This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. NHL free agency starts tomorrow. The feeding frenzy, though, has already begun. Kris Letang (Pittsburgh), Filip Forsberg (Nashville), Marc-Andre Fleury (Minnesota) and Valeri Nichushkin (Colorado) are among the key players
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This NHL free agent class already had the most high-end talent in several years. Then Evgeni Malkin made it known he’s testing the market. Join the club. The longtime Pittsburgh cornerstone, Colorado Stanley Cup champions Nazem Kadri and Darcy Kuemper, Calgary MVP candidate Johnny Gaudreau and Dallas defenseman John Klingberg headline one of the deepest
Former Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill is joining the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant. Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced the move Tuesday, selecting Blashill to replace Derek Lalonde on coach Jon Cooper’s staff. Lalonde was hired to replace Blashill in Detroit. Blashill, 48, coached the Red Wings the past seven seasons,
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Christian Fischer to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Monday were not released. The 25-year-old Fischer has developed into a team leader in five seasons with the Coyotes with his work ethic and physical presence. “We are very pleased to sign Christian,” Coyotes
The Maple Leafs’ intense pursuit of netminder Matt Murray is over — the 28-year-old Ottawa Senators netminder is leaving the nation’s capital and heading to Toronto. Toronto acquired Murray, a third-round selection in the 2023 NHL draft and a seventh-round selection in the 2024 draft from the Senators in exchange for future considerations. Ottawa will
The Edmonton Oilers have granted Evander Kane permission to speak with other teams before the NHL’s free agency period opens and Colorado’s Nicolas Aube-Kubel went from celebrating with the Stanley Cup on Saturday to not receiving a qualifying offer from the Avalanche on Monday. In a text to The Associated Press, Kane’s agent, Daniel Milstein,
Former Ottawa Senators defenceman Wade Redden is back with the team as a player development coach. The Senators said Monday that Redden would join the team at its annual development camp, which is being held this week at the Canadian Tire Centre. Redden, Ottawa’s top pick (No. 2 overall) in the 1995 NHL draft, played
Alexander Georgiev signed a three-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, completing the final step toward making him the defending Stanley Cup champions ‘ starting goaltender in their title defense. Georgiev’s contract is worth $10.2 million and carries an annual salary cap hit of $3.4 million. He replaces Cup winner Darcy Kuemper and is
Émilie Castonguay knew she wouldn’t be an anomaly for long. The former player agent made history in January when she became the Vancouver Canucks’ first ever female assistant general manager — and a rare woman working in an NHL front office. “Sometimes there’s just one domino that needs to fall and I think the glass
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — All-Star forward Adrian Kempe has agreed to a four-year, $22 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The club announced the deal Sunday with Kempe, who set career highs with 35 goals and 54 points last season while earning his first All-Star Game selection. Kempe became just the third
All-Star forward Adrian Kempe has agreed to a four-year, $22 million US contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The club announced the deal Sunday with Kempe, who set career highs with 35 goals and 54 points last season while earning his first All-Star Game selection. Kempe became just the third player to score 35
MONTREAL – Kirby Dach knew the Chicago Blackhawks were heading into rebuild mode. What he didn’t know was that he wasn’t part of the team’s blueprint. The Blackhawks dealt Dach to the Montreal Canadiens for a pair of picks on Thursday. The 21-year-old centre said he learned of the news about five minutes before it
Alex DeBrincat and the Ottawa Senators have mutual goals and each side is hoping the other will be the key to fulfilling them. The Senators acquired the 24-year-old DeBrincat from Chicago in a trade Thursday just hours before the start of the NHL draft. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion gave up three draft picks in the
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have re-signed Filip Forsberg to a $68 million, eight-year contract with an $8.5 million annual salary cap hit. The team announced the deal Saturday, getting Forsberg locked up before he could hit the open market when NHL free agency opens next week. He’s now under contract through 2030.
The Nashville Predators have re-signed Filip Forsberg to a $68 million US, eight-year contract with an $8.5 million annual salary cap hit. The team announced the deal Saturday, getting Forsberg locked up before he could hit the open market when NHL free agency opens next week. He’s now under contract through 2030. Forsberg, who turns 28
OTTAWA – Alex DeBrincat and the Ottawa Senators have mutual goals and each side is hoping the other will be the key to fulfilling them. The Senators acquired the 24-year-old DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade Thursday just hours before the start of the NHL draft. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion gave up
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The NHL draft often disappoints. League-altering trades and shocking picks are promised, but overly cautious general managers rarely deliver. Not this year, though. The draft provided plenty of drama in
MONTREAL – Emilie Castonguay knew she wouldn’t be an anomaly for long. The former player agent made history in January when she became the Vancouver Canucks’ first ever female assistant general manager — and a rare women working in an NHL front office. “Sometimes there’s just one domino that needs to fall and I think