The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for a pair of draft picks Thursday. The deal announced just over 24 hours before the NHL trade deadline adds size and experience to a blue-line that was also bolstered by the reacquisition of Ilya Lyubushkin last week. Toronto sent a third-round pick
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We are down to the final 24 hours or so until the NHL’s Trade Deadline passes. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, they’re talking to teams. But as expected, they have been relatively quiet to this point. While the expectation that a move or two could happen, nothing major is expected to happen. Most of the
In a close game on Wednesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally beat the Buffalo Sabres this season. Although, for much of the game, Auston Matthews looked as if he wasn’t feeling up to snuff, in the end – the very end, actually – he came through. His overtime-winning goal was his NHL-leading 54th goal
RALEIGH – Montreal Canadiens executive vice president of hockey operations, Jeff Gorton, announced on Wednesday that the team has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension with assistant general manager, John Sedgwick. In addition to his duties with the Canadiens, Sedgwick is named general manager of the AHL’s Laval Rocket. His responsibilities include player
Associated Press Mar 7, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon said farewell Wednesday to a good friend who was traded away. Then, they went to work. Makar had his first career hat trick, MacKinnon extended his home points streak to 31 games with a goal and three
New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald ripped his underperforming team and himself for causing the firing of Lindy Ruff less than a year after the veteran head coach led the franchise to its best regular-season record. Speaking less than a day after relieving Ruff of his duties, Fitzgerald said Tuesday he waited as long
As the trade deadline gets closer, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong has some major decisions to make. To sell or not to sell will be the first question to answer. Given the inconsistency of this club over the past two seasons and recent results, the Blues should look to sell pieces before the
The Vegas Golden Knights got into action on Wednesday, March 6th, when they acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames. The first-round pick will be in either 2025 or 2026. Noah Hanifin to Vegas is official. VGK send CGY conditional 2025 1st and 3rd round picks, and D Daniil Miromanov. CGY retaining 50% on
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer “It was a satisfying weekend,” Utica Comets head coach Kevin Dineen said. Back-to-back shutout wins – against Lehigh Valley and at Hershey – have the Comets within four points of a playoff spot in the North Division. But Dineen and his team will need to continue to work to find
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL trade deadline is Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Some big deals occurred early this season, including Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks, Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets, and Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars. We’re breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from
The NHL-leading Florida Panthers gave their offence some scoring punch on Wednesday by acquiring veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators. The Senators receive two draft picks in return — a conditional fourth-round selection this year (becomes a third-round pick in 2026 if the Panthers win the Stanley Cup) and a third-round pick in
The Toronto Maple Leafs made a splash when they acquired Ilya Lyubsuhkin from the Anaheim Ducks in a three-team trade on Feb. 29, which allowed them to bring him in at 75% retention. However, the team will want to continue improving their roster before the March 8 trade deadline, and there will be plenty of
The Washington Capitals have been sellers leading up to the 2024 Trade Deadline, first moving Anthony Mantha to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday and likely moving on from Max Pacioretty and Joel Edmundson before Friday, as well. With the team heading in a new direction, Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan announced on Wednesday (March
Jake Guentzel could be on the move today Darren Dreger: Sources are saying that the Pittsburgh Penguins would like to have a Jake Guentzel trade in place by tonight. The Penguins are looking for quality over quantity. They are eyeing a first-round pick, a young player, and prospects with some flexibility over the caliber of
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Max Comtois to a contract through the end of the 2023-24 season. Comtois, 25, has played 45 games for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves this season, recording 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points. Originally a second-round selection by Anaheim in the 2017 NHL Draft, Comtois has appeared in
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 5, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions In need of a winger, the Vegas Golden Knights landed one Tuesday when they traded for Anthony Mantha with a 2024 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick going to the Washington
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals in a trade finalized Tuesday. The defending Stanley Cup champions sent a 2024 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder to Washington for the pending free agent winger. The Capitals are retaining half of Mantha’s salary. Mantha, of Longueuil, Que., just reached 20 goals in a
The Chicago Blackhawks are not expected to make many moves ahead of the 2024 Trade Deadline because they don’t have the tradable assets they did last season. However, a few players might be made available to accumulate prospects or draft picks for their rebuild. Petr Mrazek, Jason Dickinson, and Nick Foligno recently signed contract extensions,