May 2011 - Hockey Wiretap

Iginla Withdraws From ASG; Briere In
Jarome Iginla wants to spend time with his ailing grandmother.

ESPN

Buffalo's Stafford To Miss Two Games
The Sabres will play the Bruins and Islanders on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

ESPN

Crosby Hasn't Ruled Out All-Star Game
Sidney Crosby has been out since Jan. 6.

ESPN

Flyers Give Holmgren 3-Year Extension
The Flyers have given GM Paul Holmgren a three-year contract extension.

ESPN.com

NHL Name Staal, Lidstrom All-Star Captains
This year's All-Star teams will be selected by Eric Staal and Nicklas Lidsgrom.

AP

Ben Eager Headed To San Jose
Sharks acquire forward Ben Eager from the Thrashers for draft pick.

ESPN.com

Florida's McCabe Out 4-6 Weeks
Bryan McCabe is expected to miss four to six weeks while recovering from a broken jaw.

ESPN.com

Jokinen, Bergeron, Bryzgalov Named NHL's 'Three Stars'
Hurricanes LW Jussi Jokinen was named the NHL's 'First Star' for the week ending January 16.

Press Release

RealGM's NHL Rookie Rankings For Mid-January
We cannot recall a time when such a large portion of rookies were making such a big impact on the ice (and on the score sheets) for teams vying for the playoffs

Nick Obergan/RealGM

Stars Will Honor Langenbrunner Before 1,000th Game
Dallas acquired Jamie Langenbrunner on Jan. 7.

ESPN

Kiprusoff Hears Sutter's Criticism
Miikka Kiprusoff has a save percentage of just .903.

Globe And Mail

Senators Expected To Trade Ruutu
Ottawa is expected to deal Jarkko Ruutu and his expiring contract.

Ottawa Sun

Mike Commodore Clears Waivers
Columbus placed Mike Commodore on waivers recently.

Bob McKenzie/TSN (via Twitter)

Bruins Activate Stuart For Matinee
Mark Stuart hasn't played since Dec. 7 because of a broken finger.

ESPN

Rangers Bench Marian Gaborik
Marian Gaborik is stuck in a scoring slump.

ESPN

Capitals End 3-Game Skid With 3 Goals In 3rd Period
The Capitals exploded to end their skid with a win over the Senators.

ESPN

Simmonds Misses L.A.'s Road Trip
Wayne Simmonds was hurt Saturday night during a large scuffle in the second period of the team's win over Edmonton.

ESPN

Coyotes Recall Brett MacLean
Phoenix drafted MacLean with the 32nd overall pick in 2007.

RealGM Staff Report

O'Reilly Has Shoulder Injury After Fall
Ryan O'Reilly was carried off the ice on a stretcher on Friday night.

ESPN

Penguins Top Bruins Without Crosby
Pittsburgh scored three straight goals to beat Boston.

ESPN

Leafs Recall Mueller From Marlies
In 39 games with the Marlies this season, Marcel Mueller has registered 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists.

Press Release

Detroit's Holmstrom Will Miss One Month
Tomas Holmstrom broke his hand against Columbus.

Yahoo! Sports

Mike Brown Suspended 3 Games
Mike Brown leveled Ed Jovanovski with a shoulder hit to the head on Thursday night.

ESPN

Crosby To Miss Fifth Consecutive Game
Sidney Crosby is still recovering from a head injury.

ESPN

Wild To Start Anton Khudobin
Niklas Backstrom and Jose Theodore are each out with lower-body injuries.

ESPN

Nashville's O'Brien Suspended Two Games
Shane O'Brien was penalized for a high-sticking incident against Florida's Stephen Weiss.

ESPN

Pronger Could Return Next Week
The Flyers have been fine without Chris Pronger, who broke his foot last month.

Philadelphia Inquirer

East Coast Bias Keeps Yandle Off All-Star Team?
Keith Yandle was snubbed from the 2011 NHL All-Star team, leaving some of his Phoenix teammates displeased.

Canoe

Leafs Get Mike Brown Back
Mike Brown's return meant one of Toronto's forward would need to sit, but it was settled early Thursday when Fredrik Sjostrom was scratched.

Canoe

Kesler Enjoying New Role On Vancouver's First Line
Ryan Kesler's net presence is one of the major reasons Vancouver's power play has been among the NHL's best this season.

National Post