- Bob McKenzie via twitter: Sidney Crosby will be holding a press conference tomorrow at 12:30 pm. James Mirtle via twitter: Crosby is not retiring, he wouldn’t do that as it would forfeit the end of his contract. Bob McKenzie via twitter: McKenzie thinks Crosby will say that he’s progressing but not symptom free, and that there is no timeline for his return. Darren Dreger via twitter: Crosby has been skating. Doctors and GM Ray Shero will be at the press conference and it’s expected he’ll discuss his camp status.
- Andy Strickland via twitter: Sources confirm that 4 groups submitted bids to buy the St. Louis Blues. Strickland adds that not all bids should be taken with the same seriousness.
- James Mirtle via twitter: Leafs GM Brian Burke says he’s still confident that they’ll get Luke Schenn re-signed before the start of training camp.
- Jonas Siegel via twitter: Maple Leafs forward Matthew Lombardi is “progressing really well” and began skating solo recently.
- Jonas Siegel via twitter: Leafs coach Ron Wilson projects his top 3 lines as: Lupul-Connolly-Kessel. MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin. Kadri-Bozak-Armstrong. Kadri will be in competition with Frattin, Caputi, Colborne etc.
- Dan Tencer via twitter: Oilers defenseman Ryan Whitney is skating with teammates today which is a good sign for the foot surgery he’s recovering from.
- Mark Spector via twitter: The closer Quebec City comes to getting a new arena, the “more you’ve got to believe they’re fixing to take the Coyotes in.”