Here is the Nov. 7 edition of Dan Rosen's weekly mailbag, which runs every Wednesday. If you have a question, tweet it to @drosennhl and use #OvertheBoards.
David Backes didn't get to ask his grandfather, a tail gunner in World War II, all the questions he would have liked to ask. So the Boston Bruins forward relished getting to talk to a group of veterans after practice Wednesday, a group that included those who served in World War II and the Korean War.
Erik Haula will miss at least the next three games after the Vegas Golden Knights forward was injured during the third period of a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.
Elias Pettersson continues to be an offensive force for the Vancouver Canucks. He became the fifth NHL player after the inaugural season of 1917-18 to score at least 10 goals in the first 10 games of his career. Odie Cleghorn of the 1918-19 Montreal Canadiens had 12, Don Murdoch of the New York Rangers had 11 in 1976-77, and in 1992-93, Dimitri Kvartalnov of the Boston Bruins and Robert Gaudreau of the San Jose Sharks each scored 10.
The hottest teen in the NHL is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks, and his name is Elias Pettersson. The 19-year-old undersized center out of Sweden is absolutely crushing it at the start of his rookie year in the NHL, and tonight against the Red Wings, he opened the scoring with a murderous slap shot past…
Several Ottawa Senators players were caught on video mocking one of their coaches as well as their own struggles during an apparent Uber trip in October, courtesy of the Ottawa ...
The Chicago Blackhawks fired head coach Joel Quenneville on Tuesday and named Jeremy Colliton his replacement. Chicago also parted ways with assistant coaches Kevin Dineen and Ulf Samuelsson...
The Chicago Blackhawks fired head coach Joel Quenneville on Tuesday and named Jeremy Colliton his replacement. Chicago also parted ways with assistant coaches Kevin Dineen and Ulf Samuelsson...
McDonagh steals the puck from Borowiecki to disrupt a 3-on-1 break on the empty net, then notches an assist on the game tying goal with 27 seconds left in the 3rd
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