Roberto Luongo, who has been replaced as the No. 1 goaltender in Vancouver Canucks by Cory Schneider, told the Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday that he would prefer to be traded to the Florida Panthers. The 33-year-old maintains a residence in South Florida during the offseason and remains the Panthers’ all-time leader in games played (317), victories (108) and shutouts [...]

Is Mike Gillis really prepared to call the Florida Panthers bluff by keeping Roberto Luongo on his roster into the new season? Puck Daddy’s Ryan Lambert is beginning to suspect the Vancouver Canucks general manager is willing to wait as long as it takes to get the return he desires namely prized Panthers prospect Nick Bjugstad in any deal for Luongo. “Gillis can [...]

The Montreal Canadiens announced Tuesday morning that Michel Therrien will be taking over behind the bench for the 2012-13 season. Therrien leaves his job as a television analyst for RDS to begin his second stint as Canadiens head coach, having broken in to the NHL with Montreal on Nov. 20, 2000 as a replacement for Alain Vigneault. [...]

Quick hits from around the league: Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, the leg injury that Jaromir Jagr sustained in yesterday’s Winter Classic may be a little more of an issue than they originally thought. [Comcast SportsNet Philly] Devin Setoguchi has been activated off the IR and is set to make his return from a knee injury today against Vancouver. [Minnesota Wild Twitter] [...]

The latest trade rumors from around the NHL: The Edmonton Oilers lost defenseman Corey Potter for a month to an ankle sprain, so it’s possible GM Steve Tambellini will look to replace him. The Edmonton Journal’s David Staples writes, “The Oilers should pick up some player, but not try to pull off a big trade, moving Sam Gagner or Ales Hemsky when their value [...]

The Toronto Sun’s Mike Zeisberger has some speculation as to what The Maple Leafs will do because of their recent goaltender struggles: It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltenders have struggled recently. More specifically Jonas Gustavsson and Ben Scrivens because of this it has caused speculation that the club will look for goalies on the trade or free agent market. Zeisberger [...]

Dave Hodge ran though some of the best and worst free agent signings in his Hodgemail: Jaromir Jagr inked a deal with Philadelphia and he’s returned with 15 points in his first 14 games. Max Talbot has also given an unexpected boost to the Flyers. Sheldon Souray signed with The Dallas Stars and the 35-year-old rearguard has tallied 12 points [...]