The Minnesota Wild had just finished one of their best games of the season, and coach Jacques Lemaire was already looking ahead. “I don’t get too excited when we win a game, because we’ve been up and down,” Lemaire said. “I want our team to go on a seven, eight-game winning streak. That would be great. Read Original Post Here
Former hockey star Guy Lafleur turned himself over to Montreal police Thursday, a day after a warrant was drawn up for his arrest for giving contradictory evidence as a witness at his son’s bail hearing. Lafleur’s lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, told French-language television network TVA that Lafleur handed himself over to authorities. Read Original Post Here
Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk will miss at least two games but apparently avoided serious injury to his right knee when he was hurt in Wednesday night’s game against Pittsburgh. Thrashers general manager and interim coach Don Waddell said Kovalchuk would have a “precautionary” MRI exam on the knee Thursday afternoon. Read Original Post Here
Peter Forsberg has decided not to play for his hometown team Modo this season, instead setting his sights on a return to the NHL. Forsberg made the announcement to Modo hours before the deadline for transfers in the Swedish hockey league. “My goal is to go back to the NHL,” Forsberg told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet. Read Original Post Here
The Nashville Predators and winger Jordin Tootoo have agreed on a two-year, $1.95 million contract extension according to TSN.ca.
"Since we drafted Jordin in 2001, we have seen him blossom into a complete player, as evidenced by his gradual increase in production since breaking into the NHL," said Predators general manager David Poile in a statement.
In 210 career games, Tootoo has registered 40 points and over 365 minutes in penalties. He has seven goals and 13 points in 41 games this season.
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Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports that Peter Forsberg has told Modo that he won’t be signing with his former Elite League team with the objective of returning to the National Hockey League this season.
As reported by TSN.ca on Wednesday night, Forsberg’s agent Don Baizley has been given permission by his client to start the process of talking to NHL teams that may be interested in his services.
Forsberg told Aftonbladet that he informed Modo management of his decision on Wednesday, a day before the Swedish league’s contract deadline. As many as a dozen NHL teams have reportedly expressed interest in signing Forsberg for the remainder of the season.
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Captain Daniel Alfredsson is once again out of the Ottawa Senators‘ lineup with the same hip flexor injury that forced him to miss a pair of games two weeks ago according to TSN.ca.
Alfredsson will miss Thursday’s game against Boston, and will likely sit out Saturday’s game in Toronto.
But there is good news on the injury front for forward Dany Heatley, whose status is day-to-day and has been cleared for some light contact and drills.
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It looks like the Calgary Flames are close to locking up one of their cornerstone players.
Sources tell TSN.ca that Dion Phaneuf is on the verge of signing a contract extension with the club, with only a few minor details to be worked out.
The 22-year old defenseman has six goals and 26 assists in 50 games this season. Phaneuf is scheduled to be a restricted free agent this summer.
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The Nashville Predators signed forward Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuit to play in the NHL, to a two-year contract extension. General Manager David Poile announced the deal worth $1.95 million Thursday, after the team’s morning skate. Drafted in 2001, Tootoo has career-highs with seven goals and 13 points in 41 games this season. Read Original Post Here
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Jay Feaster said he will look this summer for a No. 1 goalie either through trade or free agency the St. Petersburg Times reported.
"Oh, yes," he said. "We have to build a bridge from where we are right now to when Karri Ramo is ready to legitimately carry the ball. There is no question about that."
Some good goalies are potential unrestricteds. The most attractive: Montreal’s Cristobal Huet, 32, who is 18-8-5 in 31 games with a 2.26 goals-against average and .925 save percentage. Washington’s Olaf Kolzig, who turns 38 in April, and Colorado’s Jose Theodore, 31, also could be unrestricted. And it is known Chicago at least floated the idea of trading Khabibulin back to Tampa Bay.
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