Canadiens can spend to the salary cap next year Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: The Montreal Canadiens were $8 million under the salary cap ceiling for a second consecutive season. GM Marc Bergevin has the go-ahead from ownership to spend the cap next year. “One-hundred-per-cent yes,” the GM said. “I always have permission to
7:06 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The current playoff format just isn’t fair, because a legitimate Stanley Cup contender like the Boston Bruins must play a powerhouse team in round one like the… Toronto Maple Leafs? Toronto played a complete game to knock down the Bruins at home in Game 1, though this series is far
by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat When it comes to National Hockey League franchises and their American Hockey League affiliates, few relationships are stronger or more beneficial to both teams than the one between the Predators and the Admirals. Despite the fact that 568 driving miles separates Nashville from Milwaukee, the two squads have
ESPOO, FINLAND—In an unfamiliar game against an unfamiliar foe, Canada summoned the brand of hockey the team believes can win gold at the women’s world championship. Blayre Turnbull’s two goals in a 5-0 quarterfinal win over Germany on Thursday were scored by driving hard to the net and paying a physical price in front of
The Toronto Maple Leafs begin another championship quest on Thursday evening at TD Garden against the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs don’t need to be reminded that May 2 is the 52nd anniversary of the last time the storied franchise won a Stanley Cup. They don’t need to be reminded that this restless club has
BROSSARD, Que. — Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin doesn’t need to check social media or turn on a television to get a sense of how Montrealers have felt about him for the last month. “I’m a smart enough man to know that when you haven’t produced in 17 games, the city’s probably turning a little on you,”
Only one team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, has hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup in back-to-back seasons since the tun of the century, and only one other team, the Detroit Red Wings, has done so since the days of Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the 1980s. Winning the Cup is hard to do once, let
31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon will meet again later this month with Roberto Luongo to talk about his future. “We’ll have really good discussions about what’s best for and the Panthers.” Around 70 percent of Joel Quenneville‘s $6 million salary this year will be covered by the
10:16 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski After three Stanley Cups and a decade of dominance, it’s easy to forget that the Chicago Blackhawks looked very much like the current Florida Panthers when then-GM Dale Tallon hired Joel Quenneville as his coach in 2008. They had a collection of young stars that weren’t quite yet
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2018-19 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 31 member cities. 2018-19 AHL First All-Star Team (stats through Apr. 10)G – Alex Nedeljkovic, Charlotte Checkers (50gp, 33-9-5, 2.25gaa, .916sv%, 4so)D – John Gilmour,
TAMPA, FLA.—Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus’ three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of the teams’ first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesday night. Jones made it 4-3 from the slot with 5:55 to play as the
It’s the time of the year that NHL fans have been waiting for. The Stanley Cup playoffs are finally upon us. Sixteen teams, eight best-of-seven series in the opening round. No disrespect to Christmas, but “it’s the most wonderful time of the year” for hockey fans. Each year, there’s so much more to talk about than simply “who will win
Sitting in the lobby of a luxury hotel in downtown Toronto, Dale Tallon concedes his feet have barely touched the ground in recent days. The general manager of Florida Panthers secured the hottest coaching commodity on the market when he introduced Joel Quenneville on Monday. Florida Panthers NHL General Manager Dale Tallon and Head Coach Joel
report this ad No one would mistake the hockey gods treatment of the Philadelphia Flyers this season as hospitable, but what they did on Draft Lottery night was just cruel. Even after the conclusion of a season marred by inconsistency and some plain bad luck, the Flyers received more bad news. Not one, but two
6:56 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN They say anything can happen in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and yet one of the greatest regular-season teams in NHL history blowing a three-goal lead to lose on home ice to the lowest seed in its conference felt stunning to the point where “anything” wouldn’t cover it. Here’s what happened
This influx will give management teams an opportunity for an up-close look at these players in the NHL’s top development league and potentially in the Calder Cup Playoffs. With the AHL regular season ending Sunday, here is a look at some prospects arriving from the Canadian Hockey League: Riley Damiani and Ty Dellandrea, Texas (Dallas
Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour entered his team’s locker room last Thursday night, having clinched the organization’s first post-season appearance in a decade, and scanned the room. The Hurricanes first-year head coach first called out defenceman Justin Faulk, the 27-year-old NHL veteran who has spent his entire career with Carolina and scored the go-ahead goal
All the Toronto Maple Leafs want to do is look forward. Their recent history with the Boston Bruins, however, makes it hard not to take a long gaze in the rear-view mirror. The Leafs open the NHL playoffs at TD Garden for the second spring in a row Thursday, the same building where they fell