Morning Hits: Scoring Goalies, Sedin’s, Jones, Nikitin, Crawford and Elliott
Yahoo Sports NHL: NHL goalie to score: B. Smith, NYI, 1979 R. Hextall, PHI, 1987 C. Osgood, DET, 1996 D. Rhodes, OTT, 1999 M. Brodeur, NJ, 2000 Theodore, MTL '01 Nabokov, SJ '02 Noronen, BUF '04 Mason, NSH '06 Ward, CAR '11…
Daniel and Henrik Sedin Sign Four Year Contract Extensions
The Vancouver Canucks have signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to four-year, $28 million contract extensions. The 33-year old twins were both entering the last season of their five-year, $30.5 million deal. Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin
Morning Rumors: Sedin’s, Jets, Miller, MacDonald, Steen, Oilers and Hockey Central rumblings video
Elliott Pap of the Vancouver Sun: Canucks GM Mike Gillis said that term is not an issue with contract talks with the Daniel and Henrik Sedin. “No,” Gillis replied when asked if contract length was the key to a deal.…
Morning Hits: Enstrom, Potter, Tortorella, Parise and Koivu, Dreger talks Oilers and Sabres
Linus Hugosson: Jets Tobias Enstrom said no to representing Sweden at the 2014 Olympics. Kevin Weekes: Corey Potter at $800,000 could be a nice waiver claim for someone looking to add depth to their blueline. Aaron Basu: Canucks coach John…
Morning Rumors: Sedin’s, Islanders, Miller, Emelin, Phaneuf, Reimer, Oilers, and Flames
Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: Canucks GM Mike Gillis and Henrik and Daniel Sedin's agent, J.P. Barry, met again on Monday for a couple hours. The Fourth Period: Two sources saying the Islanders are looking to improve their blueline. They…
Lines and Goalies: Oilers, Senators, Blackhawks, Canucks, Devils, Flyers, Ducks and Rangers
Ryan Rishaug: Oilers lines: Eberle Gagner Yakupov, Perron RNH Arcobello, Smyth Gordon Hemsky, Eager Acton Gazdik. Don Brennan: Senators lines: Ryan-Spezza-Michalek, Zibanejad-Turris-MacArthur, Conacher-Smith-Neil, Greening-Grant-Condra. Don Brennan: Blackhawks lines and defensive pairings: Sharp-Toews-Hossa, Saad-Pirri-Kane, Bickell-Shaw-Morin, Bolig-Kruger-Mills, Keith-Seabrook, Oduya-Hjalmarsson, Leddy-Brookbank Elliott Pap: Canucks lines: twins-Kesler; Higgins-Santo-Burrows;…
Injury Notes: Canucks, Hawks, Sens, Devils, Ducks, Bruins, Oilers, Leafs, Pens and Blues
Dan Murphy: Canucks injuries: Jordan Schroeder (ankle) out two months, Jannik Hansen (upper-body) out for three-four weeks, Dale Weise (lower-body) out three-four weeks and David Booth (lower-body) out one-two weeks. Chris Kuc: Blackhawks Michal Handzus (upper-body) is not skating and…
Morning Rumors: Ducks, Senators, Sabres, Leafs, Flyers, Stars, Sharks and Oilers
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Teams are calling the Ducks to see if they'd move either Jonas Hiller or Viktor Fasth. The Hurricanes (written before DiPietro signed tryout), Predators, Oilers, Panthers and Islanders could be looking for a goalie. "His…
Afternoon Hits: Bertuzzi, Timonen, Scott, Schneider, Rielly, Maatta, Waivers and HBO 24/7
Michael Drapack of CBC: Steve Moore's civil suit against Todd Bertuzzi is expected to start on Sept. 8th 2014 and last about three months. Moore filed the suit in 2006, and is looking for $38 million. The case was to…
Line Combos: Flyers, Panthers, Flames, Islanders, Leafs, Devils and Canucks
Sarah Baicker: Flyers new top line: Giroux centering Lacavalier and Raffl. David Neal: Panthers lines: Upshall-Gomez-Boyes, Flash-Barkov-Versteeg, Bjugstad-Huberdeau-Winchester Matthias-Goc-Kopecky. Randy Sportak: Flames lines: Glencross-Monahan-Hudler; Baertschi-Backlund-Stempniak; Galiardi-Cammalleri-Jones. NY Islanders: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Bouchard-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Clutterbuck, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel, Raymond-Bolland-Leivo, McClement-Kadri-Lupul, Bodie-Smith-Orr. Tom…
Morning Hits: Biron, Staubitz, Leafs, Blackhawks, Canucks and Flames
Katie Strang: Martin Biron announced his retirement. Hinted that it was possible when they put him on waivers last week. Bob McKenzie: The Ducks put Brad Staubitz on waivers. Paul Hendrick: The Maple Leafs send Trevor Smith, David Broll and…
Morning Hits: Sabres GM search? Would Leafs do Reimer for Yakupov? Da Costa and Dalpe
Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Talk is that GM change in Buffalo could come as early as Thanksgiving (American) and work on the top candidates has already begun. Penguins assistant GM Jason Boterill could be the top name on…