by Christopher Botta Filed under: Blue Jackets , NHL Rumors The Columbus Blue Jackets drafted a super-skilled freelancing forward and are now wondering why he's not developing into Jere Lehtinen . So on Tuesday, Nikita Filatov took his sticks and went home to Russia and the KHL -- as the Blue Jackets always knew he could. Now the big question is, where do the Blue Jackets and their "prized"...
- Don't look now, but the Flyers suddenly have even more good young talent. James van Riemsdyk and David Laliberte are playing on the top line with Jeff Carter and looking very impressive. While Laliberte has only played in two games, he has three points (2 goals) while highly touted winger van Riemsdyk has 2 goals and 11 assists in 10 games. Its too early to tell if these two will continue this hot...
It's Tuesday. That's all I have to say today. Links? Links. Blues news Headline: Blues struggling to score goals. Deck: Pope remains Catholic. [Belleville News-Democrat] But hey, at least Erik Johnson and Alex Pietrangelo are playing well. [Sporting News] Seriously, EJ and Petro are living up to their potential. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Some notes on the Riverman and Ed Belfour. Good news, captain...
The Dallas Stars have placed center Mike Modano and winger Jere Lehtinen on injured reserve. For Modano, the move announced Tuesday is retroactive to Oct. 3, when he injured his ribs in the season opener against Nashville. Lehtinen injured a groin Oct. 14 against the Predators. He has one assist in four games this season. The Stars recalled winger Francis Wathier from the Texas Stars of the AHL and...
Last night, I caught a bit of the LA-Dallas game . It was not easy to watch: Los Angeles Kings dominate second period in 4-1 win over Dallas Stars "Dallas falls to 3-2-3 on the season, good for nine of a possible 16 points." Yes, I know that the Stars played without Brad Richards , Mike Modano , Steve Ott and Jere Lehtinen ! Still, are you telling me that the bench can't put up a fight? Dear...
Lehtinen's relentless play has probably worn him down over the years, but he still tests out as one of the Stars' strongest and most physically fit athletes. Still, he has played just 48 games in each of the last two seasons, missing large chunks of last season with groin and upper body injuries.
Lehtinen's relentless play has probably worn him down over the years, but he still tests out as one of the Stars' strongest and most physically fit athletes. Still, he has played just 48 games in each of the last two seasons, missing large chunks of last season with groin and upper body injuries.
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