Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin is on the road to recovery, and continues to provide photos to prove it.
After undergoing a procedure to mend a rather gruesome Achilles injury, Seguin addressed the media for the first time since the announcement was made that he'll be out of the lineup for three-to-four weeks.
"Yesterday was a little bit better than today," he told reporters. "(I'm) starting to get a bit more feeling in the foot today after the surgery."
Seguin admitted he was concerned following the incident, especially as he thought of scenes from the horror flick "Hostel." He considers himself both unlucky that it happened and lucky that it wasn't worse. While there's no firm timeline for his return to the lineup, he has an idea of when he'll be back.
"I can't really picture myself missing Game 1 (of the playoffs)," he said. "Even if I come back for the last game of the regular season, that'd be quite the goal for me. There's a long way to go until then and I'm looking forward to getting better."
Seguin later shared a visual update on his Achilles injury, which he said looks a bit more gnarly than the first:
After being placed on the trade market via press release, waived, and then banished to the American Hockey League, Chris Higgins is on his way back to the NHL.
The Vancouver Canucks recalled Higgins on Saturday, momentarily ending the veteran forward's two-month stint with the AHL's Utica Comets.
Higgins scored nine goals and added four assists in 22 games with Utica after laboring through 25 games with the Canucks.
Vancouver tried, unsuccessfully, to deal the 32-year-old winger at the trade deadline. There were ultimately no takers for the three-time 20-goal scorer, who tallied three points before his demotion and has another season at $2.5 million on his contract.
Higgins is expected to fill in for Radim Vrbata, who's out with a lower-body injury.
Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled forward Chris Higgins from the AHL Utica Comets.
Higgins, 32, has appeared in 22 games for the Comets this season, registering 13 points...
Jakub Voracek has arrived at the chase for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
After missing nearly a month with a lower-body injury, Voracek has returned to the Philadelphia Flyers lineup for Saturday's marquee matinee clash with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Flyers have seized control of their postseason destiny in the absence of Voracek, their leading scorer from a season ago. They took 15 from nine games over a stretch that included wins over the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and two victories over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A college hockey referee is in critical condition after falling during pregame warmups and hitting his head on the ice.
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association said Saturday that Oliver "Butch" Mousseaux was injured Fr...
Mikko Rantanen, the Avalanche's 10th-overall draft selection last summer, was recalled by the club Saturday, ostensibly in response to Nathan MacKinnon's questionable injury status.
MacKinnon suffered an apparent knee injury late in Colorado's comeback win over the Calgary Flames, and will be re-evaluated Sunday.
Matt Duchene is also absent from the Avalanche's top six. He's dealing with a knee injury and is considered day to day.
Rantanen made the Avalanche out of camp, but was sent down to San Antonio of the American Hockey League after failing to impact through six starts.
Since then, he's perhaps been the most dominant farmhand in the AHL, scoring 21 goals, contributing 1.18 points per game, and ascending to fourth in league scoring with 52 points.
Rantanen will burn the first year of his entry-level contract should he appear in four games down the stretch.
Pierre-Luc Dubois, a projected lottery pick at this summer's draft, has been suspended by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League until further notice for an ugly hit thrown Saturday night.
At top speed in pursuit on the forecheck, the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles forward placed his hands on the back of Luke Green, and shoved the Saint Johns Sea Dogs defenseman into the boards from several feet out.
Dubois has shot up draft boards this season, with 42 goals and 99 points in 62 games. And he also has clear edge, tallying the 11th-most penalty minutes among QMJHL skaters.
On the Fly, theScore's NHL roundtable series, continues. This week, we look back at what's been one of the prevailing themes this season: Superstars who, after rotten starts, turned their seasons around.
Sidney Crosby
Josh Gold-Smith: Crosby's supposed demise was nothing more than an early-season slump.
The Penguins captain has been on a torrid pace since being snubbed from the All-Star festivities, including 16 points during his current 10-game point streak. He's also averaging more than a point per game for the season.
The 28-year-old center has played in all but one of the Penguins' 70 games, and he ranks second on the team among all skaters - including defensemen - in average time-on-ice at 20:21. He's playing a ton, and doing it at a characteristically elite level.
Crosby has done most of his damage alongside his usual linemate, Chris Kunitz, but Patric Hornqvist has also clicked with him on the top line, notching 18 goals and 44 points.
Any first-half panicking about Crosby's game is simply laughable now.
Ryan Getzlaf
Justin Cuthbert: "How [insert player] goes, the [insert team] goes" is a tired cliche in a sport for which fans are tired of cliches, but it's one that so plainly applies to Getzlaf and the Ducks. So, our apologies.
There isn't a date or discrete moment to pinpoint the beginning of Anaheim's turnaround. But it's not as blurred for Getzlaf. Two months ago - when the Ducks were scoring at a league-low rate hovering at about 1.9 goals per game - the fanbase let out a collective groan when the captain committed another brainless turnover (the sort that became representative of his struggles), leading to a goal versus the Senators.
Thankfully, that gaffe came early. Because while Getzlaf was stapled to the bench for much of that game, his number was eventually called, and with a smooth zone entry, he teed up Shea Theadore for his first NHL goal and what proved to be the game-winner.
Since that helper - one of 44 on the year - Getzlaf has contributed 1.07 points per game - a rate only Patrick Kane and Jamie Benn have been able to exceed, and maintain, throughout the season. More importantly, though, the Ducks have 46 points in the 29 games since, while shooting up into comfortable postseason seeding.
Whether it was an injury or a lack of game shape (as some have speculated) that plagued Getzlaf in the early going, that doesn't matter much any longer. The captain, and the team that mirrors his successes and failures, appear prepared to bring their best to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Jakub Voracek
Navin Vaswani: Voracek had only three points - all assists - in Philadelphia's first 10 games. He scored once through the first two months of the season, and it came in his 17th game. Not good enough, especially considering he's going to make $10 million next season.
While 10 goals are far below what was expected, Voracek's saved his season by being a consummate teammate. His 38 assists are the third-highest total of his career, one short of his 39 in 2013-14, and down from a career-high 58 last season.
And while he's been out of the lineup with a foot injury, he's been the Flyers' biggest cheerleader, going over the math on what the Flyers need to do to make the postseason, and rooting for his team using what's become his go-to tweet: "What a f****** game!!!!!"
Voracek's had a disappointing season - he's be the first to admit that. But his 0.80 points per game is the third-highest of his career, and he's done well to make the best of a bad situation. And if the Flyers do make the playoffs, expect Voracek's redemption story to continue.
Tuukka Rask
Ben Whyte: After starting the season's first 13 games with five wins and an embarrassing .890 save percentage, it appeared Rask salvaged his season in December, posting a 6-2-2 record and two shutouts. But in January, the Finn's struggles resurfaced, as he won just three of 10 starts, and the Bruins headed into the All-Star break clinging to a wild-card spot.
The weekend off seemed to cure whatever ailed Rask, whose 11 wins since early February trails only Braden Holtby. By March 10, Boston jumped past the Panthers and Lightning to take a surprising Atlantic Division lead, surpassing any and all preseason expectations.
Though inconsistencies may make some wary of his $7.5-million cap hit, his knack for being at his best when facing a high number of shots has been a key for the surprising Bruins. Rask owns an incredible 7-0-1 record with a .957 save percentage on the nights he faces at least 35 shots.
The overall team performance has improved in recent weeks as well, but the Bruins aren't in the chase for a division title without their veteran backstop.
Phaneuf was flagged for a two-minute minor penalty for an illegal check to the head of the unsuspecting Reinhart, plus an additional minor for roughing. Reinhart had his head turned while preparing to receive a pass in the neutral zone.
It appeared Phaneuf grazed Reinhart's back shoulder before following through, and making contact with the rookie's chin.
Phaneuf was suspended two seasons ago for a hit from behind on Kevan Miller.
