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Sabres sign forward Peyton Krebs to 4-year, $18M deal
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (96+ words) BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres announced on Monday they signed forward Peyton Krebs to a four-year, $18 million contract. Krebs set career highs with 12 goals and 27 assists last season. For his career, Krebs has 42 goals and 91 assists with Buffalo and Vegas. Krebs,…...
Carolina Hurricanes owner puts himself, wife, five children first in Stanley Cup engraving
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (388+ words) The NHL champion Carolina Hurricanes released an image of their engravings for the Stanley Cup, and they started with owner Tom Dundon and his family. The Hurricanes became league champions and lifted the Stanley Cup after winning Game 6 on June…...
Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching Flyers’ $90 million offer sheet for young center
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (557+ words) The Ducks announced their decision Thursday on the 21-year-old Carlsson, who is now the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal extended by the Flyers one week ago. Carlsson signed the Flyers’ offer sheet as a restricted free agent…...
Mammoth match Devils’ offer sheet to Barrett Hayton, sign him for $4.775 million for next season
5+ day, 54+ min ago (417+ words) The Utah Mammoth said Wednesday they have matched New Jersey’s offer sheet to Barrett Hayton, signing the 26-year-old center to a $4.775 million contract for next season. “Barrett is a key piece of our team and important to what we are…...
With a healthy Coach Prime, Colorado players look to their own leadership for turnaround
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (775+ words) FRISCO, Texas — Colorado defensive back Ben Finneseth says he has seen Deion Sanders in the football building constantly this offseason. Now that he feels the presence of his high-profile coach a year after Sanders was mostly gone in the spring…...
Ovechkin thrilled to rejoin ‘contender’ Capitals as he delays retirement
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (808+ words) It only took the Capitals 10 minutes to re-sign Alex Ovechkin once the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer confirmed he’d return for a 22nd NHL season, the Russian said on Monday. He’s the capstone for the Capitals’ busiest offseason in years. The…...
LOVERRO: Ovechkin belongs to Washington again and Washington belongs to him
1+ week, 1+ day ago (629+ words) The gift of Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will continue for one more season. The greatest goal scorer in the history of the National Hockey League will return to the Capitals for his 22nd season. “I’m back!” Ovechkin said in…...
Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell reiterates there is no animosity with star defenseman Zach Werenski
1+ week, 4+ day ago (631+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zach Werenski decided in less than an hour to reject a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Dallas Stars. It took a couple of days, however, for the star defenseman and his team to make sure…...
Winners and losers of the NHL offseason include teams in big markets spending and improving
1+ week, 4+ day ago (184+ words) NHL teams committed more than $862 million in salary to 102 players on the first day of free agency, not counting entry-level or minor-league contracts. Chicago signed Bowen Byram to the biggest contract at $75 million, making him the highest-paid defenseman in the…...
Is 2 better than 1? Teams around the NHL look to embrace the notion of shared goaltending
1+ week, 4+ day ago (764+ words) Former Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy went with Adin Hill as his goaltender for the final stretch this past season. Replacement coach John Tortorella quickly switched to Carter Hart. And now current coach Ryan Craig, expected to have both…...