9:03 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Half the Bruins are heading to China to start camp, half are staying home. That’s not ideal in the NHL, where a bad start could ruin the season. Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said he hopes his team can make the most of the trip on and off the
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6:12 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman downplayed the significance of entering mediation with former players in a bid to settle a concussion lawsuit, saying Tuesday the league is simply following a judge’s order. “The judge asked us to go into mediation and so we’re complying with the judge’s request,”
11:27 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have acquired defenseman Adam McQuaid from the Boston Bruins for defenseman Steven Kampfer and two draft picks. The teams announced the trade Tuesday before the Bruins flew to China for two exhibition games. Boston gets a 2019 fourth-round pick and a conditional seventh-rounder
3:23 PM ET ESPN News Services After acquiring Max Pacioretty Sunday, the Vegas Golden Knights moved quickly to keep him long term. The team announced that the 29-year-old has signed a four-year extension that keeps him in Sin City through the 2022-23 season. The deal has an annual average value of $7 million. Max Pacioretty
2:48 PM ET The odds that Max Pacioretty bounces back to his expected range of 30 goals and 65 points just got a whole lot better. With a week to go before the Montreal Canadiens start the 2018-19 preseason, they dealt their captain to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki
2:19 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired All-Star forward Max Pacioretty from the Montreal Canadiens for Tomas Tatar, prospect Nick Suzuki and a 2019 second-round pick. The Stanley Cup runner-up Golden Knights announced the deal Sunday night. Pacioretty was named the Canadiens captain in 2015 and has played
2:49 PM ET Associated Press Patrice Bergeron and a handful of other Boston Bruins players won’t be going to China for a pair of preseason games later this month against the Calgary Flames. Bergeron is still not 100 percent after offseason groin surgery. Captain Zdeno Chara, who is 41, isn’t going to avoid wear and
12:21 AM ET In his assessment of NHL centermen, Sean Allen compared the role of fantasy goaltender to that of NFL quarterback. I dig that parallel in that while rostering a high-performing goalie/quarterback hardly guarantees season-long success, investing in a dud most certainly assures the opposite. These two or three players on any fantasy roster
4:44 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has established a reputation as one of the NFL’s brashest trash-talkers, but his comments about how he could “probably crack” an NHL roster in six months has struck a nerve with hockey players. After taking verbal shots at New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski
4:30 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL does not expect to change its rules on marijuana with the legalization of cannabis in Canada coming on Oct. 17. Daly said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that the move won’t affect the NHL/NHLPA drug-testing policy. Daly