It's a matter of time before Joel Quenneville finds his way behind an NHL bench again, but he'll do so on his own terms.

Quenneville was fired by the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday after 10-plus seasons with Chicago and three Stanley Cups. The 60-year-old definitely wants to coach again and will wait for the opportunity he believes is best, a source told Scott Powers of The Athletic.

There are no current openings, but several teams across the league would jump at the opportunity to add a coach of Quenneville's caliber. The future Hall of Famer ranks second in NHL history with 890 wins and is coming off the most successful coaching tenure of the salary-cap era.

He's free to join a new team at any point, though there's one season left on his contract with the Blackhawks at $6 million.

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Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant said forward Erik Haula will miss at least three games after suffering an apparent leg injury in Tuesday night's loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Haula will travel with the team for the remainder of its road trip, and a status update is expected soon, Gallant added.

The initial prognosis could be considered positive for the Golden Knights, as Haula was stretchered off the ice in considerable pain after taking a hit from Patrick Marleau.

Haula registered a career-high 29 goals and 55 points in Vegas' debut season. He's recorded two goals and five assists so far in 2018-19.

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Edmonton Oilers enforcer Milan Lucic will have a hearing Wednesday for roughing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mathieu Joseph on Tuesday night, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.

Here's the play in question:

Earlier in the third period, Joseph caught Oilers defenseman Kris Russell with a hit from behind, and Lucic clearly took exception with his team trailing 5-2. His antics resulted in two minors for both interference and roughing, as well as a 10-minute misconduct.

Lucic has been held off the scoresheet in each of his last six contests and has one goal and three assists on the season. Joseph, meanwhile, has one goal and one helper 15 games into his rookie campaign.

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The Ottawa Senators say the organization was aware of the video that surfaced Monday prior to it being made public.

The video was recorded during Ottawa's recent road trip through Arizona, and included players taking numerous jabs at assistant coach Martin Raymond about his special teams and video session methods.

In the aftermath of its release, the players involved in the video (Matt Duchene, Chris Wideman, Alex Formenton, Thomas Chabot, Dylan DeMelo, Colin White, and Chris Tierney) weren't made available for comment, but members of the team's leadership group addressed the topic and shed light on how the organization handled the situation.

"We dealt with this long before this video was released," assistant captain Mark Stone told reporters, according to TSN. "As a coaching staff, as management, and as players, it was dealt with internally and the way it should be. We're going to move forward and grow with it.

"We don't want negative stuff surrounding our team," Stone said. "This is a hiccup, but I think guys have made a great effort to repair relationships. This is only going to make our team stronger moving forward."

The Senators are 5-6-3 on the season, good for sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

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Vegas Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty is expected to return to the club's lineup Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Gerard Gallant announced.

Pacioretty's been day to day since suffering an upper-body injury on Oct. 26 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Through his first 10 games with Vegas, Pacioretty's notched just two goals, but perhaps the trip to Toronto will help. He's scored 19 career goals versus the Maple Leafs - the most against any opponent.

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The Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Joel Quenneville after 10 seasons, the team announced Tuesday.

Jeremy Colliton, formerly the head coach of the AHL's Rockford IceHogs, has been named his replacement. The 33-year-old is now the youngest coach in the NHL, while Quenneville's run as the league's longest-tenured bench boss has come to an abrupt end.

Along with Quenneville, assistants Kevin Dineen and Ulf Samuelsson were also fired.

The Blackhawks have gone 3-6-1 in their last 10 games and currently sit two points out of a wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Their latest loss came Saturday evening, when the Calgary Flames scored four unanswered goals to erase Chicago's 3-1 lead.

Quenneville turned the Blackhawks into a dynasty after being hired in 2008, winning three Stanley Cups from 2010 to 2015 along with three Central Division titles and a Presidents' Trophy in 2013. His overall record with the club was 446-243-93.

He signed a three-year extension with the Blackhawks in 2016 and is owed the remainder of this year's salary as well as $6 million for next season, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

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Bobby Orr isn't optimistic the NHL will be able to avoid a fourth lockout since 1994.

"My gut feeling is I'd be surprised if there's not," Orr said this week, according to The Canadian Press. "I hope there isn't. But it's going to be a tough one."

After the most recent lockout in 2013, the NHL and NHLPA signed a 10-year collective bargaining agreement, but both sides own the right to opt out next September. Should that happen, a renegotiation would be required prior to the 2020-21 season, rather than before 2022-23.

Olympic participation and escrow are reportedly among the most pressing issues for the players in the current CBA.

"I think there are concerns (with the current CBA) on both sides." Orr added. "I hope I'm wrong. We don't need another lockout.

"We've got it going now. It would be a shame to put it on the back burner."

Though his playing days are long gone, Orr remains linked to several current players as the head of Orr Hockey Group, an agency that represents superstars Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, among others.

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A woman has filed a lawsuit against San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane alleging he failed to follow through on an agreement to pay her $3 million to abort their baby - an accusation Kane's lawyer insists is "baseless."

The lawsuit, claiming a breach of contract, was first reported by TMZ Sports on Wednesday.

Kane's lawyer issued a statement on Thursday, which was obtained by Kevin Kurz of The Athletic:

We've received notice of the filing of a lawsuit by someone referred to as Jane Doe alleging a breach of contract against Evander Kane. We firmly believe that this lawsuit is baseless both factually and legally. We will aggressively defend this claim in court on Evander's behalf and assert all applicable counterclaims.

According to TMZ, the woman's lawsuit states that she and Kane had a relationship dating back to 2015, and that after a third pregnancy - which followed two abortions - Kane started "bullying" her and ultimately offered her $3 million to get an abortion. The woman says she did so, but that she never received the money. She's now suing for more than $6 million over the allegedly neglected payment and other damages.

Kane, 27, signed a seven-year, $49-million contract with the Sharks in the offseason.

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The NHL is poised for more European excursions in 2019-20, as commissioner Gary Bettman announced tentative plans Thursday for the league to host games in the Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, according to Brian Compton of NHL.com.

Bettman said Prague and Stockholm will host regular-season games, while cities in Germany and Switzerland will get preseason contests, according to The Fourth Period's Dennis Bernstein. Dates and the potential teams involved haven't been determined.

The Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers are currently in Finland for a two-game slate, while the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils each played an exhibition match in Germany and Switzerland, respectively, before opening their regular season in Gothenburg, Sweden. All these events were part of the NHL Global Series, which began in 2017.

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Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, the team announced Wednesday.

Quick had already missed five games this season with a separate lower-body injury he sustained during the first game of the season, returning from the ailment on Oct. 18. Then, on Saturday, the netminder was ruled out again and required a new evaluation.

He's started four games in 2018-19, going 0-3-1 with a .845 save percentage. Quick's latest surgery marks his second significant absence in three seasons, as he appeared in just 17 contests in 2016-17 because of a groin injury.

The Kings are not expected to explore the trade market while Quick is out, according to Fox Sports West's Jon Rosen, meaning they'll likely roll with Jack Campbell and Peter Budaj between the pipes in the meantime.

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