The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed Evgeni Malkin back to the lineup after missing the last handful of games with an upper-body injury. He slotted on his usual second line with Phil Kessel and Nick Bjugstad as wingers. The team also tinkered with their power play, spreading the talent across two units rather than just one. [...]
The Nashville Predators are starting to look like the team many hope they can be, and that’s just largely a function of getting their players back. Viktor Arvidsson has put his injuries behind him, P.K. Subban looks great as always, and now Kyle Turris has returned to the lineup, suiting up on Thursday night. [...]
The Minnesota Wild announced that captain Mikko Koivu will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL and meniscus in his right knee. He is set to have surgery on Friday and then we can probably expect some sort of time line. Koivu has one year left on his current deal and [...]
We had a big shake-up in Buffalo as Jeff Skinner was moved down to the second line to play with Casey Mittelstadt and Jason Pominville. The top line now looks like Sheary-Eichel-Okposo. How long will this last? No telling, but the panic button has been smashed. Mittelstadt is now also on the top PP [...]
Big news for the Penguins and their fans as Justin Schultz appeared and skated at the team’s gameday skate on Wednesday. He did so in a non-contact jersey but considering he’s returning from a broken ankle suffered three and a half months ago, it’s a very good sign. He’ll need a lot of time [...]
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Sunday that Dustin Byfuglien hasn’t resumed skating so to not expect him back this week. The Jets play their final road game of their broken-up trip on Tuesday night before returning home for three contests. We’ll know more this weekend. * Taylor Hall was not skating in [...]
Late Tuesday night, the Anaheim Ducks got word that Ondrej Kase would be out for the season with a torn labrum. Recovery time could be as much as six months, which is significant, but it would also give him a couple months (hopefully) to train before having to head to Ducks camp. I suppose [...]
Arizona defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is set to have an MRI Thursday which should help determine the nature and extent of the injury he sustained Tuesday night. We’ll have a better idea of what’s going on in the next couple of days. As a small aside: can we mention how good the Coyotes have been [...]
The Minnesota Wild traded a conditional fifth-round pick to the Vegas Golden Knights for a sixth-round pick and defenceman Brad Hunt. The 30-year old blue liner had appeared in just 13 games for the Golden Knights this year, often finding himself in the press box. This trade allows Minnesota to pick up some of [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes have started to lock up their core and the next addition to the list is Teuvo Teravainen. He signed a five-year deal with an average annual value of $5.4-million and it doesn’t appear to include movement/trade protections. Teravainen has really flourished in Carolina to the tune of 145 points in 211 [...]
