Morning Hits: Salary Cap, Panthers, Hybrid Icing, Waivers, Raymond, Morrow and Jaskin
  • Katie Strang: Gary Bettman said that there was some talk about the projected salary cap for next season but added that those talks are “too preliminary to share.”
  • Dan Rosen: Bettman said the sale of the Panthers is should be consummated quickly.
  • Darren Dreger: The NHLPA will conduct a vote to determine the status of hybrid icing for this year.
  • Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Tim Kennedy (Phx), Brandon McMillan (Phx), Brandon Yip (Phx), Mat Clark (Ana), Alex Grant (Ana), Kyle Cumiskey (Ana) and Bryan Lerg (Col).
  • David Alter: The Maple Leafs sign Mason Raymond to a one year, $1 million contract.
  • Renaud Lavoie: Brenden Morrow gets a no-trade clause from the Blues.
  • Lou Korac: Blues coach Ken Hitchcock on the one forward he needs to cut to get down to 14: “To me, the way Jaskin’s played the last week, I’d be nervous if I was anybody.”