The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded defenseman Erik Gudbranson to the Anaheim Ducks for left winger Andreas Martinsen and 2021 7th round pick. The 27-year old Gudbranson was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 draft by the Florida Panthers. He carries a $4 million cap hit through next season. The 29-year old Martinsen was undrafted. He
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Nick Leddy had two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 Friday night. Matt Martin and Derick Brassard also scored as the Islanders (6-3-0) extended their winning streak to six games. Thomas Greiss made 30 saves. Tyler Ennis scored twice for the Senators (2-6-1). Anders Nilsson allowed four
Penguins trade talks fell through, but could they pick up again Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source has said that at the end of September/start of October that at least one player was told that he could be involved in a trade – which obviously hasn’t happened yet. Talks fell through before injuries
ROCHESTER – Sometimes Matt Moulson hears the words and tears fill his eyes. When the former Buffalo Sabres winger left his home in Connecticut last month to begin his 14th, and possibly final pro season, his wife and two children stayed home. After spending nearly two seasons living in Ontario, Calif., a city about 45
5:44 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Andreas Martinsen and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Erik Gudbranson on Friday, the teams announced. Gudbranson, acquired in February of last season, had been a healthy scratch in recent games, with rookie John Marino getting more playing time for
The New York Rangers will be without one of their top prospects for the foreseeable future. Vitali Kravtsov, the 2018 ninth-overall selection, has chosen to use the escape clause in his contract in order to return to his former Kontinental Hockey League club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. The Russian winger had played in five games in the
By The Canadian Press October 25th, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will not travel with the team for weekend games at Boston and Detroit after suffering an unspecified upper-body injury in a win over Los Angeles. General manager Doug Armstrong said Friday that Tarasenko will be re-evaluated when the team returns following
John Carlson’s Washington Capitals teammates were not about to let his Bobby Orr-like month pass without ribbing him about it. “Relentlessly,” Carlson said, laughing. “Relentlessly. We are an easygoing, fun team so it certainly gets flung around the room. But this has been pretty much every day. Every day, every time I see some people,
Jonathan Drouin was about to answer a routine question during a post-game interview after a recent win over the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues when the crowd spontaneously erupted into cheers. For more than 30 seconds the Bell Centre faithful showered the kid who grew up only an hour and a half away from
Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Canadiens-Sharks game included the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and the Vegas Golden Knights. Blackhawks looking for a trade partner
by Sam Fryman and Alan Fuehring | AHL On The Beat Simon Holmstrom takes the ice at Webster Bank Arena with the type of confidence that betrays his actual age. He’s only 18 -– and holds the distinction of being the youngest player to ever suit up for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers -– but he doesn’t
7:30 AM ET MADISON, Wisconsin — K’Andre Miller, a sophomore defenseman for the Wisconsin Badgers’ men’s hockey team, has a star quality about him that is unmistakable, whether he’s on the ice or off. The New York Rangers noticed it, too. They took Miller with their second of three first-round picks in the 2018 NHL
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders didn’t miss a beat after a four-day break. Anders Lee’s third-period goal was the eventual winner and the Islanders beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Thursday night in their first game since an overtime win over Columbus on Saturday. Derick Brassard and Josh Bailey also scored and Brock
Evander Kane scored twice on the power play as the visiting San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Thursday to snap a two-game losing skid. Kevin Labanc and Melker Karlsson also scored for the Sharks (4-5-1) in the first game of a back-to-back set. Tomas Hertl had three assists. Nick Cousins and Joel
SEATTLE—Now that he is a couple months into the job, Ron Francis has gained a little more appreciation for the task he signed up for. The easy decision for the 56-year-old Hockey Hall of Famer would have been to take a consulting or scouting gig, keep his family settled in North Carolina and avoided the
Friedman’s 31 thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Ottawa Senators are trying to add a forward after the injuries to Colin White and Artem Anisimov. There is going to be lots of Mike Babcock talk with the growing pressure in Toronto. He already takes a lot of heat. Before going on waivers, the
After missing 16 months of competitive hockey due to a pain-staking concussion recovery, no one expected Conor Timmins to play in the NHL straight out of his first training camp. It was believed he’d need some development time in the AHL to make up for those long months of lost time. That was the plan
4:00 PM ET After last week’s poking and prodding of the current crop of underachievers, let’s check in with those on the opposite end of the fantasy spectrum: assets presently exceeding our preseason expectations. And, more pressingly, whether managers can count on them for much of the same moving forward. Included alongside each perceived overachiever