EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEugene Melnyk believed in the Ottawa Senators -- bullishly, unabashedly and with trademark bravado.It's what made the Senators' late owner such a lightning rod around the league. And his stance was firm until he passed away that Ottawa would rise again to be a playoff contender."I truly believe that we are a Stanley Cup winner within four years,"…

EmailPrintEdmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was suspended one game by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday night for cross-checking Los Angeles Kings forward Quinton Byfield.He'll miss the Oilers' regular-season finale at San Jose on Wednesday night but will be eligible to return to Edmonton's lineup for Game 1 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Kings.Nurse…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsST. PAUL, Minn. -- Wild coach John Hynes sent retiring goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury out for overtime in what could well be the final game of his storied career, and Minnesota outlasted the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the home team's regular-season finale.Fleury, 40, made five saves, fending off a 4-on-3 power play, in the victory. The…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAfter colliding with an official in Saturday's game, Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers is week-to-week because of a right foot injury as the Presidents' Trophy winners prepare for the Stanley Cup playoffs.Following Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the host Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said the 29-year-old Ehlers aggravated the lower-body injury he sustained earlier in the…