A collection of the latest news from around the world of hockey:
BREAKING: Denis Wideman’s 20-game suspension will not be reduced. He can appeal again. [The Score]
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upholds 20-game suspension of Dennis Wideman.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 17, 2016
(Gary Bettman cited that Wideman failed to take responsibility for what happened. The NHL got a hold of Wideman’s text messages. Yikes. More to come…)
Flames goalie Karri Ramo is out for the season with a knee injury. [CBC]
Do the Carolina Hurricanes need to move on from Eric Staal and/or Cam Ward? [The Fourth Period]
The Capitals may not lead the way in terms of fancy stats, but they’re really good at all the things you need to do to be a good hockey team. And they win a lot. [THN]
There are only good days ahead for Martin Jones. [Hockey Lines]
So there really is going to be a movie about John Scott. And the NHL will continue to profit off of him. [Sportsnet]
The Penguins need a healthy Evgeni Malkin to succeed. [Todays Slapshot]
If Malkin got hurt at the All-Star game, that’s bad luck. But if he had a nagging injury before the game and the Penguins still let him go, that was just a really horrible decision. [Trib Live]
Radko Gudas shouldn’t be in the league, but the NHL is letting him do whatever he wants. [Yahoo]
Little bit of a dive here by the Devils’ Joseph Blandisi. [The Hockey News]
Eric Gryba would like to remain an Oiler beyond this season. [Edmonton Journal]. He’s currently out of the lineup with injury. [Oil on Whyte]
Are the Oilers going to trade Nail Yakupov? [Beer League Heroes]
It’s hard to describe what’s happening with the Flint Firebirds. [TSN]
Despite an aggressive start, the Lightning lost yet again. [Scrum Sports]
Tomas Hertl is using his assets to his advantage. [Fear the Fin]
Big win for the Blues over the Stars. [Fox Sports]
The Maple Leafs want to grow up to be just like the Blackhawks. [Edmonton Journal]
Does Toronto miss Dion Phaneuf? [Globe and Mail]
And finally, here are a few things that have happened since Jaromir Jagr made his NHL debut. [Crooked Scoreboard]
