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NHL season preview: Power Rankings, X factors, predictions
More Teams. More Games. With NHL opening night on the horizon, take a look back at some of the best moments from last season. (0:58) After a wild offseason that included multiple superstars joining or leaving the Calgary Flames, opening night of the 2022-23 NHL season is fast approaching. ESPN will be your home for […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power rankings, best- and worst-case scenarios and bold predictions
The 2021-22 NHL season is being called a return to normalcy. Last season was an unprecedented one for the NHL due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Four geographically realigned divisions, including one solely comprising Canadian teams; teams playing only opponents within those divisions; and a new playoff format that eschewed wild-card teams. But it ended just […]
Continue readingNew York Rangers reach 7-year deal with ex-Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck
The New York Rangers have reached a seven-year deal with free agent center Vincent Trocheck, the team announced Wednesday. Trochek, who led the Carolina Hurricanes with six postseason goals, will make an average of $5.625 million against the salary cap, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. “This was one of just a few teams that we […]
Continue readingWithout coach Kliff Kingsbury, unbeaten Arizona Cardinals don’t miss a beat to down Cleveland Browns
No head coach, no problem for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. With Kliff Kingsbury home in Arizona after a positive COVID-19 test on Friday, the Cardinals kept their offense on track in a dominating 37-14 road win over the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium to improve to 6-0 and continue to their reign as the […]
Continue readingNew York Rangers acquire winger Ryan Reaves from Vegas Golden Knights for ’22 pick
The Rangers sent a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft to Vegas. Reaves, 34, played in 37 games last season for the Golden Knights. He had one goal, four assists and 27 penalty minutes. One of the NHL’s few remaining enforcers, Reaves has 937 penalty minutes in 686 career games with the St. Louis […]
Continue readingSeattle 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 readingAvalanche send D Ryan Graves to Devils with eye on expansion draft
In exchange, the Avalanche acquired forward Mikhail Maltsev and a second-round selection this year from New Jersey. By trading Graves, along with Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson agreeing to waive his no-movement clause, the team can protect defensemen Devon Toews, Cale Makar and Samuel Girard. The Devils have plenty of room to protect Graves. Protected lists […]
Continue readingNHL trade tracker: Latest deals, rumors, grades for 2021
The 2021 NHL trade deadline has passed, with many players and draft picks changing teams. That includes Pierre-Luc Dubois heading to the Jets, with Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic joining the Blue Jackets on Jan. 23. More recently, the Islanders traded for Devils veteran Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, the Avalanche bolstered their goaltending depth […]
Continue readingColorado Avalanche add goalie depth, acquiring veteran Devan Dubnyk from San Jose Sharks
Dubnyk, 34, gives league-leading Colorado some insurance in net behind starter Philipp Grubauer. Dubnyk has 26 games of Stanley Cup playoff experience during his career. This season, he has a 3.18 goals-against average and .898 save percentage for struggling San Jose. “Devan brought the element of consummate professionalism and class to our dressing room in […]
Continue readingNHL sees season-low three players in COVID-19 protocol
San Jose’s Tomas Hertl is the only other player on the list after entering his seventh day in the protocol. Arizona’s John Hayden, Detroit’s Patrik Nemeth and New York Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko, who spent 12 days on the list, were all cleared Tuesday. The protocol list has remained in single digits for each of the […]
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