1:12 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — – General manager Jarmo Kekalainen sees the overhaul of the Columbus Blue Jackets as “an opportunity to reload” rather than a rebuilding job. Whatever he wants to call it, the Blue Jackets already look different after the trade deadline. The offseason could bring even more big changes.
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7:43 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is an editor for ESPN, including NFL and NHL coverage. He’s a native of upstate New York. The 2021 NHL trade deadline did not have the high volume of trades that characterized the past few seasons. But some significant players did change teams, including Taylor Hall to
5:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Florida Panthers paid a bigger price for Sam Bennett than the Boston Bruins did for Taylor Hall, sending a 2022 second-round pick and 2020 second-rounder Emil Heineman to the Calgary Flames for the 24-year-old forward and a sixth-rounder. “Sam is a skilled and versatile forward who plays the
8:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin could make his season debut in a couple of weeks after the All-Star had offseason hip surgery, general manager Jim Nill said Monday. Nill said Seguin is set to begin skating with the taxi squad, which goalie Ben Bishop has already been
4:20 PM ET The Washington Capitals acquired Red Wings winger Anthony Mantha in a blockbuster deal ahead of Monday’s NHL trade deadline, the team announced. In exchange, the Capitals sent the Red Wings forwards Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik, as well as a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 second-round pick. 1 Related Mantha, 26,
1:23 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired forward Mattias Janmark from the Chicago Blackhawks for a second-round pick in the draft, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Chicago also sends a fifth-round pick next year for Vegas’ third-rounder. Chicago had scratched the 28-year-old from Sunday’s game with an eye toward Monday’s trade deadline. Although
2:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Alex Iafallo to a four-year, $16 million contract extension on Monday — just hours before the league’s trade deadline. The 27-year-old Iafallo was getting interest from other teams, but the Kings and Iafallo’s agent, Lewis Gross, were able to hammer out a deal to keep the
11:45 AM ET Taylor Hall would like a contract extension with the Boston Bruins, even though the star winger doesn’t want to be the “focal point” of his new team. The Bruins traded for the 29-year-old left wing on Sunday, sending a 2021 second-round pick and forward Anders Bjork to the Buffalo Sabres for Hall
12:33 PM ET Associated Press The NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals have announced the dates this month when they will start to allow fans at home games at 10% of their capacity. About 2,100 spectators can attend the Wizards’ game against the Golden State Warriors on April 21. The Capitals will first welcome
2:29 AM ET The Los Angeles Kings traded forward Jeff Carter to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2022 conditional third-round pick and a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick, the teams announced Sunday night. Los Angeles will retain 50% of Carter’s salary, which runs through the 2021-22 season and carries a $5.272 million cap hit.