14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (416+ words) Frederik Andersen is leaving the Carolina Hurricanes. The 36-year-old goaltender has agreed to a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers, according to a report from Kevin Weekes Wednesday. Andersen spent parts of four seasons with Carolina, and this year he…...

19+ hour, 5+ min ago  (364+ words) The Montreal Canadiens locked up two familiar faces Wednesday, re-signing forward Alex Belzile to a one-year contract. General manager Kent Hughes also signed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to a matching one-year deal, confirmed directly by the team. Both moves landed on…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (384+ words) Zach Werenski and Rick Bowness suddenly have a calmer Columbus file after a needed conversation with Don Waddell. That is the real development here. The loud trade tension around Werenski did not disappear, but it did take a step back....

10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (430+ words) Cale Makar and Jared Bednar are now staring at Colorado's biggest contract file, and the number around it could reset the blue-line market. The new angle is the one shaking the whole league. Pierre Le Brun's reported read is that…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago  (417+ words) Mario Ferraro and Scott Arniel are now tied together in Winnipeg after the Jets handed the defenseman a 3-year deal at 4 million per season. That is not a depth contract. That is a real bet on a player Winnipeg clearly…...

11+ hour, 28+ min ago  (443+ words) Morgan Rielly and Jim Hiller are now tied to Toronto's biggest blue-line decision of the summer. The new detail from David Pagnotta is the part that matters. The Maple Leafs are still in trade talks on Rielly, and the conversations…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (365+ words) Alex Ovechkin may have already played his last game for the Washington Capitals. Insider Darren Dreger said on Over Drive Wednesday that all indications point to Ovechkin's career being finished. He called it his belief, not a confirmed report. That…...

22+ hour, 6+ min ago  (410+ words) Mats Zuccarello is heading to Los Angeles, and D. J. Smith just got a veteran winger who can still help a top six. Emily Kaplan, ESPN's trusted insider, reported Wednesday that the deal is expected to be for one year, with momentum…...

14+ hour, 44+ min ago  (324+ words) Sergei Bobrovsky is signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the number on his back is causing problems. The veteran goaltender agreed to a three-year deal with Toronto. That part is straightforward. The complicated part is jersey numbers. Bobrovsky has…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago  (427+ words) Jamie Oleksiak is swapping Seattle for Vancouver, agreeing to a two-year contract with the Canucks worth $10 million total. Elliotte Friedman broke the news Wednesday evening as free agency opened across the league, confirming the term as 2 times $5 million. Oleksiak spent…...