The Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues agreed to a two-year, $8.8 million deal with goaltender Jordan Binnington on Saturday. Binnington was one of the players who was instrumental in the team’s rise from worst team in the NHL to eventual champions, all in the span of a few months. He had a 2.46 goals-against
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Owen Brady went for a skate in late June. Nothing out of the ordinary. Some warm-up strides around the net, a few passes from good friend and mentor Paul Ranger, the former Maple Leafs defenceman. Some drills with the puck, a few drills without it. And that was it. Things that the 16-year-old Brady, a
© Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Canucks not moving Eriksson for another back contract Sportsnet 650: Dan Murphy on Sportsnet 650 on Vancouver Canucks forward Loui Eriksson: “You’re not trading him for another bad contract because you don’t have that cap space. I believe they had something close to being done at the deadline for Lucic,
8:28 PM ET The St. Louis Blues have reached a deal with goaltender Jordan Binnington on a two-year contract with an annual average value of $4.4 million, the Stanley Cup champions announced Saturday. Binnington had been a restricted free agent and avoided arbitration by agreeing to the deal on Saturday. “I’m happy to get this
The Stockton Heat have signed defenseman Zac Leslie and forwards Alex Gallant to Jeremy McKenna to one-year American Hockey League contracts. Leslie, 25, tallied two goals and 14 assists for 16 points in 67 regular-season games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2018-19. He added two goals and four assists in 22 postseason games, with
report this ad The St. Louis Blues locked down a significant restricted free agent (RFA) by signing forward Zach Sanford on Monday to a two-year, $3 million contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $1.5 million. For Sanford, who proved himself late in the season with a tremendous run in the Stanley Cup Final,
report this ad It’s no surprise that Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has been able to amass a wealth of young and talented prospects. With the departures of fan favorites like Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel over the past year, the Senators seem to be set for the future with
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolina Hurricanes and free agent centre Ryan Dzingel have agreed on a two-year, $6.75 million (U.S.) contract. The deal announced Friday by general manager Don Waddell will pay Dzingel $3.25 million this season and $3.5 million in 2020-21. The 27-year-old split last season between Ottawa and Columbus, and had career highs with 26
© Jason Mowry-USA TODAY Sports Teams having a hard time justifying Marner offer sheet Jonah (@yyzsportsmedia): Brian Burke said on Sportsnet 590 that teams are having a hard time justifying the money the Marner wants and that the Maple Leafs won’t match the offer. Teams don’t want to piss the Maple Leafs off and not
10:44 AM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes and free-agent center Ryan Dzingel have agreed on a two-year, $6.75 million contract. The deal announced Friday by general manager Don Waddell will pay Dzingel $3.25 million this season and $3.5 million in 2020-21. “Ryan has proven that he can be an impact
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed forward Dylan Gambrell and defenseman Nick DeSimone to two-year contracts, and forwards Antti Suomela and Maxim Letunov and defenseman Kyle Wood to one-year contracts. Gambrell, 22, skated in 51 games with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda as a rookie last season, collecting 20 goals and 25 assists for 45
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news out of Vancouver as it pertains to both Sven Baertschi and Loui Eriksson, the Dallas Stars are trying to trade a defenseman, the Chicago Blackhawks shopping a forward and the Nashville Predators are rethinking the notion of moving Kyle Turris. Baertschi Will Be Ready,
report this ad 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
© Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Williams could still return to the Hurricanes Cory Lavalette: Even with the Carolina Hurricanes signing Ryan Dzingel to a two-year deal, it doesn’t close the door on Justin Williams re-signing with the team. GM Don Waddell has said that they believe that Williams is leaning towards playing another season. Could
STATELINE, NEV.—Joe Pavelski is still missing a couple lower teeth. A couple others are damaged. The replacement process is still at least a few months out to repair the damage from using his mouth to score the San Jose Sharks’ first goal in the final playoff push of his 13-year tenure. “It’s just part of
3:49 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The St. Louis Blues‘ Stanley Cup championship run had an ubiquitous soundtrack to it: Laura Branigan’s 1982 disco classic “Gloria,” which became their postgame victory song, while “Play Gloria!” became a rallying cry found on T-shirts, hats and other trinkets sold inside and outside the arena during the postseason. The
The Colorado Eagles have signed goaltender Hunter Miska to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. Miska, 24, was 10-8-4 in 25 appearances with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners in 2018-19, posting a 3.08 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage. Miska also made his NHL debut with the Arizona Coyotes last season, playing 18 minutes
report this ad I’m not sure how other Toronto Maple Leafs fans are engaging this off-season, but I’ve given up looking at the early-morning news to catch action about the Mitch Marner negotiations. I keep thinking about William Nylander’s recent comment that there’s “lots of time” left. Nylander might have nailed this one, hinting that