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Florida Panthers acquire veteran defenseman Ben Chiarot from Montreal Canadiens

The Panthers on Wednesday sent their 2023 first-round pick, a 2022 fourth-round pick and unsigned college prospect Tyler Smilanic to the Canadiens, who agreed to retain half of Chiarot’s $3.5 million salary in order to make the trade more cap-friendly. Chiarot is in the last year of his contract ahead of unrestricted free agency this […]

Former goalie Pekka Rinne’s No. 35 becomes first jersey retired by Nashville Predators

The highlight? Pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. “It gives me goosebumps to even think about it,” Rinne said Thursday night. The goaltender who led the Nashville Predators to their lone Stanley Cup Final in 2017 added another first to his list of accomplishments. He became the first player to have his […]

Feeling ‘time has come for a leadership change,’ Montreal Canadiens fire GM Marc Bergevin

Former New York Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton has been hired to serve as executive vice president of hockey operations. Gorton was with the Rangers from 2015 up until being replaced by Chris Drury last May. Bergevin had been general manager in Montreal since 2012 and was in the final year of his contract with […]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 21, joins Carolina Hurricanes as Montreal Canadiens decline to match one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet

As a result, the 21-year-old forward will join the Hurricanes for at least this season, and Carolina will more than likely seek to sign the former first-round draft choice to a contract extension. Meanwhile, the Canadiens, who originally drafted Kotkaniemi, will receive two 2022 draft choices, one in each of the first and third rounds. […]

Carolina Hurricanes continue tussle with Montreal Canadiens, tender stunning one-year, $6.1 million offer to Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Two years after Carolina star forward Sebastian Aho received a five-year, $42 million tender as a restricted free agent from the Canadiens, a deal that the Hurricanes matched, Montreal had the tables turned. Kotkaniemi, a sharp shooter who at times was left out of the lineup as Montreal raced to the Stanley Cup Finals last […]

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 […]

Quest for the Stanley Cup Episode 6 recap: Takeaways from ‘On the Cusp’

This week we dive into Episode 6, titled “On the Cusp.” Thirty charming, entertaining minutes of delaying the inevitable. There was a bunch of intense on-ice action from Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in Montreal, but obviously nothing was more stressful than the end of Game 4 in overtime. The stretch […]

Emotional Brendan Gallagher says he takes nothing from ‘moral victories’ after Montreal Canadiens’ loss in Stanley Cup Final

TAMPA, Fla. — Brendan Gallagher wore the Montreal Canadiens’ Stanley Cup Final loss on his face. There were the red welts on his cheeks, battle scars from intense confrontations with the Tampa Bay Lightning through five games. There were his red and puffy eyes, still visible under a pulled down hat. “Sorry,” said Gallagher, as […]