NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition)

Illegal Curve Hockey

Here are the morning papers for Tuesday the 5th of August:

Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News has all the details on the coaching staff for the Sabres’ new AHL affiliate in Portland.
The Blue Jackets are hoping Raffi Torres will be able to turn up his workouts, as the former Oiler is in the process of recovering from knee surgery.
In Detroit, the Red Wings officially hired Brad McCrimmon as an assistant coach and re-signed assistant coach Paul MacLean to a three-year deal.
The IIHF is expected to hand down a ruling on Alexander Radulov’s playing status by mid-August, writes John Glennon of the Tennessean.
Kevin Paul Dupont has a feature on the Bruins’ big off-season acquisition Michael Ryder.
Dan Bylsma (remember him?) has been named the newest coach of the Penguins’ AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Coming off of a serious groin injury, Chris Clark expects to be ready for training camp, writes Tarik El-Bashir.
Meanwhile, the Sharks were finally able to get Ryane Clowe under contract for one season at $1.6 million.
Apparently the Blackhawks plan on using a two-goalie rotation, writes Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune. (Writer’s note: That is one expensive two-goalie rotation.)
As Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun explains, both Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano know what is expected of them come next season.