10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (326+ words) Steve Yzerman was fired on July 15. Tomorrow marks two full months since that decision, and Detroit still doesn't have a replacement. Training camp opens Thursday, and the Red Wings are about to start the season without anyone running the front…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (351+ words) Jordan Schmaltz just put Todd McLellan's Red Wings on the clock, pointing straight at Wednesday for Detroit's next major front-office move. The former NHL defenseman and Missin Curfew personality dropped a striking timeline Tuesday, writing that he assumes the Red…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (348+ words) Shawn Horcoff now holds Detroit's roster controls as head coach Todd McLellan prepares the Red Wings for a season carrying major pressure. Detroit named Horcoff interim general manager Tuesday, giving him authority over day-to-day roster decisions, the salary cap and…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (345+ words) Drake Batherson and head coach Andrew Campbell now have long-term certainty after Ottawa made its biggest financial commitment ever. Batherson has agreed to an 8-year extension carrying a $10.75 million AAV, a massive piece of business for the Senators before the…...

41+ min ago   (380+ words) Connor McDavid could open the season beside Leon Draisaitl as Mike Babcock prepares to reshape the Edmonton Oilers' forward lines. Training camp opens Thursday, giving Babcock a compressed window to settle combinations before Edmonton begins its regular season against Vancouver…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (386+ words) Connor Bedard has a new role in Chicago, with Jeff Blashill now coaching a Blackhawks team led by its young franchise centerpiece. The Blackhawks announced Tuesday morning that Bedard has been named the 37th captain in franchise history, putting the letter…...

13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (354+ words) Brian McFadden is the youngest player at Washington's rookie camp this weekend, and the Capitals aren't in any rush with him. The 18-year-old defenseman turns 19 on January 2, and he's one of 17 Washington draft picks from the last five years among…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (342+ words) Joe Sakic is reportedly returning as Colorado Avalanche GM, putting another major decision around Jared Bednar's roster back in familiar hands. The move follows Chris MacFarland's reported departure for the Nashville Predators, opening a front-office vacancy Colorado needed to address…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (373+ words) Connor Hellebuyck was absent as Scott Arniel's Jets gathered Monday, and that no-show made Winnipeg's biggest problem impossible to ignore. The Jets opened their pre-training camp schedule with the organization's annual golf event. Hellebuyck was nowhere to be seen as…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago   (357+ words) Alberts Smits had another rough weekend defensively, and the New York Rangers prospects paid for it in a two-game sweep against Philadelphia. New York lost 3-2 Saturday and 4-1 Sunday in the annual Rookie Series in Allentown. Smits was on the ice…...