3-on-3 OT preseason test; Blackhawks give Visnovsky a PTO; Disney blocking D4? (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Goalie mask designer to the stars, Dave Gunnarsson, … [Read more...]

Only one out of 35 NHL stars wouldn’t accept gay teammate USA TODAY asked the players at the NHL Media Tour last week in Toronto some anonymous player poll questions. One of them was whether they’d accept an openly gay teammate.  They asked 35 players; and 34 of them said they would accept him without an issue. “I’m not surprised by that,” said Calgary Flames president Brian Burke, told USA … [Read more...]

Montreal Canadiens: Puck Daddy's 2015-16 NHL Season Preview (The 2015-16 NHL season is nearly upon us! Why bother watching this team? What will make or break the season? Find out as we preview all 30 teams as camps begin!) Last Season: 50-22-10, 110 points, second in Eastern Conference and NHL, bounced by Lightning in Round 2. 2014-15 Season, In One Tweet Did They Get Better, Worse Or Are … [Read more...]

Jonathan Huberdeau offer sheet drama? On Tuesday morning, Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel reported that Florida Panthers RFA Jonathan Huberdeau was mulling a two-year offer from the team – a bridge contract for the 22-year-old center, who made $3,194,166 against the cap in the last season of his rookie deal.  It makes sense for the Panthers, who will have some money coming off the payroll … [Read more...]

Brock Nelson negotiations with Islanders go quiet, and clock's ticking The New York Islanders will hit the ice for training camp beginning Friday morning. One big name who may not be out on the Islanders Ice Works sheet is Brock Nelson. Nelson, who scored 20 goals and recorded 42 points last season, remains unsigned after a qualifying offer in June was rejected. Negotiations have gone quiet, … [Read more...]

Team India hopes hockey game vs. ECHL can boost sport back home The hockey players practice on the natural ice they can find, such as ponds and lakes. Only they aren't skating in some small town in Canada or Minnesota; they're two miles above sea level in the Ladakh region of India.  In about a month, these players from the National Ice Hockey Team of India will take on the ECHL’s Brampton … [Read more...]

Report: Kane in camp? Blackhawks not certain The Chicago Blackhawks will begin training camp Friday at Notre Dame, but it's unclear whether star forward Patrick Kane will be there. Kane remains the subject of a police investigation amid allegations of rape in western New York. He has not been charged with a crime. A grand jury is reportedly expected to convene "soon" to review the case after it … [Read more...]

Sabres' Eichel scores OT winner in rookie game Buffalo Sabres fans are already excited about Jack Eichel. They should be. The 18-year-old rookie out of Boston University is coming off of the best season by a freshman in 20 years in the NCAA and was the No. 2 overall pick in the most recent draft. The latest from SportsLineTheir shiny new cornerstone was on display this week during a rookie … [Read more...]

NHL Ryder Cup tournament to be held midseason in 2017-18? As you know, the World Cup of Hockey is just the first skate to drop in the NHL’s plans for world domination, a.k.a. “[Expletive] Tha Olympics.”  There’s also a Ryder Cup tournament on its way, in which North America’s best players will team up to take on the best players from Europe. It’s an amazing idea and one we fully support, in … [Read more...]

What We Learned: Alex Ovechkin and the search for 50-goal scorers (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) The new season is just weeks away and already the speculation about who will do what is … [Read more...]