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A big blow for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Ryan Whitney will miss 3-5 months following a surgery to correct a chronic foot problem. Whitney will be out of the Penguins lineup until late November at the earliest, with an All-Star break return not out of the question. Whitney scored 12 goals and added 28 assists in 76 games for Penguins, while adding 6 points during the Penguins playoff run. Whitney is entering the second year of a six year/24 million dollar contract.
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they have extended the contract of coach John Stevens. Stevens, who was entering the final year of his contract, has been given two extra years. Stevens led the Flyers back to the playoffs last season, and has a 63-71-22 record as the Flyers coach over the past two seasons.
According to Sportsnet, Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe has waived his no movement clause for the Florida Panthers. For more information, please check out my latest blog, where I talk about who the Leafs are likely to recieve in return for the veteran blueliner.
Scott Gordon, who was last year's AHL Coach of the Year, will take over the bench duties for the New York Islanders. He was one of the three finalists for the job, on a list that also included former Leafs' coach Paul Maurice and former stanley cup winning coach Bob Hartley. Gordon moves to the NHL after compiling a 55-18-3 record with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League last season. Gordon replaces recently fired coach Ted Nolan.
With first overall selection, Steven Stamkos, already signed to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the second overall selection, Drew Doughty, got his turn to make things official today. Doughty has signed a three year entry level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
With the pre-season schedule announced, several prospective future NHL locations are on the schedule. Two games will be played in Halifax, while another will be played in London, Ontario. As for American cities, games will be played in Salt Lake City, Kansas City and Las Vegas. All five of these cities have been mentioned as either cities prime for a relocated team or an expansion team, and this could be the NHL's way of getting an idea of the respective markets.
Jeff O'Neill has been invited to training camp by his former club, the Carolina Hurricanes. O'Neill spent many seasons with the Hurricanes, and was part of the team that made it to the finals in 2001-2002. O'Neill has not been signed to a contract, but will be given every chance by the 'canes to earn one.
Former Ottawa Senators coach John Paddock has been named the new head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms, which is the Flyers AHL affiliate. Paddock is coming off his first season as an NHL head coach since the 94-95 season. He led the Senators to a 36-22-6 record before he was fired. Paddock was also the coach of the Eastern Conference all-stars last season. The Phantoms are coming off a second-round playoff exit last season, and are just three seasons removed from winning the franchises second Calder Cup.
G: A. Ovechkin (65) A: J. Thornton (67) P: A. Ovechkin (112) +/-: P. Datsyuk (+41) PIMs: D. Carcillo (324) PP Goals: A. Ovechkin (22) SH Goals: P. Sharp, D. Alfredsson (7) GW Goals: A. Ovechkin (11)
W: E. Nabokov (46) GAA: C. Osgood (2.09)* SV%: D. Ellis (.924)* SO: H. Lundqvist (10)*
*(Goalies require at least 30:00/team GP.)
Last Updated: Apr 22 @ 10:08 AM (EST)
The Rookie Race
1. P. Kane (72) 2. N. Backstrom (69) 3. J. Toews (54) 4. P. Mueller (54) 5. S. Gagner (49)
Last Updated: Apr. 22 @ 10:10 AM (EST)
NHL's Three Stars
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