10:19 AM ET ESPN News Services The Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday signed a pair of players they traded for over the past week to new contracts. Forward Alex Kerfoot received a four-year, $14 million deal, and defenseman Cody Ceci has re-upped for one year and $4.5 million. Both players were restricted free agents. The
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12:13 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — Everyone has a different standard on when they’ve “made it” as a professional. Like when Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews started earning pro-level money and made his first gluttonous purchase: a Rolex. “That was probably the first thing, in getting to the NHL, that I bought,”
8:07 AM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky already has two Vezina Trophies, the award handed out at the end of each season to the NHL’s top goaltender. He’s not looking for a third. For the Florida Panthers‘ new goalie, only one trophy matters now. Bobrovsky and Florida’s three other free agent signings
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Darryl Sutter has been hired by the Anaheim Ducks as an adviser to new coach Dallas Eakins‘ staff. Anaheim general manager Bob Murray announced the eye-catching addition Tuesday. Sutter is the winningest coach in the history of the Los Angeles Kings, the Ducks’ crosstown archrivals. He coached
8:00 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights have more players than cap space to use on them. That appears to mean that coveted Russian forward Nikita Gusev‘s stay in Vegas could end before it ever really began. The Golden Knights signed Gusev last April to a one-year, entry-level deal. Despite Gusev’s not playing a single
2:33 PM ET Well, that was exciting, wasn’t it? As the dust settles (somewhat) following the whirlwind player movement that took place on July 1st, here’s a roundup of some of the fantasy-relevant players who have found new NHL homes, either via trade or by signing as free agents. We’ll examine all of the fantasy
2:04 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dylan Cozens, the Buffalo Sabres‘ top draft pick, needs a “procedure” to repair an injured left thumb. The Sabres provided the update Tuesday, a day after Cozens was scheduled to visit a specialist. Cozens will have the procedure Wednesday. This was Cozens immediately following the hit heading
1:06 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes took less than 24 hours to declare they’ll match the offer sheet signed by restricted free agent center Sebastian Aho, which was tendered by the Montreal Canadiens on July 1. Aho, 21, signed a five-year, $42.27 million contract. The deal runs through the 2023-24 season and carries
12:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have re-signed restricted free agent Sammy Blais to an $850,000, one-year contract. Blais had a goal and two assists in 15 playoff games to help St. Louis win the Stanley Cup. The 23-year-old forward had two goals and two assists over 32 regular
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The dawn of NHL free agency was crazy, including tons of player movement, a few high-profile trades and the greatest NHL unicorn of them all — a signed offer sheet. You might be wondering what exactly an offer sheet is and why the Montreal Canadiens applied one on 21-year-old Canes