The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Alex Barre-Boulet to a three-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal, and the second and third years are one-way. Barre-Boulet, 24, made his NHL debut on Feb. 22, 2021, and skated in 15 games with the Lightning last season, tallying three goals. He
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To say that the Tampa Bay Lightning have had a busy offseason would be an understatement. On the opening night of the 2021-22 season, they will have a significantly different roster. They didn’t just lose anyone, either. Many of the players who were instrumental to their back-to-back Stanley Cup success have found new homes. In
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato has hired his first staff, which will include long-time colleague Jason Christie. Also hired as assistants on Thursday were Marty Wilford and Matt Ellis, who finished last year as an assistant after Granato was promoted to interim head coach following Ralph Krueger’s firing in mid-March. Granato
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Petr Mrazek to a three-year contract worth $11.4 million on Wednesday. Mrazek is expected to battle Jack Campbell for the starting role in Toronto. Welcome to Toronto, Petr!<br><br>🖊️ We’ve signed goaltender Petr Mrázek to a three-year contract. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#LeafsForever</a> —@MapleLeafs Mrazek, 29, posted a 6-2-3 record with
The Dallas Stars had a top priority heading into this summer — fill the void that Jamie Oleksiak left. The top four of their defense has been their strength the past few seasons and has pushed them into contention for the Stanley Cup. With Oleksiak being selected by the Seattle Kraken, Dallas filled that hole
4:30 PM ET Now that the dust has settled on a frenzied stretch of free-agent signings and steady flurry of offseason trades, let’s take a preliminary view of some new faces in new places through the fantasy-focussed lens. With the goalie carousel operating full-tilt in overdrive this week, that’s a good place to start. For
The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Michael Carcone to a two-year, two-way contract. Carcone spent the 2020-21 season on loan to the Tucson Roadrunners from the Nashville Predators, and recorded a team-high 15 goals along with 10 assists for 25 points in 35 games, finishing second on the club in scoring. He had a four-goal
The Edmonton Oilers went off the board with the 90th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft to select Luca Munzenberger, a German blueliner who captained Kölner Junghaie U20 in 2020-21. Not much was known about the 18-year-old, who made just one major pre-draft list, ranked No. 214th by McKeen’s Hockey. Needless to say, this
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators are keeping forward Mikael Granlund around with a much longer contract than the one he signed last year. Granlund signed a four-year, $20 million contract Wednesday, and general manager David Poile says keeping him in Nashville was a priority in free agency. Poile said Granlund has been one
The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to sign forward Zach Hyman to a seven-year, $38.5 million US contract. The long-anticipated move comes after the Connor McDavid-led Oilers lacked secondary scoring as they were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets. Hyman has topped 20 goals in two of his six NHL
The Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday agreed to send defenseman Conor Timmins, a 2022 first-round draft pick, and a conditional 2024 third-round draft pick to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for star goalie Darcy Kuemper, a blockbuster trade after goalie Philipp Grubauer signed with the Seattle Kraken earlier in the day. Trade: We’ve acquired a 2022
9:00 AM ET For months, we heard about the NHL’s pandemic economy, the flat salary cap and how difficult making deals had become. Then the 2021 free agent market opened, and within 24 hours teams had spent over half a billion dollars. Nature is healing. Second-pairing defensemen are getting $5 million against the cap again.
The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Jaycob Megna and forward Nick Merkley to one-year contracts. Megna spent the 2020-21 season on an AHL contract with the San Jose Barracuda, serving as team captain. He tallied two goals and six assists with a plus-8 rating in 36 games. Over seven AHL seasons with San Jose,
The Boston Bruins have traded goaltender Dan Vladar to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a third-round pick in 2022. The Flames were set to enter the 2021-22 season with Jacob Markstrom as their only goalie on the roster prior to this transaction. The #NHLBruins have traded goalie Daniel Vladar to Calgary in exchange for
Entering his 15th season in the NHL, Alex Goligoski found his first experience as a free agent to be more stressful than he expected or preferred. The landing spot made it worth the hassle. The left-shot defenseman agreed to terms on a one-year, $5 million contract Wednesday with the Minnesota Wild, his home state team.
Montreal Canadiens owner, president and CEO Geoff Molson released a statement on Wednesday, responding to criticism following the drafting of Logan Mailloux. “I understand that you expect more from us and we let you down. The Montreal Canadiens are more than a hockey team,” Molson wrote in an open letter, released on the team’s website. “Logan’s actions do not reflect
It has been a crazy few days for the Chicago Blackhawks. It all started by trading Duncan Keith to the Edmonton Oilers. After that, Seth Jones was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets and signed to an eight-year contract extension (which was made official today). On Tuesday, they acquired goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Vegas
12:00 PM ET The NHL free agency signing period for 2021 is officially open. For each key player that signs a deal, we’ll assess the player’s fit with his new team, weigh whether the terms of the deal make sense, and serve up an overall grade for the team. We’ll continue to grade the most