Morning Hits: Petry, Nichushkin, Horton, Gudas, Booth and More
Bruce McCurdy: Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said that special teams needs as his driving decision to bench Jeff Petry, but he was their top penalty killing defenseman (SHTOI/G) from the past two seasons. Ryan Rishaug: Since he missed all of training…
News: Lines, D-Pairings and Starting Goalies
Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-Rask-Lindholm Gerbe-Nash-Semin Malone-McClement-Brown Terry, Boychuk. Defensive pairings: Sekera-Faulk Harrison-Murphy Liles-Gleason Hainsey-Bellemore. Andrew Gross: Rangers lines: Duclair-MSL-Nash Kreider-Brassard-Stempniak Hagelin-Hayes-Zuccarello Malone-DMoore-Glass. Stephen Whyno: Maple Leafs lines: JvR-Bozak-Kessel, Lupul-Kadri, Winnik, Komarov-Santorelli-Clarkson, Kozun-Holland-Panik. Paul Hendrick: Defensive pairings: Phaneuf-Robidas Rielly-Franson Percy-Polak. James Mirtle: Sense is that…
Rumors: Brewer, Myers, Petry, Wiercioch, Methot and Gardiner
Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Eric Brewer was scratched for the Lightning's first two games, which led to trade talk. TSN's Bob McKenzie stated over the weekend that Brewer's name "is out there." “The one thing about Brew is…
Injuries: Datsyuk, Krejci, Skinner, Lecavalier, Zuccarello and Reimer
Ansar Khan of MLive: According to Pavel Datsyuk's four week injury timeline, there is another week before he could return. He's been skating, but not cleared for contact. Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Bruins David Krejci is hoping to get…
Rumors: Bruins, Red Wings, Senators, Gardiner and Brodeur
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Haggerty thinks that Loui Eriksson is a third-line winger and won't be the offensive player they had hoped for then they traded for him in the package they received for Tyler Seguin. Haggerty thinks the Bruins…
Videos: NHL Highlights From Oct. 12th 2014
Two games were on tap Sunday night. The Leafs and Kings came out victorious.
Injuries: Kane, Boyle, Stastny, Coburn, Bergeron, Grabner and More
GIF from @myregularface Ken Wiebe: Not much to update on Jets Evander Kane. He'll visit another doctor today. Jets calling it a lower-body injury, but replays shows it looks like a right knee issue. NY Rangers: Rangers Dan Boyle will…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Scratches, Lines and Goalies
Darren Dreger: The Maple Leafs claim Richard Panik off waivers from the Lightning. Jonas Siegel: The Leafs send Josh Leivo back to the AHL. Mike Heika: The Stars will make Erik Cole a healthy scratch tonight for showing up late…
Rumors II: Babcock, Lack, Robidas, Bruins and Marchard
Bob Duff of the Windsor Star: Red Wings coach Mike Babcock didn't really agree with GM Ken Holland on the decision to demote Xavier Ouellet. “What did I say yesterday?” Babcock snapped when asked about the decision to send defenceman…
Rumors I: Brodeur, Horton, Leddy, Bruins, Red Wings and Budaj
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Martin Brodeur wants to go out on his own terms and has a deadline date in mind, but won't say when it is. It is thought that he has four or five teams on his list,…
Rumors I: Top Trade and FA Candidates, Burmistrov, Gomez and Brodeur
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: LeBrun names five players who could be dealt before the trade deadline: Mike Green (WSH), Antti Niemi (SJ), James Reimer (TOR), Cam Ward (CAR) and Tyler Myers (BUF). Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Fox looks ahead to…
Injuries: Malkin, Krejci, Dubinsky, Capitals, Franson and Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins: Evgeni Malkin said he's 50/50 if he'll be in their opener on Thursday: "If I feel in good shape I'll come back. If not maybe 2nd game." Boston Bruins: David Krejci has a 'minor' injury that isn't completely healed…