Brad Stuart has inked a three-year contract with the San Jose Sharks. Stuart will reportedly earn an average of $3.6 million per season. That would represent a mild pay cut from his previous annual salary of $3,750,000. He might have gotten more on the open market, but Stuart wanted to play in California to be [...]

The San Jose Sharks announced Sunday they acquired Brad Stuart from Detroit Red Wings for forward Andrew Murray and a conditional 2014 draft pick. Stuart is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1. Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson says he is hopeful he can sign Stuart to a new contract later this month. Stuart was drafted third overall [...]

There’s word Zach Parise and Ryan Suter want to hook up as free agents with the same club this offseason. Specifically, the Detroit Red Wings. Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News reports it’s a “common assumption that Parise and Suter are intent on signing together with a new team”. While the Red Wings are reportedly sweet on both 27-year-olds, [...]

NHL Free Agent Brad Stuart isn’t likely to re-sign with the Detroit Red Wings. Stuart will become an unrestricted free agent this summer and he’s likely to sign with a team closer to his family in San Jose. “I’ve been living here while my family has spent a lot of time in California,” Stuart said. “I’ve got [...]

Quick hits from around the NHL: The Winnipeg Free Press’ Gary Lawless had an interesting sentence in an article about this very topic. He wrote, “If the right opportunity comes along to score a franchise-type player in a down market as this summer could well be Jets General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff may have less trouble getting [...]

The Detroit Red Wings won’t trade Brad Stuart, as General Manager Ken Holland tells the Detroit Free Press’ Helene St. James that the impending free agent is too important for them down the stretch. And, in fact, Holland may not do anything down the stretch because he says he’s happy with his club as it is right now. The most [...]

Quick hits from around the league: Craig Custance discusses the 5 most likely Jackets to be on the trading block. Reported by the mlive.com, Brad Stuart enjoys competing for the Red Wings, but his family, wife, high school-aged step-daughter and two young sons are stuck in San Jose, so will he head west when his contract expires after [...]

Today’s quick hits: The Edmonton Oilers lost Taylor Chorney to the St. Louis Blues via waivers last month, but Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson predicts he’s heading back to Edmonton since  the Blues put him back on waivers. Update: Nick Kypreos tweets Edmonton reclaimed Chorney. Cory Clouston, who coached the Senators maybe be next in line for the Columbus Blue Jackets head coaching job is Scott Arniel [...]