EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenseman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blueliner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the playoffs.Team president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot, is doing work to return and should play at…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper opened his end-of-season news conference Wednesday apologizing for making what he called an inappropriate analogy about putting skirts on goalies.After the Game 5 loss that eliminated his team from the playoffs on Monday night, Cooper vented about two questionable goaltender interference rulings that contributed to Florida's 6-1 win. The…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBoston Bruins' coach Jim Montgomery had a night to sleep on his team's 2-1 overtime loss to Toronto in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Tuesday - and remained in a foul mood about it by Wednesday."I'm still pissed off from last night, to be honest," said Montgomery after the Bruins' optional practice. "I…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBeing an undrafted free agent meant Mark Giordano had to answer questions about if he could actually make it in professional hockey. Being the captain of two teams meant he had to answer questions about why everything was either going well or going terribly.Being the oldest player in the NHL also meant the 40-year-old Giordano had to answer…