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Report: Fehr, Daly 'touched base' Saturday

NHLPA counsel Steve Fehr and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly "touched base" on Saturday and are expected to talk again Sunday.

The two sides had an unannounced meeting Friday and Fehr and Daly talked Saturday to set up this coming week's negotiating schedule, according to ESPN's Pierre Lebrun. During Friday's meeting, the two sides were said to have emphasized the need to "compromise" and it was reported early Saturday that the players were working on a new proposal. While it appears we're still a ways away from a new collective-bargaining agreement, the positive to take away is that the owners and union are at least staying in touch with one another.

Source: Pierre Lebrun on Twitter

Sat, Oct 6, 2012 07:36:00 PM

NHL suspends Ryan Hartman for one game

Ryan Hartman has been issued a one-game suspension for hitting Colorado's Carl Soderberg in the head.

The incident happened in the third period of Wednesday's game. The NHL felt Hartman chose a poor angle to deliver his check and made Soderberg's head the main point of contact when it was avoidable. Hartman won't be allowed to play on Friday as a result.

Source: NHL.com

Apr 19 - 5:06 PM

Patric Hornqvist (UBI) will miss Game 5

Patric Hornqvist (upper body) won't return for Game 5.

As previously reported, Hornqvist missed Thursday's practice, but the silver lining is that he did skate on his own before that. Dominik Simon will stay on the top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel due to Hornqvist's absence.

Source: NHL.com

Apr 19 - 3:35 PM

Avalanche will start Andrew Hammond in Game 5

Andrew Hammond will be the Avalanche's starter for Game 5 on Friday.

This wasn't the plan, but Semyon Varlamov and now Jonathan Bernier are both injured, so the Avalanche's hands are tied. At least the Avalanche have a third-string goaltender with a bit of playoff experience, even if it's not a lot. Hammond has a 3.00 GAA and .921 save percentage in three career postseason games.

Source: Avalanche.nhl.com on Twitter

Apr 19 - 12:48 PM

Ryan Hartman will face a hearing Thursday

Ryan Hartman will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday for an illegal check to the head on Colorado's Carl Soderberg.

The incident occurred in the third period of Wednesday's contest and it landed Hartman in the penalty box for two minutes on a charging call. Hartman piled up six minutes in the sin bin in Game 4.

Source: NHL Player Safety on Twitter

Apr 19 - 10:35 AM

Francois Beauchemin played in his last game

With the Ducks eliminated from the 2018 playoffs, Francois Beauchemin's playing career has ended.

San Jose earned a 2-1 win over Anaheim Wednesday night to complete the four-game sweep of the first round series. It's certainly not the exit Beauchemin was hoping for. "Really disappointing obviously," Beauchemin said. "I don’t think anybody saw that coming. We played so well the last 15, 20 games of the regular season. It felt like we didn’t really have the push to give during that series." Regardless, Beauchemin had a great career that spanned 903 games between his stints with Anaheim, Colorado, Toronto, and Columbus. He also appeared in an additional 101 playoff contests and won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007. He was a workhorse throughout his career and his average playing time in a regular season game was 23:35 minutes.

Source: Orange County Register

Apr 19 - 4:24 AM

Sharks sweep Ducks, will play VGK in Round 2

Tomas Hertl scored a goal in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

The victory means that the Sharks have swept the Ducks in four straight games. Moments after Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf turned the puck over in his own end, Hertl tipped a Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot by John Gibson to give the Sharks a 2-1 advantage. Hertl has now found the back of the net in three consecutive games. The 24-year-old is up to three goals and four points in four games during the postseason. San Jose will now face the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Apr 19 - 1:15 AM

Filip Forsberg scores 1G, 1A in GM 4 win

Filip Forsberg picked up a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Forsberg opened the scoring in the first period when he went around Duncan Siemens before beating Jonathan Bernier. He then added the primary assist on Colton Sissons' tally in the second frame to make it 2-0 for Nashville. Forsberg finished the night with a plus-1 rating and three shots on goal in 15:24 of ice time. The 23-year-old has three goals and five points in four games this postseason. The Predators now have a 3-1 advantage in this best-of-seven series. Nashville will have a chance to eliminate Colorado on Friday night.

Apr 19 - 12:58 AM

Jonathan Bernier injured in GM 4 on Wednesday

Jonathan Bernier suffered a lower-body injury in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Andrew Hammond was between the pipes to start the third period (Colorado was trailing 3-0 at the time). The Avs are down to their third string netminder now that Semyon Varlamov and Bernier are both out. Bernier turned aside 23 of 26 shots in the defeat. He now has a 1-3 record with a 3.87 goals-against-average and a .883 save percentage this postseason. The Avalanche now find themselves down 3-1 in this best-of-seven series. They'll look to save their season in Nashville on Friday night. The Avs will likely provide an update on Bernier's status in the next day or so. We'll consider him day-to-day for now.

Source: Marc Moser on Twitter

Apr 19 - 12:14 AM

Sami Vatanen (UBI) leaves Wednesday's game

Sami Vatanen was forced from Wednesday's Game 4 loss to Tampa Bay due to an upper-body injury.

Vatanen was injured on a hit from Nikita Kucherov, who appeared to make contact with the Devils defender's head. No penalty was called on the play and Kucherov may get a call from league for the hit. Heading into tonight's Game 4 matchup, Vatanen led all Devils in average ice-time with 23:23 per game and it would be a huge loss if he is unable to recover in time for Game 5. Consider his status day-to-day for now.

Source: New Jersey Devils on Twitter

Apr 18 - 10:24 PM

Nikita Kucherov records 2G, 1A in Game 4

Nikita Kucherov scored two goals and picked up an assist in Wednesday's 3-1 Game 4 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Kucherov first got on the scoresheet with a primary assist on J.T. Miller's first of the post-season. The Russian forward then scored the game-winner less than four minutes later with a quick shot from the slot before adding another goal into an empty net. Despite the big night offensively, all anybody will be talking about is high hit he committed on New Jersey's Sami Vatanen that went unpunished and forced the Finnish defenseman out of the game. It could something for the league to review before Game 5 on Saturday.

Apr 18 - 10:23 PM

Jarnkrok (UBI) returns to action in Game 4

Calle Jarnkrok (upper body) will be back in the lineup for Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Jarnkrok was on the ice for the pregame warmups and he will play for the first time since Mar. 13. He is projected to skate alongside Ryan Hartman and Mike Fisher on the fourth line.

Source: Adam Vingan on Twitter

Apr 18 - 10:01 PM