- Sean Gentille of the Sporting News: Blues goalie Brian Elliott is now day-to-day with an upper-body injury suffered in practice. He should be available for Game 1. It increases the odds of Jaroslav Halak starting.
- Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Senators Mika Zibanejad won’t play in their first 2 games. He’ll go to the AHL for the weekend.
- Katie Strang of ESPN: The Rangers and Chris Kreider are in contract discussions. It’s believed that Kreider will forego his senior year at Boston College and go pro. If he signs, the Rangers may send him to the AHL. ** Update: Bob McKenzie via twitter: The Rangers and Kreider have agreed on an entry level contract.
- Dan Murphy via twitter: Canucks lines: Raymond-Henrik-Burrows Lapierre-Kesler-Booth Higgins-Pahlsson-Hansen Malhotra-Bitz-Kassian.
- Adam Kimelman via twitter: Flyers defensive pairs: Coburn-Grossmann, Carle-Timonen, Bourdon-Lilja. Kubina skating as the extra blueliner
- David Alter via twitter: Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke said they need to get bigger, and a top priority is goaltending. Scott MacArthur via twitter: Burke still believes in James Reimer, and basically shuts down on Jonas Gustavsson returning. James Mirtle via twitter: Burke said he won’t trade their first round draft pick for a goaltender. James Mirtle via twitter: Burke isn’t really interested in what’s available in free agency and will address team issues via trades. Center and goal are biggest needs.
- Brian Burke full press conference
#1 by hotwings at April 10th, 2012
i pray to god the leafs win the draft lottery tonight…
im guessing we wont get a lot of return for the usual suspects… kulie, connolly, armstrong, komi and lombardi… so im thinking kadri might be dangled.. schenn is obviously gonna be on the block…
it should be an exciting summer for the leafs… hopefully we can pry away dustin brown or parise…
#2 by Wunschkind89 at April 10th, 2012
Brown I’d like in a Leafs jersey. Parise is too diminutive IMO.
#3 by D at April 10th, 2012
its unfortunate, but burke has put himself in the position that he has to trade this draft pick, most probably for a number 1 centre.
if he says he trusts reimer as the starter, i’d assume he’s planning to give him at least 40-50 starts. i dont know if scrivens is capable enough to cover the other 30-40 starts. what is interesting to note is that j.s. giguere had a 2.27 gaa and a .919 save percentage in 32 games for colorado this season.
#4 by hotwings at April 11th, 2012
the leafs lineup just looks like a total mess at this point.. yes they have a lot of depth.. but their under performing and concussed players are killing them… its good that burke went on record saying that bodies will indeed have to be moved…