7:05 AM ET There are different ways for teams to enter the NHL free-agent pool. There are big splashes for star players. Other teams methodically wade in, making sure their feet (and their finances) remain grounded. Some just dip their toes in. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche, currently playing in the Stanley Cup
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7:00 AM ET DENVER — During their back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, the Tampa Bay Lightning had a secret weapon. Their checking line of Yanni Gourde, Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow had the unique ability to shut down their opponents’ top players while contributing huge goals of their own. The lone goal in Game 7 against
7:47 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Bruce Cassidy is the third coach of the Vegas Golden Knights in the franchise’s sixth year, and he said the decision was a “no-brainer” from a hockey perspective. After all, Vegas has been one of the NHL’s most successful teams since entering the league in 2017, making
7:22 PM ET The NHL and NHL Players’ Association officially announced that the salary-cap upper limit for the 2022-23 season is set at $82.5 million, the first time in three years it is increasing. That’s an increase of $1 million over the 2021-22 season. The salary-cap floor for next season will be set at $61
6:04 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights traded forward Evgenii Dadonov to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in exchange for Shea Weber‘s contract. There was no salary retained in the deal. Weber, 36, had captained the Canadiens since 2018. He did not play last season because of multiple injuries and was moved to long-term injured
5:16 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to a 4-year deal with John Tortorella to be their head coach, ESPN NHL analyst Kevin Weekes reported on Thursday. Tortorella most recently coached the Columbus Blue Jackets for six seasons before the team announced after the 2020-21 season that he would not return. Under Tortorella, the
3:24 PM ET Now that the Arizona Coyotes have reached an agreement with the Tempe City Council to continue negotiations on a new arena and entertainment district in the Phoenix suburb, their team president and CEO, Xavier A. Gutierrez, says the next challenge is to clear up misconceptions about what is in the works —
8:30 AM ET DENVER — Even the best in the world can have his bad moments. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final marked the first time Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy had given up three goals in the first period of a playoff game. Two of those Colorado Avalanche tallies uncharacteristically trickled through
11:00 AM ET The Hockey Diversity Alliance has plans to expand its successful youth hockey program this year, the first big grassroots initiative for the group. The HDA was founded in June 2020 by several hockey players of color, including Akim Aliu, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba, Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri and former NHL
8:00 AM ET The 2022 Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a rollicking start, with Colorado jumping out to a 3-1 lead in the first period, Tampa Bay tying it in the second, and the Avalanche prevailing 4-3 in overtime. What did we learn in Game 1