Pro Hockey Rumors

The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned Conor Sheary. He was called up on Saturday to serve as the 11th forward in Tampa’s 5-3 loss to Toronto. He managed no scoring, three shots, and one hit in 12:18 of ice time. Sheary’s was on his first call-up since passing through waivers and being assigned to the minors on October 24th. This season has awarded Sheary his first AHL games … [Read more...] about Afternoon Notes: Sheary, Talbot, Celebrini, Hughes

Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon won’t accompany the team on their two-game road trip, mentions Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press (Twitter link). He’s dealing with a lower-body injury with no timeline for his return.  Lyon has a 2.74 GAA and a .911 SV% in nine appearances so far.  Meanwhile, St. James notes that winger Patrick Kane will miss his fourth straight game on … [Read more...] about Lyon Won’t Play On Road Trip, Kane Could Play Tuesday

Analyst Darren Dreger shared worrying news for the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, Derek Lalonde, in yesterday’s edition of TSN’s ’Insider Trading’. Dreger highlighted Detroit’s three-game homestand, which begins tonight, as the last chance for Lalonde to continue in his role behind the Red Wings bench.Lalonde is in the final year of his contract originally signed before … [Read more...] about Detroit Begins An Important Homestand For Lalonde

Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon sustained an undisclosed injury during Wednesday’s morning skate and is unavailable tonight against the Flames, Max Bultman of The Athletic reports. Ville Husso was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids and will serve as Cam Talbot’s backup against the latter’s former team. It’s a tough break for Lyon, who had stopped 49 of 52 shots in his last two … [Read more...] about Red Wings Notes: Lyon, Husso, Kane, Guimond

With no teams within a game of the .500 mark, the early-season parity of the Atlantic Division is beginning to separate. Unfortunately for the Red Wings, they’re on the wrong side of that division and sit four points behind the Lightning for fifth place and have an 8-10-2 record through 20 games. … [Read more...] about Bultman: Jiříček, Zegras Among Speculative Red Wings Trade Candidates