A story this week speculated Jean-Sebastien Giguere's value ($3.9million salary this season) could exceed what the Ducks are willing to pay him next season. The story listed Boston, Tampa Bay, Phoenix, Chicago, Montreal, Carolina and the Kings as teams that might be interested in signing Jiggy for bigger bucks.
-- Orange County Register

Change will again define the Coyotes this offseason, but it will involve more than just those on the ice. CEO Jeff Shumway said the team's playoff drought has lasted long enough that something within the organization has to be altered.
-- East Valley Tribune

Although it is believed Rick DiPietro is suffering postconcussion syndrome, the Isles would neither confirm nor deny that diagnosis, which would likely end his year. Instead, they issued a statement announcing DiPietro was out last night with "headaches."
-- New York Post

The Blues held discussions with Erik Johnson's family adviser, Pat Brisson, on Monday, and it's possible the team's No. 1 overall draft pick from 2006 could be in uniform before the end of the season April 7.
-- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Signing Martin Biron now instead of waiting for free agency allows the Flyers to lure prospective free agents this summer knowing the most important spot on the club is solidified.
-- Philadelphia Inquirer

Flyers forward Simon Gagne will need off-season surgery to repair a small hernia in his lower right abdomen. Gagne said he expected to finish the NHL season but will likely withdraw from Team Canada to play at the IIHF World Championships in Moscow next month.
-- Philadelphia Inquirer

The remaining question is who Martin Biron's backup will be. Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said Antero Niittymaki's agent, Larry Kelly, suggested his client might return to Europe.
-- Philadelphia Inquirer

Former Flyers great John LeClair will not retire in orange and black, at least not this season. Paul Holmgren confirmed Monday the Flyers were interested in letting LeClair play his final NHL game as a Flyer on the final weekend of the regular season, but with LeClair still interested in resuming his NHL career next season, the idea was scrapped
-- Courier-Post

Agent Jay Fee believes that because of Bobby Allen's 26-game Boston stint (he had played in only one NHL game before this season), the defenseman has proven he's worthy of a big league contract, whether it's with the Bruins or another club.
-- Boston Globe

Blackhawks coach Denis Savard had a new top line at practice, with Patrick Sharp centering for Martin Havlat and Rene Bourque. Sharp has seven goals in the last nine games.
-- Chicago Sun-Times

Thrashers forward Jon Sim, who broke his orbital bone last Thursday during a fight with San Jose's Mark Bell and had surgery Saturday to put a plate and screws in his head, was back at the team's practice facility Monday. He begged to be allowed to join the team in Florida.
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

There are signs that Ducks center Todd Marchant will return to action, perhaps as soon as tonight against the Blackhawks. After weeks of rehabilitating and strengthening the muscle, he said at some point "you've just got to put your head down and play."
-- Los Angeles Times