NHL Injuries: Lightning, Isles, Bruins, Sens, Caps, Ducks, Blues and Blackhawks
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said that the best case scenario would have Tyler Johnson back in the lineup on Thursday, but not sure if it will happen. Cooper on Vladislav Namestnikov re-aggravating his…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Leafs, Devils, Panthers, Sens, Pens and Blue Jackets
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Forward Vladislav Namestnikov left last night's game after re-aggravated his lower-body injury. He'll be re-evaluated today. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Forward Tyler Bozak worked out off-ice yesterday and…
NHL Injuries: Rangers, Penguins, Jackets, Lightning, Panthers and Blues
On the New York Rangers ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be out for the next two to three weeks with a muscle strain in his hip that he suffered in the first period of Tuesday game.…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Bruins, Flames, Stars, Jets and Blues
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning announced yesterday that centers Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette are all day-to-day with lower-body injuries. It doesn't appear that any will be able to…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Habs, Rangers, Devils, Jackets, Flames, Preds, and Jets
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Centers Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette left last night's game early with lower-body injury. Coach Jon Cooper didn't have an update any of them after…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – Deadline, Expansion Draft and Cap Issues
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: Ben Bishop and Brian Boyle could be moved by the trade deadline, and it's possible that they are not the only ones on the move. The expansion…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Devils, Panthers, Hawks, Blues, Kings and more
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Ryan Callahan were all out last night. Cedric Paquette and Vladislav Namestnikov didn't take part in their morning skate. Coach Jon Cooper: "We're losing more players than we're…
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…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: A couple weeks ago Tobias Rieder's agent, Darren Ferris, suggested that Rieder was considering KHL offers because contract talks were at an impasse. Ferris initially used Nazem Kadri's six-year contract…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Flyers, Red Wings and RFAs
On the New York Rangers ... Andy Graziano: The Rangers may not be finished after the Derick Brassard - Mika Zibanejad trade. Hearing that they are back in on Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. EJ Hradek: Though it's possible, don't see the…
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…
NHL Rumors: On the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bryan Burns: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman on free agency: "Unless I can really generate some cap space, I'm not in a position right now to do anything." Joe Smith: Yzerman on Nikita Kucherov: "I'm confident at…