Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch says the shortened NHL season will mean plenty of confuison at the trade deadline. ”It’s all out of whack this year,” Portzline quoted an NHL executive as saying. Portzline goes on to say that the Columbus Blue Jackets won’t divulge what they plan to do at the deadline partly because they [...]

PLAYER LOCKOUT TEAM COUNTRY Christian Ehrhoff Krefeld Germany Jiri Tlusty Kladno Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr Kladno Czech Republic Nail Yakupov Neftekhimik Russia Tomas Plekanec Kladno Czech Republic Rick Nash HC Davos Switzerland Ilya Kovalchuk SKA St. Petersburg Russia Mark Streit Bern Switzerland Ruslan Fedotenko HC Donbass Russia Evgeni Malkin Metallurg Russia Sergei Gonchar Metallurg Russia [...]

Evgeni Malkin has officially signed to play with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL during the NHL lockout, according to TSN. This deal had been rumored for weeks leading up to the official start of the lockout, but could only be made official today. Malkin will be joined by fellow Russian Sergei Gonchar with Metallurg. Financial [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Eddie Lack has signed a two-year extension with the Vancouver Canucks. He appeared in 46 games with their AHL affiliate in Chicago last season, where he posted a 21-20-3 record with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage. If and when the Canucks trade Roberto Luongo, Lack could [...]

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Shane Doan’s agent has confirmed that the Pittsburgh Penguins have presented his client with an offer. Doan has interest in joining the Penguins, where he would play alongside either Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin. The San Jose Sharks are also still in the running and we can’t rule out the possibility [...]

The 2012 NHL Awards Winners are listed below. Congratulations to all the winners. Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) Gabriel Landeskog Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron Lady Byng Trophy (Skill/Sportsmanship) Brian Campbell Masterton Trophy (Perseverance, Dedication) Max Pacioretty General Manager of the Year Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blue) Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender) Henrik Lundqvist Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman) Erik Karlsson Hart Trophy (Most Valuable [...]

The 2012 NHL Awards Show is tonight at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas at 7PM (ET). Below are the award nominees. Announced: Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Gabriel Landeskog Adam Henrique Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron David Backes Pavel Datsyuk Lady Byng Trophy (Skill/Sportsmanship) Brian Campbell Jordan Eberle Matt Moulson Masterton [...]

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild might all be interested in trading for Jordan Staal. With Staal scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2013, the Penguins might trade him before the season begins. Re-signing him on top of Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby would be difficult. It [...]

Mark Madden reports via Twitter that Jordan Staal would prefer to play with brother Eric Staal in Carolina if the Pittsburgh Penguins decide to trade the center. Staal, who has one year remaining on his current deal and has maintained that he prefers to remain in Pittsburgh. With Sidney Crosby’s deal due to expire after next season [...]

David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail, reports that Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero doesn’t intend to make any drastic changes. He’d like to add a couple of bodies on defense, maybe re-address the back-up goaltending position. But otherwise, the core appears in place. Shero did drop one juicy tidbit during his first public chat since playoff [...]