4:41 PM ET Associated Press Representatives from the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have met numerous times over the past eight months and not once in a secret underground bunker or a dark parking garage. Unlike previous collective bargaining negotiations that spilled out into the public, few details are emerging from behind closed doors, a
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7:00 AM ET When center Matt Duchene signed a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Nashville Predators this summer, the rest of the league barely batted an eye. “Come on,” one prominent agent told me recently. “Everyone knew that was going to happen.” Indeed, the 28-year-old Duchene — who has also played for the Avalanche,
1:46 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero says he is still attempting to sign center Pavel Zacha amid concerns the former first-round draft pick will play in the Kontinental Hockey League this season. Peppering his comments with profanities, Shero told The Associated Press on Monday that he
12:15 PM ET Defenseman Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets agreed to a three-year, $15-million contract, according to multiple reports. The deal is expected to be announced on Monday, and the restricted free agent will join the team for the start of training camp. Werenski, 22, had 44 points in 82 games last season
12:15 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski has signed a three-year, $15 million contract, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Monday. “Zach Werenski is one of the best young defensemen in the National Hockey League and we couldn’t be happier that he will continue to be a foundational player for the Columbus Blue Jackets,”
9:21 AM ET NEW YORK — Dani Rylan believes professional women’s hockey should grow and thrive. She doesn’t believe that her league needs to be sacrificed for that to happen. “We’re not going anywhere,” said Rylan, the commissioner of the National Women’s Hockey League, during an hour-long conversation with ESPN last week in Brooklyn. “It’s
12:08 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rookie center Jack Hughes need not be too disappointed over the dud he and the New Jersey Devils produced in the No. 1 draft pick’s debut in an NHL competitive setting Friday night. Overlooking the 6-4 loss to Buffalo at the Sabres’ prospects tournament, Devils minor-league coach
3:12 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes made some news on Friday, inking veteran defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract, with Canes GM Don Waddell calling Gardiner “a solid veteran blueliner with a proven history of contributing offensively.” But does the deal make sense for the Canes, in the context of everything else that happened
2:36 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract. Gardiner will make an average of $4.05 million each season under terms of the deal, which was announced Friday by Carolina general manager Don Waddell Gardiner, 29, had three goals and 27 assists while playing
12:35 PM ET Associated Press The NHL for the first time has selected four female officials to work on the ice at several prospect tournaments being held this weekend. Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke have been selected as referees, while Kirsten Walsh and Kendall Hanley will work as linesmen, the league announced Friday. The four