Mark Madden reports via Twitter that Jordan Staal would prefer to play with brother Eric Staal in Carolina if the Pittsburgh Penguins decide to trade the center. Staal, who has one year remaining on his current deal and has maintained that he prefers to remain in Pittsburgh. With Sidney Crosby’s deal due to expire after next season [...]

Jiri Tlusty has signed a two-year contract worth $3.2 million to stay with the Carolina Hurricanes. The team said Tuesday that Tlusty agreed to a deal that will pay him $1.5 million next season and $1.7 million in 2013-14. The 24-year-old forward had career highs this season with 79 games, 17 goals, 19 assists and 36 points. [...]

Katie Strang of ESPNNewYork.com reports that the NHL will review an incident in which Ottawa Senators winger Milan Michalek appeared to kick New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi with his skate in the Rangers’ 3-2 win in Ottawa Monday. The incident, revealed on the CBC broadcast, occurred after Ottawa scored a controversial goal in the game’s final minute. It is unclear what the NHL’s Department [...]

Contracts to the Kings, Blues, Predators and Flyers for advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Below are quick hits from around the league: Patrice Bergeron, David Backes and Pavel Datsyuk are the three finalists for the Selke Trophy NHL Award which is the award for the league’s best defensive forward. Brian Campbell, Jordan Eberle and Matt Moulson are [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round orderhas yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The fourth round traded picks are below: The Columbus Blue Jackets fourth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 8, 2011 that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus [...]

Quick Hit from around the NHL: Raleigh News & Observer reports that Cam Ward is expected to play for Team Canada in the 2012 IIHF World Championships. Ward would like to play for Canada in the 2014 Winter Olympics, assuming that the NHL agrees to let their players participate in that event. New Jersey Online reports that New Jersey Devils owner [...]

The Raleigh News & Observer reports that Carolina General Manager Jim Rutherford said Monday that the team has the monetary flexibility to bring in a high-profile player via free agency or a trade this summer. New Jersey Devils captain Zach Parise who will be a Free Agent this summer could be a prime target of the Hurricanes this summer. [...]

The 2012 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, will take place live Tuesday, April 10, at 8 p.m., ET. on TSN and NBC Sports Network. The 2012 NHL Draft Lottery involves clubs that do not qualify for the [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The second round traded picks are below: The Boston Bruins second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 24, [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes could make a big splash in this summer’s free agent market. During Wednesday’s broadcast of Insider Trading, TSN’s Darren Dreger suggested the Hurricanes feel they’re “really close to becoming a Stanley Cup contender” and will “go hard” after Zach Parise if he becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1st. Dreger also proposed the Hurricanes could show “considerable interest” [...]