Notes from the First Round of the 2021 NHL Draft

NEW YORK  — Following are notes from the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft, held virtually Friday night. Rounds 2-7 will begin at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 24 (NHL Network, Sportsnet, SN NOW). SABRES SELECT OWEN POWER … Continue reading

Bean traded to Blue Jackets by Hurricanes for second-round pick

Jake Bean was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets by the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. Carolina received a second-round pick (No. 44) in the 2021 NHL Draft that Columbus acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks as part of the trade for … Continue reading

Jones traded to Blackhawks by Blue Jackets

Seth Jones was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for Adam Boqvist, a first-round pick (No. 12) and a second-round selection (No. 44) at the 2021 NHL Draft, and a first-round pick in the … Continue reading

Hall signs four-year, $24 million contract to stay with Bruins

Taylor Hall signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Boston Bruins on Friday. It has an average annual value of $6 million. The 29-year-old forward could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 28. He scored 33 points … Continue reading

Ekman-Larsson traded to Canucks by Coyotes for three players, No. 9 pick

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland were traded to the Vancouver Canucks by the Arizona Coyotes on Friday for forwards Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel and the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. The draft will begin … Continue reading

Ristolainen traded to Flyers by Sabres for Hagg

Rasmus Ristolainen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers by the Buffalo Sabres on Friday for Robert Hagg. Buffalo also received a first-round pick (No. 14) in the 2021 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. The … Continue reading