Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning

Injury Notes: Nash, Bishop, Letang and Bolland

John Giannone: Rangers Rick Nash is back in New York and won't be playing tonight or tomorrow. Spector's Hockey: Lightning's Ben Bishop is day-to-day with a lower body injury. They have called up Kristers Gudlevskis. Damian Cristodero: GM Steve Yzerman said…

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Injury Notes: Pyatt, Kulemin, Lupul, Clutterbuck, Stajan, Eaves and Tyutin

Damian Cristodero: Lightning's Tom Pyatt will be out till at least the American Thanksgiving with a broken collar bone. No immediate call-up is coming. David Alter: The Maple Leafs put Nikolai Kulemin on the LTIR. Lance Hornby: Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul is day-to-day with a bruised…

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Injury Notes: Spezza, Pacioretty, Sbisa, Backstrom, Thomas and Pyatt

Bruce Garrioch: Senators Jason Spezza said that he should be fine tomorrow. Coach Paul MacLean said that Spezza will be evaluated in the morning and may not be in the lineup. Dave Stubbs: Looking like Max Pacioretty should be back…

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Lines and Starters: Flyers, Penguins, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Lightning, Leafs and Sabres

Adam Kimelman: New Flyers lines: Hartnell-Giroux-Simmonds, Talbot-Couturier-Read, Voracek-Lecavalier-B.Schenn. Sarah Baicker: Flyers defensive pairings: Meszaros-Streit, Timonen-Schenn, Coburn-Grossmann. Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Jokinen-Malkin-Bennett Jeffrey-Sutter-Kobasew Glass-Vitale-Adams. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-EStaal-Semin, Gerbe-JStaal-Dwyer, Skinner-Nash-Dvorak. Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks lines: Bickell-Toews-Kane, Sharp-Handzus-Hossa, Saad-Shaw-Hayes, Bollig-Kruger-Nordstrom. Erik Erlendsson: Lightning's Tom Pyatt…

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Line Combos: Maple Leafs, Sabres, Senators, Lightning and Blackhawks

Kevin McGran: Maple Leafs lines: JVR - Bozak - Kessel; Lupul - Bolland - Raymond; Bodie Kadri McClement; Orr Ashton Smith. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Girgensons-Ennis-Vanek, Foligno-Grigorenko-Stafford, Ott-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Michalek Da Costa Ryan MacArthur Turris Conacher Greening Smith Neil…

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Lines: Sabres, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Capitals, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars, Lightning and Coyotes

John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ennis-Grigorenko-Ott, Girgensons-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Arthur Staple: Blue Jackets lines: Atkinson-Dubinsky-Gaborik, Calvert-Anisimov-Comeau, Foligno-Johansen-Umberger, Jenner-Letestu-MacKenzie. Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin, Laich-Grabovski-Brouwer, Chimera-Fehr-Ward, Erat-Beagle-Wilson. Arpon Basu of NHL.com: Flyers lines: Scott Hartnell -…

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Morning Hits: Laviolette, Sedin’s, Thornton, Selanne, Lightning, Rielly and the Senators

TSN: (Dreger) If the Flyers don't get off to good start in the first 10 to 15 games, coach Peter Laviolette could be in trouble. Moves could extend past Laviolette to Paul Holmgren and Ron Hextall. (LeBrun) With the Canucks…

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Injury Notes: RNH, Callahan, Landeskog, Stajan, Josi, Salo, Fraser, Neal, Peverley and Video of Downie Hit on Josi

NHL on TSN: Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will play on Monday against the Devils. Joanne Ireland: Eakins hasn't ruled out having Taylor Hall stay at center. Larry Brooks: Rangers Ryan Callahan is expected to play on Monday against the Kings. Adrian Dater:…

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Injury Notes: Nugent-Hopkins, Neal, Leino, Alfredsson, Forsberg and Salo

David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: There have been multiple reports that Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is progressing well and could be back in the lineup sooner than later. Jason Gregor of TSN 1260 tweeted “RNH to play next Thursday? Had…

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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…

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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’…

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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…

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