The Colorado Avalanche won the NHL draft lottery on Monday, per ESPN.com. The Florida Panthers own the second pick for June’s draft, while the Tampa Bay Lightning have the third selection. Colorado had an 18.8 percent chance of winning the lottery after finishing the regular season with a 16-25-7 record, worst in the Western Conference. The Panthers, who finished last in [...]

Bob McKenzie reports via twitter that Jerred Smithson from the Florida Panthers to the Edmonton Oilers for a draft pick, believed to be a fourth round pick.

The New York Rangers acquired forward Ryane Clowe in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. San Jose acquired New York’s second-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft, the Florida Panthers third-round selection in 2013 (previously acquired by New York) and a conditional second-round selection in 2014. “Ryane is a tremendously respected player and teammate, and an individual of outstanding [...]

New York Rangers star winger Rick Nash will not face any discipline for his hit Thursday on Florida Panthers Tomas Kopecky, multiple sources confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. Nash rocked Kopecky in the slot, hitting him high and from behind, during the third period of the Rangers’ 3-1 loss to Florida. Though Nash was not penalized on the play, many assumed [...]

Ken Campbell of The Hockey News insists there could be changes made in the coaching department of the Tampa Bay Lightning skaters aren’t putting in the necessary effort for their bench boss. ”Those who follow the Lightning closely claim that is not the case, but the point might be moot. In the two years since his team came [...]

With defenseman Adam McQuaid (shoulder injury) out for up to a month, the Boston Bruins may want to bring in another blue-line body via trade. Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe proposes defensive depth can be added to the list of “wants” that also includes a left-shot top-four defenseman and a scoring winger. Now whether the Bruins are able to [...]

Update: Florida Panthers forward Eric Selleck has been suspended for two games for leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting a fight with Carolina Hurricanes forward Kevin Westgarth during NHL Game No. 431 in Carolina on Tuesday, March 19, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. Florida Panthers forward Eric Selleck faces a hearing with the Department [...]

The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenseman T.J. Brennan to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft. The move came after Buffalo already began shuffling its roster by returning rookie center Mikhail Grigorenko to his team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Brennan had one goal in 10 games this season. He also had a goal in [...]

According to The Fourth Period the Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman would like to add a second or third line center to his roster, and as more teams fall further from the playoffs, his options will grow. The Hawks have show interest in the likes of Columbus Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard, but it’s unlikely he’ll [...]

  Two league executives told QMI Agency that Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon is willing to listen to all offers because his club is virtually eliminated from the playoff race with only three weeks left to the April 3 trade deadline. Sidney Crosby has no problem with the NHL expansion. “It’s only two more teams. I don’t see [...]