7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Zdeno Chara and Rod Brind’Amour overlapped in the NHL as players for 12 seasons, and Brind’Amour spent most of that time resenting the 6-foot-9 defenseman. “Not too many fond memories, that’s for sure,” Brind’Amour said earlier this month. “A lot like Scott Stevens for me. He was the
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4:18 PM ET Kaapo Kakko, the No. 2-ranked prospect for the 2019 NHL draft, will not be participating in the NHL scouting combine this week in Buffalo, New York, the NHL confirmed Tuesday. The league did not offer a reason for his absence, but Kakko just completed a gold medal run with Team Finland at
1:32 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers named Dave Tippett as their new head coach on Tuesday. He takes over a team that has missed the playoffs in 12 of the past 13 seasons, despite picking first overall for three straight years from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015. There is pressure to win while
10:29 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — After a postseason beset by officiating controversies, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will explore expanding replay review. Considering how candidly Bettman vented on Monday — “It would be good if I kept my head from exploding,” the commissioner said of his reaction to the uncalled hand
7:30 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally posted ahead of the 2018 NHL combine. It has been updated. Josh Norris was lost. After showcasing elite-level athleticism in the dreaded Wingate test at the 2017 NHL scouting combine, he went for a walk. Unlike many of his fellow draft prospects, he did not head
7:30 AM ET More than 100 NHL draft hopefuls will descend on Buffalo this week to take part in the NHL’s annual scouting combine. Despite the large volume of hockey players, there will be no sticks or skates in the building for the largest and final pre-draft event. Why there is no on-ice component is
7:34 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN As the Boston Bruins look to tack on another championship for the city’s ridiculous winning tear, the St. Louis Blues hope to win their first ever Stanley Cup in improbable fashion. After all, this was a team in last place in January. After one game, the B’s have the edge
12:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — For 21 minutes of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues looked like the composed, confident team that won the Western Conference. They took a 2-0 lead by forcing turnovers with their punishing forechecks, while rookie goalie Jordan Binnington turned every Boston Bruins chance
2:06 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Boston Bruins veterans know that the Stanley Cup Final will be a physical series, and perhaps nobody set the tone better in Game 1 than 5-foot-9 defenseman Torey Krug. After tangling with St. Louis Blues forward David Perron by his own net in the third period, Krug lost
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — Imagine dedicating your life to a single objective for 10 years. You sweat for it and you suffer for it and you bleed for it. Then you walk away from it, taking care to set up your successors to continue that pursuit, because you consider that responsibility as