Stars Give Ritchie, Vance 3-Year Entry-Level Deals
The Dallas Stars have signed forward Brett Ritchie and defenseman Troy Vance to three-year, entry-level contracts.
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The Dallas Stars have signed forward Brett Ritchie and defenseman Troy Vance to three-year, entry-level contracts.
The Stars signed winger Jaromir Jagr to a one-year, $4.55 million contract on Tuesday. Jagr returned to the NHL with the Flyers after three years in the KHL.
The Stars signed center Toby Petersen and left wing Antoine Roussel to two-year, two-way contracts on Monday.
The Sabres have acquired forward Steve Ott and defenseman Adam Pardy from the Stars in exchange for forward Derek Roy. The deal was announced on Monday.
It's a significant jump from last year's cap of $64.3 million, and continues the trend of increases since the cap system was established in 2005.
The NHL season could start without a new labor agreement if both sides agree to continue talks beyond the Sept. 15 expiration of the current deal.
The head of the NHL players' union says negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement will begin "very quickly'' - perhaps as early as this week.
Just because the Stars traded away Mike Ribeiro to the Capitals doesn't mean that they are tearing things down. The more likely response is that they're preparing for something more.
The Stars are slated to play their first home-opener of the NHL regular season against the Coyotes on Tuesday, October 16th at the American Airlines Center.
The NHL has released its schedule for the upcoming season - if there's no work stoppage.
Desjardins spent eight seasons with Medicine Hat in the Western Hockey League. He also coached Saskatoon in the WHL and was the head coach at the University of Calgary from 1989 to 1994.
The Los Angeles Kings' 45-year Stanley Cup quest ended in a triumphant flourish of blood, sweat and power-play goals. After missing two chances to claim the title last week, the long-suffering Kings are NHL champions for the first time.
Winning Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals did more than keep the Devils alive. It gave them a sniff, a scent, a feeling. Call it momentum if you want.
Adam Henrique scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:29 to play, Martin Brodeur made 21 saves, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep in the Stanley Cup finals.
After Henrique scored the tiebreaker to win Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night, he became the first rookie to get three game-winning goals in one playoff year since 1999.
The Los Angeles Kings are one win away from putting a Hollywood ending on one of the most spectacular playoff runs in NHL history.
Only three NHL teams have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, and just one - the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs - did it in the Stanley Cup finals.
The Devils had plenty of chances to score on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, but they cashed in only one in their 2-1 overtime loss Wednesday night.
Most of the talk about the Devils and their run to the Stanley Cup finals has focused on Martin Brodeur, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and Peter DeBoer. The guy who tends to get lost in all the talk is Travis Zajac.
Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
Ryan Carter snapped a tie with 4:24 left, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers after blowing a three-goal lead in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.
The comparisons to 1994 were apparent before this series even started -- now it's reaching a crescendo. All that's missing is a guarantee from the Rangers captain.
Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers, 4-1, Monday night, evening the Eastern Conference Finals, 2-2.
Coyotes emphatically avoided playoff elimination with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
