Seider registered a power-play assist, two shots on goal, three hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 5-3 Stadium Series loss to the Blue Jackets. Seider has a goal and four assists ...

I love when a team has distinct flaws but isn’t irredeemable. It’s one of my favorite things in sports, actually—that extended fight to minimize weaknesses and maximize strengths in a journey from “slightly below average” to “slightly above average.

Larkin had no points and no shots in 18:26 Tuesday in a 3-2 victory in Minnesota. He’s played a lot of hockey – five games in eight nights including the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game – and three of those games went to overtime. But McLellan said that’s not an excuse.