- Chicago Blackhawks via twitter: The Blackhawks have signed their 2011 1st round picks, Mark McNeill and Phillip Danault, to 3-year entry level deals.
- Damian Cristodero via twitter: Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (concussion) is not traveling with the team and remains out indefinitely.
- George Richards via twitter: The Panthers don’t know the extent of Jose Theodore’s knee injury yet.
- Michael Russo via twitter: Wild forward Devin Setoguchi says there is a “definite chance” that he plays tomorrow. Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild forward Guillaume Latendresse is feeling post-concussion symptoms again and was shut down several days ago. He had been doing some light exercises and skating. “One day I feel good, one day I feel average, one day I feel horrible,” Latendresse said. “Every day is so different. I don’t know how I’m going to feel tomorrow.”
- Chip Alexander via twitter: Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner is practicing with a no-contact jersey on.
- Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Parise-Henrique-Kovalchuk; Sykora-Elias-Zubrus; Tedenby-Zajac-Clarkson; Boulton-Sestito/Carter-Janssen.
- Chris Kuc via twitter: Devan Dubnyk will start in net for the Oilers against the Blackhawks.
- Curtis Zupke via twitter: Jonathan Quick is the likely starter for the Kings.
#1 by Jeff at January 2nd, 2012
I am the only one who is going to say it here: What the hell is going on in Montreal?!?!?
#2 by hotwings at January 2nd, 2012
one name… pierre gauthier…
i frankly dont see go times ahead in montreal… subban while exciting, is a little too undependable and not much of a leader at this point… the d core is respectable, but noticeably average overall… price is amazing of course.. forwards seem to be struggling offensively as a whole..