Hockey Rambling

Alex Goligoski ended his NCAA season, but his hockey season may not be over. The Penguins may try to sign the offensive rearguard to a pro contract, be it Wilkes-Barre or Pittsburgh. Stay tuned. Petteri Nummelin, who has been out because of a groin strain, practiced full for the first time Friday. Lemaire said he won't [...]

Cristobal Huet has been medically cleared to play. Halak will remain the starter until he loses one game, in which case Huet will take over. Aebischer...well, he's out of the picture now. John Madden is expected to return to the New Jersey lineup tonight.  Penguins prospect Kristopher Letang was named CHL player of the week after the [...]

Cristobal Huet has been medically cleared to play. Halak will remain the starter until he loses one game, in which case Huet will take over. Aebischer...well, he's out of the picture now. John Madden is expected to return to the New Jersey lineup tonight.  Penguins prospect Kristopher Letang was named CHL player of the week after the [...]

Toni Lydman is expected back in the Buffalo lineup tonight. That will leave just Afinogenov and Connolly and this team will be 100% and well rested for the playoffs.  There is a small chance that Dany Heatley will miss Friday's game because of his sore ankle.  Semin and Bryan Muir dropped their gloves and exchanged punches toward [...]

Toni Lydman is expected back in the Buffalo lineup tonight. That will leave just Afinogenov and Connolly and this team will be 100% and well rested for the playoffs.  There is a small chance that Dany Heatley will miss Friday's game because of his sore ankle.  Semin and Bryan Muir dropped their gloves and exchanged punches toward [...]

Gary Roberts has a sore knee and will likely not be in the lineup tonight. He took a shot by Crosby off of it. Nils Ekman may draw back into the lineup. They should probably give Roberts a rest anyway - they need him for the playoffs. The Blues have failed to lock in rearguard Erik [...]

Gary Roberts has a sore knee and will likely not be in the lineup tonight. He took a shot by Crosby off of it. Nils Ekman may draw back into the lineup. They should probably give Roberts a rest anyway - they need him for the playoffs. The Blues have failed to lock in rearguard Erik [...]

Rick DiPietro failed neurological tests and will be out indefinitely with post concussion symptoms. With this injury, a week is the very minimum, so the absolute best case scenario is a return on April 4, but I would say he is done for the regular season and likely the first couple of games of the playoffs if they get that far. The Isles are toast. 

Scott Hartnell skated on Monday, but is still about a week away.

Steve Sullivan also skated on Monday but is still nowhere near to returning. The Preds are being very cautious with him and it is my hunch that we will not see him until the playoffs. 

Dustin Penner did get into the game last night after all, playing just over 15 minutes.

Now that Jack Johnson has signed (see yesterday's ramblings), it has come to light that Erik Johnson is about to possibly sign with the Blues and get into the last game or two of the season. Stay tuned for that one.

If Jordan Staal scores one more goal, the Penguins will become the first team in NHL history to boast three 30-goal scorers under the age of 21.

Alexander Semin has four goals, seven assists in past seven games.

The Habs play back to back games this weekend and Carbonneau speculated that Halak will play one game...and Cristobal Huet will play the other. Stay tuned...

As I speculated in yesterday's ramblings, Florida's signing of Colin Murphy is expected to bring in a PP quarterback for next year. Jacques Martin expects him to be on the squad and on the first or second PP unit. Three other NHL teams were interested in his services.

Part of the new CBC deal - LESS Leaf games. Coverage will drop from 28 down to 23 Saturday Leafs games. Gee, who will pick up the slack I wonder? (the answer is LeafsTV on pay-per-view, for those of you who don't get my sarcasm)

Daniel Alfredsson was reunited with Spezza and Heatley on Saturday and will remain on that line for tonight's contest.

Any hopes the Hawks had of signing 2006 top draft pick Jonathan Toews in time for him to play a few games this season evaporated Sunday. Toews' North Dakota team upset Minnesota 3-2 in overtime to qualify for the NCAA's Frozen Four on April 5-7 in St. Louis.

Rostislav Klesla should return to the Columbus lineup tonight. He has been a pleasant surprise for fantasy pools that include PIM's, and has actually helped me in the TMR ICE expert's league. 

Jay McKee will be out for the remainder of the season. Just in case you were awaiting his return and needed the PIMs on defense - he's done. 

Philippe Boucher will miss tonight's game to attend his father's funeral.

Steve Ott could possibly be in the Dallas lineup tonight, having been activated off the IR.

Rick DiPietro failed neurological tests and will be out indefinitely with post concussion symptoms. With this injury, a week is the very minimum, so the absolute best case scenario is a return on April 4, but I would say he is done for the regular season and likely the first couple of games of the playoffs if they get that far. The Isles are toast. 

Scott Hartnell skated on Monday, but is still about a week away.

Steve Sullivan also skated on Monday but is still nowhere near to returning. The Preds are being very cautious with him and it is my hunch that we will not see him until the playoffs. 

Dustin Penner did get into the game last night after all, playing just over 15 minutes.

Now that Jack Johnson has signed (see yesterday's ramblings), it has come to light that Erik Johnson is about to possibly sign with the Blues and get into the last game or two of the season. Stay tuned for that one.

If Jordan Staal scores one more goal, the Penguins will become the first team in NHL history to boast three 30-goal scorers under the age of 21.

Alexander Semin has four goals, seven assists in past seven games.

The Habs play back to back games this weekend and Carbonneau speculated that Halak will play one game...and Cristobal Huet will play the other. Stay tuned...

As I speculated in yesterday's ramblings, Florida's signing of Colin Murphy is expected to bring in a PP quarterback for next year. Jacques Martin expects him to be on the squad and on the first or second PP unit. Three other NHL teams were interested in his services.

Part of the new CBC deal - LESS Leaf games. Coverage will drop from 28 down to 23 Saturday Leafs games. Gee, who will pick up the slack I wonder? (the answer is LeafsTV on pay-per-view, for those of you who don't get my sarcasm)

Daniel Alfredsson was reunited with Spezza and Heatley on Saturday and will remain on that line for tonight's contest.

Any hopes the Hawks had of signing 2006 top draft pick Jonathan Toews in time for him to play a few games this season evaporated Sunday. Toews' North Dakota team upset Minnesota 3-2 in overtime to qualify for the NCAA's Frozen Four on April 5-7 in St. Louis.

Rostislav Klesla should return to the Columbus lineup tonight. He has been a pleasant surprise for fantasy pools that include PIM's, and has actually helped me in the TMR ICE expert's league. 

Jay McKee will be out for the remainder of the season. Just in case you were awaiting his return and needed the PIMs on defense - he's done. 

Philippe Boucher will miss tonight's game to attend his father's funeral.

Steve Ott could possibly be in the Dallas lineup tonight, having been activated off the IR.

TSN is reporting that Jack Johnson has indeed signed with the Kings. He will be in the lineup Thursday. Expect three or four points in the final six contests for the big blueliner. TSN is also reporting that Martin Biron is set to sign a two year deal with the Flyers worth just under $7 million. [...]