NHL hockey news & betting
Is Evgeni Nabokov still a $5 million or $ whats a veteran netminder like him worth these days?
You might ask the same questions about Steve Mason, Jose Theodore and Martin Biron, and about more than 20 other goalies who will hit the open market when free agency begins Thursday. No doubt they [...]
If Mike Modano plays a 21st season in the NHL, it wont be with the Dallas Stars.
The face of the franchise that proved hockey could thrive in the South will not be offered a contract by the Stars when free agency opens Thursday. That difficult decision had to be made by Modanos teammate-turned-boss, [...]
The Ottawa Senators are buying out the final year of forward Jonathan Cheechoos contract.
One day after waiving the 2006 winner of the Maurice Richard Trophy, when Cheechoo scored an NHL-best 56 goals, the Senators said Tuesday that they are cutting the 29-year-old winger loose.
Cheechoo was set to earn $3.5 million next [...]
Near the end of the drafts first round, Floridas Dale Tallon was asked by a rival general manager if he wanted to trade for one more pick before it was over.
Floridas new GM Dale Tallon drafts 13 players, including 10 selected among the first 100 picks. (Getty Images) San Joses Doug Wilson [...]
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Daniel Winnik from the Phoenix Coyotes for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft.
Winnik had four goals and 15 assists in 74 games for Phoenix last season, when he led the teams forwards with 54 blocked shots and was second on the club with 30 takeaways. [...]
Forty-two-year-old Mark Recchi wants to stick around and be a part of the Boston Bruins youth movement.
Recchi signed a one-year contract to return to Boston for a 22nd NHL season, making him the leagues oldest active player under contract. It also gives him a chance to play with 18-year-old prospect Tyler Seguin, the [...]
It was enough to make you wonder if the good folks at the NHL Network had some inside information.
Twelfth-overall pick Fowler: Im happy I fell in where I did. (Getty Images) Nah. Must have just been a coincidence that the leagues broadcasting arm had a camera trained on a particular top-rated prospect [...]
The San Jose Sharks signed two more of their potential free agents Saturday before they hit the open market, agreeing to one-year deals with forward Scott Nichol and defenseman Niclas Wallin.
General manager Doug Wilson wanted to lock up both players before they were eligible to become unrestricted free agents on July 1. The [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have traded right wing Mike Brown to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fifth-round draft pick.
The Ducks used the 122nd pick Saturday on Chris Wagner, a right wing from South Shore of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.
Brown had six goals and 106 penalty minutes last season for the [...]
Do you look to fill a need or just go after the best player available? And how long will it really take to figure it out?
Thats what makes the NHL Entry Draft a crapshoot. Chances are no one among the group with the top few picks will make a mistake, but beyond [...]