Morning Hits: Ovechkin, Letang, Elliott, Murray, Beleskey and Andersen
  • Darren Dreger: Canadiens Therrien: “Really disappointed. He’s our best player. Looking at incident it’s a reckless play. Not first time Kreider goes at goalies.
  • Mike Morreale: Reports are that Alex Ovechkin will miss only one game at the World Championships. Evgeni Malkin arrived yesterday.
  • Renaud Lavoie: Penguins Kris Letang broke his foot in Game 6 and broke his hand in Game 7. He’s not able to workout for four weeks.
  • Jeremy Rutherford: The Blues signed Brian Elliott to a three year contract extension.
  • Curtis Zupke: The Ducks signed GM Bob Murray to a four year contract extension.
  • Eric Stephens: Ducks Matt Beleskey has a torn abdominal muscle and may require surgery.
  • Eric Stephens: Ducks Frederik Andersen suffered a sprained MCL in Game 3, but was close to returning.