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These NHL Free Agents Will Get Overpaid This Summer

July 1 is often when an NHL general manager makes moves that they will regret later, and frequently, they spend years trying to correct them. This summer is no different, as teams will overpay many unrestricted free agents. There is perhaps no better recent example of this than Pittsburgh Penguins G...

1 week ago / ESPN NHL

Sens' Tkachuk expected back for start of playoffs

Ryan Graves

Brady Tkachuk is expected to be on the ice for the Senators when the Stanley Cup playoffs start Saturday.

Sens' Tkachuk expected back for start of playoffs

Ryan Graves

Brady Tkachuk is expected to be on the ice for the Senators when the Stanley Cup playoffs start on Saturday.

2 weeks ago / ESPN NHL

Senators mull resting Tkachuk until playoffs start

Penguins'

The Senators, who clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday, are considering having captain Brady Tkachuk sit out the team's final four regular-season games as he continues to recover from an upper-body injury.

Senators Brady Tkachuk Sidelined With New Injury, Crookshank Recalled

Ryan Graves

Senators’ captain Brady Tkachuk will miss tonight’s game against the Sabres with an upper-body injury.Head coach Travis Green told TSN’s Claire Hanna that Tkachuk sustained the injury after being hit away from the play by Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves late in the second period of Sunday’s game. Th...

3 weeks ago / Pro Hockey Rumors

Senators Holding Out Brady Tkachuk With Upper-Body Injury

TSN

The Senators are scratching captain Brady Tkachuk tonight against the Sabres due to an upper-body injury, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia. He’s been dealing with a nagging lower-body issue since the 4 Nations Face-Off that’s threatened his availability but sustained a new injury when he was hit away...

Penguins Place Pierre-Olivier Joseph On Injured Reserve

Brad Marchand

The Penguins announced they’ve placed defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph on injured reserve. There’s no corresponding transaction for now, so they’re left with an open roster spot. Joseph, 25, quietly departed Saturday’s loss to the Bruins with an upper-body injury in the first period, not before layi...

Tom Wilson will be a game-time decision against the Edmonton Oilers

Spencer Carbery

The Washington Capitals may be without Tom Wilson against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon. Head coach Spencer Carbery labeled Wilson a game-time decision during his pregame media availability. Wilson took a hard cross-check to the ribs/side from Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves on...

2 months ago / RMNB

Tom Wilson leaves Capitals win over Penguins with injury after being cross-checked in ribs by Ryan Graves

Capitals’

The Washington Capitals saw one of their top players leave their 8-3 blowout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins early. Tom Wilson was forced out of the game in the third period due to a a cross-check to the ribs from Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves while the Capitals were on a 5-on-3 power play. O...

Pittsburgh Penguins Activate Owen Pickering

Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Penguins will have their top defensive prospect back in the lineup tonight. The organization announced they’ve activated defenseman Owen Pickering off the team’s injured reserve shortly before their matchup against the Florida Panthers. Pickering hasn’t played since late December afte...

Metro Notes: Graves, Berard, Bowey

Josh Yohe

Josh Yohe of The Athletic wrote a brutally honest assessment of the conundrum the Pittsburgh Penguins are facing with highly paid healthy scratch Ryan Graves. Graves is a healthy scratch once again tonight and has sat out of the lineup for the Penguins’ last three games, which were all victories for...

9 months ago / The Hockey Writers

Colorado Avalanche Could Make Erik Brannstrom Their Next Reclamation Project

Patrik Nemeth

Before the start of free agency, it was clear that the Colorado Avalanche would need to look to the secondary market for good value and reclamation projects. They are adept…

Penguins Recall Ryan Shea, Assign Jonathan Gruden To AHL

Ryan Shea

The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Ryan Shea and assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Tom Wilson reportedly suffered infection in face after high stick from Penguins’ Ryan Graves

Pittsburgh Penguins

Tom Wilson drew back into the lineup against the Edmonton Oilers, returning to play after sitting out Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets. The Caps gave few details on Wilson’s absence at the time, but TNT analyst Shane Hnidy shed some light on the situation during Wednesday night’s broadcast. Wi...

1 year ago / NHL Rumors