Quick Hits: Stanley Cup final dates, Eakins, McDonald, Nichol, Klimchuk, Morrissey, Richards and Zherdev

Bob McKenzie:  With the Blackhawks win and if both the Blackhawks and…

Morning Hits: Stars, Koivu, Selanne, Niederreiter and Blues

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Dallas Stars fired head…

Quick Hits: McDonald, Jovanovski, Brodeur, Letang, Matteau and Schroeder

Lou Korac via twitter: Blues forward Andy McDonald: “The plan is to play…

Escrow … Injury updates: Filppula, Helm, McDonald, Steen, Tarasenko, Lombardi and Schlemko … Lindback to start

James Mirtle via twitter: 20% for escrow will come off the players…

Arnott Skating with Blues … Steen, McDonald and Tarasenko to be Evaluated Again … Injury to Ward … Bieksa with Groin Issue

Dan O’Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jason Arnott met with Blues…

Injury Notes: Wisniewski, McDonald, Steen, Khabibulin, McDonagh, Nash, Del Zotto, Brown, Kuba, Bolland, Salo and Michalek

Shawn Mitchell via twitter: Blue Jackets defenseman James Wisniewski was put on…

Morning Rumors II: Tagging, Blues, Briere, Shattenkirk, Luongo and Schneider

Andy Strickland of True Hockey: On March 1st teams will be allowed…

Injury Updates: Nash, Wisniewski, Johansson, Clutterbuck, Bourque, Brodeur, Malone, Lehtonen, Reimer, Frattin, Steen and McDonald

Andrew Gross via twitter: Rangers Rick Nash doesn’t think he’ll be ready…

Holmstrom to retire today … Flames trade Karlsson … Injury notes: Burns, Briere, Bertuzzi, Colaiacovo, Green and McDonald

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Tomas Holmstrom will officially retire today.…

Meeting starts at 2 this afternoon … Methot says ego’s are keeping sides apart

Renaud Lavoie via twitter: Players-Owners meeting will start at 2 PM this…

Should Oilers trade Gagner? Blues interested in Morrow and Doan … Kulemin gets arbitration, Franson doesn’t … Purcell signs for $4.5 million per

Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal: It doesn’t make any sense for…

Petrov, Mayorov sign in KHL … Preds still hope to re-sign Suter and Weber … Coaching notes for Sharks, Canadiens … 5 priorities for Sens

Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Islanders prospect Kirill Petrov signed a contract extension…