NHL Daily: Panthers Add Six, Sabres Want Housley and More
NHL Daily: Panthers Sign Six Players, Sabres Wait on Housley, Edmonton Pushing for Russell and More! (Morning NHL Headlines)
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No games were played Saturday night but the Pittsburgh Penguins now lead the series three games to two with game six back in Nashville on Sunday.
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Sabres Waiting on Housley
When the Sabres ownership, or shall I say Jack Eichel got his coach and GM fired the actual ownership had to go find replacements asap. Now with the signing of Botterill as GM, they have to find a new coach, and a lot of the talk has surrounded Phil Housley. As for Phil, he’s 50/50 on the decision and the Sabres are now waiting on what he wants to do regarding the head coach position. (Fansided)
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Panthers AHL Affiliate Signs Six Players
The Panthers made a ton of depth moves from within on Saturday signing six new players to AHL deals. They signed right winger Francois Beauchemin from the QMJHL, center Matt Buckles and goaltender Evan Cowley as well as extending the contracts of Ryan Horvat, Anthony Greco, and Matt MacKenzie. (The Rat Trick)
Could Kovalchuk Wind Up in Tampa?
Even though Ilya Kovalchuk cannot return to the NHL until July 1st, that hasn’t stopped people from speculating where he may end up. And one is how Kovalchuk wants to be in a sunny state that his family enjoys. Now with Tampa Bay needing help returning to the playoffs and making a cup run it’s possible he could end up there but the team already has a ton of players to sign and already has so much invested in just three guys. So if the Devils were to trade him to Tampa they could very well receive a nice package in return. (Pucks And Pitchforks)
Former Capital Gets a New Job
Former Capitals star Dmitri Khristich has received a new coaching job with the Edinburgh Capitals of the Elite Hockey League in Scotland. In 419 games with Washington, Dmitri tallied up 300 points as well as a total career number of 596 in 811 games throughout Washington, Boston, Los Angeles, and Toronto. (Stars And Sticks)
Russell Could Return as an Oiler
It’s not a surprise to anyone that Kris Russell had an amazing season with the Oilers last year and loved reaching the Conference Finals. So what else isn’t surprising is the fact he will want to come back and according to some reports Russell and the Edmonton managing system have been in talks over a new deal, which hopefully they can get done before July 1st. (Oil On Whyte)
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Bryan to Hold Concert Before Game Six
Every game in Nashville always provides the fans with a bit of a surprise, this time will be one step higher, however. It’s been told that country star Luke Bryan will be doing a rooftop concert before the start of game six against Pittsburgh. Now if that doesn’t get the building and players fired up, what will? (Predlines)