Haydn Fleury is in, having signed a deal to keep him with the Carolina Hurricanes. He is a decent bottom pair defenseman. According to the Hurricanes’ press release, he signed a one-year, one-way contract for the 2019-20 season worth $850,000. Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said in the release, “Haydn has taken strides during each
CALGARY — Plans for a new arena in Calgary to replace the Saddledome are accelerating with a tentative agreement in place. The city, the Calgary Flames and the Calgary Stampede, which owns the land, have agreed in principle to terms on an event centre that would be the new home of the city’s NHL team. “All three parties have
The 2019 free-agent summer turns 22 days old on Monday. As usually is the case action among the 31 NHL clubs somewhat has been muted in the past few of weeks since marquee players such as Joe Pavelski, Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene, Sergei Bobrovsky Wayne Simmonds, Tyler Myers, Brandon Tanev, Ben Chariot and others changed
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Shen and Bruins, Rantanen and Ak Bars, and the New… © Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Bruins expected to add Shen @RUSProspects: Pavel Shen is expected to sign with the Boston Bruins after he finishes working out a termination agreement with his KHL team. Ak Bars may not have spoken
7:35 PM ET Defenseman Neal Pionk agreed to a two-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, the team announced. Pionk, 23, was acquired by Winnipeg in June from the New York Rangers. His new deal has an average annual value of $3 million, the Jets said. Pionk had 26 points (six goals, 20 assists)
The Colorado Eagles have signed forward Erik Condra to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. The 32-year-old Condra set career highs in 2018-19 with 20 goals, 34 assists and 54 points while appearing in 71 games with the AHL’s Texas Stars. Condra also skated in six games with the NHL’s Dallas Stars, scoring one
It would be an overstatement to say that all eyes are on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner drama, but probably not by much. Most of the news and rumors emerging from the organization are emanating from Marner’s direction. His contract negotiations, or the deafening silence of those negotiations, are taking up much of the
William Nylander recently announced that he will be changing his jersey number from 29 to 88. While the announcement has caused some controversy, it has given us the chance to reflect on previous times that Toronto Maple Leafs players have changed their numbers. Here are ten players who changed their numbers while wearing a Maple
Pat Maroon does not want to quit St. Louis yet Lou Korac of NHL.com (Personal Blog): Again, these are impressions from Lou Korac on Pat Maroon. I still find it hard to see the #stlblues fit Maroon into their plans moving forward and with the cap situation and three RFA’s left to sign (excluding Husso)
7:39 PM ET The St. Louis Blues have re-signed forward Oskar Sundqvist to a four-year, $11 million contract extension, the team said Sunday. Sundqvist, 25, appeared in 75 regular-season games with the Blues in 2018-19, scoring 14 goals with 17 assists and logging 22 penalty minutes. The forward had four goals and five assists in
The St. Louis Blues announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Ville Husso on a one-year, two-way contract. Husso, 24, appeared in 27 games with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage last season, posting a record of 6-17-1 with a 3.67 goals-against average, an .871 save percentage and one shutout. A fourth-round choice
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WINNIPEG — Defenceman Neal Pionk has signed a two-year, US$6-million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced the signing of the restricted free agent on Sunday. The deal carries an average annual value of $3 million. Winnipeg acquired Pionk and the 20th overall pick in the 2019 draft for defenceman Jacob Trouba on June 17. Former Ranger Neal
Connor McDavid’s name — or at least his fake signature — is being used by an unscrupulous vendor seeking to profit from the superstar’s fame, Edmonton police say. Police have charged a 23-year-old man relating to two known scams: one in April 2018 in which an Edmonton resident bought two supposedly McDavid-autographed jerseys for $1,400
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Torey Krug, Calgary Flames, and Jonathan Quick Is Torey Krug getting traded? Oh hell no! Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now: An NHL executive was asked whether there was any trade chatter with Torey Krug. The simple answer was NO! Here is a bit more from Don Sweeney, Boston Bruins
9:10 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN If I were one of the executives hiring Ron Francis as the first general manager of the Seattle Whatevers — and I’m still all-in on the “Sasquatch” or “Kraken,” for the record — my first question would have been a simple one: “How much of that was your fault?” Under
TORONTO — Ian Scott has quickly climbed the Toronto Maple Leafs depth chart in the past year, and the 20-year-old goalie has his sights set on a role with Toronto of the American Hockey League this season. “I want to play with the Marlies and make the transition to professional hockey,” Scott said at Maple
It’s quite clear the Ottawa Senators’ weakest position is on the right side of the defense. Next year’s group should consist of Nikita Zaitsev, Dylan DeMelo and Ron Hainsey, barring any injuries or trades. At first glance, this does not seem too appealing for Senators fans, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have promising right-hand