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Daily Links: Bouchard back; Who backs up Koivu?: Wild players generous; Johnsson a family man and more
Players give suites to kids - TwinCities.comFollowing the lead of former Wild star Marian Gaborik, five Wild players have purchased three of the 66 Xcel Energy Center suites and are dispensing tickets for those suites to charitable causes this season. Goalie Niklas Backstrom, who joined Mikko...
Up next for the Panthers: Jokerit on Wednesday
That's just swell and all, being aggressive and mean in a way NHL clubs have been lax with their logos lately, but has anyone else noticed these guys are wearing Florida Panthers uniforms, albeit with 328 advertisements? Coincidence? Unlikely (since everyone's got a link to...
Panthers' shootout lineup at Tampere: any misgivings?
Despite an offensive barrage well north of 45 shots, the Panthers found a way to lose two leads, allowing for Tappara to take an exhibition match to the Cats' personal suite in Hell: the shootout. Though Steve Reinprecht (1 shot, no goal) and Michael Frolik (1 shot, no goal) just may end up as...
Tappara tops Panthers 3-2 in SO
Very little news at this early time, but USA Today's AP feed is reporting the Cats dropped a close one in a shootout to host Taparra in Tampere. The shots on goal told a different story: Florida peppered the opposition's tandem with 50, while new Panthers goaltender Scott Clemmensen ended the day...
Final roster comes into focus as Jones clears waivers
Defenseman Randy Jones cleared waivers Monday afternoon, two days after being placed on the wire by the Philadelphia Flyers. His status is currently unknown, as the Flyers now have a number of options now that he has cleared. While he could be traded to another NHL team, the most likely outcome is...
Colton Gillies assigned to Houston, Craig Weller and Nathan Smith on waivers, Andy Hilbert update
According to Michael Russo and sources close to the team, Colton Gillies has been assigned to Houston, where he will start the season with the Aeros, getting a lot of game time. This is probably the best course of action to make sure he's ready when he gets the call, and I can't imagine he doesn't...
LIVE BLOG: Panthers vs. Tappara (from Tampere)
The first of two exhibitions from Finland before opening the season against Chicago on Friday, the Cats take on Tampere Tappara of the SM Liiga this afternoon. Interesting that Finnish native Ville Koistinen wasn't featured on the advertisement. Nathan could always resurrect the "Hortonen"...
Tampa Bay Lightning reduce preseason roster to 29
Yesterday's news about Radek Smolenak and Carter Ashton was only the first step as the Bolts whittled away their lineup during last night's scrimmage with the Norfolk Admirals. The Bolts cut 11 players total, waiving Blair Jones and Martins Karsums in order to send them to Norfolk. Others cut...
Gameday: Flyers travel to North Jersey in preseason action
Philadelphia Flyers (2-2-1) at New Jersey Devils (2-1-0)Prudential Center - 7:00 PM EST - Newark, NJNo TV CoverageRadio: 610 WIP - internet streamThis is the open game thread.Behind Enemy Lines: In Lou We Trust In the second to last preseason tune-up of the year, the Flyers travel to North Jersey...
Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks: Game Recap
Minnesota Wild 3-4 Chicago Blackhawks At least Martin Havlat looks game ready. The Wild tonight could only amass 18 shots. Things aren't still aren't looking so good for the new system. However, it's hard to tell if it's injuries to regulars that is having this effect, or if it's because the...
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