Posts Tagged Milan Lucic
Lucic suspended for hit on Rinaldo
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Suspensions, NHL Videos on December 19th, 2011
Bruins forward Milan Lucic hsa been suspended 1 game for his hit on Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo.
Brassard getting interest … Lucic escapes suspension … Tyutin the translator … Not a lot of interest in Nabokov … NHL won’t own Coyotes much longer
Posted by Mark Easson in Fantasy Hockey News, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 15th, 2011
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators might be mildly interested in Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard, who could fit in as their 2nd line center. Cost could be a concern for the Senators, as he carries a $3.2 million cap hit through 2013-14. The Islanders are also believed to be interested. Another option could be Kyle Turris, who needs to sign a deal by December 1st. Flames center Matt Stajan and his $3.5 million for 3 years is available. Though teams are looking for defenseman, Filip Kuba and Brian Lee are not getting much interest.
- Dan Rose of NHL.com: Milan Lucic escaped punishment from Brendan Shanahan.
“I had the hearing because I did make an initial assessment of the play as I do with all plays, but I did have some questions for Milan and I wanted to hear directly from him,” Shanahan told NHL.com. “They were regarding his intent; at what point did he know there was going to be a collision; and whether or not he felt he had the time to avoid the collision. I was satisfied with his answers.”
“The minor penalty called on the ice was the correct call,” Shanahan said. “And, while it’s unfortunate that Miller was hurt I saw nothing egregious about this hit that would elevate it to supplemental discipline.”
- Elliotte Freidman of CBC: Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin, who was rumored to be traded for Evgeni Nabokov, is part of the teams solution. Speculation started as he was asked to stay behind after their game with Kris Russell, Russell was traded to the Blues, so someone assumed Tyutin was being traded as well. Tyutin was asked to hang around in case they needed someone to talk to Nikita Nikitin, who doesn’t speak much English. Islanders GM Garth Snow told Eric Francis that there isn’t much interest in Evgeni Nabokov. One GM: “There are a lot of us who don’t like our teams.” Kyle Turris’ agent met with Coyotes GM Don Maloney on November 2nd when the Coyotes were in Colorado, neither side is saying anything.
- Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: Senior league sources are saying that this will be the last year the NHL owns the Phoenix Coyotes. There are 2 groups that have been approved to buy an NHL team, but neither has consummated a sale. There is an estimated 50/50 chance the team will remain in Glendale. Quebec City is at the top of the list for possible relocation. A 2nd southern Ontario team is an option.
- Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Flyers chairman Ed Snider spoke about realignment. The Flyers and Penguins will remain in the same division. Eastern Conference clubs want traditional rivalries to remain. A realignment suggestion of having the Penguins and Flyers in different conferences didn’t get enough votes.
- Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Capitals defenseman Mike Green has a strained groin according to sources. He won’t travel with the team to Nashville.
- Adam Jahns of the Chicago Sun-Times: Brent Seabrook, who was injured over the weekend, traveled with the team to Vancouver. If Seabrook can’t go, Sean O’Donnell or Sami Lepisto would step in.
- Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun: Talk that the Flames are swamped with interest in Rene Bourque is manufactured according to a source within the club. Flames GM Jay Feaster wouldn’t talk specifically about Bourque, but did say it’s getting harder to find trading partners.
“In the post-lockout world, it just isn’t about whether you like a player or not,” Feaster said.
“It’s also about the term (years) of the contract, the current cash requirement and the AAV (average annual value or cap hit), and that’s before you ever start talking about what you want or need in return for the player.”
- Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets are finally getting healthy. Only Radek Martinek, Mark Dekanich and Kristian Huselius remain out. Huselius could be back in two weeks.
- BD Galiof via twitter: Galiof thinks the Islanders should make an addition by subtraction deal to send a message and to create room for more kids.
- Tom Gulitti via twitter: Martin Brodeur will start for the Devils on Wednesday.
Lucic has hearing today for Miller hit … Alfredsson unsure for next year and about possible trade … What is Nash’s trade value?
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News, NHL Rumors, NHL Videos on November 14th, 2011
- Bob McKenzie via twitter: Bruins forward Milan Lucic has a 1 pm hearing today with Brendan Shanahan regarding his hit on Ryan Miller. McKenzie reminds everyone that hearings don’t always mean there will be a suspension. McKenize also notes that when teams have a break in the schedule like the Bruins do, it’s not unusual for Shanahan to investigate further.
- Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Senators captain Daniel Aldredsson will turn 39 next month and hasn’t committed to next season despite having 1 year left on his deal. His salary will drop from $4.5 million to $1 million next year.
“It’s more about how I feel and how I play this year.” …. “You want to feel like you can contribute and it’s still fun to play. If I do, if I’m still healthy, I have every intention to play another year. But if my body says it’s too much, I’ll have to consider it [retirement]. Right now, I’m very open.”
Teams will likely be calling the Senators at the trade deadline about Alfredsson’s availability. When asked if he’d consider accepting a trade to make a run at the Cup:
“It’s a totally justifiable question,” Alfredsson said. “My stance, now anyway, is that I’m with Ottawa and I’m here to stay. Would I like to win a Cup? Of course. I’ve had my chances in Ottawa. I don’t know if it feels that it’s justified to try and go to another team and try to win it. … We built something in Ottawa. I’ve been part of so many things, through many ups and downs, and I want to be part of this, too. That’s where I am right now.”
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson wonders if Rick Nash really wants to stay in Columbus much longer. He has a no-trade clause. What could the Blue Jackets get for Nash? 3 nice pieces? Matheson suggests any 3 of “Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn, James VanRiemsdyk, Braydon Coburn, Andrej Meszaros, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and a first-round draft pick” from the Flyers. Pick 3 from the Kings: “Jack Johnson or Dustin Brown, Jonathan Bernier, 2010 first-round defender Derek Forbot, Slova Voynov and recently graduated junior forward Tyler Toffoli.”
- Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: There are rumors that the Blue Jackets could be interested in Bruins backup Tuukka Rask or Islanders Evgeni Nabokov.
- Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello doesn’t have an out clause in his contract that allows him to return to Europe if he remains in the AHL by a certain date. Zuccarello’s agents are likely to want to meet with the Rangers management if he’s to remain in Hartford, but GM Glen Sather doesn’t seem to have much interest in obliging” “Why would we agree to anything like that?” Sather said in an email. “There’s no such agreement.”
- Andy Strickland via twitter: Brian Elliott will start in net for the Blues against the Red Wings on Tuesday.
Injury notes on Ryan Miller, IlyaKovalchuk, Brent Seabrook, Dustin Penner, Ian White, Chris Neal and Derek Meech
Posted by Mark Easson in Fantasy Hockey News, NHL Injuries, NHL News on November 14th, 2011
- Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Sabres goalie Ryan Miller will be out for an undetermined amount of time after he suffered a concussion after being hit by Milan Lucic. This is Miller’s 2nd concussion in 8 months.
“If this hit and other types of hits like this are not suspended, we are opening up the possibility of losing goaltenders to injury. And not just injury, but concussion,” Regier said. “… When I look at the position of goaltending, in a lot of ways it’s not unlike quarterback in football. I feel very strongly the protection has to be provided and players committing these types of action should be punished.”
- Mark Everson of the NY Post: Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk’s lower-body injury falls into the “wide category of groin injuries.” Kovalchuk played since Nov. 3rd.
- Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook crashed into the board during the 2nd period of last night’s game. Coach Joel Quenneville said he’s day-to-day and that they’ll know more about the injury by Tuesday morning. Center David Bolland missed his 3rd straight game, but is expected to play soon. He’ll travel with the team to Vancouver.
- Rich Hammond of the LA Kings Insider: The Kings have put Dustin Penner on the IR with a hand injury. It is retroactive to Nov. 10th, so he’ll be out for at least the next 2 games.
- Detroit Red Wings via twitter: Red Wings defenseman Ian White has a fractured cheek bone and won’t play on their upcoming road trip.
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Senators: The Senators have placed winger Chris Neil on the IR after he suffered an ankle injury last Wednesday.
- CP in the Globe and Mail: Jets defenseman Derek Meech is expected to be out at least 6 weeks after having surgery to repair a lower-body injury.
Commodore clears re-entry … Pronger back this week … Starting goalies and other roster notes
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News on January 17th, 2011
- Tom Reed via twitter: Blue Jackets defenseman Mike Commodore has cleared re-entry waivers. He will play with Springfield of the AHL.
- Tom Panaccio via twitter: Chris Pronger is practicing with the Flyers today. He won’t play tomorrow against the Capitals, he could go Thursday versus the Senators, but Saturday against the Devils is more likely.
- Andy Strickland via twitter: The Blues – Kyle Wellwood deal is official, pro-rated $650,000, he needs to clear waivers.
- Jimmy Murphy via twitter: Milan Lucic will be back in the lineup today for the Bruins.
- NY Islanders via twitter: Mark Streit, Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen out skating this morning.
- Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Washington Capitals prospect Evgeni Kuznetsov about playing for Washington next year, “These are just rumors. It’s to early for me to play in the NHL. I have a contract with Traktor”
- Chris Stevenson via twitter: Alex Auld will start for the Canadiens against the Flames tonight.
- Rich Chere via twitter: Martin Brodeur will be in the net for the Devils, Kevin Poulin for the Islanders.
- Katie Strang via twitter: The Islanders and Matt Moulson’s agent have held preliminary discussions, but nothing more.
- Chris Kuc via twitter: In a salary cap move, the Blackhawks have sent Nick Leddy to the AHL, they don’t play again until Saturday.
- Brian McNally via twitter: Mike Green, Alexander Semin and Tom Poti are not at Capitals practice today.
- Jonas Siegel via twitter: Jonas Gustavsson will start on Wednesday in New York, Giguere will get the start on Thursday against the Ducks.
- Andy Strickland via twitter: TJ Oshie is taking part in contract drills at Blues practice today.
- Chirs Vivlamore via twitter: Thrashers goalie Chris Mason has a sprained right MCL.
Lucic, Semin, Poti, Theodore battling injuries … Starting goalies … 4 placed on waivers
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on January 13th, 2011
- Chris Vivlamore via twitter: Ondrej Pavelec will start in net for the Thrashers tomorrow night. Chris Mason will go on Saturday, Pavelec on Monday.
- Joe Haggerty via twitter: Milan Lucic will miss his 2nd straight game with an undisclosed injury. Tim Thomas will get the start for the Bruins against the Flyers.
- Brian McNally via twitter: Alex Semin is feeling better but Bruce Boudreau doesn’t see him playing in the next little bit. Tom Poti is out at least a week.
- Dennis Bernstein via twitter: Doesn’t see the Flames making any trades until after the Heritage Classic (Feb. 20th).
- Darren Dreger via twitter: Matthew Hulsizer’s purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes is still a few weeks away from closing.
- Adrian Dater via twitter: Chris Stewart will return to the Avalanche lineup tomorrow. Craig Anderson will be in net.
- Bob McKenzie via twitter: Placed on waivers today: O’Sullivan (MIN), Salmela (NJD), Andersson (VAN) and Mauldin (COL)
- Michael Russo via twitter: Jose Theodore has a hip injury, Khudobin likely to start.
- Steve Zipay via twitter: Henrik Lundqvist vs Cory Schneider tonight.
- Jonas Siegel via twitter: James Reimer will start in net for the Maple Leafs vs. Phoenix.
- Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Richard Zednik had an NHL offer but decided to go to Sweden.
Tuesday NHL Rumors and signings from Twitter
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News, NHL Rumors on September 21st, 2010
- Bob McKenzie via twitter: Tom Poti has signed a contract extension with the Washington Capitals, 2 year and $5.75 million ($2.875 million cap hit). He’ll get $3 million next year and $2.75 million in 2012-13. Corey Masisak via twitter: Poti said he left money on the table to hopefully win more than 1 cup in Washington.
- Corey Masisak via twitter: Tomas Fleischmann will be given the 1st crack at being the Washington Capitals 2nd line center.
- Joe Haggerty via twitter: Bruins forward Milan Lucic refutes the report that is ankle isn’t 100%. Says it’s felt really good since mid July and isn’t giving him any problems.
- Chris Botta via twitter: The Islanders have signed 1st round pick Nino Niederreiter.
- Chris Botta via twitter: New York Islanders owner Charles Wang says that no progress has been made with the Lighthouse project, “We have a lease until 2105. We’ll be here to 2015.” Katie Strang via twitter: Wang said the Isles will remain on Long Island until their lease expires but will entertain other options for the future.
- Jonas Siegel via twitter: Nazem Kadri will play in 3 of the Maple Leafs first 5 games, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Jonas Gustavsson will play the entire 5th game. James Mirtle via twitter: Ron Wilson says he needs to see if Nazem Kadri can play in the NHL, he has to earn a spot.
- Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Drew Doughty and Willie Mitchell paired together in Los Angeles.
- Joshau Cooper via twitter: Possible blue line pairing in Nashville, Shea Weber and Ryan Ellis were together at scrimmage yesterday.
Injury notes for Milan Lucic, James Sheppard, and Canucks prospects Sauve and Hodgson
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News on September 9th, 2010
- Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Milan Lucic was plagued with an injured left ankle for most of last season, and it sounds like it might not be 100% yet. Lucic originally hurt his ankle in November, and was told it could take a year and a half to fully heal.“It feels better,” Lucic said. “I can skate on it now without tape on it. It feels strong. I’ve been on the ice now for almost a month. I’m definitely feeling good about it, feeling pretty confident with the ankle that it will hold up all year and I can put whatever happened last year behind me. Hopefully there’ll be no problems with it. I’ve still got to do my exercises with it to keep it strong.”
- Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: James Sheppard was training in Vail Colorado, when he was involved in an ATV accident. He underwent surgery on his left knee cap on Saturday and could be out for up to 4 months. The Wild are looking into the incident, as well as potential courses of action. The Wild may have the right to suspend Sheppard without pay. He signed a one year deal worth $803,250.
- Ian Walker of the Vancouver Province: Vancouver Canucks defenseman prospect, Yann Sauve was hit by a car while crossing the street in downtown Vancouver on Saturday. Sauve was taken to the hospital but quickly released, with abrasions to his face and body.
- Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Pronvince: Canucks prospect Cody Hodgson’s back is hot topic heading in to training camp again this year. He is scheduled to have his first training camp medical exam today. Hodgson missed most of last year with what was thought to be a bulging disc, which later turned out to be a torn lower back muscle. Hodgson will miss rookie camp.
Around the Boards: Schnieder MIA, Leclaire and Neil return tonight, Lucic back Jan 1, New top line in Edm.
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on December 23rd, 2009
- Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: The future of Mathieu Schneider is still up in the air after he left the team last week for ‘personal reasons’. Schneider has been the Canucks 6th-7th Dman this year and last Friday he was “Removed from the lineup to make way for Aaron Rome, Schneider bolted from the dressing room without talking to reporters, had an animated discussion with Canucks’ player development guru Dave Gagner, the defenceman’s contemporary, and left. He hasn’t been seen since.” I’m guessing he’s pondering retirement or if he’d like the Canucks to move him somewhere else.
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Both Pascal Leclaire and Chris Neil will return to the Senators lineup tonight against the Penguins.
- Paul Hunter of the Toronto Star: Victor Stalberg, fresh off of his AHL recall, scoring 2 goals in 3 games, is on the shelf with a shoulder injury. Richard Wallin will be in the lineup tonight in his place. Wallin has 2 assists in 26 games, mostly on the 4th. Stalberg’s scored the 2 goals while playing on the 4th line.
- Brandon Hall of the Boston Globe: Milan Lucic is still eying Jan. 1st Winter Classic as his return date.
- Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun: Ryan Poultny has been promoted to the Oilers #1 line with Dustin Penner and Gilbert Brule … and why are they in last place in the Western Conference? And here I thought the Maple Leafs top line looked bad.
Around the Boards: Jaroslav Halak Rumors, Markov back before Christmas, Khabibulin back aches
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on December 16th, 2009
- Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Here are 4 main points that LeBrun took from day 1 of the Governor’s meetings. He expands on those points in his blog.
1. Bettman told the board the league’s involvement in Phoenix won’t end up costing owners any money.
2. Bettman gave governors a sneak peek at what next season’s salary cap should look like. As we’ve reported before, the cap likely won’t budge too much, although that depends on the volatility of the Canadian dollar.
3. As we speculated earlier tonight, a source told ESPN.com that Bettman told the board that the league believes it’s fair for the Phoenix Coyotes to get a full share of revenue sharing even though the team doesn’t actually meet the criteria for it under the normal guidelines.
4. Despite all the media coverage in Canada on the subject, Bettman insisted to gathered media Tuesday night that putting a seventh team in Canada (Toronto, Winnipeg or Quebec City) is not really on the radar at this point.
- Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: Jaroslav Halak was offered to the Flyers, but the Flyers added Michael Leighton off re-entry waivers yesterday, and signed John Grahame over the weekend. The Canadiens are looking for a top 6 forward in return for their 24 year old backup. Halak has a cap hit of $775,000 this year, and will be a free agent at season end. The Canadiens don’t have a ton of cap room at the moment, so the top 6 forward they’d want, would have to be reasonably priced one. Which could be why they liked Claude Giroux.
- Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: Canadiens Dman, Andrei Markov, should be ready to go before Christmas, well ahead of his expected February return.
- Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: Could this year be Willie Mitchell’s last season in Vancouver? He’ll be a UFA July 1st. “It will all play out how it plays out,” Mitchell said. “There’s a lot of uncontrollable situations for you as a player. You play long enough, you understand that. It’s part of the journey.”
- Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Despite missing the last 8 games, and being close to returning, Milan Lucic was just placed on IR.
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Nikolai Khabibulin’s back hasn’t improved nearly as well as they had hoped. He will be having a spinal procedure done today. No time table on when he might return.
Around the Boards: Lecavalier to LA? Kane Hurt? Some players returning soon
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on December 14th, 2009
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Thinks the Los Angeles Kings are the best suitor for Vincent Lecavalier. He’d be an excellent compliment to Anze Kopitar, they have the cap space, and plenty of young players.
- Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Hawks coach Joel Quenneville thinks that Patrick Kane may not miss any time. Kane banged his head off of the ice in the first period, and did not return.
- Corey Masisak of the Washington Times: Michael Nylander has had some trouble getting a team in the KHL (or anywhere else in Europe and the NHL) too him, now finds himself on his way to Grand Rapids Michigan. He’ll suit up for the AHL club, collecting his $5.5 million salary ($4.875 cap hit). The Capitals will continue to pay his salary, but the cap number will come off the books.
- Michael Obernauer of the NY Daily News: Brandon Dubinsky could return to the New York Rangers lineup tonight versus Atlanta. Since scoring ability is something the Rangers have lacked since he got hurt.
- Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Milan Lucic could return to ice this week. He’s been out 3 weeks so far with a high ankle sprain.
- Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News: After firing their coach, and going 2-10 in their last 12, and losing their #1 goalie, the Flyers are still in trouble. Rumors are starting to circulate that they are looking deal, but new coach, Peter laviolette doesn’t want that to happen yet.
Around the Boards: Kovalchuk talks positive, Malkin and Ovechkin returing tomorrow? Komisarek and Orpik out weeks
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 13th, 2009
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers forward Robert Nilsson is in the doghouse and may find himself on the trading block. The Predators and possibly the Hurricanes could be interested in Nilsson, who has skill but has been inconsistent.
- Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: Despite the rumors circulating that the Detroit Red Wings might be interested in trading for JS Giguere, GM Ken Holland says he hasn’t talked about any trades, nor does he expect to any time soon.
- Jeff Klein of the New York Times: Thrashers GM, Don Waddell says the Ilya Kovalchuk’s negotiations have been ‘very positive’. It’s not noted if Ilya or his agent agree, but at least they continue to talk. There is still talk out there about Kovalchuk returning to Russia.
- Corey Masisak of the Washington Times: Alex Ovechkin could return this weekend.
- Mike Spellman of the Daily Herald: Marion Hossa has begun some little contact drills to test out his surgically repaired shoulder. He should begin full contact next week, and could see some game action during their current trip.
- Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Brooks Orpik’s ‘lower body injury’ will keep him out the lineup for about 2 weeks, which is better than originally feared. Evgeni Malkin has been cleared for contact and could return on Saturday.
- Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Leafs defenceman, Mike Komisarek will on the IR for about 3 weeks with a torn muscle in his quadriceps. Carl Gunnarsson was called up to take his roster spot. Ian White moved up to the number one defensive unit with Tomas Kaberle. Jeff Finger was paired with Francois Beauchemin, Luke Schenn and Garnet Exelby are the 3rd pairing.
- Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Milan Lucic is targeting next Thursday as a return date, Claude Julien is thinking at least a week to 10 days.
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