NHL Morning Papers (Friday Edition): Nashville cannot score, Gary Bettman wants Wayne Gretzky involved in hockey and if the Coyotes win, fans get a free ticket
Erik Christensen is a talented offensive player who has been a healthy scratch more often than not this season, but he is not letting that affect his work ethic, writes Curtis Zupke.
Both Ilya Kovalchuk and Nikolai Antropov missed practice for Atlanta yesterday.
The Bruins are hoping that Dennis Wideman will return to the lineup after the weekend.
In Carolina, some Hurricanes players really enjoy the shootout. (Writer’s note: I hate the shootout and always will. It really has no place in the game and is a gimmicky end to a hard fought game.)
With his job seemingly hanging in the balance, Cristobal Huet played a solid game in net for Chicago last night against Nashville. (Writer’s note: I said it before the season and I’ll say it again, I’m not sold the Hawks’ goaltending.)
Ryan O’Reilly scored the winning goal for Colorado in Montreal only a few months after being selected in the same building at the NHL Entry Draft.
Jim Matheson tells us that tonight’s Oilers opponent, the Minnesota Wild, is a team in transition.
Former UND Sioux defenseman Taylor Chorney has been thrown into the fire in Edmonton. (Writer’s note: Chorney still needs some work defensively but has the skill set to contribute in certain ways like moving the puck and closing gaps with his speed.)