Here are the national morning papers:
Here are the Eastern Conference morning papers:
- The Capitals lost 4-3 in a shootout to the powerhouse Red Wings last night, but there were many positives to take from the contest writes Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post.
- Don’t expect the Leafs to trade for a replacement to fill the Bryan McCabe void writes Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun. In positive news, McCabe’s surgery was a success and he is still expected to be out the 6-8 weeks that was first reported on Saturday night.
- Shane O’Brien of the Lightning is enjoying his adjustment to the system that John Tortorella has in place in Northern Florida. Carter Gaddis has an interesting article in the Tampa Tribune this morning about Phil Thibodeau the Bolts’ director of team services.
- Michel Therrien likes to juggle his lines at the best of times, but with the Penguins incurring so many injuries, Therrien is being forced to switch his lines up on an almost daily basis. Apparently the Pens and Flyers are considering an outdoor game for next season.
- Flyers coach John Stevens wants his team to cut down on their penalty minutes writes Ed Moran of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Even though he has a hurt foot, with all the injuries the Senators are currently dealing with, Andrej Meszaros vows to play tonight. Senators coach John Paddock loves what Zdeno Chara brings to the table in Boston.
- Katie Strang of Newsday has the details behind Chris Simon’s leave of absence.
- With the Rangers struggling, Tom Renney has shuffled his lines once again, and it appears Scott Gomez will find himself alongside Jaromir Jagr.
- Rod Pelley is really looking forward to playing in front of family and friends on the Devils’ upcoming Western Canada road trip.
- The Habs are starting to turn the corner at even strength writes Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette.
- The Panthers want to make sure they get off to a good start tonight writes Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
- Surprisingly, the Canes are expecting to have Cory Stillman in their lineup tonight when they face-off against the Maple Leafs at home.
- The Sabres are finally getting above-average production from their number one line writes Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News.
- Even though Bruins coach Claude Julien hasn’t announced a starter for tonight’s game, it looks like Tim Thomas is ready to go and will most likely to get the start tonight.
- The Thrashers have split up Marian Hossa and Ilya Kovalchuk and put them on different lines. Craig Custance of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wonders if more changes are in order in his blog.
Here are the Western Conference morning papers:
For Illegal Curve, I’m Richard Pollock.