TSN is reporting the Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Wayne Simmonds to a six-year extension late Wednesday night, with an annual average value of about $4 million. Simmonds, 23, set career-highs last season with 28 goals, 49 points, 11 power-play goals and four game-winning goals. He also had a goal and five assists in 11 playoff games. The reported new [...]

Reported by ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun, Dustin Penner who will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season is performing well and contributing on a line with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter this postseason. And the Los Angeles Kings General Manager is quick to credit what the big center is bringing to the King’s playoff table. “It’s been really important,” [...]

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, [...]

Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi made a decisive move after firing coach Terry Murray by turning around and quickly hiring Darryl Sutter.  The Buffalo News’s Bucky Gleason writes, “Lombardi could wind up walking the plank if his decision to hire Sutter doesn’t work out. The Kings would need to win at least a playoff series, more [...]

LAKingsInsider.com reports The Los Angeles Kings have fired head coach Terry Murray and replaced him with John Stevens on an interim basis. The Kings have a 13-12-4 record despite Jonathan Quick’s brilliant play this season. Ultimately their problem has been their offense, which largely hasn’t clicked. Their major off-season acquisition, Mike Richards was doing well before he [...]