Predators forward Jordin Tootoo has been cleared to return to practice with the team by the NHL and the NHLPA. Tootoo has entered the follow-up care phase of the joint substance abuse and behavioral health program. He has not been cleared yet to play in games or travel on road trips. Tootoo voluntarily entered the inpatient program Dec. 27.

The Lightning have unveiled a new logo and uniform that will be put to use starting next season. With models Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos, along with franchise founder and Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito and former captain Dave Andreychuk, the new home jersey is a blue sweater with blue pants, and a new Lightning bolt crest in a circle.

The Canucks called up top prospect Cody Hodgson from Manitoba of the AHL on Monday. The forward has 10 goals and 26 points in 28 games with Manitoba this season. He returned last week after missing six weeks with a broken orbital bone from taking a teammate's stick to the face in practice. Hodgson was the 10th pick in the 2008 NHL Draft.

Sidney Crosby's concussion has re-ignited the debate at the Board of Governors meeting at All-Star Weekend about whether the NHL is doing enough to prevent hits to the head. The NHL did adopt a new rule this season, Rule 48, which bans blindside hits to the head. "The blindside hit rule has made a difference in the way the game has been played," Blues president John Davidson said after the board meeting. "There's lots of hitting, only it's more intelligent. We're not trying to catch a guy with his head down, sideways, and knock a guy to the moon." It's clear from the discussion Saturday that owners want their general managers to further discuss the issue and whether the league should take the next step. "And so they should discuss it," Davidson said.

The Red Wings have activated forward Pavel Datsyuk from injured reserve, according to an ESPN.com report on Friday. Datsyuk broke his right wrist Dec. 22. He has 12 goals and 27 assists in 33 games this season.

Hurricanes rookie Jeff Skinner has been chosen for this weekend's All-Star Game. Skinner is an injury replacement. The league's youngest player at 18, Skinner leads all rookies with 40 points and 22 assists while ranking second with 18 goals.

Islanders general manager Garth Snow says the team did everything the right way in its attempted acquisition of goalie Evgeni Nabokov. The Islanders suspended Nabokov on Tuesday for not reporting to the team after he was claimed off waivers from the Red Wings. "The player made the decision not to report," Snow told the MSG Network. "We did everything the right way. It's out of our hands."

Devils coach Jacques Lemaire will not return next season, he told the Star-Ledger. "No [I won't return even if I'm asked]. Because I find that it's tough," Lemaire, 65, said. "I'm not at the end of the season yet. I still have two to three months to go and we'll have tough days. You get back from road trips, I get more tired than when I was 40." Lemaire led the Devils to their first Stanley Cup in franchise history in 1994-95.

Wayne Gretzky is gone from the NHL, but as he turns 50, he's certainly not forgotten. Gretzky hasn't skated on an NHL rink since April 18, 1999, when he scored his 2,857th and final point during the last game of his career, New York's 2-1 overtime loss to Pittsburgh. "I think so, and I don't think that's ever going to change," Charlie Huddy, Gretzky's teammate in Edmonton and Los Angeles, told NHL.com when asked if Gretzky remains the biggest name in hockey. "I don't think it's fair to compare anybody to Wayne. There's only one of him and we all know what he's done for the game of hockey. "As soon as you say his name, even though he's been out of it a while, people know instantly who you're talking about and all his accomplishments. For me, I don't see anybody else coming along who is going to be any better than that."

A Jewish player drafted by the Ducks has sued the team, claiming the coaches of their ECHL affiliate team made anti-Semitic remarks, according to reports. Jason Bailey filed the suit against the Bakersfield Condors and coaches Martin Raymond and Mark Pederson in Orange County. Bailey, 23, was drafted by the Ducks in the third round of the 2005 draft and spent the 2008-2009 season in Bakersfield. He was then traded to the Senators.