Tag: Valtteri Filppula

NHL Injuries: Hawks, Sabres, Wild, Canes, Lightning, Flames, Sens and Oilers

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Brian Hedger: Forward Artem Anisimov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Coach Joel Quenneville wouldn't say why he was pulled from the game. Mark Lazerus: Quenneville on Anisimov's injury: "We don’t like talking about injuries. Not…

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NHL Injuries: Jones, Faulk, Edmundson, Hunwick, Rieder, Nelson and More

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will be out for three weeks after suffering a hairline fracture to the top of his right foot. "Just a weird play," Jones said.…

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NHL Rumors: Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: The Lightning have between $5 and $5.5 million in salary cap space, with Nikita Kucherov probably looking for $6 million or more. Could a team…

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NHL Rumors: Jets, Lightning and Blues

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Jets: Wyman doesn't think the Jets should trade Jacob Trouba just because he's unhappy and wants out. They'll have other homegrown talent looking for new contract in the next couple…

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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Washington Capitals and Dmitry Orlov ... Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid Atlantic: Dmitry Orlov and the Washington Capitals still haven't come to terms on a contract for this season. The RFA defenseman seems unsure of where he stands with…

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NHL Rumors: Las Vegas, Blackhawks, and Lightning

On Las Vegas ... Guy Flaming: Source saying that Kelly McCrimmon (WHLs Brandon Wheat Kings owner/GM) will likely be named Las Vegas' assistant GM. The Sin Bin: Las Vegas owner Bill Foley on the McCrimmon rumor: "Can't confirm at this…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning have now locked up Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn to long-term deals. GM Steve Yzerman is trying to keep their core together as…

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NHL Injuries: Blackhawks, Lightning, Ducks, Caps and Jets

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Corey Crawford is getting "close" to returning, but he still hasn't started skating yet. He's been out since March 14th with an upper-body injury. "We think he’s going to…

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NHL Injuries: Habs, Avs, Lightning, Hawks, Rangers, Jets and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens coach Michel Therrien didn't update Carey Price's status, but he hasn't given up home that Price will return before the end of the season. Renaud Lavoie: P.K. Subban practiced yesterday in a…

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NHL Injuries: Avs, Habs, Kings, Coyotes, Flyers and More

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: Nathan MacKinnon will have an MRI on Monday. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Renaud Lavoie: If things go according to plan, P.K. Subban will be back next week. On the Los Angeles Kings…

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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…

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NHL Injuries: Devils, Lightning, Flyers, Avs, Stars and More

On the New Jersey Devils ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Devils GM Ray Shero said they will evaluate Cory Schneider in a week to determine if he'll be able to play again this season. There has been no internal talk…

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