Morning Hits: Hanzal Fined, Lupul and Carlyle, Kabanov, Selanne and Talbot
NHL Player Safety: Coyotes Martin Hanzal was fined $5,000 for high-sticking Canucks David Booth. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul has had to move out of position from the left side to the right. Lupul said: "It’s been tough. Ideally, I want…
Afternoon Hits: Oilers-Panthers trade, Klesla, Emmerton, Steen, Clarkson, Bolland, Hamonic and Lines
Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers trade forwards Ryan Martindale and Derek Nesbitt to the Panthers for forwards Steve Pinizzotto and Jack Combs. Tim Wharnsby: Coyotes Rostislav Klesla clears waivers. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Corey Emmerton played in his 10th game and…
Morning Rumors II: Stars, Rangers, Kings, Hurricanes, Canucks, Lightning, Penguins, Leafs and Senators
TSN Insider Trading: McKenzie: Two Stars who may be okay with being traded are Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar. Whitney would be a rental, but Gonchar as two years left at $5 million. LeBrun: A Dan Girardi extension may be…
Morning Rumors I: Preds, Ducks, Avs, Canucks, Sabres, Oilers, Panthers and Maple Leafs
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Predators GM David Poile on the Devan Dubnyk trade and his search for a goalie. "After we realized that Pekka would be out for an extended period of time, we’ve been trying to improve ourselves in goal,…
VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Jets Dustin Byfuglien
Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Jets should trade Dustin Byfuglien. Billy Jaffe thinks Byfuglien will stay in Winnipeg. Mark Spector thinks interested teams could be the Maple Leafs, Avalanche and Canucks. Jaffe thinks interested teams could be the Panthers,…
Morning Rumors II: Hurricanes, Predators, Leafs, Oilers, Avs, Rangers, Penguins and Coyotes
Mark Spector: Cam Ward has a no-trade clause and a long history with the Hurricanes. GM Jim Rutherford really likes him. Seems like it would be a long shot for them to move him. Darren Dreger: A Cam Ward trade…
Injury Notes: Rinne, Hartnell, Koivu, D’Agostini, Avs, Bolland, Drewiske and Kane
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "Doesn't appear that Rinne will be returning any time soon." Sam Carchidi: Flyers Scott Hartnell is day-to-day with an ankle injury from blocking a shot on Tuesday. Michael Russo: Wild's Mikko Koivu is walking without crutches and…
Morning Rumors II: Ducks, Leafs, Bruins, Canucks, Stars, Jets, Oilers, Sharks and Avs
Pierre LeBrun: Ducks GM Bob Murray on Jonas Hiller trade rumors: "There's not a chance in hell that I'm moving Jonas Hiller," Murray told ESPN.com on Tuesday evening. "I'm tired of hearing about the rumors. I can tell you Jonas…
Morning Rumors: Jets, Sabres, Caps, Sens, Sharks, Blues, Canadiens, Avs, Canes and Leafs
Elliotte Friedman of CBC: The Jets have a lot of options if they look to make some moves. A lot of their key players are still under contract from two to six years. Talk is that the younger they are,…
Morning Hits: 2015 Draft, Winter Classic, Telegin, Ramo, Corrado, McGinn, D’Amigo, Crawford and Brodeur
George Richards: The Panthers will host the 2015 NHL draft. George Richards: The NHL promised the Panthers a draft and All-Star game if Broward County paid for a new scoreboard. James Mirtle: The Winter Classic made $20 million, which could…
NHL Attendance For Each Team After 20 Home Games: 2013-14
Here is our second installment of tracking home attendance, the 20 game mark, with comparisons from 10 games this year and last seasons final numbers. Ottawa has dropped down two slots in the past 10 games, dropping over 350 per…
Morning Rumors: Canes, Ducks, Rangers, Bruins, Sabres, Blues, Devils, Leafs, Jets, Isles and Capitals
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson wonders if the Hurricanes would consider trading Cam Ward. Ward has two years left at $6.3 million salary cap hit. Speculation is that the Ducks are looking to upgrade their blueline, and are…