7:40 AM ET One potential trade chip appears to be off the market heading into Monday’s deadline, with multiple reports saying forward Jakob Silfverberg and the Anaheim Ducks have reached agreement on a five-year extension. The 28-year-old’s new deal carries an annual average value of over $5 million, according to reports. The Ducks had indicated
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11:18 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Jordan Oesterle to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed. The 26-year-old Oesterle has a career-best 20 points with six goals in 51 games this season, his first with Arizona. He
7:26 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Minnesota Wild traded forward Charlie Coyle to the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Ryan Donato and a fifth-round pick, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal will become official later Wednesday night. Coyle, 26, has been the subject of trade rumors over the past two seasons. Boston added
4:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas has been suspended two games by the NHL for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov on Tuesday night. The play occurred late in the third period of the Lightning’s 5-2 win. Gudas received a minor penalty on the play. He is
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The trade deadline is less than a week away, but placement in the standings isn’t the ultimate deciding factor on if each team should go all-in. For this week’s power rankings, we identified which teams should buy, sell or stand pat before Monday’s deadline. How we rank: The ESPN hockey
1:47 PM ET The Washington Capitals waived Devante Smith-Pelly on Wednesday, coach Todd Rierden said. The Caps had signed Smith-Pelly, 26, to a one-year, $1 million contract in the off-season, following the winger’s spectacular play on the way to winning the Stanley Cup last season. Smith-Pelly had seven postseason goals, including three in the Stanley
7:00 AM ET Ben ArledgeESPN.com Close Editor for NFL and NHL team, as well as a contributing hockey writer. Previously with ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Chalk and ESPN Fantasy. Joined ESPN in 2012 after graduating from Colgate University. This year’s trade deadline offers one of the best crops of available goaltending talent in recent memory.
10:47 PM ET The Devils gave the first 9,000 fans in attendance at Tuesday night’s home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins a “David Puddy” bobblehead. Puddy was the “Seinfeld” character portrayed by Patrick Warburton, who painted his face in Devils colors in an episode and shouted “We’re the Devils!” Warburton, while dressed as Puddy, dropped
11:30 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri left Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues early after sustaining a concussion, the team announced. Kadri was on the ice for 4 minutes, 14 seconds during the first period, but took a big hit from Vince Dunn. After the first intermission, Kadri didn’t return
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN When Shane Doan moved to Phoenix with the relocated Winnipeg Jets in 1996, he went from a Canadian-mad hockey city to a state with only three sheets of ice and fewer than 2,200 registered hockey players. The Coyotes‘ original home, America West Arena, was a state-of-the-art venue for the NBA’s