Erik Johnson Hurts Knee While Golfing
hockeybeat.com 9/25/2008 — Erik Johnson, St. Louis Blues defenseman, reportedly injured his knee - on a golf cart. Johnson slammed his foot between the accelerator and brake petal while trying to stop the cart, and started feeling pain in his right knee.

The Calgary Sun - Wanting to Gel with new team
calsun.canoe.ca 9/26/2008 — Martin Gelinas doesn't harbour any illusions about being the missing piece that will transform an also-ran into an instant Stanley Cup contender. "I know I'm not Forsberg, I'm not Sundin," he said. Like the shifty Swedes, though, Gelinas is still ...

St. Louis Blue Season Preview
thepensblog.blogspot.com 9/26/2008 — Who gives a shit about the blues. Apparently that cracker. John Davidson looks like Dr. Phil. Brad "Little" Boyes is a solid player for them, but whatev. Hossa might score 50 goals against them. Go Pens

Atlanta's cap room pays off
mirtle.blogspot.com 9/27/2008 — "It's the new NHL, my friend. It's nice to have cap room." — Thrashers GM Don WaddellIt does work out nicely for Atlanta, but I find it a little funny that Waddell's playing his $15-million or so in cap space off as part of some grand master plan. A ...

Rumors on cause of injury irk Johnson
stltoday.com 9/28/2008 — When Erik Johnson learned that his knee injury might be serious, the Blues defenseman was so embarrassed that it happened on a golf course, he wanted the team to say it occurred on the ice at practice."But you can't have an organization lie about ...

Malone and St. Louis score late to lift Lightning — Boston.com -- Hockey news 9/26/2008
Two quick strikes in the third period gave the Lightning a boost before heading off to Europe.

Flames' Lombardi hopes to find scoring touch — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 9/26/2008
CALGARY (CP) -- No one can doubt that Calgary Flames forward Matthew Lombardi has top-notch speed. ...

Perron hat trick gets Blues by Thrashers (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 9/27/2008
David Perron had three goals and an assist, and Andy McDonald added five assists to help the St. Louis Blues to a 9-4 preseason win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday night. Brad Boyes and Lee Stempniak had two goals and an assist each for the ...

Rookie Neal gets Stars past Blues 4-3 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 9/28/2008
Rookie James Neal scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in exhibition play Saturday night. Steve Ott, Brenden Morrow and B.J. Crombeen also scored for the Stars (1-2). With the game tied at ...

Calgary Flames Look Good...Real Good! — Bleacher Report - NHL 9/28/2008
As a Calgary Flames fan, I have had to endure numerous seasons of missing the playoffs, followed by a winning goal that never was (in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003-04), to mediocre play in the regular season leading up to a first-round ...