6 Oct 2008 at 4:39pm
Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span. The third penalty came in last Wednesday's 7-3 preseason loss at St. Louis, when Hollweg was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct.

6 Oct 2008 at 4:45pm
Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker is expected to be sidelined for six weeks after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left hand. The surgery comes four days before the Hurricanes open the regular season against Florida. The Hurricanes already will be without forward Justin Williams for at least three more months after he tore his right Achilles' tendon.

6 Oct 2008 at 6:28pm
The Washington Capitals set their season-opening roster Monday, sending 2007 first-round draft pick Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque to AHL club Hershey and waiving forward Quintin Laing. Alzner was the No. 5 overall pick last year. The 20-year-old defenseman signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Washington in May.

5 Oct 2008 at 5:56pm

This was hardly a routine win for Daniel Alfredsson. Playing an NHL regular-season game in his native Sweden and skating off with his Ottawa Senators teammates after a satisfying victory could be a once-in-a-lifetime event. "This is an experience that I'll always remember and which I'm going to rank among the highlights in my career," Alfredsson said after helping the Senators to a 3-1 win over the...

5 Oct 2008 at 4:06pm

Wade Redden needed only two games to make his presence felt for the New York Rangers. The defenseman had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 and swept their two-game, season-opening series in Europe. "It feels good to chip in the goal," Redden said. "It's going to be my intention to keep building throughout the season." Redden, who signed a six-year,...

6 Oct 2008 at 1:48pm
The Vancouver Canucks traded defenseman Lukas Krajicek and minor-league forward Juraj Simek to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday for defenseman Shane O'Brien and right wing Michel Ouellet. Ouellet, with 54 goals in 187 NHL games with Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, was already in the AHL with Norfolk after clearing waivers last week.

6 Oct 2008 at 1:28pm
The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned goaltender Dan LaCosta to their American Hockey League affiliate and released defenseman Richard Matvichuk from his tryout contract on Monday. The 35-year-old Matvichuk played for Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock with the Dallas Stars when they won the Stanley Cup in 1999.

25 Sep 2008 at 9:51am
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25 Sep 2008 at 9:51am
Training-camp cuts are a necessity, but that doesn't make it any easier for the players involved. Just ask the New Jersey Devils' Patrik Elias who was favored to crack the Devil's 1996 lineup straight out of training-camp.

25 Sep 2008 at 9:51am
Something to discuss at the Water Cooler -- what will the Penguins do without top defenseman Sergei Gonchar? Also up for debate is the fortune of other teams and players as the start to the regular season creeps ever closer.

25 Sep 2008 at 9:51am
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25 Sep 2008 at 9:51am
After suffering a broken nose on Sept. 24, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom could possibly return to the lineup Wednesday night against the Atlanta Thrashers.

6 Oct 2008 at 7:46pm

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5 Oct 2008 at 10:57pm
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6 Oct 2008 at 4:57pm
Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span.

6 Oct 2008 at 4:48pm
Hurricanes forward Scott Walker is expected to be sidelined for six weeks after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left hand.

6 Oct 2008 at 2:22pm
The Canucks traded defenseman Lukas Krajicek and minor-league forward Juraj Simek to the Lightning for defenseman Shane O'Brien and right winger Michel Ouellet.

5 Oct 2008 at 2:18pm
Talk of NHL expansion to Europe took on a more serious tone Sunday when the owner of the Ottawa Senators said he believed it wasn't a question of if, but rather when.

3 Oct 2008 at 3:55pm
Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau received a multiyear contract extension for leading the team to first place in the Eastern Conference last season.

2 Oct 2008 at 7:12pm
Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios will be sidelined three to six weeks with a fractured shin bone.

4 Oct 2008 at 1:07pm
The Carolina Hurricanes signed first-round draft pick Zach Boychuk to a three-year entry contract worth more than $2.6 million at the NHL level.

4 Oct 2008 at 2:25am
Chris Drury became the New York Rangers' captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic.

4 Oct 2008 at 2:26am
Sergei Fedorov has scored 472 regular-season goals, earned an MVP award and won three Stanley Cups as an NHL forward. Yet there he was at Capitals practice, putting in work as a defenseman.

2 Oct 2008 at 7:50pm
The New York Islanders signed first-round draft pick Josh Bailey to a three-year, entry-level contract Thursday.

3 Oct 2008 at 2:49pm
Top Sabres prospects Nathan Gerbe and Tim Kennedy were among the six players Buffalo assigned to Portland of the AHL on Friday.

2 Oct 2008 at 5:31pm
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that the season-opening doubleheaders in the Czech and Swedish capitals "are hopefully ushering an era of a more permanent presence for the league [in Europe]."

6 Oct 2008 at 2:16pm
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6 Oct 2008 at 1:19pm
Mark Bell: Bell has been placed on waivers, reports the Toronto Star. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

6 Oct 2008 at 11:33am
Scott Walker: Walker will miss six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left hand on Monday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

6 Oct 2008 at 8:28am
Chris Drury: Drury, named captain of the Rangers before their season opener in Prague, recorded 10 shots on goal but was held without a point over the Rangers' first two games. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

6 Oct 2008 at 12:02am
Jimmy Howard: Howard suffered a broken fingertip prior to Saturday's game against the Leafs and he'll likely be out one week as a result, the Detroit News reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

6 Oct 2008 at 12:00am
Pavel Datsyuk: Datsyuk (groin) returned to action for the preseason finale on Sunday, the Detroit News reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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