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Seattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the biggest offseason need for every team
Usually, it’s a pretty straightforward exercise of determining which free agents to re-sign and which to let explore the market, along with tweaks to be made via trade, and additions to the pipeline courtesy of the draft. This summer, however, there’s the added wrinkle of the Seattle Kraken expansion draft — and any side deals […]
Continue readingCarolina Hurricanes’ Teuvo Teravainen out for road trip due to concussion
The 26-year-old Teravainen has two goals and seven assists in 12 games, though he took a hard hit from Chicago defenseman Nikita Zadorov in Friday’s win and missed the last two games. Brind’Amour said Tuesday that Teravainen won’t travel with the team for a five-game road trip that begins with games at Tampa Bay on […]
Continue readingHow Joe Sakic built the Colorado Avalanche into a perennial Stanley Cup contender: Key deals, draft picks
Well, look no further than the work that Joe Sakic has done as general manager. The former team captain who led the franchise to its two Stanley Cups in a Hall of Fame career has added expert builder to his robust resume of accomplishments. He might have the Avs’ records for games played, goals and […]
Continue readingArtemi Panarin supporting Russian opposition leader
Panarin posted a photo of Navalny and his wife and two children, with a caption that translates to: “Freedom for Navalny.” Through a Rangers spokesperson, Panarin declined to comment further about the topic on Thursday. Navalny, a high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in August and had […]
Continue readingChicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews out indefinitely with illness
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely as he deals with an undisclosed illness. “This offseason, I’ve been experiencing symptoms that have left me feeling drained and lethargic,” Toews said in a statement from the team. “I am working with doctors so I can better understand my condition. “Until I can get my health […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: Mid-offseason edition
For this week’s Power Rankings, we identified our favorite move each team made this offseason. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31 — taking into account past results and offseason additions — and those results are tabulated in the list featured here. Stanley Cup odds are courtesy of William […]
Continue readingChicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman: Can’t compete with top NHL teams now
“But what I don’t want it to mean is we’re trying to tear this team apart and trying to bring in a whole new group of players in the next year and a half,” Bowman told ESPN in a wide-ranging interview on Monday. “But we do need to rebuild the depth of our team. We […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020: Winners, losers and other big takeaways
The NHL free-agent frenzy was unprecedented this offseason — and not just because it took place when the regular season is usually scheduled to start. The new collective bargaining agreement kept the salary cap flat at $81.5 million. Otherwise, it would have plummeted, just as team revenues have during the COVID-19 pandemic. The financial landscape […]
Continue readingColorado Avalanche get Brandon Saad in 4-player trade with Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado sent defensemen Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm to Chicago for Saad and defenseman Dennis Gilbert. The Blackhawks also will retain $1 million of Saad’s $6 million salary for next season. Zadorov was a restricted free agent, but Chicago said he signed his qualifying offer of $3.2 million prior to the deal. Lindholm’s two-way contract […]
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