The NHL Minute - 21 Dec
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Major News
- Bruins Bergeron Suffers Re-Concussion
Patrice Bergeron has been diagnosed with a concussion and placed on injured reserve. He was released from Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday. The Bruins’ centre left in the second period of Saturday’s game against the Hurricanes after a collision with the Canes’ Dennis Seidenberg. (The Full Story on TSN) - Crosby sets new NHL record for All-Star votes, passes Jagr
With almost two weeks of voting remaining, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby surpassed Jaromir Jagr’s record for the most votes ever received by a player in NHL all-star game fan balloting on Sunday. (The Full Story on TSN)
Suspensions:
- None
Signings & Extensions:
- Penguins centre Maxime Talbot has signed a two-year extension with the team. The extension will see Talbot earn $1,050,000 per season.
Trades & Transactions:
- Montreal Canadiens re-assigned G Marc Denis to AHL.
- Philadelphia Flyers recalled Randy Jones from a conditioning stint in the AHL.
Injuries:
- Patrice Bergeron (C - Boston) IR. Concussion.
- Tyler Bozak (FA) Out of WCHA Playoffs with leg injury.
- Vesa Toskala (G - Toronto) Sore Groin / Leg.
- Teemu Selanne (RW - Anaheim) Out 4-6 weeks with a quad muscle injury.
- Marco Sturm (LW - Boston) Long-term IR.
- Sami Salo (D - Vancouver) Out 4 weeks with broken rib.
- Owen Nolan (RW - Minnesota) IR. Leg injury.
Rumours & Gossip (from spectorshockey.net):
- It’s rumored the Atlanta Thrashers and Minnesota Wild could be working on a blockbuster trade that would go down following the Christmas trade freeze, which would see the Wild ship Marian Gaborik and Kim Johnsson to the Thrashers for Ilya Kovalchuk and Colby Armstrong.
- (Read more at spectorshockey.net)
Scores:
- Philadelphia 2 - 3 New Jersey (Shootout)
- Colorado 0 - 3 Florida
- Boston 6 - 3 St Louis
- Carolina 3 - 2 Montreal (Overtime)
Source: NHL.com, Yahoo! Sports, TSN
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