NHL RUMORS AND NEWS

Bergen Record "One moment, the Rangers appeared on their way to being swept out of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. The next, Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask stumbled and fell, literally, and the Rangers suddenly had new life. The Rangers capitalized Rask’s miscue to battle back from a two-goal second..." May 24

New York Post "The bad news came with an early-morning phone call, as it often does. When Brad Richards picked it up Thursday, the voice he heard was that of his coach, John Tortorella, telling him for the first time in his postseason career he would be a healthy scratch. That’s what he was last night at..." May 24

Michigan Live "After squeezing into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings now are one victory away from eliminating the Presidents' Trophy winner and advancing to the conference finals. Jimmy Howard made 28 saves for his second career shutout and Jakub Kindl scored on the..." May 24

Fox Sports West "Who said 13 is an unlucky number? The Kings won for the 13th consecutive time at Staples Center, blanking the San Jose Sharks 3-0 behind 24 saves by goalie Jonathan Quick on Thursday night. Los Angeles took a 3-2 series lead with the win and are now on the brink of advancing to the Western..." May 24

TSN.ca "Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is the new head coach and vice president of hockey operations of the Colorado Avalanche. Roy takes over the coaching duties from Joe Sacco, who was let go after Colorado finished this season last in the Western Conference with a 16-25 record. Roy played in..." May 24

TSN.ca "Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch tonight as the New York Rangers try to stave off elimination in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Bruins. Richards told reporters after Thursday's morning skate that head coach John Tortorella told him over the phone earlier..." May 23

CBC Sports "Brad Richards sits out tonight. I'm his friend, so of course no one in New York could get a fair hearing from me. But for the record, here's my take. In 2011, Brad chose to sign with the Rangers against the advice of his agency. They certainly did not argue against New York, but they had laid..." May 23

NHL.com "With Game 5 set for Friday at Consol Energy Center, and the Senators reeling, Alfredsson was forced to be blunt when asked if his club could rebound. "Probably not," Alfredsson said. "[Pittsburgh's] depth and our play right now … it doesn't look too good. "When you look at what we did, it..." May 23

San Jose Mercury News "Sharks forward TJ Galiardi said Wednesday that Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is guilty of "a little embellishment every now and then" in this Western Conference semifinal series as he tries to draw penalties on San Jose forwards. "What kind of bugs me about him, I don't know if I..." May 23

Columbus Dispatch "It has been about a month since the Blue Jackets’ season ended and two months since contract talks between the club and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky started, but the sides are no closer to reaching a deal. “We’ve talked. We’ve exchanged ideas,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said this week...." May 23

Fox Sports Arizona "The first domino in the Coyotes’ pivotal offseason is set to fall. And it appears it will fall in the right direction. Multiple sources have confirmed that the NHL and team are finalizing a new contract for general manager Don Maloney. The terms of the deal are not yet known, nor is a timeline..." May 23

Los Angeles Times "Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scoffed at the notion, put forth by Sharks forward TJ Galiardi, that goalie Jonathan Quick engages in “a little embellishment.” Doughty stood up for his goalie Quick, a spirited defense, and then said the San Jose player is a noted diver. He took issue with the..." May 23

Winnipeg Sun "Alain Vigneault officially found himself on the unemployment line on Wednesday afternoon as Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis swung the axe after a second consecutive first-round exit. You can be sure the news didn’t come as a total shock to Vigneault, who has been around the..." May 23

CSN New England "After skating again on Wednesday afternoon during an optional practice at Madison Square Garden, Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg indicated "there's a chance" he could play in Game 4 Thursday night against the New York Rangers. However, the Bruins -- up 3-0 in the best-of-seven series --..." May 23

TSN.ca "Less than two years after guiding the Vancouver Canucks to within one win of a Stanley Cup championship, the team is ready to part ways with head coach Alain Vigneault. Sources tell TSN that Vigneault will be fired today, after the Canucks were ousted in four games by the sixth-seeded San Jose..." May 23

Winnipeg Free Press "Maybe it's posturing, maybe it's reality, but at this juncture it doesn't appear Alex Burmistrov is prepared to extend his time with the Winnipeg Jets. Two league sources have told the Free Press Burmistrov, due to become a restricted free agent on July 5, has no intention of re-signing with..." May 23

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "James Neal scored twice, the power play cashed in twice, and the Penguins chased Craig Anderson from the net for the second time this series to beat Ottawa, 7-3, at Scotiabank Place Wednesday night and take a commanding 3-1 series lead. After giving up another shorthanded goal to open the game,..." May 23

Philly.com "Flyers winger Jake Voracek reportedly totaled his Ferrari in an accident Wednesday morning near his hometown of Klando, Czech Republic. Despite how bad the accident looks, there were no injuries according to a story posted on Sport.cz, the same site that posted the pictures below. The good..." May 22

Denver Post "This is the Facebook posting Monday night of Stephane Roy, the brother of Patrick. That posting and the events that happened because of it have created one of the more bizarre days of my 22-year reporting career at the Post. That post is clear enough – a couple of spelling mistakes aside: “For all..." May 22

Ottawa Citizen "Mark Stone is expected to be in and Cory Conacher will likely be out of the Ottawa Senators lineup in Game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday. Ottawa Senators Paul MacLean says that Stone, who played in Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs last spring against the New York Rangers,..." May 22

New York Post "The Rangers already were facing a problem of depth — the Bruins have it and they lack it. Things didn’t get any better in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal at the Garden, dropping the Rangers into a 3-0 series hole and to the brink of..." May 22

Edmonton Journal "Veteran defenceman Andy Sutton has retired from the NHL, ending a 15-year career beset by injuries. Sutton played in 676 NHL games, most recently with Edmonton. He also suited up for San Jose, Minnesota, Atlanta, the New York Islanders, Ottawa and Anaheim. He registered 1,134 hits, 1,164..." May 22

NHL.com "Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Phil Housley has been named assistant coach of the team. Housley coached the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships and ranks fourth all-time among NHL defensemen in..." May 22

TSN.ca "The Toronto Maple Leafs may have some competition if they want to keep Leo Komarov in the fold. In an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti translated by Dmitry Chesnokov of Yahoo! Sports, the soon-to-be restricted free agent forward has already spoken to his former KHL club Moscow..." May 22

Boston Globe "A pair of third-period goals created by the fourth line gave the Bruins a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their playoff series against the Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. At 3:10 of the third, the Bruins tied the game at 1-1. Daniel Paille, Gregory Campbell, and Shawn Thornton won multiple..." May 22

San Jose Mercury News "Turns out the Sharks were not blowing smoke, and now their series with the Los Angeles Kings has become a simple best-of-three. Dominating early and with Joe Thornton playing an inspired -- and inspiring -- game, San Jose held on Tuesday night to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at HP Pavilion,..." May 22

CSN Bay Area "First, a sigh of relief. Logan Couture, who did not skate with the Sharks at practice on Monday, was back on the ice on Tuesday morning and there are no doubts about his status for Game 4 against the Kings at HP Pavilion. “All good,” Couture said, when asked how he is. Todd McLellan said:..." May 21

CSN New England "It appears the Three Little Bears will get another playoff game against the New York Rangers as Dennis Seidenberg doesn't look like he'll be ready to for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. Seidenberg hasn't played since suffering a lower body injury vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs on his first shift of..." May 21

New York Post "Henrik Lundqvist waited just long enough to come onto the ice at the beginning of yesterday’s Rangers practice to put a scare into everybody watching. But eventually he skated out and participated fully with his team, putting to rest any worry that the left shoulder issue that arose at the end of..." May 21

Denver Post "So about Seth Jones being a lock to be the No. 1 pick on June 30 by the Avalanche… I talked with the team’s chief scout, Rick Pracey, today and he said reports of Jones being the prohibitive favorite to be the pick are extremely premature – and might be proven wrong. “The No. 1 spot, it’s..." May 21

NHL.com "Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced Tuesday the signing of defenseman Magnus Nygren to a two-year contract (2013-14 and 2014-15). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In 51 games with the Karlstad Färjestad in the Elitserien (Sweden)..." May 21

NHL.com "St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Tuesday that the club has signed goaltender Niklas Lundstrom. Lundstrom, 20, played in 14 games with the Swedish Elite League's AIK, posting a 3-9-0 record with a 3.10 goals-against average and a .901 save..." May 21

Tennessean "The Predators have fired associate coach Peter Horachek, sources close to the team told The Tennessean on Monday night. Broadcast analyst Darren Pang first reported the news on Twitter. The Predators couldn’t be reached for comment. Horachek had been with the Predators organization since the..." May 21

Chicago Tribune "The goal happened in open ice and plain sight, but afterward Brent Seabrook stood in front of his locker stall, looking down at his hands pantomiming a stick-handle movement as he sought words to describe accurately what had happened to him. It was a short flurry in the Blackhawks' 3-1 Game 3..." May 21

Detroit News "The Chicago Blackhawks haven't faced adversity this season but they are most certainly in that position now thanks to the Red Wings. Goals 31 seconds apart by Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller in the second period and Pavel Datsyuk's key tally in third period Monday propelled the Red Wings to a..." May 21

NHL.com "Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza was his usual smiling self Monday, seemingly suffering no ill effects after Ottawa's grinding double-overtime victory Sunday. The Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series, breathing new hope into the..." May 20

ESPN Boston "Injured Boston Bruins defensemen Dennis Seidenberg and Wade Redden participated in the team’s practice Monday morning at TD Garden and both will make the trip to New York in advance of Tuesday’s Game 3 against the Rangers. Bruins coach Claude Julien said Seidenberg (lower body) and Redden..." May 20

Detroit News "In the middle of March 2012, the wheels were coming off for the Red Wings. After several weeks with the most points in the NHL, Jimmy Howard, Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom were injured. Other players were nicked up and struggling to get back into the lineup. What was unknown to fans and..." May 20

New York Post "It is difficult enough for the Rangers to win even when Henrik Lundqvist is at the top of his game. It is all but impossible for the Blueshirts to even come close when The King plays as if he’s a plebeian. Which goes a long way in explaining yesterday, when it appeared as if the Bruins were..." May 20

Denver Post "Patrick Roy is a strong candidate for the Avalanche head coaching job, an NHL source confirmed Sunday. The former Avalanche goaltender and NHL Hall of Famer is considered a rising star in the coaching ranks and was offered Colorado's head coaching job in 2009 before turning it down. With the..." May 20

SportingNews.com "Jonathan Quick will not face NHL supplemental discipline for his verbal abuse of officials, according to Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times. Quick received a game misconduct after Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup playoffs series...." May 20

NHL.com "After allowing three power-play goals in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Ottawa Senators' penalty kill came up big when it was needed most. Against perhaps the finest collection of talent in the NHL, the Senators went a perfect..." May 20

Ottawa Citizen "When Matt Cooke's skate came down on Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon on Feb. 13, Ottawa's season was truly thrust into its underdog, ragtag phase, all replacements and duct tape. Jason Spezza's back surgery and Jared Cowen's hip surgery were one thing; the loss of Karlsson, who could control..." May 20

NHL.com "The situation facing the New York Rangers is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago, but goalie Henrik Lundqvist has identified one problem that ruins the comparison between trying to dig out of an 0-2 hole against the Washington Capitals and climbing out of the same ditch against the Boston..." May 19

WEEI Boston "The Bruins took a 2-0 series lead over the Rangers in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 5-2 victory Sunday at TD Garden. Unlike their previous two games, the B’s didn’t need overtime to secure the victory, as they added to a 3-2 lead entering the third period with goals from Brad..." May 19