© Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports The Colorado Avalanche have traded forward Carl Soderberg to the Arizona Coyotes for defenseman Kevin Connauton and a 2020 3rd round pick. The 33-year old Soderberg was drafted 49th overall in the 2nd round of the 2004 draft by the St. Louis Blues. He carries a $4.75 million cap hit
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The Devils introduced No. 1 overall pick Jack Hughes to New Jersey on Tuesday, even though he is already sharing the spotlight. The Devils have given notice they might be re-emerging as a contender with an encouraging draft and the stunning acquisition of six-time all-star defenceman P.K. Subban. It has all gone a long way
Offer sheet notes Matt Larkin: “If you offer sheet someone for five-plus years, AAV inflator divides your salary number by five no matter what. So a seven-year, $70-million offer sheet carries $14 million AAV, not $10 million, for draft-pick compensation purposes. VERY hard to avoid four-1st-rounder threshold.” Chris Johnston: “Important note on offer sheets: NHL
The Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced that American Hockey League alumni Guy Carbonneau, Sergei Zubov and Jim Rutherford are part of the induction class of 2019. Carbonneau and Zubov will be enshrined in the players’ category along with Hayley Wickenheiser and Vaclav Nedomansky; Rutherford will be joined by Jerry York in the builders’
5:51 PM ET The NHL released the 2019-20 schedule Tuesday, revealing that the Stanley Cup-winning St. Louis Blues will raise their banner Oct. 2 when they host the ’18 champion Washington Capitals. A Stanley Cup Final rematch takes place Oct. 26 when the Boston Bruins host St. Louis. The teams meet one more time, in
report this ad The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defender Gustav Forsling and goaltender Anton Forsberg in exchange for veteran defender Calvin de Haan and forward Aleksi Saarela. This trade comes just a few days after the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and one week from the start of free agency. The #Blackhawks have acquired defenseman Calvin
report this ad The 2019 NHL Draft has come and gone, and the Anaheim Ducks now have the rights to seven new players that they hope will someday make the NHL. The consensus among draft experts is that general manager Bob Murray, and the Ducks had a strong performance at the draft filling their need
At the recent NHL draft in Vancouver the 16th overall pick, Alex Newhook, filled out a questionnaire to help people get to know him better – his answer to question two got a fair bit of attention. The fill-in-the blank sheet asked, “Not a lot of people know that I … ” to which the 18 year-old wrote,
Brooks Orpik called it a career Tuesday after 15 bruising NHL seasons in which he established himself as a big-hitting, shutdown defenceman and won the Stanley Cup twice. The 38-year-old played 1,171 regular-season and playoff games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. He won the Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009 and Washington in 2018.
© Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Columbus Blue Jackets on Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Matt Duchene Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: The questions never go away but Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky. Even Matt Duchene wants $9.5 million to $10 million AAV to stay in Columbus. The inevitability of Bobrovsky and Panarin leaving expects to
9:19 AM ET Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik has announced his retirement after 15 seasons in the NHL. The 38-year-old American scored 18 goals with 176 assist. “I’ve been extremely lucky to have the best job in the world for many years, but my body is telling me it is time to move on to
As most of the Blue Jackets front office left Vancouver to fly back to Columbus after the weekend’s NHL draft, the newest member of the organization’s management team was returning to a place with a special place in his memory. Mike Eaves, who was hired last week to coach the team’s AHL affiliate in Cleveland,
report this ad Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan has a reputation of scoring more misses than hits with his NHL draft selections. In the past five years, only one homegrown talent, 2014 first-round selection Jakub Vrana, has achieved significant ice time with the Capitals. MacLellan has instead relied on free agency and deep pockets
report this ad It was expected that William Karlsson would be sticking with the Vegas Golden Knights. On Monday night, that news became official as the team announced they’d signed Karlsson to an eight-year extension. What’s interesting about the deal is that it comes in a bit lower a price tag than some may have
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed high-scoring forward William Karlsson to an eight-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of $5.9 million US. Karlsson could have become a restricted free agent July 1. The 26-year-old Karlsson had 24 goals and 32 assists in 82 games last season. He also had two goals and
VANCOUVER—The Edmonton Oilers took defenceman Philip Broberg with the eighth pick in the NHL draft on Friday. The selection was the first player move made by newly-hired general manager Ken Holland. Broberg played last season with AIK in Sweden, scoring twice and adding seven assists in 41 games. He also played eight games for AIK
Home NHL News NHL Trade: Flyers Trade Hartman To Stars For Pitlick © Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia Flyers have traded winger Ryan Hartman to the Dallas Stars for winger Tyler Pitlick. The 24-year old Hartman was drafted 30th overall in the first round of the 2013 draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. This is
On the trading of Subban Pierre LeBrun: Trading P.K. Subban obviously clears up the money to take run at pending UFA center Matt Duchene. Mike Morreale: Nashville Predators GM David Poile: “We had to make a business decision. With an aim at strengthening our forward corps this offseason, and the continued strength of our defensive