6:13 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Though his rebuilding job is far from complete, Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams signed a contract extension on Wednesday, an indication that ownership believes he has the franchise pointed in the right direction. Terms of the extension were not revealed. Adams, who’s in his third season
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3:35 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Young 40-goal scorer Jason Robertson is expected to miss the start of training camp for the Dallas Stars because the team and the restricted free agent haven’t agreed on a new contract. General manager Jim Nill said Wednesday there has been steady, ongoing negotiations over the last
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors It doesn’t seem that long ago when the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, then even more recently Juraj Slafkovsky was drafted first overall in a wild offseason that brought Johnny Gaudreau to the Columbus Blue Jackets, Claude Giroux to the Ottawa Senators and Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers.
10:40 AM ET Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said he does not have a contract beyond the 2022-23 NHL season but doesn’t see that becoming a distraction for himself or the team. “I’m more than happy to go through the year and be evaluated on the year and then have the decision made,
9:46 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Barrett Hayton to a two-year contract right before the start of training camp. Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not released. Hayton, 22, was a restricted free agent and not initially listed on Arizona’s roster for camp, which begins
6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran defenseman Keith Yandle said Tuesday he is retiring after 16 seasons in the NHL. Yandle became the NHL’s all-time Iron Man last season, extending his consecutive-games streak to 989 before the Philadelphia Flyers scratched him late in the year. The 36-year-old blueliner also played for Arizona Coyotes, New
5:54 PM ET For the first time, the NHL will allow fans to stand on the field to watch an outdoor game when the Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals at Raleigh’s Carter-Finley Stadium in February. The league plans to have overflow general admission seating in one of the stadium’s end zones. Fans will be
2:00 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes have announced a multiyear sponsorship agreement with the Gila River Indian Community, marking the first time that a Native American tribe will have advertising on an NHL team jersey. Players will wear patches for Gila River Resorts & Casinos on their home jerseys this season, the first time the
2:20 PM ET Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon signed the richest contract for the NHL salary cap era on Tuesday, agreeing to an eight-year contract extension worth $100.8 million. That’s an average annual value of $12.6 million for the 27-year-old center, higher than that of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid or anyone else in the
12:39 PM ET Instead of Nathan MacKinnon having the mantle of one of the league’s best bargain contracts, he is now about to become the highest-paid player in the game starting next season. MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche agreed to an eight-year, $100.8 million extension that will carry a $12.6 million AAV, sources told ESPN,