Posted by admin on 12th, 2008
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Note: Due to not posting an update yesterday today’s will include information and results from both Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October.
Injury Updates:
- Canucks D Bieksa leaves game with knee injury
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa left Saturday’s 5-4 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames in the first period with a left knee injury. Bieksa attempted to check the 6-3, 230-pound Wayne Primeau against the boards, but the blue-liner quickly fell to the ice. He did not return and will be re-evaluated on Sunday. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Flyers D Jones to be sidelined 3-4 months
Defenseman Randy Jones will have surgery on a labrum in his hip, and while the 27-year-old estimated he would be sidelined only six to eight weeks, Holmgren had a different assessment. (Yahoo! Sports)
- New York Islanders defenceman Radek Martinek knocked out of game
New York Islanders defenceman Radek Martinek left with an undisclosed injury in the first period, following a hard hit behind the net, and didn’t return to the home opener Saturday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Bruins RW Kobasew out indefinitely with fractured leg
Boston Bruins right wing Chuck Kobasew is out indefinitely with a fractured left leg, an injury he suffered in the team’s season-opening victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Kobasew, who notched two assists and eight penalty minutes in the 5-4 win, said in a published report that a teammate’s dump-in shot in the second period caught him on the ankle, causing the fracture. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Bryan McCabe: (Back) MRI Reveals No Fractured Vertebrae
An MRI on Saturday revealed that McCabe (back) did not suffer a fractured vertebrae as initially feared, TSN.ca reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Rick DiPietro: Issues with Surgically Repaired Knee
DiPietro has swelling and fluid around his surgically repaired left knee, TSN.ca reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Sabres C Connolly sidelined with injured back
Buffalo Sabres center Tim Connolly will be sidelined at least one week after tests revealed that he has a hairline fracture of a vertebra in his back, according to coach Lindy Ruff. Connolly dressed for the pregame skate but did not play in the Sabres’ 2-1 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Nathan McIver: Personal
Questionable for Oct 12 vs Phoenix (Sportsline)
- Rhett Warrener: Shoulder
IR. Out indefinitely (Sportsline)
- Niklas Hjalmarsson: Upper body
Questionable for Oct 13 Vs Nashville (Sportsline)
Suspensions:
- Michael Peca suspended for bumping official
Columbus Blue Jackets centre Michael Peca has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL for making contact with an on-ice official. The team and league announced the suspension on Saturday. Peca was automatically suspended per Rule 41, Physical Abuse of Officials, Category 2. He was assessed a game misconduct penalty at 5:21 of the second period of the Blue Jackets’ season opener on Friday night at Dallas, which they went on to win 5-4 on Rick Nash’s goal in overtime. (Yahoo! Sports)
League Updates:
- Sarah Palin drops first puck at Flyers’ home opener
To a mixture of boos and cheers, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck Saturday night at the Philadelphia Flyers’ home opener against the New York Rangers. The Alaska governor and self-described “hockey mom” heard a few boos when she walked onto the ice, but that soon turned to polite applause as she headed to centre ice with Mike Richards of the Flyers and Scott Gomez - from Alaska - of the Rangers. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Devils play opener despite arena code dispute
The New Jersey Devils played their home opener as scheduled Friday night despite a construction code dispute that closed the Prudential Center down this summer. The team obtained a temporary certificate of occupancy to enable it to play the opener against the New York Islanders, and was closing in on a permanent solution. Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek said the paperwork required for a permanent certificate was submitted to the City of Newark last week. “The city is reviewing those documents and we’re both close to getting it done,” Vanderbeek said in a telephone interview. “We could hear back from them as early as next week.” (Yahoo! Sports)
- Hull among four inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
The Dallas Stars surely can forgive Brett Hull for missing the team’s 2008-09 season opener. The co-general manager of the Stars, Hull skipped the club’s first game of the campaign Friday in order to be one of four players inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Also inducted during the ceremony at the Magness Arena were Brian Leetch, Mike Richter and Cammi Granato, who was the first woman to receive the honor. The addition of the quartet gives the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame 138 members. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings, Transactions & Acquisitions:
Trades & Rumours:
From spectorshockey.net (click to view the full report):
- TSN.CA reports the Detroit Red Wings have placed defenseman Kyle Quincey on waivers.
- COURIER POST ONLINE/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: reports Flyers defenseman Randy Jones is facing hip surgery which could sideline him for between six-eight weeks. With Ryan Parent also sidelined by injury GM Paul Holmgren is examining his options, which includes shopping for a veteran defenseman, which Holmgren suggests could cost him a forward. Holmgren also noted that he didn’t claim veteran blueliner Kyle McLaren off waivers as the Flyers have salary cap issues.
- PIONEER PRESS: John Shipley reports the contract impasse between the Minnesota Wild and Marian Gaborik officially becomes a distraction for the club when the puck drops on their season opener Saturday. Shipley reports the contract talks have stalled and the Gaborik camp is waiting for the Wild to reignite them.
- USA TODAY: Kevin Allen reports veteran NHL defenseman Bryan Berard is considering his options, which includes possibly signing with a team in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League.
- EDMONTON JOURNAL: David Staples reports Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin confirmed he rejected an $11 million contract offer from his former Russian team to re-sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, telling them “I’m not (Alexander) Radulov”.
- MLIVE.COM: Ansar Khan reports Detroit Red Wings forward Darren McCarty is eligible to come off short term injury reserve in a week, leaving management with three options. One is demoting McCarty, trading defenseman Kyle Quincey or placing him on waivers.
- EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE: reports the Phoenix Coyotes have traded forward Mike Zigomanis to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations.
- The San Jose Sharks have released forward Jeff Friesen.
Game Results:
Montreal
vs Toronto |
Final |
| Montreal |
6 |
| Toronto |
1 |
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| NY Rangers vs Philadelphia |
Final |
| NY Rangers |
4 |
| Philadelphia |
3 |
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| Chicago vs Washington |
Final |
| Chicago |
2 |
| Washington |
4 |
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| St. Louis vs NY Islanders |
Final |
| St. Louis |
2 |
| NY Islanders |
5 |
|
|
| Atlanta vs Florida |
Final OT |
| Atlanta |
2 |
| Florida |
3 |
|
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| Detroit vs Ottawa |
Final |
| Detroit |
3 |
| Ottawa |
2 |
|
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| New Jersey vs Pittsburgh |
Final OT |
| New Jersey |
2 |
| Pittsburgh |
1 |
|
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| Carolina vs Tampa Bay |
Final OT |
| Carolina |
4 |
| Tampa Bay |
3 |
|
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| Dallas vs Nashville |
Final |
| Dallas |
1 |
| Nashville |
3 |
|
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| Boston vs Minnesota |
Final |
| Boston |
3 |
| Minnesota |
4 |
|
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| Columbus vs Phoenix |
Final |
| Columbus |
1 |
| Phoenix |
3 |
|
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| Los Angeles vs San Jose |
Final |
| Los Angeles |
1 |
| San Jose |
3 |
|
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| Vancouver vs Calgary |
Final OT |
| Vancouver |
5 |
| Calgary |
4 |
(Game results courtesy of Yahoo! Sports)
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Posted by admin on 6th, 2008
Injury Updates:
- Jere Lehtinen: Groin injury
Lehtinen sat out the final preseason game today due to a groin injury. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Tim Connolly ready for season opener
Connolly (back) says that he feels fine and will play in Friday’s season opener, according to The Buffalo News. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Gaborik back at full speed
Wild’s Marian Gaborik is back at full speed, and scored a goal in today’s preseason game against Montreal (Yahoo! Sports)
- Jimmy Howard: Broken finger
Howard suffered a broken fingertip prior to Saturday’s game against the
Leafs and he’ll likely be out one week as a result, the Detroit News
reports. (ESPN)
- Datsyuk: returning to action
Datsyuk (groin) returned to action for the preseason finale on Sunday, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
- Marian Hossa missed third period
Hossa sat out the third period of Sunday’s preseason finale against
Buffalo due to a minor groin injury, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
- Karlis Skrastins: Upper body injury
Skrastins did not practice Saturday because of an upper-body injury, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
- Stephen Weiss: Groin injury
Weiss (groin) participated in Saturday’s practice, his first in over a week, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
- Nick Tarnasky continues to practice
Tarnasky (broken thumb) continues to practice, but it remains to be
seen whether he’ll be ready for the season opener, the Nashville
Tennessean reports. (ESPN)
Team News:
- Melrose not liking what he sees with Lightning
Perhaps Barry Melrose should have known better. After spending more than a decade as a television analyst, the 52-year-old Melrose opted to return to the bench as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who finished the 2007-08 season with an NHL-worst 31 wins. And after the Lightning dropped a pair of 2-1 decisions to the New York Rangers this weekend - and were outshot, 80-40, in the process - the normally relaxed coach was rather vocal with his displeasure. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Luongo wearing the “C” on mask
Roberto Luongo is sporting a C
after all. The Vancouver captain, forbidden by NHL rules from wearing
the letter on his jersey because he is a goaltender, sported a new C on
his mask Sunday night as the Canucks hosted Anaheim in the final
2008-09 pre-season game for both clubs. “It can stand for whatever he
wants it to stand for,” said Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis,
when asked if the C stood for Canucks or captain. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings & Acquisitions:
Trades & Rumours:
From Spectorshockey.net (click to view the full report):
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Chris Kuc reported Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabiblin remains in limbo while Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon “explores opportunities” to benefit the netminder and the Blackhawks.
- CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Len Ziehm reports Khabibulin could end up playing in Russia.”Tallon hasn’t been able to move Khabibulin to another NHL team.
- EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson reports on some trade possibilities for the Minnesota Wild if forced to deal Marian Gaborik, who’ll be a UFA next summer. One suggestion was to peddle him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Evgeni Malkin as the Pens are “very weak on the wing”.
- Matheson also reports that if the Chicago Blackhawks fail to land Washington’s Michael Nylander they might pursue Boston’s Marc Savard, suggesting the Bruins might do it if they got defenseman Brent Seabrook and young winger Jack Skille in return.
- BOSTON HERALD: Stephen Harris reports Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has said there’s a good chance he’ll make a trade in the coming days and there’s no doubt he’s been trying to move veteran forward Peter Schaefer to free up cap space for promising youngster Blake Wheeler. If Schaefer isn’t traded Harris suggests he could be waived and demoted.
- CALGARY SUN: Randy Sportak reports Flames GM Darryl Sutter needs to pare three players and more than $1 million from his payroll prior to the start of the season.
- PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Dave Molinari reports the Penguins could find some extra cap room to bring in more depth by placing injured defenseman Sergei Gonchar on the long-term injury status, noting that the club would be allowed to go over the cap to the amount of Gonchar’s salary for this season to bring in a replacement for as long as he remains on the long term injury list.
- PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: reports the Flyers have released defenseman Bryan Berard and center Jim Dowd.
Game Results:
NHL Regular Season Games:
NHL Preseason Games:
(Results data courtesy of yahoo! sports)
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Posted by admin on 4th, 2008
Injury Updates:
- Mike Fisher may miss opener
Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher could miss Saturday’s season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to a published report. Fisher suffered a groin injury in during the club’s preseason win over Frolunda in Sweden on Thursday, the Ottawa Sun reported on its website. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Marek Zidlicky may miss start of season
Zidlicky (leg) is unlikely to be ready for the start of the regular
season, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. “Doesn’t look good,” head
coach Jacques Lemaire said. “It looks like it will be a while.” (Yahoo! Sports)
- Pavel Datsyuk (groin) skates
Datsyuk (groin) was on the ice for light skating on Thursday—his first time doing so in a week, the Detroit News reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
- DiPietro finally skating
DiPietro (hip/knee) took part in a team skate Friday, Newsday reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
Player Updates:
- Drury get “C” from Rangers
Chris Drury became the New York Rangers’ captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic. Drury, who served as co-captain of the Buffalo Sabres with Danny Briere before signing with the Rangers in 2007, got the nod from coach Tom Renney and general manager Glen Sather during a team dinner on Friday night. The Rangers start the new campaign in Prague with a pair of games this weekend against the Tampa Bay Lightning. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Selanne nets Hat Trick in Ducks win
Teemu Selanne scored three goals to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night. Selanne, the Ducks’ all-time leading scorer, capped the hat trick with the game’s final goal with 17:14 left in the third period. (Yahoo! Sports)
League Updates:
- Oilers coach MacTavish ejected from game
Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish was ejected in the second period of Friday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames for throwing a bloody towel on the ice. After scoring a power-play goal with 90 seconds left in the second, Marc Pouliot engaged in a fight with Flames defenseman James Vandermeer. Once the officials restored order, MacTavish threw the towel and was ejected. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings & Acquisitions:
- Wild sign D Falk
The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Justin Falk to a contract on Friday. Terms were not disclosed. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Red Wings sign G McCollum
The Detroit Red Wings signed goalie Thomas McCollum to a three-year deal Friday. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. McCollum was Detroit’s first-round selection—30th overall—in the 2008 draft. He participated in the Wings’ training camp before being assigned back to the Ontario Hockey League’s Guelph Storm. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Blackhawks sign Joakim Lindstrom
Lindstrom was signed by the Hawks on Friday after being placed on waivers by the Ducks. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Canadiens give coach Guy Carbonneau contract extension
The Montreal Canadiens have given head coach Guy Carbonneau a multi-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Friday. Carbonneau would not say how long the extension was for, other than joking to reporters that “it’s more than one year and less than 10.” (Yahoo! Sports)
- View more NHL and Minor League transactions at NHL.com
Trades & Rumours:
- Bobby Ryan: Name comes up in trade talks
Ryan’s name was mentioned about in trade talks between the Ducks and Maple Leafs, according to the Orange County Register. (Yahoo! Sports)
From Spectorshockey.net:
- Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli denied a report in the Boston Herald suggesting center Marc Savard was being shopped.
- Senators owner Eugene Melnyk hopes to re-sign Daniel Alfredsson to a contract that’ll make him a “Senator for life”. Senators management will be meeting with Alfredsson’s agent tomorrow in Sweden to initiate negotiations.
- NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly still hopes the league and the KHL can reach an agreement on a binding arbitration hearing in Switzerland to resolve Alexander Radulov’s contract situation.
- Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland suggests the recent injury to defenseman Chris Chelios could possibly push back his decision to trade a defenseman to free up cap space by a few weeks.
- Scouts from ” Vancouver, New Jersey, the Rangers, Ottawa, Florida, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Tampa Bay and Detroit” attending last night’s Blue Jackets-Sabres game. He speculates they might be there to take a look at defensemen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Marc Methot and also noted that forward Manny Malholtra played on the top line last night suggesting the Jackets might’ve been showcasing him.
- The agent for Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin said the club has given him permission to talk to other NHL teams, and that he’s received interest in his client from “several clubs”. Grossman and Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon expressed hopes of getting Khabibulin’s situation resolved prior to the start of the season next week.
- The Anaheim Ducks announced they’ve demoted winger Bobby Ryan to their minor league affiliate while left wing Joakim Lindstrom has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Game Results:
(Results data courtesy of yahoo! sports)
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Injury (formerly player) Updates:
- Penguins’ Gonchar out 4 to 6 months
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will have arthroscopic surgery on his dislocated left shoulder Thursday and miss four to six months of the upcoming season. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Sabres’ Gaustad to miss up to 3 weeks after surgery
Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first three weeks of the regular season after he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb Tuesday. (sports.yahoo.com)
NHL Updates:
- Important season looms for Kelly & NHLPA
One of Paul Kelly’s first tasks in his first full season at the helm of the NHL Players’ Association might be his most important yet. During visits with all 30 teams this fall, the NHLPA’s executive director will give players a thorough analysis of the collective bargaining agreement before they vote on whether they want to see that deal terminated two years early. (sports.yahoo.com)
Signings & Acquisitions:
- O’Neill ends comeback attempt
Jeff O’Neill has ended his NHL comeback bid with the Carolina Hurricanes. He notified the team of his decision after Sunday’s exhibition win over Philadelphia. Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford said it’s difficult for a player who sat out for a season to return to the league, but that O’Neill looked fine in training camp. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Khabibulin clears waivers
Khabibulin cleared waivers on Tuesday, the Daily Herald reports. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Ducks trade D O’Donnell to Kings
The Anaheim Ducks traded away a veteran defenseman for the second time in a week, dealing 36-year-old Sean O’Donnell to Los Angeles on Tuesday for a conditional draft pick. O’Donnell played in all 82 of Anaheim’s games in 2007-08, scoring twice and adding seven assists for nine points with a plus-9 rating. He was 1-1-2 and plus-3 in the Ducks’ six-game playoff loss to Dallas. (nhl.com)
Trades & Rumours:
From Spectorshockey.net:
- Steve Buffery reports the NY Rangers have reportedly issued “an ultimatum of sorts” to former Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin to make up his mind if he’ll play for them. The club is attempting to re-sign former Rangers winger Brendan Shanahan.
- Chris Stevenson reports further on Daniel Alfredsson’s contract status. “(I)f Alfredsson plays 70 games and gets at least 70 points this season, he has the option to accept $3.8 million (all terms US) for next season or declare himself an unrestricted free agent”, writes Stevenson, adding that if Alfredsson doesn’t hit that “70-70″ mark, the Senators keep him for next season at $3.8 million, but the Sens don’t want to take a chance that he could be come a UFA next summer. Talks between Senators GM Bryan Murray and agent JP Barry are in the preliminary stage.
- Erik Erlendsson reports the Lightning likely aren’t done cutting payroll after trading Nick Tarnasky and waiving Michel Ouellet, suggesting David Koci, Jason Ward and Ryan Craig are the bubble players. Erlendsson guesses Koci could be the odd man out unless a trade develops over the next 72 hours.
Game Results:
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