6:48 PM ET Leading up to Monday’s trade deadline, Eric Staal‘s name was thrown around as a possible trade chip, but he ended up getting a new deal from the Minnesota Wild. According to reports, he has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with an average annual value of $3.25 million. He would have
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4:57 PM ET Corey Crawford, who has been out since the middle of December after suffering his second concussion in two years, was activated by the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The team sent goalie Collin Delia to Rockford of the AHL in a corresponding move. In a Dec. 16 game against the Sharks, Hawks forward
4:25 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Nashville Predators swooped in and won the Wayne Simmonds right ahead of the deadline, parting ways with 2018 deadline addition Ryan Hartman and a pick. The deal: Predators get: RW Wayne SimmondsFlyers get: LW Ryan Hartman, 2020 fourth-round pick that becomes a third-rounder if Nashville wins a playoff series
4:46 PM ET The Boston Bruins added another forward for their playoff push, acquiring Marcus Johansson from the New Jersey Devils for a second-round pick in 2019 and a fourth-rounder in 2020. The New Jersey Devils trade Marcus Johansson to the Boston Bruins, home to Brad Marchand, who concussed Johansson last season. Mark Stone to
5:31 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Philadelphia Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds has been traded to the Nashville Predators for forward Ryan Hartman and a 2020 conditional fourth-round draft pick. If the Predators win a playoff round, the draft pick will become a third-rounder. Simmonds, in his 11th NHL season, is known for his physicality, especially as
5:05 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Vegas Golden Knights won the bidding war for Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone, who said that he has reached agreement on an extension with his new team. “I’m close,” Stone told TSN. “I haven’t signed it yet, but we have agreed.” The Golden Knights score a dynamic two-way winger
3:04 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Minnesota Wild winger Mikael Granlund has been traded to the Nashville Predators for winger Kevin Fiala, according to multiple reports. Granlund, 26, has a $5.75 million cap hit and is under contract through the 2019-20 season. He has 15 goals and 49 points in 63 games this season. The second-place
2:29 PM ET Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo will return to the lineup after missing four games due to his third concussion in less than three years. The 30-year-old was felled by a punch to the face during a fight with defenseman Tony DeAngelo in a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Feb.
10:46 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The New York Rangers have traded center Kevin Hayes to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2019 first-round draft pick, winger Brendan Lemieux and a conditional pick, according to multiple reports. Hayes is expected to plug in on Winnipeg’s second line alongside Patrik Laine; this is the second consecutive year the
9:11 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The New Jersey Devils have traded goalie Keith Kinkaid to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft. Get up to speed ahead of the Feb. 25 deadline, with news, trade target rankings, team needs, grades and more. The Blue Jackets have been extremely active ahead