Western Conference News: Flames, Oilers, Predators, Sharks, Canucks, Golden Knights, Jets and Playoff Races
On the Salary Cap Ceiling ... Craig Custance: The salary cap ceiling is projected to be in the $78 to $82 million range next season. On the Expansion Draft ... Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: When Seattle has their expansion draft,…
Pacific Division: Calgary Flames Season Outlook
Calgary Flames 2017-18 Outlook Forwards Calgary’s promising young forwards, including leading scorers Johnny Gaudreau (61 points in 72 games) and Sean Monahan (a team-high 27 goals contributing to 58 points) hope to build on success next year. Matthew Tkachuk, vital…
NHL Expansion Draft: Calgary Flames Primer
There's a lot of intrigue about what the Calgary Flames will do with protecting some of their players. We all know that their star players will be protected but it's some of the last forwards and the goaltender spot that…
NHL Injuries: Stars, Blues, Hawks, Flames, Sabres and Penguins
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Tyler Seguin suffered a cut on the back of his leg with about 22 seconds left in the third. More will be known today. Lindy Ruff said: "He…
NHL Injuries: Panthers, Lightning, Blues, Canucks, Flames and More
On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Jussi Jokinen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Erik Gudbranson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Cedric Paquette (lower-body) and Valtteri Filppula (upper-body) missed…
NHL Injuries: Ducks, Wings, Flames, Lightning, Rangers and Blackhawks
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Elliott Teaford of Inside SoCal: Coach Bruce Boudreau said yesterday that defenseman Kevin Bieksa and Sami Vatanen are "questionable" for tonight. Bieksa has a lower-body injury and Vatanen has an upper-body injury. Both are considered…
NHL Injuries: Canadiens, Flames, Stars and Penguins
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: Canadiens Sr. VP Donald Beauchamp on P.K. Subban. “P.K. Subban suffered a neck injury. He was taken to a hospital for precautionary measures. He will undergo further testing. He…
NHL Injuries: Isles, Rangers, Hawks, Canucks, Flames and More
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: Goalie Jaroslav Halak will be out six to eight weeks with a groin injury. ”Jaro’s an experienced guy who’s played some big games for us,” Capuano said. “It’s a big…
NHL Rumors: The Calgary Flames Have Some Pieces To Move
On the Calgary Flames ... James Mirtle: The Flames are looking for a second round pick for Jiri Hudler. Eric Francis: If Roman Polak is worth a 2nd round pick, Kris Russell is worth a 1st. Scott Cruickshank of the…
Rumors II: Habs, Isles, Oilers, Hawks, Jets, Wild, Flames and More
Friedman's Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Watch out for the Canadiens on the trade front. GM Marc Bergevin is one of the more active GMs, who makes a lot of calls to see what is out there. Don't know…
Rumors: Hamonic – Ducks, Flames, Oilers, Wild and Jets
On Travis Hamonic ... Damien Cox of Sportsnet: Ducks GM Bob Murray has been on Travis Hamonic for months now. It appears that some GMs have known about Hamonic's situation before others. Some think that Hamonic would go to Anaheim,…
Injuries: Wild, Lightning, Isles, Panthers, Flames, Oilers and More
On the Wild ... Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune: Zach Parise has started skating on his own, but there is no timetable for his return. "He's getting better,'' Yeo said. "We'll see where he's at when we come home…