The order of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2012–13 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The first round traded picks: The Los Angeles Kings first-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a trade on February 23, 2012 [...]

The New Jersey Devils have re-signed center Travis Zajac to an eight-year deal worth $46 million, according to ESPN. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said the Devils had previous discussions with Zajac about locking up the 27-year-old center, but could not complete the final details until the lockout ended. “He’s one of our core leaders and he has been [...]

The KHL may be gearing up to challenge the NHL for the rights to some players who decide they want to stay, according to The Bergen Record KHL and SKA St. Petersburg president Alexander Medvedev has threatened to question whether contracts signed under the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement are legally binding under the new version. “(The) [...]

Update:  Ilya Kovalchuk reportedly told R-Sport that he is waiting for the official announcement of the CBA. He said he is still playing in the KHL now to “stay in shape.” It also probably doesn’t hurt that he continues to earn his salary from SKA St. Petersburg for remaining active with the team. Now once the [...]

PLAYER LOCKOUT TEAM COUNTRY Christian Ehrhoff Krefeld Germany Jiri Tlusty Kladno Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr Kladno Czech Republic Nail Yakupov Neftekhimik Russia Tomas Plekanec Kladno Czech Republic Rick Nash HC Davos Switzerland Ilya Kovalchuk SKA St. Petersburg Russia Mark Streit Bern Switzerland Ruslan Fedotenko HC Donbass Russia Evgeni Malkin Metallurg Russia Sergei Gonchar Metallurg Russia [...]

Bob McKenzie reports that Zach Parise won’t announce his free agent decision until Monday. It makes sense and it also follows recent history. As you may remember, Brad Richards decided to sign with the New York Rangers, but didn’t make the verdict or at least didn’t make it official until the morning of July 2. [...]

Below are the results of the 2012 NHL Draft 1 Edmonton Oilers Nail Yakupov 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Murray 3 Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk 4 New York Islanders Griffin Reinhart 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly 6 Anaheim Ducks Hampus Lindholm 7 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba 8 Pittsburgh Penguins (from Carolina) Derrick Pouliot 9 Winnipeg Jets [...]

New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings will play game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Championship Wednesday May 30th. Good luck to both teams. Quick hits from around the league: There’s still no ruling for Raffi Torres appeal of his 25-game suspension according to the Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette. Torres is being punished for his hit to [...]

The latest news on Crosby, Grabovski and Kovalchuk  from TSN.CA and The Star-Ledger: Sidney Crosby is not expected to make his long-awaited return from a concussion on Thursday night . He will continue to travel and skate with the team though. The focus for his comeback now shifts to Saturday when the Penguins play versus the Florida Panthers. Crosby [...]

Today’s quick hits from around the league: The Bergen Record reports that Aaron Voros has agreed to a professional tryout with the Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Connecticut. Chip Alexander at Canes Now reported Coach Paul Maurice said on Tuesday that is nothing new regarding Joni Pitkanen‘s status from a lower-body injury. Pitkanen is expected to miss at least [...]