1:27 PM ET The Minnesota Wild have fired general manager Paul Fenton just over one year into his tenure with the club, it was announced Tuesday. “After giving much thought to this difficult decision, I informed Paul today that he was not the right fit for our organization going forward,” owner Craig Leipold said in
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11:26 AM ET ESPN News Services The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ryan Callahan in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the teams announced. Goaltender Mike Condon is heading to Florida along with a 2020 sixth-round draft pick while Ottawa also receives Tampa Bay’s fifth-round pick for next year. Callahan, 34, was placed on long-term
8:27 AM ET Forward Chris Kunitz, a four-time Stanley Cup winner, has retired after 15 NHL seasons and is joining the Chicago Blackhawks‘ coaching staff, the team announced Tuesday. Kunitz spent the 2018-19 season with the Blackhawks, posting five goals and five assists in 56 games. The 39-year-old won titles with Anaheim Ducks (2007) and
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN When Daniel Carcillo debuted in the NHL back in 2006-07, the clichés were still intact. The fourth-line goons patrolling the ice for a few minutes per game. The ridiculous and reductive staged brawls for the coliseum crowds. All of those dusty “I went to a fight, and a hockey game
6:18 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Hockey Hall of Famer Denis Potvin has announced his retirement as a television broadcaster for the Florida Panthers. Potvin, a former captain for the New York Islanders, was part of the Panthers’ first broadcast team in 1993-94 and spent 21 seasons as their TV analyst. Potvin, 65,
5:08 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The New Jersey Devils continued their summer upgrade on Monday, trading a third-round pick in 2020 and a second-round pick in 2021 for left wing Nikita Gusev of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knights brought Gusev, 27, over from the Russian Kontinental Hockey League for the Stanley Cup playoffs last
3:56 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have acquired Russian forward Nikita Gusev in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights and signed him to a two-year deal worth $9.5 million. The Golden Knights in return get two draft picks — a third-rounder in 2020 and a second-round selection in 2021. “We did our best
2:28 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to an eight-year extension worth $76 million, the team announced Monday. “Since joining the organization Andrei has shown unmatched work ethic and professionalism both on and off the ice,” Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois said in a statement. “We look forward
9:51 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to an eight-year extension worth $76 million, the team announced Monday. “Since joining the organization Andrei has shown unmatched work ethic and professionalism both on and off the ice,” Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois said in a statement Monday. “We look forward to
4:24 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues has been awarded a one-year, $2 million contract following an arbitration hearing. The independent arbitrator’s ruling was announced by the Sabres on Thursday, two days after the hearing. The value of the contract represents a $1.35 million bump in pay over what