Don Cherry is staying put. The colourful host of Coach’s Corner on Hockey Night in Canada says he was told by his bosses shortly after the NHL playoffs he’d return next season. On Saturday, Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons wrote Cherry’s return next season hadn’t been confirmed. Since 1986, Cherry has appeared on Coach’s Corner with
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© Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports On why Pavelski over Zuccarello … Potential deadline need … Stars could move Honka this offseason Mike Heika of NHL.com: (mailbag) Believe that the term given to Joe Pavelski, along with being able to keep their 2020 first-round pick and the long run fit was why they went with Pavelski
After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is taking a look at where each team stands. Today, the Anaheim Ducks: The Anaheim Ducks are hoping a new coach and several up-and-coming forwards will help them return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after failing to qualify last season for the first time
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, does the signing of Marcus Johansson in Buffalo change any of their other plans? Is it true that Auston Matthews is not a fan of playing with one particular Maple Leafs forward? Did Kadri almost get traded to the Flames and is Taylor Hall happy with what
report this ad Almost a week removed from the start of NHL free agency, the dust is beginning to settle on some of the bigger contracts of the day. Of all the players to sign new deals on July 1, only one contract (Artemi Panarin’s deal with the New York Rangers) was more costly overall
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Brock Boeser, Taylor Hall, Robin Lehner, and Ryan Dzingel Boeser looking at four years? TSN Radio Vancouver: Ben Kuzma on Vancouver Canucks restricted free agent Brock Boeser: “I’ve learned the Boeser camp will do a 4 year deal with the #Canucks” Retaining Hall and attracting other players to New
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has announced the winners of the league’s annual Team Business Services awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in a variety of categories including ticket sales, community service and fan experience. These awards were presented Thursday evening at a gala reception during the Board of Governors’ Annual
report this ad The thing that most fans feared would happen happened. July 1 came. July 1 went. And every Columbus Blue Jacket who was an unrestricted free agent decided to move on. Ouch. We knew this was a possibility ever since the trade deadline. But to see every player walk with no return still
report this ad The New York Rangers are in a fantastic situation right now. They possess multiple quality goaltenders but need to figure out how to utilize them. This next season is going to be critical in setting up the Rangers’ future in net. Henrik Lundqvist, Alexandar Georgiev, and Igor Shesterkin are all expected to
Two NHL players face assault charges following their arrest early Sunday in Manhattan, the New York Post reported. Sonny Milano of the Columbus Blue Jackets and A.J. Greer of the Colorado Avalanche allegedly assaulted a 28-year-old man in a dispute over a bar bill at 1 Oak, a nightclub in the Chelsea neighborhood, police sources
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: The Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs © John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports The Buffalo Sabres have a little more flexibility after signing Johansson Lance Lysowski: The Buffalo Sabres gained some flexibility after signing forward Marcus Johansson. They have around $6.6 million in salary cap space and could revisit
8:00 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights have more players than cap space to use on them. That appears to mean that coveted Russian forward Nikita Gusev‘s stay in Vegas could end before it ever really began. The Golden Knights signed Gusev last April to a one-year, entry-level deal. Despite Gusev’s not playing a single
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to a one-year, two-way contract. Verhaeghe, 23, won the AHL’s scoring title in 2018-19 when he recorded 82 points in 76 games with the Syracuse Crunch. Verhaeghe also owned a share of the league lead with 34 goals, and posted a plus-26 rating as well. Verhaeghe
report this ad Within the flurry of activity that has been the recent routine of Carolina Hurricanes general manager, Don Waddell, the goaltender situation has finally been settled. Well, sort of. Petr Mrázek was signed to a two-year, $6.25 million contract. The remaining question is: “Who will be the backup?” Nashville Predators right wing Wayne
report this ad The New York Rangers’ rebuild got a big boost with the additions of free-agent forward Artemi Panarin and young defenceman Kaapo Kakko with the second pick in the draft. The New Jersey Devils got Jack Hughes at No. 1 overall and traded for P.K. Subban to improve their defence. The Islanders are
The tiny Alberta hamlet of Calahoo, population 85, ballooned to more than 2,000 Tuesday when their favourite son, St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube, brought the Stanley Cup in for a visit. Fans lined up for hours inside and outside the Calahoo arena, north of Edmonton, and cheered when Berube walked in to the
The lower-than-projected salary cap for the NHL’s 2019-20 season ($81.5 million) recently forced several teams to make cost-cutting deals. With the frenzy from the opening day of the free-agent market faded, a handful of clubs remain uncomfortably close to the cap. Some could be forced to free up more dollars via the trade market. Here’s
10:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN This is the velocity of an offer sheet. Within a span of 24 hours, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin went from lauded maverick to short-sighted dupe. Sebastian Aho, the 21-year-old Carolina Hurricanes center he signed to a five-year, $42.27 million contract offer sheet, went from traitorous opportunist to naïve