3:51 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto has extended the contracts of impending restricted free agents Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson, shoring up a second- and third-line that helped the Maple Leafs net a triple-digit point total for consecutive seasons. Kapanen signed a three-year, $9.6 million extension, while Johnsson inked a four-year, $13.6 million
NHL
3:51 PM ET The Washington Capitals have traded forward Andre Burakovsky to the Colorado Avalanche for pending unrestricted free-agent forward Scott Kosmachuk and a second- and third-round pick in the 2020 NHL draft, the team announced Friday. Burakovsky is set to become a restricted free agent on July 1. Earlier this week, the Caps made
3:07 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year contract. The team announced the deal Friday. It is a two-way deal for the 2019-20 season, paying Nedeljkovic $725,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the American Hockey League level with a $125,000 guarantee. It
11:14 AM ET Ahead of the free-agency shopping frenzy beginning on July 1, we’re surveying the landscape and outlining the unique situation in which every team finds itself. That includes the key pending unrestricted and restricted free agents and the team’s current cap space, along with the moves I’d make if I were sitting in
5:33 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes announced Thursday that they have bought out the final year of veteran forward Patrick Marleau‘s contract. Marleau will be free to sign with any team beginning Monday. He had one year, $6.25 million left on a three-year deal he originally signed with Toronto. The buyout was expected after Carolina
5:17 PM ET The St. Louis Blues have re-signed defenseman Carl Gunnarsson to a two-year, $3.5 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Gunnarsson would have become an unrestricted free agent on Monday. Gunnarsson, 32, has 28 goals in 581 career games, but one stands out above the rest. Gunnarsson scored in overtime of Game 2
2:12 PM ET Following this year’s entry draft, we have compiled for you a list of several key players and their respective fantasy potential in the near and/or distant future. Complete with brief scouting reports from ESPN.com’s resident draft and prospects analyst, Chris Peters, this list is sorted by anticipated NHL debut date and order
11:01 AM ET Ahead of the free-agency shopping frenzy beginning on July 1, we’re surveying the landscape and outlining the unique situation in which every team finds itself. That includes the key pending unrestricted and restricted free agents and the team’s current cap space, along with the moves I’d make if I were sitting in
1:01 AM ET The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Erik Haula from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forward Nicolas Roy and a conditional fifth-round draft pick in the 2021 NHL draft, the teams announced Wednesday night. Haula, 28, played in just 15 games last season before undergoing season-ending surgery on his right heel.
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN P.K. Subban and Patrick Marleau were both traded during the 2019 NHL draft last weekend. Or, perhaps you know them by their more popular names: Nine Million Dollars Against the Cap Through 2022 and Six Point Five Million Dollars Against the Cap Through 2020. They are human beings, virtually converted