Veteran Senators forward Claude Giroux is staying put in Ottawa for one more season, and Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro has a new four-year contract that keeps him in Columbus. … [Read more...] about Giroux re-signs with Senators; Blue Jackets lock up Fabbro to 4-year, $16.5M contract
Islanders choose Erie defenseman Schaefer with No. 1 pick in NHL draft
The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. … [Read more...] about Islanders choose Erie defenseman Schaefer with No. 1 pick in NHL draft
Playoff MVP Sam Bennett agrees on 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Florida Panthers
Bennett - who led the NHL with 15 goals in this year's playoffs and became the first Panthers player ever to score that many in a single postseason - is staying with the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. … [Read more...] about Playoff MVP Sam Bennett agrees on 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Florida Panthers
Report: NHL, NHLPA close to agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement
The league and union have been in talks since April and are on the verge of a memorandum of understanding done more than a year before the current CBA expires. … [Read more...] about Report: NHL, NHLPA close to agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement
Buffalo Sabres trade JJ Peterka to Utah Mammoth for Michael Kesselring, Josh Doan
The 23-year-old Peterka is coming off consecutive 25-plus goal seasons, including 27 this year with a career-best 68 points in 77 games. … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres trade JJ Peterka to Utah Mammoth for Michael Kesselring, Josh Doan