Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference has been suspended for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs for an illegal hit to to the head of forward Mikhail Grabovski on Wednesday night. According to the league’s ruling, Ference “made a decision to check Grabovski after playing the puck. However, in doing so he lunges toward Grabovski, extending his [...]

Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference faces an NHL hearing Thursday for a hit he delivered on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski. Ference went unpunished in the first period of Boston’s 4-1 playoff win Wednesday night when he elbowed Grabovski in the head by the boards. The NHL said it was reviewing an illegal check to the head. Grabovski finished the [...]

Following a telephone hearing conducted this morning, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety has decided not to assess Supplemental Discipline to Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski for an incident that occurred during the game Saturday night in Montreal. After interviewing both players involved in the incident and reviewing all of the available video and medical reports, [...]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski faces a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for an incident in Toronto’s 6-0 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The hearing, initially scheduled for Sunday afternoon, has been rescheduled to Monday morning. Grabovski received a 10-minute misconduct and a roughing minor for an incident during a scrum at the 11:30 [...]

Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the hockey club has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with forward Mikhail Grabovski. The deal is worth $27.5 million over five years and will pay the center an average of $5.5 million per season. “We are extremely pleased to have Mikhail [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs might get Mikhail Grabovski re-signed soon. Sportsnet 590′s Greg Brady hears that a deal is likely to be done by the end of March, which might mean the Leafs’ biggest offseason task will be taken care of. If the deal is in the $5 to $5.4 million range, this likely means they don’t plan on chasing one [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs could have forward Mikhail Grabovski secured with a new contract in the next few days. TSN reporter Mark Masters tweets Grabovski’s agent has hinted as much: “Gary Greenstin, plans on being in Toronto next week; says at that time, ‘I believe that I will have some news for you.” The Maple Leafs opted not to trade [...]

Aaron Portzline reports the Blue Jackets continue to insist they won’t lower their demands for Nash. If they don’t get what they want, he won’t be traded. Kevin McGran tweeted that Leafs General Manager Brian Burke said ”the way it’s shaping up now I wouldn’t be surprised if we do nothing.” We may be able to rule the Detroit Red [...]

NHL trade rumors from around the league: According to Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman, the Blue Jackets would prefer to trade Jeff Carter to the Los Angeles Kings. St. Louis Blues’ Ben Bishop, which has led to plenty of trade interest from suitors. TrueHockey.com’s Andy Strickland writes, “I’m told some have started to back off. Many clubs believe they [...]

The latest NHL Trade rumors indicate that The Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers may be considered the two frontrunners to land Rick Nash if he’s dealt by the Columbus Blue Jackets before the trade deadline, but don’t rule out the Toronto Maple Leafs quite yet. Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun suggests Leafs General Manager Brian Burke could (and should) offer up whatever package deal is necessary [...]