Quick Hits: NHL draft odds, Setoguchi hearing, Gardiner and waivers, Darche retiring
Bob McKenzie via twitter: Odds to win the draft lottery and 1st overall pick: 30th, 25%; 29th,18.8; 28th, 14.2; 27th, 10.7; 26th, 8.1; 25th, 6.2; 24th, 4.7; 23rd, 3.6; 22nd, 2.7; 21st, 2.1; 20th, 1.5; 19th,1.1, 18th, .8; 17th, .5 Michael…
Recalls, waivers, projected lines and starting goalies
Corey Pronman via twitter: The Red Wings have recalled Jonas Gustavsson and sent Petr Mrazek to the AHL. Elliotte Friedman via twitter: The Canucks place Andrew Ebbett on waivers today. Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Ponikarovsky-Zajac-Kovalchuk; Elias-Henrique-Clarkson; Carter-Gionta-Bernier; Barch-Loktionov-Butler. Bruce…
Top 5 trade targets … Capitals willing to move top prospects … Senators have prospects for Perry … Pens looking to add scoring
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: A few GMs may be wondering if their jobs are safe. "I would think there's a few guys around the league who are wondering," said a league executive. "Teams often copy each other and…
Penguins scouting Wild? O’Reilly unlikely for Rangers … Dmen for Senators
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Penguins scouted the Wild earlier this week. The Penguins are looking for a top-6 forward and may have been looking at Pierre-Marc Bouchard and/or Devin Setoguchi. Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The…
Injury notes: Lehtonen, Crawford, Bertuzzi, Jovanovski, Versteeg, Leino, Michalek, Brown and Gardiner
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen left last night's game in the first period with a groin injury. He's listed as day-to-day. Mark Lazerus via twitter: Blackhawks Corey Crawford is day-to-day with an upper body…
Roster notes, lines, goalies: Sulzer, Miller, Giguere, Backes, Devils, Senators, Leafs, Stars, Oilers PP, Flyers, Bruins and Blue Jackets
John Vogl via twitter: Sabres defenseman Alexander Sulzer will be scratched tonight. Steve Zipay via twitter: Rangers Chris Kreider is being returned to the CT Whalers of the AHL. Looks like J.T. Miller is sticking with the team. Adrian Dater…
NHL Trade Rumors: Senators, Flyers, Maple Leafs, Sabres, Panthers, Islanders and Ryan O’Reilly
Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Senators GM Bryan Murray: "I've made some calls about different players. Nobody willing to give me a player for a player not in league yet." Tim Panaccio via twitter: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said they are not…
Lines and Starting goalies: Devils, Rangers, Maple Leafs, Islanders, Lightning and Hurricanes
Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Matteau-Zajac-Kovalchuk; Elias-Henrique-Clarkson; Carter-Gionta-Bernier; Barch-Josefson-Butler/Darche. Defensive pairings and goalies: Salvador-Fayne; Greene-Larsson; Volchenkov-Zidlicky; Tallinder-Harrold. Goalies: Brodeur, Hedberg. Andrew Gross via twitter: Rangers lines: Gaborik-Richards-Callahan Hagelin-Stepan-Nash Miller-Boyle-Pyatt Asham-Halpern-Powe. David Alter via twitter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel, Komarov-Grabo-Kulemin, MacArthur-Kadri-McClement, Orr-Steckel-McLaren. Extra, Brown.…
Do the Avs have a problem doing business with players? Ryan O’Reilly counterargument
Adrien Dater of the Denver Post: There has been no negotiations going on between the Avalanche and O'Reilly. They had hoped to re-sign him and had no intentions of trading him. Things have changed and it's a virtual certainty that…
Kessel’s agent says he’d love to finish his career as a Leaf … Pens cap space … Iginla’s ‘fire’ gets questioned
Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Phil Kessel's agent, Wade Arnott, thinks that Kessel would like to finish his career in Toronto. “Phil (Kessel) is still a really young man,” Arnott told the SportsNet Fan590. “He really enjoys living in Toronto…
Bruins likely not interested in Iginla … Ryan O’Reilly doesn’t interest the Penguins … Leafs not dealing for goalie … NHL realignment
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: LeBrun doesn't think that the Bruins have interest in Jarome Iginla. Will DePaoli via twitter: The Penguins don't have an interest in Ryan O'Reilly and with the possibility of moving him to the wing for their…
Quick Hits: waivers, Pitkanen, Frattin, Lecavalier, Zubrus, Rakell, Isles and Pens lines, Allen and Theodore
Darren Dreger via twitter: Danny Taylor and Jay Pandolfo clears waivers. Matt Zassian was put on waivers by the Wild. Michael Smith via twitter: Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford said that Joni Pitkanen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and "We do…