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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 readingHow the NHL expansion draft will work for the Seattle Kraken: Schedule, format, rules, players available
While the hirings on the management and coaching side continue — and construction on Climate Pledge Arena continues, with a mid-October opening date still the goal — the roster of players remains to be determined as well. The next step in that process is the expansion draft. If you aren’t entirely caught up, we’ve got […]
Continue readingMikhail Grigorenko dodges NHL free agency, elects to leave Columbus Blue Jackets for KHL
Grigorenko, 27, a 2012 first-round selection of the Buffalo Sabres, had four goals and 12 points for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, skating in 32 games in his second tenure in the NHL. He was serviceable in the bottom-six forward rotation for former coach John Tortorella in Columbus and may have garnered interest from […]
Continue readingDavid Savard’s journey from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period of Game 1. “The biggest turning point of that series was early in the second period,” said David Savard, then a defenseman with the Blue Jackets. “Our goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky, made a massive save on [Nikita] Kucherov, on a pass from [Steven] Stamkos, that […]
Continue readingUnited States advances to world hockey semifinals with win over Slovakia; Germans stun Swiss
The Canadians, who lost their first three games in the tournament, stunned Russia 2-1 on an overtime goal by Andrew Mangiapane. The other semifinal Saturday will pair defending champion Finland and Germany, which stunned Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout. Finland defeated the Czech Republic 1-0. All four winners played their preliminary round games in Group […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers face elimination
Three teams face elimination on Wednesday night in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Pittsburgh Penguins are reeling after consecutive losses and now must earn a series-saving win at Nassau Coliseum. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild and Florida Panthers are hoping to build on momentum-shifting Game 5 wins to extend their series one more game as well. […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers face elimination
Farewell to the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues, two recent Stanley Cup champions who were eliminated Sunday. Three more teams — the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and, quite shockingly, the Edmonton Oilers — could join them after Monday night’s action. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues on the brink
Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps. There’s been some […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs try to rally after John Tavares injury
The Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game after captain John Tavares suffered a disturbing concussion in their Game 1 loss, and the Florida Panthers try to rally in the Battle of Florida as all-day hockey returns to the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche pushed their opponents […]
Continue readingJon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning ‘had to weather our emotions’ as Florida Panthers took ‘liberties’
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper watched his team defeat the Florida Panthers 6-2 to take a 3-1 series lead in Game 4 on Saturday. But he also saw two key players, star winger Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, leave in the third period with injuries at the hands of Florida players. “The hockey […]
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