The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Philip Holm to a one-year, two-way contract. Holm, 27, returns to North America after spending last season with Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL, collecting 26 points in 61 games. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Holm played 63 games in the AHL with the Utica Comets and Chicago Wolves during
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Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we’ll be producing content that’s connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Patrick Maroon’s actual ability to land a job this coming season in the NHL, a new leading candidate for the Minnesota Wild GM job has emerged and two players are the Boston Bruins are in the trade rumor mill. One could get moved, one likely won’t.
Every player comes into training camp with a personal agenda and things they want to improve on from last season. However, there are three Winnipeg Jets players in particular that should be rolling into town next month with chips on their shoulders and feeling they’ve got something to prove. Connor Hellebuyck Connor Hellebuyck should come
The Tampa Bay Lightning ran away with the Atlantic Division (and the Eastern Conference and the Presidents’ Trophy) in 2018-19, but with the target squarely on their backs and 2020 on the horizon here are five factors that could keep the Boston Bruins in the hunt for first place. Getting More Out of Tuukka Rask
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Offer Sheets, Justin Williams, Calgary Flames, and the Detroit Red… An offer sheet as the regular season approaches? Adrian Dater: It shouldn’t be a big shock if there is an RFA offer sheet signing closer to the regular season. During the offseason teams can go over the salary cap
Son of former NHLer Keith Primeau was named best goalie in NCAA last season after Habs selected him in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft. If it was up to Cayden Primeau’s father, the kid never would have become a goalie. Keith Primeau played 15 seasons in the NHL as a rugged, 6-foot-5, 220-pound centreman
The St. Louis Blues only have one restricted free agent remaining with under two months left until the season begins. That free agent is Ivan Barbashev, the the 23-year-old Russian center who played most of last season on the team’s fourth line. With just under two million dollars remaining to spend under the salary cap,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Justin Williams and his decision about playing hockey next season, buzz that the Calgary Flames may be looking to make a trade for a defenseman and are the Colorado Avalanche running into issues with getting Mikko Rantanen signed to a deal? Finally, what do the Edmonton
New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello had some advice for his prized defence prospect Noah Dobson after the P.E.I. native ended another long season of junior hockey last spring by winning his second straight Memorial Cup before attending the Islanders mini-camp at the end of June. “He’s played a lot of hockey over the last
Ristolainen may have asked for a trade Buffalo News: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen implied during a Finnish TV interview that he’s asked for a trade from the Sabres. He added that he wanted to keep things between him and management. “I cannot say anything other than the fact that on the 12th of September,
9:42 AM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo‘s No. 1 jersey will be retired by the Florida Panthers on March 7. The Panthers announced the ceremony date for their now-retired goaltender on Monday. Fittingly, the opponent will be the Montreal Canadiens — Luongo’s hometown team. Luongo will become the first Panthers player to
Seattle will be the 32nd franchise in the NHL, that much we know. So, with that being said, it’s not too early to start thinking of the players that Nashville Predators general manager David Poile should protect from Seattle’s expansion draft, which is set for June 2021. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, center left, holds a
After a promising rookie season, Minnesota Wild forward Jordan Greenway looks poised to become the team’s big-man and long-term physical presence. Greenway has the skill, the size, and the determination to be an important part of the Wild’s forward core for a long time, and in his rookies season, he showed glimpses of greatness. Greenway
SUNRISE, FLA.—Roberto Luongo’s No. 1 jersey will be retired by the Florida Panthers on March 7. The Panthers announced the ceremony date for their now-retired goaltender on Monday. Fittingly, the opponent will be the Montreal Canadiens — Luongo’s hometown team. Luongo will become the first Panthers player to have his number retired. The Panthers previously
Roberto Luongo regrets not having more friends and family at his last game with the Florida Panthers. If he had known he was retiring, a decision he didn’t make until weeks later, he would have ensured that more of the people closest to him were there that night. They’re all invited for his jersey retirement
© Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports Bobrovsky the perfect comparable for Holtby JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington: Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is entering the final year of his contract. Holtby would like to remain with the Capitals, and would likely take a bit less than full market value, but not by much. Sergei Bobrovsky
2:55 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed team president and general manager Don Waddell to a contract extension. Owner Tom Dundon announced the signing of the multiyear deal Monday, but team officials did not disclose its specific length or terms. The 60-year-old Waddell had been mentioned as a candidate