New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal resumed skating this week. It is the first time Staal has returned to the ice since sustaining an eye injury against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 5. Staal was struck in the face with a deflected shot, which resulted in an orbital fracture. Detroit Red Wings center Darren Helm is expected to miss the remainder [...]

Patrick Marleau scored two goals in each of the first four games of the season, becoming the first NHL player to do that since 1917. Quick Hits from around the league: Contract talks between restricted free agent P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens are essentially going nowhere. A trade may still not be the most likely scenario just yet, but it [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: As expected, Cody Franson has a new deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to Jonas Siegal of TSN Radio 1050, the 25-year old defenseman has agreed to a one-year contract with the club. According to Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette, Scott Gomez is being sent home. From there, he can be bought out at [...]

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren announced on Tuesday that defenseman Andrej Meszaros will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a torn right Achilles’ tendon. The news is a major blow to the defensive corps, which will likely be without captain Chris Pronger, lost Matt Carle via free agency to the Tampa Bay Lightning this offseason and failed to sign either Ryan Suter or Shea Weber. [...]

Derek Roy will not be available until November after undergoing shoulder surgery, reports the Dallas Morning News. “He played through it before and he could have played through it again, but we want the best Derek Roy we can get,” Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk said. “It was a group decision, and we felt this was [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: Brian Rolston is still deciding whether he will retire of not but the pending unrestricted free agent tells the Boston Globe that, if he does return, it would be with the Bruins. Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman thinks Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis might get a contract extension this week. Hockey Night in [...]

The Detrot Red Wings announced Thursday that forward Darren Helm underwent successful surgery Wednesday night to repair lacerated tendons in his right forearm and will miss the rest of the playoffs. The surgery was performed by Dr. Douglas Weikert at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Helm is expected to make a full recovery and return for next [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: An MRI on Ilya Bryzgalov today revealed a chip fracture in the netminder’s right foot. According to the team, he’s out for Thursday’s game against Toronto. Beyond that, he’s day-to-day. Defenseman Dan DeKeyser won’t be playing for the Detroit Red Wings in 2012-13. ESPN.com’s Craig Custance, the free agent announced his intention to comptete for Western [...]

Taylor Hall‘s 2011-12 season is over, the Edmonton Oilers confirmed the news via twitter today. Hall’s shoulder issue is what finally ended a season in which he took more than his fair share of lumps. He’ll have surgery on the shoulder and be out of action for five to six months. That ends any shot of him playing in [...]

Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault says injured winger Daniel Sedin has a concussion. The team remains mum on the left wing’s condition, or if he will be able to return to action before the playoffs. “He’s got a concussion, and when we have something more to say, we’ll say it,” said Vigneault ahead of Vancouver’s game against the Los [...]