The Nashville Predators announced Tuesday that they have matched the Philadelphia Flyers 14-year, $110 million offer sheet for defenseman Shea Weber. The Flyers signed Weber to the offer sheet which includes $68 million in bonus money in the first six years last week. In total, Weber will make $14 million in each of the first four years; $12 [...]

Executives and legal counsel from the National Hockey League met with executives, legal counsel and a collection of 11 players from the National Hockey League Players Association for roughly three hours Tuesday at the PA’s office in ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. This was the fourth meeting since bargaining commenced June 29 in New York. [...]

Pierre LeBrun is reporting also here that Free Agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter have decided to sign with the Minnesota Wild. Pierre LeBrun is reporting that both Parise and Suter’s deals are for $98 million over 13 years. Ren Lavoie is reporting that Parise’s deal is for 13 years.TSN is reporting that Suter’s deal is also for 13 years. Financial terms [...]

Free Agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are expected to decide their futures Wednesday, sources told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun. A Minnesota native, Parise did not meet with any teams Tuesday, one of his agents, Wade Arnott, told The Associated Press. The New Jersey Devils want their top forward available to re-sign while Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit  Red Wings and Minnesota [...]

Zach Parise’s agents talked with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday according to The Bergen Record. He met with his representatives, Wade Arnott and Don Meehan, on Monday go discuss how to approach the week leading up to free agency, but didn’t say whether or not he believes a new deal can be reached with the [...]

The Minnesota Wild attempt to sign Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, they plan to sell them on the team’s youth movement. General Manager Chuck Fletcher hopes to sell the unrestricted free agents on the fact that they will be able to win through the length of their long-term deals because the Wild, he feels, have a [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Stephane Veilleux has reportedly signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Minnesota Wild. The financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available. Veilleux had two assists in 22 games with Minnesota and New Jersey last season. Martin Brodeur hasn’t confirmed to New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello that he [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Darren Helm has inked a four-year contract worth $8.5 million with the Detroit Red Wings. In 68 games with Detroit in 2011-12, he generated nine goals and 17 assists. Helm would’ve been eligible to be a restricted free agent in July. His regular season was cut short by a sprained [...]

With the New Jersey Devils season over and free agency only weeks away, there are several questions facing captain Zach Parise and his future with the team. He answered one of those Wednesday when he unequivocally ruled out playing for the rival New York Rangers. Asked three separate times whether he’d consider playing for the Rangers, Parise was unwavering in [...]

  Mac Carruth has agreed to a three-year contract with Chicago. The seventh round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 posted a 42-17-2 record, a 2.96 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in 63 regular season games with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks. Chicago Blackhawks have signed goalie prospect Kent Simpson to a three-year deal. He spent the majority [...]