Duck Tales: Defenseman Wanted

DUCKS NEWS

• Several Norfolk Admirals are trying to dig out of long slumps. [Hampton Roads]
• The Ducks are still looking for a defenseman. [NHL.com]
• The Ducks have been riding John Gibson's strong performance in goal in order to break their slump. [Pro Hockey Talk]
• The Ducks sent center William Karlsson back to the AHL yesterday. [WPTZ]
• The Norfolk Admirals will become an ECHL team this fall. [Hampton Roads]

AROUND THE NHL

• The next few weeks will determine if the Los Angeles Kings are buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. [ESPN]
• The Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned forward Teuvo Teravainen to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. [Associated Press]
• Evander Kane has a strong early resume and could blossom following a trade to the Buffalo Sabres. [NHL.com]
• Puck Daddy interviews Dan Craig, NHL senior director of facilities operations. [Puck Daddy]
• John Tortorella said during an interview with Tampa radio Friday that he deserved to be fired as coach after one season with the Vancouver Canucks. [NHL.com]