7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN One massive trade created one massive paradigm shift from the East to the West. Erik Karlsson‘s arrival in San Jose made the Sharks the defensive team to beat. And with the two-time Norris Trophy winner having left the Senators, that blue line is pretty barren. The Western Conference is projected
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1:23 PM ET ESPN News Services BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forward Brian Gionta has announced his retirement from the NHL after 16 seasons. Gionta, 39, is a former Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres captain and two-time U.S. Olympian. He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2003. “Playing with my childhood team the
4:15 PM ET Sean Allen Close Special to ESPN.com Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Victoria Matiash Close Fantasy Hockey ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 On Sept. 18, the
8:43 PM ET Associated Press BARRIE, Ontario — The Hamilton Bulldogs say coach Dave Matsos is “resting comfortably” at a hospital a day after collapsing on the team bench during a game. The 44-year-old Matsos collapsed in the final seconds of Saturday’s Ontario Hockey League game between the Bulldogs and Barrie Colts. He was attended
11:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The offseason saw some significant shifts in talent in the NHL, but in many ways the rich just got richer at the forward spot. John Tavares joined a Toronto Maple Leafs team that was already loaded with young talent. Paul Stastny and Max Pacioretty were acquired by the Vegas Golden
1:18 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension with forward Paul Byron. The deal, which has an average annual value of $3.4 million, was announced Sunday. The 29-year-old Byron had 20 goals and 15 assists in 82 games with the Canadiens last season and
11:19 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Erik Karlsson made his debut in front of San Jose Sharks fans on Saturday night. Not as a defenseman, but as a model. The crowd roared as Karlsson skated out in the Sharks’ new third jersey, the “stealth” black-on-black sweater, during the first intermission of their
8:11 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Miles Wood to a four-year, $11 million contract. General manager Ray Shero announced the signing Saturday. Wood will earn $2.5 million annually in the first three years of the contract and $3.5 millon in 2021-22. Wood, who scored a career-high
12:29 AM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Red Wings will be without top defenseman Mike Green for the start of the regular season as he deals with a virus that has led to ongoing fatigue. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland told the Detroit Free Press that Green “hasn’t had a lot of energy,”
2:08 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN After being suspended for the rest of the NHL preseason, Max Domi of the Montreal Canadiens said that he regretted giving Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad a broken nose with a sucker punch. If “scores will get settled at a later date” happens as Florida’s Aaron Ekblad says, the next