Havlat's tests today were promising - his shoulder is getting stronger and he is targetting a November 28 return to the lineup. The Caps traded 25-year-old pivot Brian Sutherby to the Ducks in exchange for a second rounddraft pick in 2009. This has no fantasy impact. Reports out of Minnesota are indicating that defenseman Petteri Numellin has [...]
Eight games into the season and panicked fantasy owners had a lot of questions regarding Nashville. Alexander Radulov had one goal and four points. Is this the dreaded sophomore slump? Is he a bust?
Chris Mason, after two stellar contests to start the year, suddenly couldn’t win to save his life. Were the Preds wrong in putting their faith in him? Would Dan Ellis become the new goalie?
Everyone’s calm now - Nashville has gone 8-2-1 since then. Radulov has 11 points in 11 games, while Mason has started six straight contests and has not lost in regulation in that span. But wasn’t in funny how crazy fantasy owners were for a couple of weeks?
Ray Emery, who has been suffering from back spasms after throwing a baseball last week, will start one of Ottawa's next two games. For the sixth time in eight games, the Pens scratched Colby Armstrong. He turns 25 this coming Friday, but he should be playing in the AHL for his birthday - it would be [...]
Ah, competitive rebuilding. The plan that has allowed the Edmonton Oilers to take a few extra months off while the rest of the hockey world slogs on into the summer. The plan that has allowed the Oilers to stockpile 15th overall talent. The plan that has brought the Oilers past the first round only twice in a decade. And while it may be the New NHL, it's the same-old for the Oil. Not only has the team splurged on free agents like Dustin Penner and Sheldon Souray, they've given their farm team a good workout. Cogliano, Gagner, Brodziak and Gilbert are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are three more names headed to the big club in the near future.
Evgeni Malkin missed practice with a sore back, but will likely be in the lineup tonight. Mark Recchi was the last off the ice in practice, working hard in an attempt to not become a healthy scratch for the second game in a row. It is looking as if Alexander Semin will return to the Washington [...]
Sean Avery. NHL’s 'biggest a-hole' or 'misunderstood mucker'? Hollywood celebrities certainly see something in the NHL’s resident bad boy, as he has been romantically linked to Rachel Hunter, Elisha Cuthbert and most recently Mary-Kate Olsen.
The Avs have recalled Brad Richardson. He had one point in three AHL contests. Erik Cole has been placed on IR. He is eligible to return Nov.21. Andrew Ladd has been activated off of IR. Don Waddell has announced that he will coach Atlanta for the rest of the season. Jonas Hiller, obviously, has been recalled by the [...]
Philadelphia prospect Claude Giroux, who nearly made the team this season, is on a tear in the Quebec League. The 19-year-old has 41 points in 22 games to lead all QMJHLers in scoring. He is also on a 12-game point streak in which he has 13 goals and 12 assists. Giroux is ranked fourth on [...]
According to the Palm Beach Post, Cory Murphy left last night's contest with an undetermined shoulder injury. His status will be updated today. A decision will be made later today whether Langenbrunner will return to the New Jersey lineup for the first time this season. He has been practicing on the same line that he clicked [...]
The Stars have fired GM Doug Armstrong. This puts Tippett on the hotseat, which may down the road lead to a change in the team's defense-first philosophy. Stay tuned. The Mercury News reports Sharks LW Milan Michalek left Monday's game against Phoenix because of an elbow strain after only one shift. He was hit along the [...]
