1:03 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It’s an NHL tradition: a player leaves one team, returns with his new team and gets lustfully booed by his former home supporters. It’ll happen, deafeningly, when John Tavares returns to face the New York Islanders later this month. It happened, bizarrely, when Ryan McDonagh returned to face the New
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10:20 PM ET Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler was carted off the ice Monday night after his face was bloodied when he fell face-first onto the ice. Edler’s stick got caught up in the skates of Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek and Edler got pulled to the ice in front of his own goal during the second
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Since our last installment, two major things have happened in NHL Awards watching. The first is that the Professional Hockey Writers Association released its midseason balloting, which is like a wet finger in the air to see where the winds are blowing for potential candidates. (And in the case of
3:15 PM ET Associated Press BALASHIKHA, Russia — Former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has ceremonially opened an ice hockey game in Russia — and promptly fallen on the ice. Mourinho was given the honor of making the first puck drop on Monday at the Kontinental Hockey League game between Avangard Omsk and SKA St.
4:39 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-
7:00 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski As a player, Jayna Hefford, 41, needs little introduction. A five-time Olympian (four gold medals, one silver) she retired in 2014 as Canada’s second-leading all-time scorer in international competition, trailing only Hayley Wickenheiser. Across three professional leagues, Hefford scored 439 goals in 418 games; in 2016, the Canadian
12:15 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed backup goaltender Pheonix Copley to a $3.3 million, three-year extension. Copley will count $1.1 million against the salary cap in each of the next three seasons. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the contract Monday. Signing Copley through the 2021-22 season raises questions
10:54 AM ET It’s a jumbled mess of teams fighting for the two Western Conference wild-card slots. We debate which teams will ultimately emerge, along with who we are secretly rooting for and against: Who would you like to see earn the Western Conference wild-card spots? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: The Vancouver Canucks and
5:18 PM ET Associated Press The Buffalo Sabres have placed underperforming forward Remi Elie on waivers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs pared their defensive depth by waiving Martin Marincin. The Sabres announced the move Saturday, while a person familiar with the Maple Leafs’ decision told The Associated Press about Marincin. Elie was placed on waivers
2:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Zack Smith of the Ottawa Senators and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been fined $5,000 each Saturday for rough play during separate games. The NHL said Smith was disciplined for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson. The infraction came during the second period of