The Preds are back in action tonight, but first, these links:
Senators fire coach Smith; Martin named interim
The Ottawa Senators fired coach D.J. Smith and assistant Davis Payne on Monday. Jacques Martin will serve as interim coach.
If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.
Staios feels Martin, Alfredsson will bring consistency to Senators
D.J. Smith was fired as head coach of the Ottawa Senators on Monday, a day after the club lost its fourth straight game, falling four games below .500 and entrenched in the NHL’s Atlantic Division basement.
I, too, enjoy describing massive staff turnover as “consistency.”
Duchene has 3 points, Stars recover for OT win against Kraken | NHL.com
Harley scores at 2:15 after Tolvanen ties it late in 3rd for Seattle
Several ex-Preds made an impact in this game.
Penguins recover after blowing 3-goal lead, defeat Wild | NHL.com
Crosby breaks tie with power-play goal in 3rd for Pittsburgh, which has won 3 of 4
You do not, in fact, love to see it.
Kings goaltender Copley placed on long-term IR
Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley will miss at least 10 games after suffering a lower-body injury during practice and going on long-term injured reserve.
Rough weekend for goalies.
Oettinger out week to week for Stars with lower-body injury | NHL.com
Goalie helped off ice against Senators on Friday, won’t be anything ‘long, long term’
Really rough weekend for goalies.
Tanev’s league-leading selflessness aids Markstrom’s heroics in Flames’ win
Days after a team meeting focused on how desperate the team needed to play to crawl back into the playoff picture before the Christmas break, Tanev’s team blocked 28 shots in an outing that saw the visiting Panthers record 78 shot attempts.
Selflessness/60 and a puck lost in someone’s pants? Good article.
Canada’s 7 NHL teams join forces to fight ALS
The NHL’s seven Canadien franchises are teaming up in support of the ALS Super Fund, a campaign to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) following the deaths of members of the league community.
Good luck to them and to the researchers.