1:24 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Canadiens have placed defenseman Karl Alzner on waivers. The 30-year-old has an assist in eight games this season. He had a goal and 11 points in 82 games with Montreal last season after signing a five-year, $23.125 million deal in the 2017 offseason. The move comes as
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12:15 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Many expected the Philadelphia Flyers to shake things up after an embarrassing loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Few expected the shake-up to be this monumental: Ron Hextall, the team’s executive vice president and general manager, was fired on Monday morning. The Flyers are 10-11-2 on the
11:20 AM ET Paul LukasESPN.com Close Sports journalism’s foremost uniform reporter ESPN.com columnist since 2004 Also blogs at uni-watch.com With the year-end holidays right around the corner, it’s time for the annual Uni Watch Holiday Gift Guide, your best source for cool sports-themed gift items. The ground rules this time around are the same as
3:37 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 — either in the
11:56 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes acquired center Nick Schmaltz from the Chicago Blackhawks onSunday in exchange for forwards Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini. All three players in the deal are former first-round draft picks. Schmaltz, 22, was selected 20th overall by Chicago in 2014 and has two goals and nine assists in 23 games
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The hopeful final stop to the Philadelphia Flyers‘ goaltending carousel is a 20-year-old named Carter Hart with a precocious sense of self. The Alberta, Canada, native has been working with a sports psychologist since he was 10. He practices mindfulness breathing, including 15-minute sessions each morning. In
11:06 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper called his young center Brayden Point into his office. It was Game 1 of the 2018 Eastern Conference playoff semifinals back in April, and Point was in the midst of being absolutely embarrassed by the Boston Bruins‘ top line. Cooper had entrusted his talented
1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NHL referee Mick McGeough has died at 62. The NHL said in a statement Saturday that McGeough died Friday night in Regina, Saskatchewan. A fundraiser to support his family said he had a stroke a week ago. McGeough worked 21 seasons from 1987 through 2008, refereeing 1,083 regular-season
2:05 PM ET Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined $5,000 for biting San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic during Friday’s game. Roussel and Vlasic tussled during the final minute of the Sharks’ 4-0 win. Vlasic’s fist was against the side of Roussel’s head, and as Vlasic pulled his arm away, Roussel bit him.
12:29 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN While NHL participation in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has yet to be determined, one of its biggest stars of all-time has committed to be the face of ice hockey at that event: Jaromir Jagr. The 46-year-old legend, who is second to Wayne Gretzky in NHL career points (1,921), has