Tag: Vancouver Canucks

Drury out 4 weeks … A worthwhile risk for Jackets? Ilya to the right side … Lupul get clearance to skate

Jesse Spector of the NY Daily News: Chris Drury broke his left index finger blocking a shot yesterday and will be out 4 weeks. After starting camp centering Marian Gaborik and Alex Frolov, Derek Stepan skated between Evgeny Grachev and…

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Kuba out 5-6 weeks … Little-Peverley switching positions … Weber-Suter split up? Hodgson back Wednesday?

Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Filip Kuba will miss 5-6 weeks after breaking his leg on the first day of training camp. His leg won't require surgery. Helene Elliott of the LA Times: Through 2 days of training camp,…

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Teams inviting veterans for tryouts

David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: The San Jose Sharks have invited former Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja to their training camp on a tryout. Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: The Carolina Hurricanes are close…

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Burns Cancer takes a turn for the worse … Injury updates on Salo, Burrows, Salmela and Lydman

Tom Gulitti of the Bergon Record: Former coach Pat Quinn's battle with lung cancer may have taken a turn for the worse. Burns returned to his home in Quebec, and is with his family. In 2004 Burns was diagnosed with…

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No appeal from Devils … Souray wouldn’t have been a problem at camp … Ducks signing Mara? Some players at different positions

Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger: The New Jersey Devils will not appeal the $3 million fine and loss of 2 draft picks handed down by the NHL according to Bettman and other officials. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Edmonton…

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Staal-Rangers by Friday? Nash to RW? New captains in Mon and Van plus more NHL rumors

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The New York Rangers and Marc Staal continue to work towards a deal that could happen by the start of training camp on Friday. The contract they are working on could be longer than…

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Quick twitter rumors this afternoon involving Staal, Guerin, Savard, Malone, Kadri, Booth

Pierre LeBrun via twitter: LeBrun is hearing the Rangers and Marc Staal are getting close on a deal. Tim Panaccio via twitter: Bill Guerin is still skating with some Flyers. If he'd do a tryout, Panaccio thinks the Flyers might…

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Vancouver Canucks update on Cody Hodgson, Jordan Schroeder and the team Captaincy

Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Cody Hodgson plans on skating today, but he's not closer to joining the Vancouver Canucks main camp as he hasn't been cleared for contact. "I probably misspoke when I talked about it on the…

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No progress between Ducks and Ryan … Byfuglien to play the point … Schenn day-to-day

Helene Elliott via twitter: No progress between the contract talks the Anaheim Ducks and Bobby Ryan. Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Atlanta Thrashers coach, Craig Ramsay, said that Dustin Byfuglien will be tried at defense, rather than forward.…

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Injury notes for Milan Lucic, James Sheppard, and Canucks prospects Sauve and Hodgson

Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Milan Lucic was plagued with an injured left ankle for most of last season, and it sounds like it might not be 100% yet. Lucic originally hurt his ankle in November, and was told…

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NHL offers ultimatum to NHLPA … Kovalchuk’s, Loungo’s and Hossa’s contract are front and center

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rather than attempting to summarize the main points, click on the link to read Brooks' entire article, it's a must read for all. The NHL has given the NHL Players Association an ultimatum regarding…

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Kovalchuk’s agent calls KHL … Why Mitchell didn’t sign with the Sharks, Canucks … Fehr in as NHLPA leader?

Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: According to @plysenkov and their mutual sources, the league is looking for a 13 year contract for Kovalchuk. Craig Custance via twitter: KHL president Alexander Medvedev said that he received a call from Jay Grossman, Kovalchuk's…

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