George Johnson of the Calgary Herald wonders why so many big-name players were on the sidelines last night in Winnipeg. I agree with Johnson. The NHL should make sure that more big-name players are going to play in a city like Winnipeg that sees NHL (pre-season) hockey once a year.
Rod Brind’Amour was back on the ice for the Hurricanes this morning. If he got hit by a truck, he’d be at practice the next morning.
Nikita Filatov is back on the ice for the Blue Jackets. Great news for Jackets fans.
Valtteri Filppula (thumb) will be ready for action on Friday versus the Bruins. The Wings are taking proper caution with Filppula.
A review of last night’s Florida/Edmonton game from Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Some nice insight here.