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Oilers' Nugent-Hopkins signs 8-year, $41M deal
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 11:28
Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has signed an eight-year, $41 million contract before he would have reached unrestricted free agency this offseason, the team announced Tuesday.His $5.125 million cap hit is lower than that of his previous contract, which was $6 million annually on a seven-year deal. His new contract also carries a no-movement clause. His prior deal had no…
Simmonds signs 2-year deal to stay with Leafs
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 10:09
TORONTO -- Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds signed a two-year contract extension with the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.The team said his contract has an average annual value of $900,000.Simmonds played in 38 regular-season games with the Maple Leafs this season, posting seven goals and two assists. He had an assist in seven playoff games as the Leafs lost to the Montreal…
D. Granato named head coach of the Sabres
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 11:55
Don Granato has been named as the new head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced Tuesday.Granato's deal with the Sabres is for three years, a source told ESPN.Granato, 53, served as interim coach of the Sabres for the final 30 games of last season after Ralph Krueger was fired in March. Granato took over as the Sabres were…
Farewell to the old hockey barn, Nassau Coliseum
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 05:09
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The first $17 can of beer hit the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ice roughly 20 seconds after New York Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier's overtime goal.Then another. Then another. Then what seemed like an entire brewery's inventory landed on the ice as the Islanders mobbed the overtime hero at the end of Game 6 of their Stanley Cup…
Habs' Evans plays for first time since concussion
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 00:17
TAMPA, Fla. -- Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans played for the first time in nearly a month after being concussed from a hit by Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele, but he wasn't ready to talk about the hit just yet.Scheifele was suspended four games for the incident, which left Evans exiting Game 1 of the second-round series on a stretcher.…
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