Afternoon notes involving Hagman, Myers, Green, Crosby, Connolly, Ott, Staal, Hamrlik, Markov, Hedman, and Huselius … Lines and Starting goalies
Bob McKenzie via twitter: The Ducks claim Niklas Hagman on re-entry waivers from the Calgary Flames. Brian Wilde via twitter: Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers will be a healthy scratch. Katie Carrera via twitter: Capitals defenseman Mike Green isn't traveling with…
Visnovsky and Goligoski out 4 weeks … Hagman on re-entry waivers … Green out … Blue Jackets looking for goaltender
Kevin Allen via twitter: Ducks defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky will out 4 weeks with a broken finger. Curtis Zupke via twitter: The Ducks aren't expected to make any moves today. Kurtis Foster has been their 7th defenseman. Eric Francis via twitter:…
Lightning looking for top 4 Dman … Plenty of goalies could be on the market … Avs Sacco and Sherman may be on hotseats
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: LeBrun would like to see what the Blue Jackets can do when Jeff Carter returns, and adds that Steve Mason won't be the starting goalie next season. Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford is working the phones trying…
Hemsky and Keith back in tonight … Green out again … Devils lines … Starting goalies
Mark Spector via twitter: Ales Hemsky will be in the lineup on a line with Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Smyth. Magnus Paajarvi will be a healthy scratch. Cam Barker is in on the blueline. Adam Jahns via twitter: Blackhawks defenseman…
Hitchcock replaces Payne in St. Louis … Wild free agent and trade notes … Reimer-Scrivens could be 1A-1B next year … What is Nash worth?
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Ken Hitchcock has been named the St. Louis Blues head coach after the team fired Davis Payne yesterday. Hitchcock agreed to a contract through the end of next season. The Blues assistant…
Some Lines and Starting goalies for the Flames, Sabres, Blues, Lightning, Caps, Wild and Devils
David Alter via twitter: Maple Leafs lines at practice: Lupul-Connolly-Kessel, MacA-Grabo-Kulie, Crabb-Bozak-Lombardi, Dupuis-Steckel-Brown, Orr-Rosehill. Ian Mendes via twitter: Likely Senators lines: Michalek-Spezza-Greening, Foligno-Da Costa-Butler, Daugavins-Smith-Neil, Filatov-Winchester-Condra Roger Millions via twitter: Henrik Karlsson will start in net for the Flames tonight…
Jokinen out 3-4 weeks … Keith out tomorrow … Horton affected mentally by last years concussion … Brodeur starts … Avery to sit
Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes forward Jussi Jokinen will be out 3 to 4 weeks with a leg injury according to GM Jim Rutherford. Drayson Bowman has been recalled. "It didn't look good and it isn't…
Grabovski could cost the Leafs … Devils looking at Gagner? Injury updates on Crosby, Keith, Hecht, Malone, Hemsky and Enstrom
Mike Brophy of Sportsnet: Maple Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski is in the final year of his contract where he earns $3.1 million, with a $2.9 million cap hit. Grabovski could easily command $4 - 4.5 million deal for 5 or…
Alfie has concussion and on the IR … Avery on re-enty … Scouting Oilers … Brodeur activated … New lines in Buffalo
Allen Panzeri of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators coach Paul MacLean said that Daniel Aldredsson is out with a concussion, and will be out until his concussion like symptoms are gone. Nikita Filatov will remain with the team. Craig Anderson will…
Flames rumors … CBJ issues … GMs may look for mandatory visors … Doughty this week is possible … Connolly stays … Whitney injured again
Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun: Francis laughs at the rumor that Daniel Alfredsson could interest the Flames at some point. The Flames do have an interest in Coyotes holdout Kyle Turris. A source close to the situation has said…
Maple Leafs Cody Franson is available
I forgot to include this in the previous post but is definitely worth mentioning. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Sources told LeBrun that Montreal Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier is calling teams looking for a defenseman. The Tampa Bay Lighting and New…
Markstrom looking good … Coaching change coming for CBJ? CAL, CBJ, TB, and MON need to make a move … Green to be a FA at end of season
Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: Panthers rookie goalie Jacob Markstrom looked good last night. Jose Theodore has a 'core injury' but looked fine at practice. “Sometimes you have to go on performance and Marky played so well in the third…