EmailOpen Extended ReactionsLucas Raymond had that breakout player aura last season.The Detroit Red Wings winger had a strong rookie season in 2021-22, followed by a dip in production. He entered last season primed to break out, thanks in part to improved linemates, and break out he did: 31 goals and 72 points that resulted in an eight-year, $64.6 million contract…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe contract standoff between the Boston Bruins and restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman reached a new level of contentiousness Monday as the goaltender's agent emphatically pushed back on what the team claimed it had offered him.Swayman, 25, opted not to attend Bruins training camp without a new contract. Coach Jim Montgomery said that goaltender Joonas Korpisalo is expected…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe NHL fined Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj the maximum amount, $3,385.42, for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Cedric Pare, the league's department of player safety announced Sunday.The fine, the most allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, followed Xhekaj's actions in the first period of Toronto's 2-1 preseason victory over host Montreal on Saturday.He was assessed…

EmailPrintLos Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will be listed as month-to-month following an ankle injury that will require surgery, the team announced Friday.Doughty fractured his left ankle in the Kings' 3-2 preseason win against the Golden Knights on Wednesday, when the 2016 Norris Trophy winner slammed into the boards alongside Vegas forward Tanner Pearson in the first period."You don't want…