Lawsuits and waivers

Dawn Walton and Allan Maki of the Globe and Mail: Senators defenseman…

Afternoon notes on Sharp, Beauchemin, Jacques, Fraser, Brule, Eberle, Bozak, Souray, Riberio, Roy, Skinner, Letang and Markstrom

Adam Jahns via twitter: Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp will be out 3…

Ryan more likely than Getzlaf to be traded … Ruutu will draw interest … Carter separates shoulder … Penguins lose Staal, Neal and Adams

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson doesn’t see the Ducks trading…

Nugent-Hopkins stays with Oilers … Gaborik-Richards broken up … Reimer ready for Sunday … Markov not skating … Starting goalies

Mark Spector via twitter: Octagon agency announces that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will remain…

Afternoon notes involving Parise, Avalanche, Islanders, Senators, and Oilers

Tom Gulitti via twitter: Zach Parise is back practicing with the Devils.…

Around the Boards: Thurs. Oct. 29th

From the RDS, through translation: Ilya Kovalchuk could be close to signing…