Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion says longtime Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will not be offered a new contract by the NHL club. In an availability with reporters Wednesday, Dorion thanked Anderson for his contributions to the Senators over the years but said the club would be moving in a different direction. Anderson is an unrestricted
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is apparently a trade in the works between the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins, but also a glitch in the trade. Is this the only deal the Penguins are working on? In Toronto, would the Maple Leafs actually consider moving Morgan Rielly to make room for Alex Pietrangelo? Finally,
The Ottawa Senators are moving on from goaltender Craig Anderson after the veteran netminder spent 10 seasons with the team. This decision was announced by Senators’ general manager Pierre Dorion on Wednesday. Dorion says they’ve told Craig Anderson he won’t be offered a deal. “He’s the best goalie we’ve ever had,” said Dorion. “It’s time
7:30 AM ET A young hockey player’s first out-of-town tournament is in many ways a rite of passage in the sport. It means the first time seeing players from other parts of the country or world and gauging where one’s game stands against that of peers. It’s hours on end at the rinks, parents nursing
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a two-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Aube-Kubel split the 2019-20 campaign between the Flyers and their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He recorded five goals and three assists in 26 AHL contests, along with seven goals and eight assists in 36 NHL
There was a lot to like about the New York Islanders. For a team that nearly missed the postseason after a rough ending to the shortened NHL season, they gave everything they could in their first trip to the Eastern Conference Final since 1993. Related: The Best of the Islanders’ Draft Classes Along the way,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Arizona Coyotes won’t be able to trade defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson because he has no desire to leave. Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, there are updates as far as potential trades go, and in Detroit, the Red Wings could be eyeing a very popular goaltender. Finally, who will the Edmonton Oilers take
In the 2019 playoffs, Luke Schenn followed his younger brother Brayden around during the Stanley Cup final. No one was cheering louder than Luke for Brayden and the St. Louis Blues. “(Teammate) Robert Thomas’s dad told me on the ice after Game 7 that the happiest guy in the building was Luke,” said Brayden. “Hearing
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Here’s what you need to know right now from the world of sports: Wayne Gretzky is still thinking about the one that got away Last night, the NHL announced
Although he is not a household name, Andre Burakovsky enjoyed a quietly good season for the Colorado Avalanche. Unfortunately, he won’t hit the open market but instead he’s a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this offseason. [embedded content] He has shown flashes of greatness but his inconsistency may be holding him back from reaching
With an unprecedented offseason ahead of us in the NHL, many teams are going to look for trades to help get under the flat $81.5 million salary next season. This includes the Edmonton Oilers, as general manager Ken Holland will need to make some moves to keep his team a contender. However, in the case
7:20 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft is right around the corner. Teams will begin to finalize their personal draft boards ahead of the two-day event. But today, I’m not concerned with those draft boards. I’m looking only at my own. My mock draft typically weaves in team preferences and projects what I believe will
The San Jose Sharks announced today that Roy Sommer will return to his position as head coach of the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda in 2020-21. Sommer was named associate coach of the Sharks on Dec. 11, 2019, working with interim head coach Bob Boughner. Jimmy Bonneau and Michael Chiasson, who served as co-coaches of the
The NHL Entry Draft is approaching quickly and the New Jersey Devils are in a suitable position to move around the board if the right opportunities present themselves. With the salary advantage and three first-round picks (7th, 18th and 20th), general manager Tom Fitzgerald possesses the assets necessary to move up if the team sees
After somewhat coasting to a 4-1 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final things turned out a bit different for the Dallas Stars in Game 2. A sluggish start doomed Dallas and the Tampa Bay Lightning made them pay dearly, striking three times in a span of 3:53 – which by the end
Maybe the little black cloud that has hung over Steven Stamkos is about to be lifted. The captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning — out since March 2 after core muscle surgery — is said to be champing at the bit to get back into the lineup for the Stanley Cup final in Edmonton. His
Being named the NHL’s most valuable player was a bit anticlimactic for Leon Draisaitl. After all, for the Edmonton Oilers star, it was an odd hour when news emerged that he had won both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay award. “It’s about 1:15 in the middle of the night right now so
Roberto Luongo is one of the most accomplished goaltenders in league history and ranks among the best at the position in numerous categories. But not only has he been an elite netminder throughout his career, he has also been one of the league’s most interesting players throughout his career. Here are seven things that make