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	Tkachuk: Fresh, fit and dangerous. Elsa/Getty Images

One season removed from a team-imposed suspension, Keith Tkachuk is in tip-top shape, according to his longtime trainer, Nelson Ayotte. Tkachuk is visibly leaner and teammates who have skated with him in the offseason say he looks a step faster on the ice. This is a big season for the Blues forward who will be an unrestricted free agent next year.
  -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Vladimir Orszagh, who was slated to play on the Blues' top line with Keith Tkachuk and Petr Cajanek this season, will have additional knee surgery next week and will be out indefinitely. Orszagh may miss the entire season.
  -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If the Henrik Lundqvist who was in the Ranger nets for the playoffs hardly resembled his regal self against the Devils, there apparently was more than one reason for it. Because, The King revealed yesterday, he played through migraines upon his return from a hip-flexor injury he'd suffered in late March that sidelined him for all but the last game of the regular season's final 19 days.
  -- New York Post

Last year at this time, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman felt that a proposed 15-year contract the Islanders wanted to offer Rick DiPietro was a bit risky and because of questions the league had about insurance, the deal was tabled prior to training camp.
  -- New York Post

Mike Keenan and the Panthers have reached a financial settlement a little more than a week after Keenan was forced to resign as general manager. There had been speculation Keenan would file an official complaint with NHL offices, but deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed on Tuesday that none was ever filed.
  -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon and the agent for winger Tuomo Ruutu, Chicago-based Bill Zito, had another round of negotiations on a new contract Tuesday, with Zito saying progress had been made. The Hawks have been pushing for a one-year contract, willing to risk having to pay Ruutu significantly more or go through arbitration next summer if he has a standout season.
  -- Chicago Tribune

Mario Lemieux specialized in the spectacular throughout his time in the NHL, but the final act of his playing career will be decidedly low-key. The Penguins, at Lemieux's request, will not stage an extravagant ceremony to re-retire his No. 66 sweater.
  -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ben Clymer is playing on the Caps' blue line, for now at least. Although Clymer played wing last season, he confirmed that Coach Glen Hanlon has asked him to return to the position he played when he broke into the league with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  -- Washington Post

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