LAS VEGAS – Nick Suzuki learned some French growing up in southwestern Ontario. Knowing a big responsibility was right around the corner, he went to work both dusting off and trying to improve those skills this summer. The 23-year-old is keenly aware there’s a long road ahead. Suzuki also takes no issue with Quebec politicians
Nick Suzuki learned some French growing up in southwestern Ontario. Knowing a big responsibility was right around the corner, he went to work both dusting off and trying to improve those skills this summer. The 23-year-old is keenly aware there’s a long road ahead. Suzuki also takes no issue with Quebec politicians weighing in on
Over the last few seasons, the New York Rangers have done an excellent job of drafting and developing young defensemen and goalies but they have not done the same with forwards. Lias Andersson requested a trade and was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings after a few underwhelming seasons and Vitali Kravtsov did the same
You can agree or disagree with the decisions Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has made over the years, but you can never question his commitment to the team. It’s been a positive offseason for Holland, and as main training camp gets ready to open for the Oilers’ 2022-23 season, you have to have a
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports St. Luis Blues GM on their pending UFAs Lue Korac: St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong on their players who are entering the final year of their contracts and will be UFAs: “O’Reilly, Tarasenko, Barbashev, Mikkola, these guys are all going to be
Sep 15, 2022 Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — Nathan MacKinnon expects to sign a contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche soon, and it could make him the highest-paid player in the NHL. MacKinnon wants to get something done before the season starts next month, adding he’ll shelve talks if an agreement isn’t reached by Oct.
Nico Daws wants to make life difficult for Devils management. The 21-year-old German goalie prospect –– who unexpectedly played in 25 NHL games last season as New Jersey frantically shuffled through seven different netminders –– ultimately proved his consistency on the pro level, posting a 3.11 goals against average, .893 save percentage and 10-11 record.
Winnipeg forward Blake Wheeler admitted that being the Jets captain had become a burden, one that he has now been relieved of by new Jets coach Rick Bowness. The Jets announced Friday that they will enter the 2022-23 season without a captain and with a group of assistants to be determined. “There’s nothing in my
Auston Matthews believes those deep, painful battle scars of past playoff failures will eventually — finally — pay dividends. The Maple Leafs star centre, in truth, has little choice. Toronto suffered through another bitter first-round disappointment last spring, falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games after taking a 3-2 lead in the series.
The NHL season is around the corner and teams are getting ready for the 82-game schedule that lies ahead. The New York Islanders are hoping to prove that last season, where they went 37-38-7 and missed the playoffs, was an outlier for an otherwise great team. The offseason was a quiet one, and the roster
Last season, the New Jersey Devils saw breakout performances from Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. All three players had career-best years, but as is the case with most teams, the Devils also had players that didn’t live up to expectations. Some of it was performance-related, while others suffered from the injury bug to
1:48 PM ET The San Jose Sharks and former forward Evander Kane have settled a grievance over his contract termination last season before the matter would have gone to arbitration. The NHLPA filed a grievance on behalf of Kane in January after the Sharks terminated his deal, citing a breach of his contract and a
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane and the San Jose Sharks reached a settlement Friday on the grievance he filed over the termination of his contract last season. The Sharks announced the agreement that they said was approved by the NHL and the Players’ Association, saying they were “satisfied that its terms will not
Herb Carnegie is a name every hockey fan in Canada should know. Carnegie, a Toronto-born hockey player of Jamaican descent, was widely considered one of the great players of the 1940s. But Carnegie never played in the NHL because he was Black, according to the new documentary Black Ice. He faced racism at every turn throughout
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New Jersey Devils were a team that went hard after a big name this offseason. It’s being reported they went after two former Calgary Flames players. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are starting to extend PTO offers to a number of players. Why so many? There is talk about why
Hockey is back! No, it’s not the regular season or even the preseason, but Vancouver Canucks fans will get to see the greatest game on earth be played tonight as the Young Stars Classic gets underway in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The first game will see the Winnipeg Jets face off against
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Oilers make Jake Virtanen a PTO offer Mark Spector: The Edmonton Oilers have made forward Jake Virtanen a PTO offer but get the sense that he will sign one elsewhere. Sammi Silber: Bob Stauffer on Oilers Now said that the Washington Capitals were