The 2023 NHL Draft has come and gone, but the offseason movement is just getting started. Free agency starts on July 1, and buyouts have added a couple of big names to an otherwise shallow market this year. On Friday, just one day before NHL free agency was set to kick off, the Nashville Predators … Read more
The Nashville Predators are buying out forward Matt Duchene, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. This shocking move means the Predators will pay salary cap penalties for the foreseeable future, and Duchene will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Duchene has been with the Predators for the last four seasons, and his first … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets officially announced Mike Babcock as their next head coach on Saturday. Babcock, whose contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs expired on June 30, agreed to a two-year contract with the franchise. Babcock, now with his fourth NHL team, replaces Brad Larsen and inherits a Columbus team that went 25-48-9 and finished … Read more
The Florida Panthers have traded winger Anthony Duclair to the San Jose Sharks, the team announced on Saturday. In return, forward Steven Lorentz and a 2025 fifth-round pick are headed to Florida. Duclair is coming off a season in which he only played in 20 regular season games because he was recovering from a torn … Read more
It’s July, which means the 2023 NHL free agent frenzy is underway. In the first few hours after free agency began, many of the biggest names on the market agreed to new contracts. After the Nashville Predators bought out Matt Duchene on Friday, he signed a one-year deal worth $3 million with their division rival, … Read more
With the 2023 NHL Draft in the rearview mirror, NHL teams have shifted their respective focuses towards free agency to improve rosters. The 2023 free agent class was vastly different than the 2022 group, which included stars like Johnny Gaudreau, Claude Giroux and Nazem Kadri. Still, there were plenty of players that could help NHL … Read more
Kings stay kings, especially in the case of Anze Kopitar, who just signed a two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The contract will run through the 2025-26 season, which would be Kopitar’s 20th with the franchise. On Thursday, the Kings announced Kopitar signed a two-year extension worth a total of $14,000,000. That will … Read more
The Senators have traded star winger Alex DeBrincat to the Red Wings in a deal that sends forward Dominik Kubalik, defenseman Donovan Sebrango, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to Ottawa. DeBrincat, who was a restricted free agent, signed a four-year, $31.5 million contract extension with the Red Wings, which carries … Read more
Former Arizona Coyotes forward Alex Galchenyuk was arrested on July 9 after a hit-and-run incident in Scottsdale, and he reportedly made some violent threats to the police officers during the encounter. The veteran had signed with the team on July 1, but the team voided his contract on Friday. “We are aware of the incident … Read more
USC freshman Bronny James has been discharged from the hospital and is resting at home after suffering cardiac arrest Monday, James’ cardiologist, Dr. Merje Chukumerije, said Thursday in a statement. James, the eldest son of Lakers superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized Monday morning after suffering sudden cardiac arrest during a practice at USC. Chukumerije said … Read more