FORT WORTH, Texas — Less than two months after Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said the team’s plan and intention was to sign All-Star Jason Robertson to a new contract, they made every effort to trade him.

Life comes at you fast, especially when you can’t agree on a dollar amount.

For the first time in a long time, the Stars are ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It turns out San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier can do wrong.

Because for at least the last two years, Grier was the smartest guy in every room, collecting high-end draft picks like rare coins. It turned the Sharks from a laughingstock to a team that has future Stanley Cup aspirations.

But it’s fair to wonder if ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederik Andersen’s time with the Carolina Hurricanes has come to an end.

The veteran goaltender, who won 13 games in the Canes’ run to the 2026 Stanley Cup, became an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday as NHL free agency began. He agreed to a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers, with an average annual value (AAV) of ...Read more

After officially becoming an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, former Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The deal averages $7 million a year, according to reports.

The fact that Bobrovsky would not be returning to Florida became clear Tuesday morning, when the Panthers acquired its ...Read more

MIAMI — The Florida Panthers have their starting goaltender for the 2026-27 season.

And he's a blast from the past.

The Panthers on Tuesday, one day before the start of free agency, traded for Jacob Markstrom and forward Angus Crookshank from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forwards Evan Rodrigues and Jesper Boqvist plus prospect Ben ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — When Carter Casey got to Medicine Hat, the young goalie faced a common problem.

He couldn’t tell the Ruck twins apart.

But like a poker shark, he discovered their tell — Liam had a discolored tooth. The Rucks’ jovial personalities made that a nearly foolproof identifier.

“They’re smiling all the time,” Casey said.

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LAS VEGAS — You didn’t expect the Vegas Golden Knights to be silent on the first night of the NHL draft Friday, did you?

General manager Kelly McCrimmon went into the evening without a first-round pick, meaning the entire broadcast could have gone by without the Knights even being mentioned by name.

But come on. Who are we kidding?

The ...Read more

DETROIT — Steve Yzerman just wanted to talk about the draft, and the Detroit Red Wings’ new prospects, and his trade for a first-round pick. But one issue won’t go away, not until he makes it go away.

And judging by Yzerman’s demeanor and terse response, Dylan Larkin’s trade request isn’t any closer to being resolved. Plenty of ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The San Jose Sharks made three picks on the second and final day of the NHL draft on Saturday, including taking the son of a team executive who played professionally more than three decades ago and a 7-foot defenseman.

The Sharks selected U.S. National Development Team goalie Brady Knowling 127th overall in the fourth round, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins doubled down on Rucks in the 2026 NHL draft.

They selected Markus Ruck with the 39th overall pick in the second round Saturday, pairing the prolific scoring forward with his twin brother, Liam.

The Penguins drafted Liam, a right winger, with their first-round pick (No. 22) Friday.

It was widely expected that they ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis has undergone shoulder surgery and will need four to six months of recovery time, general manager Eric Tulsky said Friday.

The news on Jarvis came from Tulsky after the first round of the NHL draft was completed. The Canes held the No. 31 pick but traded it to the Nashville Predators for...Read more

BOSTON — At the top of the Bruins’ wish list for the offseason, as outlined by GM Don Sweeney on Wednesday, were speed, skill and a right-shot defenseman.

On Friday night, they checked the speed and skill box.

Shortly before the opening bell of the first round of the NHL draft, the Bruins added some scoring pop to their forward corps by ...Read more

With the seventh overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft, the Kraken took a defenseman in the first round for the first time. They selected righty Chase Reid from the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center.

Reid was expected by many to go higher than seventh, but the 6-foot-2,195-pound defenseman was ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The San Jose Sharks eschewed any trade offers and selected North Dakota right-shot defenseman Keaton Verhoeff No. 9 overall in the first round of the NHL draft on Friday.

The Sharks now have a forward and a defenseman early in this year’s draft, after they took Swedish-born winger Ivar Stenberg at No. 2 overall.

Verhoeff, ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Blues hope they've found a second-line center.

They paid a price to find out.

St. Louis traded two first-round picks (Nos. 15 and 29) to the Ducks to pick up Mason McTavish on Friday night, betting that the former No. 3 overall pick can bolster the Blues' center depth.

McTavish, 23, was a first-round pick in 2021 but fell ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The San Jose Sharks added another immensely talented forward to their already overflowing class of young star players on Friday, selecting Swedish-born winger Ivan Stenberg second overall in the first round of the NHL draft at KeyBank Center.

The Sharks took Stenberg, NHL Central Scouting’s top-ranked international skater, ...Read more

DENVER — The Avs don’t win their last Stanley Cup without him. The Avs did not win the next two Cups because of him.

Valeri Nichushkin leaves a decorated and complicated legacy in Colorado.

There were long stretches, including during the last championship run, where he was one of the best two-way wingers in the NHL. And there were two ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — It takes 16 wins to claim the Stanley Cup and the Carolina Hurricanes did just that.

With that in mind, 16 final thoughts, if you will:

— 1. The Canes having an “easy path” to the Cup narrative is lame. You play who’s in front of you. The Canes went 16-3 against the four teams in front of them. End of story.

— 2. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Flyers chief Dan Hilferty and his wife, Joan, traveled to Italy during the Olympics to take in the Winter Games, especially the hockey games, since three Flyers and coach Rick Tocchet were involved. Star winger Travis Konecny did not make Team Canada, but he made the trip anyway. There, he ran into Hilferty.

After a little ...Read more