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 The NHL's Board of Governors and the Players' Association approved a
plan for the 2014-15 season to assess fines to players and coaches
on a graduated scale. The first offense is a warning, followed by a
$2,000 fine on the second offense, which Subban incurred following
incidents against Tampa Bay on Jan. 6 and the New York Rangers on
Jan. 29.
Subban's third offense came against Ottawa on March 12 and led to
the $3,000 fine. A fourth offense would result in a $4,000 fine for
Subban.
Coach Michel Therrien would be subject to a $2,000 fine upon the
fourth diving/embellishment citation against his team in a season.
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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's return to practice
will be postponed until next week.
Lundqvist was set to return to practice Friday for the first time
since Feb. 3, but that was postponed as he attended to his wife, who
is due to give birth.
Lundqvist will not travel with the Rangers for their game Saturday
at the Carolina Hurricanes and likely will not practice until
Tuesday.
Lundqvist has been sidelined with a vascular injury in his neck,
which he suffered Jan. 31 when Carolina forward Brad Malone's shot
deflected off the stick of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh and hit
Lundqvist in the throat.
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The Los Angeles Kings activated defenseman Alec Martinez, who had
missed 18 games with an upper-body injury.
Martinez, who has five goals and 12 assists in 45 games this season,
was placed on injured reserve Feb. 7 after he apparently suffered a
concussion during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 27-year-old Martinez could see his first game action on Saturday
when the Kings play host to the Vancouver Canucks.
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The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Mikhail Grigorenko from the
Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
The 6-foot-3, 211-pound Grigorenko joins the Sabres for the sixth
time this season. He has recorded a goal and an assist in 13 games.
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The Arizona Coyotes added forward Justin Hodgman to their roster on
an emergency recall from Portland of the AHL.
Coyotes winger Martin Erat sustained an upper-body injury during
Arizona's 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday and missed
the third period. He is listed as day to day.
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The Nashville Predators recalled forward Viktor Arvidsson under
emergency conditions from the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
The 5-foot-11, 176-pound Arvidsson, 21, leads the Admirals with 51
points (31 assists).
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The Toronto Maple Leafs loaned defenseman T.J. Brennan to the
Toronto Marlies of the AHL.
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The Calgary Flames sent forward Emile Poirier to Adirondack of the
AHL.
A 2013 first-round draft pick, Poirier has played in five games this
season for the Flames and posted his first NHL point (an assist).
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The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Jimmy Lodge on a
three-year, entry-level contract.
The deal has an average annual value of $805,000, the team said.
In his fourth OHL season, the 20-year-old Lodge has 62 points (28
goals) and 51 penalty minutes through 56 games. (Editing by Gene
Cherry)
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