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Jul 15, 2025
The Buffalo Sabres have signed restricted free-agent defenseman Bowen Byram to a two-year, $12.5-million contract extension, as speculation continues about his future with the team.
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Jul 14, 2025
The Florida Panthers will raise their second Stanley Cup banner on Oct. 7 to kick off the 2025-26 NHL season ahead of their opener against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Jul 14, 2025
There's labor peace in hockey through 2030. Here are the new tweaks on the way starting in 2026-27.
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Jul 13, 2025
Former NHL player Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship on Sunday, closing with an eagle in a wire-to-wire victory in the celeb event.
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Jul 13, 2025
The Penguins shored up the goaltending position, acquiring Arturs Silovs from the Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
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Jul 11, 2025
Did someone say sports trivia? As "SportsCenter" continues its summer road trip, we're back for our third "state check."
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Jul 10, 2025
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded rugged forward Ryan Reaves to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday for defenseman Henry Thrun.
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Jul 10, 2025
The Avalanche signed defenseman Josh Manson to a two-year contract extension through 2027-28 on Thursday.
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Jul 10, 2025
The Stars and Penguins swapped defensemen Thursday with Dallas sending Matt Dumba to Pittsburgh in return for Vladislav Kolyachonok and a 2028 second-round pick.
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Jul 10, 2025
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have re-signed forward Mackie Samoskevich to a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday.
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Jul 10, 2025
From the Sharks to the Stars, here are 12 teams most impacted by offseason moves -- for better and for worse.
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Jul 09, 2025
The Phoenix Suns shooting guard's deal gives him the richest average salary in NBA history.
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Jul 09, 2025
Start preparing for 2025-26 fantasy hockey drafts, with rankings for the top players broken down by position.
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Jul 08, 2025
The Lightning traded reigning Hobey Baker award winner Isaac Howard to the Oilers Tuesday for prospect center Sam O'Reilly.
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Jul 08, 2025
The Avalanche added former Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol to their staff Tuesday as an assistant to boost a power-play unit that struggled in the postseason.
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Jul 08, 2025
Gavin McKenna, 17, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2026 NHL draft, is committing to Penn State, he announced on SportsCenter Tuesday, telling ESPN that he feels "this is the next step in my development to reach my ultimate goal of playing in the NHL."
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Jul 08, 2025
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have ratified their four-year extension of the CBA, which includes an 84-game regular season, through 2030.
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Jul 08, 2025
With free agency underway, we're handing out marks for all of the big deals around the league.
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Jul 08, 2025
How well has each GM done so far this summer? The grades are in, from one A down to a D.
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Jul 07, 2025
The Utah Mammoth re-signed center Jack McBain, 25, who set a career high of 27 points while playing in all 82 games last season, to a five-year contract worth $21.25 million on Monday, a deal that will count $4.25 million annually against the salary cap.
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Jul 07, 2025
Defenseman Cam York, 25, and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms Monday on a five-year contract worth $25.75 million, a price that could turn out to be a bargain with the salary-cap limit rising from $88 million last year to $113.5 million by 2027-28.
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Jul 07, 2025
Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson, 34, announced his retirement after playing 13 NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup twice with the Tampa Bay Lightning, explaining in a Monday social media post that "I'm ready for what's next."
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Jul 07, 2025
Restricted free agent defenseman Cam York, who has 77 points in 235 games for the Flyers, has agreed to a five-year contract with the team worth $25.75 million.
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Jul 07, 2025
Defenseman Cam York, who has 77 points in 235 games for the Flyers, has agreed to a five-year contract with the team worth $25.75 million, according to reports.
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Jul 05, 2025
With free agency underway, we're handing out marks for all of the big deals around the league.
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Jul 05, 2025
As major deals happen this offseason, our reporters will grade both GMs.
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Jul 04, 2025
You say you're a fan, but how well do you know your state sports trivia? Cue our second "state check" of the summer.
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Jul 03, 2025
Fantasy hockey impact of players on the move, and the prime roles that open up, as NHL free agency gets moving.
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Jul 03, 2025
With free agency underway, we're handing out marks for all of the big deals around the league.
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Jul 03, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes have made their splashy offseason signing, inking forward Nik Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million contract on Thursday.
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Jul 03, 2025
The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a 2-year, $13 million contract, the team announced Thursday.
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Jul 03, 2025
The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a 2-year, $13 million contract, the team announced Thursday.
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Jul 03, 2025
The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a 2-year, $13 million contract, the team announced Thursday.
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Jul 03, 2025
Why did so many players simply re-sign instead of exploring the market? Here are 2025's hottest hockey trends.
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Jul 02, 2025
Six-time NHL All-Star and 2017 Norris Trophy winner Brent Burns signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Colorado Avalanche.
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Jul 02, 2025
Veteran forward Gustav Nyquist signed a one-year contract worth $3.25 million with the Jets on Wednesday.
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Jul 02, 2025
Pius Suter, who is coming off the strongest season of his career, is headed to St. Louis on a two-year deal worth $4.125 annually.
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Jul 02, 2025
Glen Gulutzan believes the Stars have twice made the right decision about his coaching career, first not keeping him as their head coach 12 years ago and now bringing him back in that same role.
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Jul 02, 2025
Our updated list features details on every player signed beginning on June 30.
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Jul 02, 2025
The Sabres will match any offer sheet to retain defenseman Bowen Byram but will entertain trade offers, GM Kevyn Adams said.
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Jul 02, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the signings of forwards Anthony Mantha and Rafael Harvey-Pinard and defenseman Phil Kemp on Wednesday.
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Jul 02, 2025
NHL players will be allowed to participate in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics after league and international officials finalized an agreement Wednesday.
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Jul 02, 2025
NHL players will be allowed to participate in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics after league and international officials finalized an agreement Wednesday.
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Jul 02, 2025
The Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night signed forward Andrew Mangiapane, 29, to a two-year contract that carries an average annual value of $3.6 million, the club announced, adding a veteran who might be able to fill the slot left behind by Corey Perry.
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Jul 01, 2025
Mitch Marner, 28, who spent nine seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs before joining the Vegas Golden Knights this week, told reporters Tuesday in Nevada that, with his family, "this is the place we want to be" now that his eight-year deal is finalized.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Devils and veteran goaltender Jake Allen, one of the top netminders in this summer's free agent class, agreed Tuesday to a five-year deal for him to stay in New Jersey.
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Jul 01, 2025
The New York Rangers continued a reshape of their roster on Tuesday, dealing defenseman K'Andre Miller to the Hurricanes, and in return, Carolina acquired a 2026 first- and second-round pick for the 25-year-old veteran, along with defenseman Scott Morrow.
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Jul 01, 2025
Mikael Granlund, one of the most prominent free agent centers, signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks worth $7 million annually Tuesday after a season in which the 33-year-old forward posted 22 goals and 66 points.
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Jul 01, 2025
Alex Delvecchio, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame who helped the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup three times in the 1950s, has died. He was 93.
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Jul 01, 2025
The New York Rangers continued a reshape of their roster on Tuesday night, dealing defenseman K'Andre Miller to the Metropolitan Division-rival Hurricanes, and in return, Carolina acquired a 2026 first- and second-round pick for the 25-year-old veteran.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Florida Panthers have signed veteran defenseman Jeff Petry to a one-year contract, bolstering the blue line of the defending Stanley Cup champions.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Los Angeles Kings signed several free agents on Tuesday, including veteran forward Corey Perry, who is fresh off a trip to the Stanley Cup Final with Pacific division-rival Edmonton.
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Jul 01, 2025
Veteran winger Jonathan Drouin has agreed to a two-year deal with the New York Islanders worth $4 million annually.
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Jul 01, 2025
Nate Schmidt, who won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, has signed a three-year contract with the Utah Mammoth worth $3.5 million annually.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Boston Bruins are acquiring winger Viktor Arvidsson from the Edmonton Oilers for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Vancouver Canucks have come to terms with forward Brock Boeser on a new seven-year contract. Boeser, 28, was an unrestricted free agent on a previously expiring contract.
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Jul 01, 2025
Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary, who had a career-high 25 points this season, signed a seven-year extension that is worth $6 million annually.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Rangers have signed Vladislav Gavrikov, considered to be the top defenseman available in free agency, to a seven-year, $49 million contract extension, sources told ESPN.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Sharks signed forward William Eklund to a three-year, $16.8 million contract extension Tuesday.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Dallas Stars have hired Glen Gulutzan as their head coach 12 years after he was fired from his first stint with them.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed free agent center Christian Dvorak to a one-year, $5.4 million deal.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Devils and goaltender Jake Allen have agreed on a five-year deal for him to stay in New Jersey.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed 22-year-old forward Logan Stankoven to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $6 million.
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Jul 01, 2025
Our updated list features details on every player signed beginning on June 30.
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Jul 01, 2025
Our updated list features details on every player signed beginning on June 30.
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Jul 01, 2025
Our updated list features details on every player signed beginning on June 30.
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Jul 01, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, several teams were already quite busy.
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Jul 01, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, several teams were already quite busy.
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Jul 01, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, several teams were already quite busy.
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Jul 01, 2025
Fantasy hockey impact of players on the move, and the prime roles that open up, as NHL free agency gets moving.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired Mitch Marner in a major sign-and-trade deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs and completed a $96 million, maximum eight-year contract with one of the league's top players.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Thatcher Demko and forward Conor Garland to multiyear extensions, the team announced Tuesday.
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Jul 01, 2025
From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who is available as free agency gets underway.
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Jul 01, 2025
As major deals happen this offseason, our reporters will grade both GMs.
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Jul 01, 2025
With the market set to open Tuesday, we identify key free agents for each club -- and what each GM should do.
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Jul 01, 2025
From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who is available as free agency gets underway.
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Jun 30, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will not play for the foreseeable future to undergo a bilateral femur reconstruction that "has no guarantee of success," the team said Monday, with the veteran adding that "I am in a difficult position."
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Jun 30, 2025
The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Patrick Kane, 36, to a one-year contract extension worth $3 million, the club announced on Monday night, allowing the American winger to avoid unrestricted free agency on Tuesday after he scored 21 goals last season.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Edmonton Oilers on Monday signed veteran defenseman Evan Bouchard, 25, to a four-year contract extension, avoiding free agency with one of their most valued blueliners who helped the club to back-to-back Western Conference titles the past two seasons.
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Jun 30, 2025
Veteran Ivan Provorov, 28, decided to forgo free agency, with the defenseman finalizing a seven-year extension Monday worth $8.5 million annually to remain with the Columbus Blue Jackets, sources told ESPN, confirming earlier reports.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Maple Leafs have dealt forward Mitch Marner, 28, an accomplished goal scorer who just wrapped up a six-year restricted deal in Toronto, to the Vegas Golden Knights on the eve of free agency, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan on Monday afternoon.
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Jun 30, 2025
Hours after re-signing Aaron Ekblad, the Panthers kept another integral piece of their Stanley Cup team by re-signing Brad Marchand to a six-year contract extension, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Edmonton Oilers on Monday signed veteran defenseman Evan Bouchard, 25, to a four-year contract, according to multiple reports, avoiding free agency with one of their most valued blueliners who helped the club to back-to-back Western Conference titles.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Islanders signed defenseman Alexander Romanov to an eight-year extension, the team announced Monday.
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Jun 30, 2025
As major deals happen this offseason, our reporters will grade both GMs.
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Jun 30, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, several teams were already quite busy.
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Jun 30, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, the Panthers, Blue Jackets and Oilers were busy.
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Jun 30, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, the Panthers and Blue Jackets were quite busy.
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Jun 30, 2025
On the eve of the free agent market opening, the Panthers extended the blueliner.
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Jun 30, 2025
After the NHL Draft, here are the players to draft next year, to stash in keeper leagues, or to keep an eye on.
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Jun 30, 2025
Veteran winger and two-time Stanley Cup champion Vladimir Tarasenko was traded by the Detroit Red Wings to the Minnesota Wild on Monday for future considerations.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired winger Matias Maccelli from the Utah Mammoth, giving the 24-year-old a much needed fresh start.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Xcel Energy Center, home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and PWHL's Minnesota Frost, will now be known as Grand Casino Arena starting in September.
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Jun 30, 2025
After the New York Islanders selected Matthew Schaefer first in the 2025 NHL draft, here's a look at how No. 1 picks performed in their rookie seasons.
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Jun 30, 2025
As major deals happen this offseason, our reporters will grade both GMs.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Vegas Golden Knights, perhaps opening cap room to take a run at Mitch Marner, dealt defenseman Nicolas Hague and a 2027 third round draft pick to the Nashville Predators in exchange for blueliner Jeremy Lauzon and center Colton Sissons.
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Jun 30, 2025
With the market set to open Tuesday, we identify key free agents for each club -- and what each GM should do.
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Jun 30, 2025
Boston Bruins veteran forward Morgan Geekie, 26, who had career highs of 33 goals and 57 points in 77 games last season, was rewarded for his breakout campaign with a six-year, $33 million contract, the franchise announced on Sunday night.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Vegas Golden Knights, perhaps opening cap room to take a run at Mitch Marner this week, dealt defenseman Nicolas Hague to the Nashville Predators Sunday, in exchange for blueliner Jeremy Lauzon and center Colton Sissons, according to multiple reports.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Vegas Golden Knights, perhaps opening cap room to take a run at Mitch Marner, dealt defenseman Nicolas Hague to the Nashville Predators on Sunday, in exchange for blueliner Jeremy Lauzon and center Colton Sissons, a source confirmed.
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