5:43 PM ET It was rumored for weeks, and finally happened: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano in a trade Sunday, one day before the NHL’s deadline. Forward Colin Blackwell was also part of the package heading to Toronto, and Seattle is retaining half of Giordano’s $6.75 million salary. In return,
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4:14 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks have traded veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic to the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 third-round draft pick. Hamonic, 31, is a defensive-first player who had seven points in 24 games for the Canucks, averaging 18 minutes, 22 seconds in ice time per game. Hamonic is in his 12th NHL season,
1:33 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Bruins agreed to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension with defenseman Hampus Lindholm on Sunday, one day after acquiring him from the Anaheim Ducks in a trade. Lindholm came to Boston on Saturday night in a deal that sent a package of draft picks to the Ducks
7:39 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers traded Claude Giroux, a fifth-round pick in 2024, along with prospects Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, in exchange for Owen Tippett, a first-round pick in 2024, and a third-round choice in 2023. The Flyers are also retaining 50% of Giroux’s $8.275 million cap
8:07 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks pulled off a whopper on Saturday, trading defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran to Boston for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, defenseman John Moore, a 2022 first-round draft pick, a 2023 second-round draft pick and a 2024 second-round draft pick. The Ducks also retained 50% of Lindholm’s salary. That’s a whole
7:24 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks, under new general manager Pat Verbeek, continued to deal on Saturday, sending defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran to Boston for a 2022 first-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 fourth-round pick and defensemen Urho Vaakanainen and John Moore. As part of the trade, Anaheim retains half of
6:32 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have traded longtime captain Claude Giroux, who recently played his 1,000th career game with the franchise, to the Florida Panthers, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan on Saturday. The Flyers’ return package will include forward Owen Tippett, according to sources. Giroux, 34, is a pending unrestricted free agent and was
3:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter has been suspended for one game by the NHL for slashing Washington Capitals forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby during Friday night’s game. The incident occurred at 13:43 of the first period. Niederreiter was assessed a minor penalty for slashing. The Hurricanes, who lead the
4:31 PM ET Since this past offseason, many wondered how the Tampa Bay Lightning would replace the dynamic players that made up their third line of Barclay Goodrow, Blake Coleman and Yanni Gourde from their Stanley Cup runs. On Friday, they traded for a player who might be part of the answer to those ponderings.
3:27 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Brandon Hagel to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a hefty return that includes two first-round draft picks, sources told ESPN. The Lightning traded their 2023 first-round pick, their 2024 first-round pick, and 23-year-old forwards Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh for Hagel and the Blackhawks’ 2022 and