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Trade grades: Fleury trade a calculated insult by Vegas

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Since the Vegas Golden Knights’ expansion draft in 2017, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been the face of the franchise, whether it was on the ice, on billboards, in the media or in the community. And now, in an unceremonious fashion, his tenure with the team appears over. On Tuesday, the Golden Knights agreed […]

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Ovechkin returns to Caps on 5-year, $47.5M deal

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Alex Ovechkin has signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal to return to the Washington Capitals, it was announced Tuesday. “I’M BACK DC!!!!!” he said on Twitter, with a source close to Ovechkin saying he wanted to pay homage to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement on social media. The 35-year-old has played his […]

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Sources: Blackhawks to get Fleury from Vegas

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a deal that would send three-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to Chicago, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Pending a trade call, the Golden Knights will receive minor league forward Mikael Hakkarainen, sources told ESPN. Fleury’s agent, Allan Walsh, said his client hadn’t […]

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NHL draft winners and losers: First-round goalies, Steve Yzerman, University of Michigan hockey

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. A long, long ride is over. The 2021 NHL draft had a bit everything. Consider the blockbuster trades, as stars Seth Jones, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jakub Voracek, Cam Atkinson and Sam Reinhart all changed teams. Consider the history, as one NCAA school had a record-breaking weekend. Consider […]

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Biggest NHL draft questions: Top prospects, trade targets, bold predictions

Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Draft day is here! You’ve read through our top-50 prospect rankings, checked out the latest projections in Greg’s mock draft, learned more about what makes Owen Power such a great prospect from Emily’s story, and of course, digested the Seattle Kraken’s expansion draft process thanks to […]

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What channel is the 2021 NHL Draft on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Day 1

It’s NHL Draft time! Beginning Friday night, more than 220 players will be selected across seven rounds by 32 NHL franchises. The Sabres will kick things off Friday and the draft will conclude Saturday when the back-to-back champion Stanley Cup champion Lightning pick No. 224 overall. In between, there will be lots of intrigue and surely a few surprises. One thing that is set […]

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