6:25 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The NHL salary cap for next season has been set at $81.5 million, which is $1.5 million lower than initially projected. The league and the NHL Players’ Association announced the figure Saturday, a day before teams can begin meeting with prospective unrestricted free agents ahead of
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2:15 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Vancouver Canucks add some skill and tenacity in the 26-year-old J.T. Miller, while the Tampa Bay Lightning gain a little cap flexibility. The deal: Canucks get: F J.T. MillerLightning get: G Marek Mazanec, 2019 third-round pick (No. 71), conditional first-round pick (either 2020 or 2021) Vancouver Canucks: A-
1:57 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN VANCOUVER — The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a little breathing room under the NHL salary cap by shipping forward J.T. Miller to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Miller was moved for goalie Marek Mazanec, a third-round pick in the 2019 draft and a conditional first-round pick in either 2020 or
1:12 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Nashville Predators All-Star defenseman P.K. Subban has been traded to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Steven Santini, prospect Jeremy Davies and two second-round picks — one in 2019 and one in 2020, the team announced. Subban, 30, spent the past three seasons with the Predators.
4:07 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Toronto Maple Leafs found a taker for veteran center Patrick Marleau‘s contract, but it cost them a first-round draft pick. The Leafs moved Marleau to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday morning, along with a conditional first-round pick and a seventh-round pick, both in the 2020
1:40 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The New Jersey Devils and Nashville Predators kicked off the second day of the 2019 NHL draft with a bang, as the electrifying P.K. Subban finds a new home in the Metropolitan Division. The deal: Devils get: D P.K. SubbanPredators get: D Steve Santini, D Jeremy Davies, 2019 second-round pick
12:10 AM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Seven U.S.-born players were selected within the first 15 picks of the 2019 NHL draft on Friday, an all-time high for Americans in the modern draft (since 1963). Led by Jack Hughes, who went first overall to the New Jersey Devils, the 2019 crop surpassed the 2016 draft
8:20 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN VANCOUVER — The New Jersey Devils selected Jack Hughes, a 18-year-old center from Orlando, Florida, with the first overall pick in the NHL draft on Friday night in Vancouver. The pick was announced by Devils Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur, who was taken at the 1990 draft in Vancouver.
8:53 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The New Jersey Devils selected Jack Hughes, an 18-year-old center from Orlando, Florida, with the first overall pick in the NHL draft on Friday night. The pick was announced by Devils Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur, who was taken at the 1990 draft in Vancouver.
5:00 PM ET Follow the entire 2019 NHL draft, pick-by-pick. Chris Peters, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan provide detailed breakdowns of each first-rounder’s skill set, as well as how he will fit with his new NHL team. And be sure to check out all of our draft-prep content to learn more about this talented draft