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'Canes take jab at Habs, offer Kotkaniemi $6.1M
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Sunday, 29 August 2021 00:34
Carolina tendered an offer sheet to restricted free agent Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Saturday as the ongoing storyline between the Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens continued.Two years after Carolina star forward Sebastian Aho received a five-year, $42 million tender as a restricted free agent from the Canadiens, a deal that the Hurricanes matched, Montreal had the tables turned.Kotkaniemi, a sharp shooter who…
Benn signs with Wild on 1-year, $900K contract
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Friday, 27 August 2021 19:28
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jordie Benn to a one-year, $900,000 contract on Friday, adding another veteran option after an offseason of change on the blue line.Benn, 34, had one goal, nine assists and a plus-7 rating over 39 games with the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets last season. He played in three playoff games for…
Reports: Eichel swaps reps amid Sabres dispute
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Friday, 27 August 2021 12:35
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- With his future in Buffalo uncertain, Sabres captain Jack Eichel is changing agents while in the midst of a long-standing dispute with the team over how to treat a neck injury, sources confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday.Four people with direct knowledge of Eichel's decision told the AP that the paperwork to switch agents is in…
U.S. women's hockey to host Canada in Oct.
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Friday, 27 August 2021 13:31
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The United States will host Canada in two women's hockey games in October, two chances for the top teams in the world to continue their rivalry ahead of the Winter Olympics in February.The games will be played Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22 and in Hartford, Connecticut, three days later. The contests will kick off a series…
'I think we have a goalie here': Henrik Lundqvist's journey from seventh-rounder to Rangers legend
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Friday, 27 August 2021 05:21
As the 2000 NHL draft entered its late stages, the energy had fizzled out of the New York Rangers' war room."Back then, the drafts were nine rounds, and by the sixth or seventh, you're just looking for a player that someone semi-likes," explained then-assistant general manager Don Maloney. "You're just trying to stay awake more than anything else."The Rangers had…
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