-Adams. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel. McKegg-Smith-Clarkson. D'Amigo-Ashton-Kulemin. Ross-Crescenzi-Bodie. James Mirtle: Defensive pairings: Gardiner-Brennan, Rielly-Granberg, Fraser-MacWilliam. Jessica Rusnak: Canadiens lines: Pacioretty-DD-Briere, Moen-White-Leblanc, Hudon-Dumont-Thomas, Fournier-Tarnasky-Blunden. Defensive pairings: Gorges-Subban, Murray-Bouillon, Nygren-Dietz. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Pesonen-Henrique-Bernier;…