Mac Carruth has agreed to a three-year contract with Chicago. The seventh round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 posted a 42-17-2 record, a 2.96 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in 63 regular season games with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks. Chicago Blackhawks have signed goalie prospect Kent Simpson to a three-year deal. He spent the majority [...]

TSN.ca reports that Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL is close to beginning labor talks with the NHL Players Association on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. “The goal obviously is to reach a Collective Bargaining Agreement that can take the game and the business to even higher levels that have been reached over the past [...]

It appears the Detroit Red Wings will look to add a new No. 2 goaltender this off season. MLive.com’s Ansar Khan reports the Red Wings will likely sign a free-agent veteran as backup to No. 1 Jimmy Howard. Khan suggests Tomas Vokoun, Scott Clemmensen, Josh Harding, Johan Hedberg, and Martin Biron as suitable candidates. Harding is expected to pursue a starter’s gig, while Vokoun’s name has [...]

The Montreal Canadiens announced today that they have agreed to terms on a contract with defenseman Nathan Beaulieu. The club’s 2011 first round pick gets a three-year deal and it’s very possible he steps in to help out in 2012-13. He already went through a training camp with the Canadiens in 2011 and is coming off a pretty impressive season [...]

The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a press conference for Thursday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET, in the C.C. Olympia Club at Joe Louis Arena. Participants at the press conference will include Red Wings Executive Vice President & General Manager Ken Holland and Nicklas Lidstrom, the team’s long-standing captain. According to NHL Network, as well as [...]

The Boston Bruins could be setting the table in preparation of making a larger goaltending transaction in the next few weeks. By signing goalie Niklas Svedberg to an entry-level contract, the Bruins add some insurance at the AHL level, in case more shuffling is to happen in Boston. As discussed by NESN’s Douglas Flynn, Svedberg’s presence could make [...]

Johnny Oduya and Jamal Mayers addressed the media after agreeing to terms on new contract extensions with the Chicago Blackhawks. “There wasn’t too much to think about really,” said defenseman Oduya, whose new three-year pact will keep him in Chicago through 2015. “I knew I wanted to come back. I felt that Chicago was a good place for me [...]

Aaron Portzline reports Derek MacKenzie has agreed to a two-year, $2-million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. An official announcement is expected later today. Portzline suggests the Jackets remaining free-agent priorities are defenseman Nikita Nikitin and winger Jared Boll, both Restricted Free Agents.

The Hockey Writers report that Bob Hartley is expected to be named the next head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The Hockey Writers’ Fred Poulin reports that Eric Veilleux will also join the Habs and become Hartley’s assistant. Hartley was the coach in Colorodo from 1998-2002, winning a Stanley Cup in 2001. Upon being fired from the [...]

Ryan Suter’s agent, Neil Sheehy, and Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile are planning on talking at some point this week. Suter will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 unless the Predators can sign him before that time. It’s not clear if Suter wants to test the free agent waters at this point, [...]