Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero claims the Penguins will make a deal only if the right offer comes along, but that hasn’t stopped the speculation that Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla, even at this point in his career, would be a nice fit in Pittsburgh. Especially if he landed on Sidney Crosby‘s wing. Keep in mind that [...]

Vancouver Canucks forward Jannik Hansen has been suspended for one game for roughing Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Hansen will forfeit $7,297.30. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. The incident occurred at 1:10 of [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night to make it 16 straight games with at least one point, matching the NHL record to start a season. Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano was fined $10,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for his slew foot on Dallas Stars forward Antoine Roussel. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. TSN [...]

Jarmo Kekalainen has been officially selected as the Columbus Blue Jackets new General Manager, per BlueJackets.NHL.com. Kekalainen becomes the third general manager in Blue Jackets history, The team fired former GM Scott Howson Tuesday night. Kekalainen previously served as the St. Louis Blues director of amateur scouting and Ottawa Senators player personnel director. During his tenure with both [...]

Raffi Torres will reportedly not be getting his suspension to start the season reduced. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Phoenix Coyotes asked if the NHL would remove some of the eight games that Torres has left on his ban for a devastating hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa during the first round of the 2012 [...]

Monday Morning Quick Hits from around the league: The Sun Sentinel is reporting that defenseman Erik Gudbranson suffered a shoulder injury this week and could be out four months. The Florida Panthers have yet to confirm the injury but the source said the injury was serious. “Yeah, he did,” the source said as to whether the [...]

TSN.ca reports that discipline rose to the surface at the NHL-NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement meetings Friday, and in particular, the case of Phoenix Coyotes left winger Raffi Torres, who was suspended 25 games for elbowing Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa under the chin in the playoffs last season. Torres appealed the suspension May 17, and the [...]

Gary Bettman has reportedly decided to reduce Raffi Torres suspension by four games. Torres was originally handed a 25-game suspension for his hit to the head of Chicago’s Marian Hossa. When the Phoenix Coyotes were eliminated from the playoffs, Torres still had 12 games left on his suspension. Assuming this report is true, Torres will [...]

New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings will play game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Championship Wednesday May 30th. Good luck to both teams. Quick hits from around the league: There’s still no ruling for Raffi Torres appeal of his 25-game suspension according to the Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette. Torres is being punished for his hit to [...]

Update: According to sportsnet.ca Raffi Torres will meet with league officials Thursday to appeal his 25-game ban. The forward was suspended during the Coyotes’ opening-round series after his hit to the head of Chicago’s Marian Hossa. The concern is not the suspension itself, but the length. It is the league’s longest since the Islanders Chris Simon received a 30-game [...]