DARREN DREGER LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityDreger Referee Auger wont be disciplined by NHLAs far as the NHL is concerned its case closed Stephane Auger wont be fined or suspended by the National Hockey League for allegedly threatening Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows The evidence isnt there moreDreger Burrows decision unlikely to come TuesdayColin Campbell conducted a discipline hearing to hear first hand Alex Burrows account of the pregame exchange subsequent penalties and Burrows postgame allegations that referee Stephane Auger followed through on a verbal threat moreDreger Sources say Thrashers looking at Kovalchuk scenariosIlya Kovalchuks agent Jay Grossman is in Atlanta this weekend and the expectation is ongoing negotiations with the Thrashers will resume early next week While both sides say they remain committed to getting a deal done sources say Thrashers GM Don Waddell has started to feel out teams who may have interest in a trade if an agreement cant be reached moreDreger NHL tightens rules on language use by clubsIts fair to say New York Rangers coach John Tortorella is as passionate a coach as you will find perhaps in any sport Its also fair to say that Tortorellas passion gets the better of him every now and again and manifests into an occasional rant with the odd profanity dropped in to emphasize his point moreDreger No rink here but BOG meetings at Pebble Beach beckonThe NHL Board of Governors will meet today and tomorrow at Pebble Beach hence Ive had to abandon my rink building duties for a few days The Board will discuss the possibility of a 7th team in Canada but only in terms of pros and cons moreDreger The quest to build a backyard rink by ChristmasThe rink is ready While the NHLs iceman Dan Craig is setting up Fenway Park to host the Winter Classic TSNs Darren Dreger decided on a slightly smaller project building a rink in his backyard by Christmas He accomplished his goal just in time moreDreger Polling NHL players on whether Ovechkin is recklessIn an informal poll TSN asked 25 NHL players whether they viewed Ovechkin as a hardhitting player or more often as a reckless and dirty player moreDreger Laraques past plays role in how hes treated by NHLGeorges Laraques fivegame suspension for taking out Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall was as much about Laraques past as his present Laraque will argue he is not a reckless or dirty player but in a few recent instances the NHL has ruled he is moreDreger Niedermayer Brunnstrom subjects of trade talk...