News: Grabovski has reportedly admitted that he bit Montreal forward Max Pacioretty in a game on Feb. 9, reports TSN.ca, which cited Dmitry Chesnokov, a Russian-American writer with Yahoo! Sports. "(Pacioretty) was choking me and I bit him," said Grabovski. "Don't stick your hands where you shouldn't." [+]
Impact: After the incident, the NHL didn't hand down any supplemental discipline because it couldn't determine if there was a bite or not. Honestly comes later, we guess. "To be honest with you he was choking me pretty hard, to the point where I really couldn't breathe," continued Grabo. "And I couldn't pull his hand away at all. I tried to hit him with my other hand, but I couldn't because he was choking me. There was nothing left to do but bite him." We wonder if the league will reconsider its stance and levy something that will be effective to start next season ( RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) |
News: Bozak (triceps) won't require surgery, the Toronto Sun reports. [+]
Impact: Bozak was sidelined for the final two games of the first-round series with the Bruins after injuring his triceps during a faceoff in Game 5. He's expected to require four weeks of recovery time before resuming offseason workouts. ( RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013) |
News: Reimer will start Game 7 against the Bruins on Monday, NHL.com reports. [+]
Impact: Reimer has been great in the past two games for the Leafs, giving up just two goals on 74 shots against over that span. He will need to be good again Monday in order for the Leafs to advance after trailing the Bruins 3-1 in the series. ( RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013) |
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News: Edler has been suspended for the remainder of the IIHF World Championships for his knee-to-knee hit on Eric Staal, the Vancouver Province reports. [+]
Impact: Sweden will have to play without Edler in Saturday's semifinal match against Finland and the following medal game. ( RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013) |
News: Schneider revealed that it was a groin injury that kept him out of action for the final two games of the regular season and the first two games of the postseason, the Vancouver Sun reports. [+]
Impact: Schneider was able to return to the net for the final two games of the Canucks first-round loss to the Sharks. He was somewhat rusty in those two appearances, but Schneider did appear to be over his groin injury. The Canucks finally handed over the No. 1 goaltending job to Schneider this past season and he seized the opportunity by going 17-9-4 with a 2.11 goals-against average and .927 save percentage. The odds are Roberto Luongo will be traded this offseason, opening up the door for even more starts for Schneider next season. ( RotoWire - Fri. May 10, 2013) |
News: Hansen suffered a sprained right shoulder in the series-clinching loss to the Sharks, the Vancouver Sun reports. [+]
Impact: The injury makes Hansen unavailable to play for the Danish national team in the world championships. He's expected to be full recovered within a month, so there shouldn't be any lingering issues with this injury heading into the 2013-14 season. ( RotoWire - Fri. May 10, 2013) |
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