We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.Watch as Mathew Barzal dances his way through the circle before firing a laser past Carter Hart.Arbitration season is long over, offer sheets feel more and more like a myth, and a few critical restricted free agents — Philadelphia’s , Boston’s and Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev — signed their bridge deals as the league gears up for...…We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.Watch as Mathew Barzal dances his way through the circle before firing a laser past Carter Hart.Arbitration season is long over, offer sheets feel more and more like a myth, and a few critical restricted free agents — Philadelphia’s , Boston’s and Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev — signed their bridge deals as the league gears up for...WW…

New Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette talked about what Alex Ovechkin brings to a hockey team and why he’s so excited to work with the superstar player.Any financial advisor will tell you: it’s never too early to start planning for the future.So, as the NHL races toward the opening of 2020’s free agency period (Oct. 9), it’s worth keeping in mind a star-studded group about to enter pivotal contract seasons in 2020-21.This group is well and able to ink extensions with their current clubs, and we’ve already seen the Minnesota Wild (Jonas Brodin, seven years at $6 million) and (Jeff Petry,...…New Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette talked about what Alex Ovechkin brings to a hockey team and why he’s so excited to work with the superstar player.Any financial advisor will tell you: it’s never too early to start planning for the future.So, as the NHL races toward the opening of 2020’s free agency period (Oct. 9), it’s worth keeping in mind a star-studded group about to enter pivotal contract seasons in 2020-21.This group is well and able to ink extensions with their current clubs, and we’ve already seen the Minnesota Wild (Jonas Brodin, seven years at $6 million) and (Jeff Petry,...WW…

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. This week's blog was written outside the blue.1. Hockey executives, in general, are a rather conservative bunch. They loathe to part with a high first-round draft picks and risk missing out on an elite talent (or ticking off their owner or their fan base).But those mid-to-late Round 1 tickets, especially for teams with another first-rounder in the bank, have a much greater tendency to be in play for trades.The 2020 NHL Draft took forever to get a hard date, but now we have one —...…A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. This week's blog was written outside the blue.1. Hockey executives, in general, are a rather conservative bunch. They loathe to part with a high first-round draft picks and risk missing out on an elite talent (or ticking off their owner or their fan base).But those mid-to-late Round 1 tickets, especially for teams with another first-rounder in the bank, have a much greater tendency to be in play for trades.The 2020 NHL Draft took forever to get a hard date, but now we have one —...WW…

We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.A slow start cost the Boston Bruins as the Columbus Blue Jackets rode a three goal first period to a 4-1 win in exhibition play.TORONTO – Let’s begin with a John Tortorella anecdote from eight years ago that echoes in my mind whenever the coach goes Full Torts.Ottawa, January 2012: Reporting on my first major event for this...…We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.A slow start cost the Boston Bruins as the Columbus Blue Jackets rode a three goal first period to a 4-1 win in exhibition play.TORONTO – Let’s begin with a John Tortorella anecdote from eight years ago that echoes in my mind whenever the coach goes Full Torts.Ottawa, January 2012: Reporting on my first major event for this...WW…

We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.A card bearing the name of the Edmonton Oilers is placed in the No. 25 spot on the draft lottery board during the 2005 draft lottery. (Andy Marlin/AP)Of the three paths the National Hockey League is exploring to hold its delayed 2020 draft, one stands head and shoulders above the others as the most intriguing — and, depending on...…We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.A card bearing the name of the Edmonton Oilers is placed in the No. 25 spot on the draft lottery board during the 2005 draft lottery. (Andy Marlin/AP)Of the three paths the National Hockey League is exploring to hold its delayed 2020 draft, one stands head and shoulders above the others as the most intriguing — and, depending on...WW…

We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.NHL commissioner Gary Bettman joined FOX News to give the latest update on the NHL season and schedule, saying they're fairly flexible in terms of the calendar, and the league is capable of playing in summer months.One aspect of the hockey-writing gig I initially battled but have learned to accept is that nagging feeling of playing...…We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.We use cookies () You can change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.NHL commissioner Gary Bettman joined FOX News to give the latest update on the NHL season and schedule, saying they're fairly flexible in terms of the calendar, and the league is capable of playing in summer months.One aspect of the hockey-writing gig I initially battled but have learned to accept is that nagging feeling of playing...WW…