7:19 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a deal with right wing Jesper Fast on a three-year contract. The team announced the agreement Saturday, saying the deal will have an average annual value of $2 million through the 2022-23 season. Carolina president and general manager Don Waddell called
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3:34 PM ET ESPN News Services The Columbus Blue Jackets signed longtime Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on Saturday, the team announced. Koivu has been a cornerstone of the Wild lineup for his entire 15-year career, but last month general manager Bill Guerin said the team would not be
12:14 PM ET The Boston Bruins have signed winger Craig Smith to a three-year contract worth an NHL cap hit of $3.1 million, they announced Saturday. Smith, 31, scored 18 goals and recorded 31 points for the Nashville Predators last season. He has scored 20 or more goals in five of the past seven seasons.
12:06 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Thomas Greiss to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $3.6 million, it was announced Saturday. Greiss, who served as the backup to Semyon Varlamov with the New York Islanders this season, went 16-9-4 with
11:00 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed forward Andre Burakovsky to a two-year deal, it was announced Saturday. Burakovsky, 25, won a Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018, but Washington traded him to the Avalanche in June 2019 because he couldn’t seem to fulfill the potential of a first-round draft pick. His best
11:33 PM ET Goaltender Corey Crawford signed a two-year deal with the New Jersey Devils Friday night. The contract carries an average annual value of $3.9 million. The news comes just a day after the Chicago Blackhawks formally parted ways with Crawford, who had been Chicago’s starting goaltender since the 2010-11 season. Crawford, who was
8:52 PM ET Defenseman Torey Krug, one of the top prizes in this year’s NHL free-agent class, has agreed to a seven-year contract worth $45.5 million with the St. Louis Blues, the team announced Friday night. A blue-line staple for the Bruins, the 5-foot-9 Krug, 29, has spent his entire NHL career with Boston, playing
7:09 PM ET Free agent and longtime Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is headed to Toronto on a four-year, $20 million deal. Brodie, 30, had four goals and 15 assists in 64 games during the pandemic-shortened regular season, snapping a six-year streak of 30-point campaigns. He chipped in a goal and three assists in 10
5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Evan Rodrigues is back to where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed the 27-year-old forward to a one-year deal worth $700,000 on Friday, less than two months after Pittsburgh shipped him to Toronto as part of a trade that brought Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh. The Penguins
3:31 PM ET Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk is joining the Anaheim Ducks on a three-year contract, according to multiple reports. Shattenkirk won a Stanley Cup title with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season after joining the team on a one-year, $1.75 million contract, saying he had a “huge chip on my shoulder” after being bought out