report this ad The Florida Panthers opened the free agency window for the 2019-20 season by signing four players, highlighted by inking goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, to a $70-million contract over seven years. In addition to Bobrovsky, the Panthers added defenseman Anton Stralman, along with forwards Brett Connolly and Noel Acciari
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report this ad When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded away Nikita Zaitsev and Connor Brown, they lost two players that ranked one and four, respectively, in ice time (TOI) on the penalty kill. They also lost the second-highest TOI player when Ron Hainsey departed for their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators. That’s three of the
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed two of their newest acquisitions to contract extensions. Defenceman Cody Ceci agreed to a one-year extension for $4.5 million US, while forward Alex Kerfoot was locked up for four more years with an average annual value of $3.5 million on the deal. Ceci was acquired in a trade with
The New York Rangers landed the biggest fish in free agency by agreeing to terms with winger Artemi Panarin on a seven-year contract, reportedly worth $81.5 million (all dollars U.S.). The team announced the deal about an hour after the NHL free-agent market opened on Monday. The New York Islanders and Florida Panthers were among
Flames aren’t concerned about a Tkachuk offer sheet Pat Steinberg: Calgary Flames assistant GM Craig Conroy said that they aren’t concerned for restricted free agent forward Matthew Tkachuk signing an offer sheet. Conroy on contract negotiations with Tkachuk. “Matthew has always said he wants to be back. It’s not like anything is negative here. Both
12:51 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Canadiens began using the money they won’t be paying Sebastian Aho by signing defenseman Ben Chiarot to a three-year, $10.5 million contract. Montreal had signed Aho to a five-year, $42.7 million offer sheet, but Carolina intends to match that contract and keep its best player. The Canadiens
San Antonio Rampage captain Chris Butler officially announced his retirement from professional hockey on Wednesday. Butler, 32, served as captain of the Rampage each of the past two seasons, and of the Chicago Wolves in 2016-17. The St. Louis, Mo., native skated in 407 National Hockey League games and 271 American Hockey League contests over
report this ad With recent trades and free agent signings, the Chicago Blackhawks have certainly been quite active so far this offseason. Considering last summer the big acquisitions were Cam Ward, Chris Kunitz, and Brandon Manning, it’s reassuring to see general manager Stan Bowman make some bold and savvy moves for the 2019-20 season. On
report this ad July 1st is a chaotic day for NHL general managers. It’s when dozens of players become free agents, signing contracts with contenders, rebuilding teams, and middle-of-the-road clubs looking to make a deep playoff run. This year, Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman started off by signing three players: forward Valtteri Filppula, defenseman
Some of the NHL’s best, young players are available. Technically. Mitch Marner, Brayden Point and Jacob Trouba are just a few of the restricted free agents in a bumper crop. Every team in the league would like to add any of those players this summer. However, it would be a big surprise in the NHL
VANCOUVER—The Vancouver Canucks are beefing up their blue line in free agency, adding defencemen Tyler Myers, Jordie Benn and Oscar Fantenberg to the roster. Myers, 29, has agreed to a five-year contract worth an annual average of $6 million (all dollars U.S.), the Canucks announced on Monday. “Tyler is a proven competitor and an important
Untouchable to favorite Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Updating the Pittsburgh Penguins untouchable to most likely to be traded. The Untouchables Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Brian Dumoulin, and Matt Murray. The Very Unlikely Division Patric Hornqvist, Jared McCann, Alex Galchenyuk, Brandon Tanev, Dominik Kahun, Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson and Casey DeSmith. The What’s
BUFFALO – Last season, for the first time in his six-year career, new Sabres goalie Andrew Hammond didn’t play a single NHL game. Even as an undrafted rookie in 2013-14, Hammond earned 35 minutes of big league action. In 2017-18, a tough campaign in which he bounced around and started just one regular-season contest, he
8:07 AM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky already has two Vezina Trophies, the award handed out at the end of each season to the NHL’s top goaltender. He’s not looking for a third. For the Florida Panthers‘ new goalie, only one trophy matters now. Bobrovsky and Florida’s three other free agent signings
report this ad While other teams made splashes in the first day of free agency, the Buffalo Sabres did not. The organization added four players–center Curtis Lazar, defenseman John Gilmour, goalie Andrew Hammond and forward Jean-Sebastien Dea. Not exactly household names. They make the value acquisitions of Colin Miller and Jimmy Vesey seem earth-shattering. Miller
report this ad Her voice sounded a little tired, but there’s no doubt her passion and commitment were as strong as ever. “I think the ongoing support of this amazing city and just meeting amazing people that want to be a part of the 11 Day Power Play keep us energized,” said Amy Lesakowski, executive
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the $42-million (U.S.) offer sheet that the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell announced the decision Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Canadiens extended their offer to the 21-year-old restricted free agent. Aho will receive a five-year,
Nazem Kadri knew for a while he might get caught in the trade winds swirling around the salary cap-squeezed Maple Leafs. That doesn’t make his departure any easier. The veteran centre was dealt by Toronto to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night in a four-player deal that saw defenceman Tyson Barrie go the other way.