Jul 6, 2018 Associated Press Anthony Duclair is a bit embarrassed about bouncing around to various teams and taking a league-minimum, one-year deal. Duclair signed a $650,000 contract Friday for next season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, his fourth NHL team. He has been traded twice and last week became an unrestricted free agent when
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11:32 AM ET With the draft in the rearview mirror and the dust mostly settled on free agency, teams are assessing trade options as a last shot at significantly improving their situations before the 2018-19 begins. On free agency’s opening day, one of the top names in trade rumors went off the board as the
8:27 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed left wing Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year contract. The 23-year-old Athanasiou set career highs with 17 assists and 33 points in 71 games last season. He has 43 goals and 33 assists in 172 career games — all with Detroit. Athanasiou was
7:36 PM ET Associated Press Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson is among 43 NHL players seeking salary arbitration after he finished third in the NHL in scoring with the expansion franchise last season. Two more Golden Knights, defenseman Colin Miller and forward Tomas Nosek, also are on the list of players electing to have
12:47 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Montreal Canadiens‘ miserable offseason continued with news that star defenseman Shea Weber will be out five to six months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee, the team announced Thursday. Weber was scheduled to have his knee looked at by team doctors earlier
12:00 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The player: Robin Lehner, 26, G The terms: One year at $1.5 million with the New York Islanders Where does he fit in? With the departure of Jaroslav Halak to the Boston Bruins via free agency, the team was desperate for a veteran complement to Thomas Greiss, the 32-year-old signed
12:40 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The player: Calvin de Haan, 27, defenseman The terms: Four years at $4.55 million against the cap annually from the Carolina Hurricanes. Where does he fit in? Well, this was a surprise, as the rich got richer. The Carolina Hurricanes are more known for their inefficiencies (center, goalie, making the
11:56 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed free-agent defenseman Calvin de Haan to a four-year contract. General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday night that the deal is worth a total of $18.2 million. De Haan had a goal and 11 assists in 33 games with the New York Islanders
11:17 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have promoted Ahron Cohen to team president and CEO. Cohen, who’s promotion was announced on Tuesday, has served a variety of leadership roles in four years with the organization. He replaces former Arizona State and Texas athletic director Steve Patterson, who will advise the
3:32 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Matt Martin is going back to the New York Islanders. The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt the feisty forward to the Islanders, who drafted him in 2008. The Leafs get minor league goalie Eamon McAdam in the deal. Martin signed a four-year, $10 million deal with the Leafs