Pro Hockey Rumors

Amanda Stein, team reporter of the New Jersey Devils, shared mid-game that Brett Pesce did not return for the second period of the team’s matinee tilt vs Colorado. The defenseman notched 6 minutes in the first but missed his final shifts of the period and did not return.  Especially given the Devils’ hot start, currently atop the league, and their consistent stream of injuries, … [Read more...] about Afternoon Notes: Pesce, Hintz, Finnie

The Red Wings announced they’ve activated center Nate Danielson from the non-roster list and assigned him to AHL Grand Rapids. He had begun the season there after sustaining an undisclosed injury in a preseason game. He’ll now get his season underway in the minors after missing nearly a month of action. Danielson, 21, is beginning his second season in the pros. The No. 9 pick … [Read more...] about Red Wings Activate, Reassign Nate Danielson

It has been over three months since Blue Jackets winger Yegor Chinakhov’s former agent said that his client had requested a trade out of Columbus. Much has happened since then, including an apparent reconciliation with head coach Dean Evason, but that was short-lived before he ended up back in a fourth-line/press box role in training camp. Following that move, Chinakhov … [Read more...] about Panthers, Red Wings, Sabres Among Teams Interested In Yegor Chinakhov

The Red Wings won’t have a key veteran winger available to them for the next two games.  Team reporter Danielle Bruce mentions (Twitter link) that Patrick Kane will not be accompanying the team on their upcoming two-game road trip due to an upper-body injury that also kept him out on Sunday.  However, he did skate on his own today and will be re-evaluated to see if he can … [Read more...] about Kane To Miss The Next Two Games