MacKinnon signs eight-year contract with Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon signed an eight-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 27-year-old center has one season remaining on a seven-year contract he signed with the Avalanche on July 8, 2016. He could have … Continue reading

Scandella to have hip surgery, will miss start of season for Blues

Marco Scandella will have surgery on his right hip Tuesday and miss the start of the season for the St. Louis Blues. The 32-year-old defenseman was injured in August while training for the season. He will be reevaluated in six … Continue reading

Subban retires from NHL after 13 seasons

P.K. Subban retired from the NHL on Tuesday after 13 seasons. The 33-year-old defenseman had 467 points (115 goals, 352 assists) in 834 games for the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils, and 62 points (18 goals, 44 … Continue reading

Bartnick’s preview of the NHL Atlantic Division

The Atlantic’s recent Big 4 ( Tampa Bay, Toronto, Florida, Boston ) all got worse this off – season and the bottom feeders ( Detroit , Ottawa, Buffalo, Montreal ) all got better but have any Atlantic franchises changed to … Continue reading

Chara retires from NHL, will sign one-day contract with Bruins

Zdeno Chara will retire from the NHL on Tuesday. The 45-year-old defenseman will sign a one-day contract with the Boston Bruins at TD Garden and end his NHL career after 24 seasons with 680 points (209 goals, 471 assists) and … Continue reading

Couturier to miss start of Flyers training camp with upper-body injury

Sean Couturier will miss the start of training camp for the Philadelphia Flyers because of an upper-body injury. The 29-year-old center didn’t play after Dec. 18 last season and had back surgery Feb. 11. Couturier said on Sept. 12 that … Continue reading