Scott Gomez could be set free in the next few days. He might not have to wait until the summer to be bought out by the Montreal Canadiens. According to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos, the NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement in which the first of two allowed compliance buyouts can be enacted before the start of the season (Saturday). [...]

Brendon Nash has been acquired by the Florida Panthers from the Montreal Canadiens for Jason DeSantis, according to CBC Sports. Nash had been “reassigned” to the San Antonio Rampage and DeSantis to the Hamilton Bulldogs last week. The trade made the move official. He missed all of last season with a shoulder injury and has a [...]

Although there have been no formal negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA in nearly two weeks, the two sides are set to battle it out in court again in December. According to a spokesperson, the Quebec Labour Relations Board has set aside December 6-7 to hear the NHLPA‘s case on behalf of several players from [...]

The Quebec Labour Board ruled Friday that a lockout by the National Hockey League would be legal in the province. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires Saturday at 11:59 p.m. ET. If a new deal is not reached by the deadline, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has said the League will not continue under the expiring [...]

With two days remaining until a league-imposed lockout, the NHL and NHL Players Association exchanged Collective Bargaining Agreement proposals during a meeting Wednesday afternoon, though the likelihood a deal gets done before the weekend still appears bleak. Both sides traded revamped versions of their last proposals to address the core economic issues that continue to polarize [...]

P.K. Subban reportedly has a three-year, $12-million contract offer on the table from the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens want to get Subban signed before the present Collective Bargaining Agreement expires and according to Josh Rimer a new deal is all but done. Another report has indicated that the restricted free agent defender was looking for a [...]

Members of three Canadian-based teams are attempting to use provincial law to contest the legality of a potential lockout by the National Hockey League owners. The National Hockey League Players Association believes that laws in the provinces of both Alberta and Quebec would make the potential lockout unlawful. Under the law, an employer cannot lock [...]

Monday Morning Quick Hits from around the league: The Sun Sentinel is reporting that defenseman Erik Gudbranson suffered a shoulder injury this week and could be out four months. The Florida Panthers have yet to confirm the injury but the source said the injury was serious. “Yeah, he did,” the source said as to whether the [...]

Mathieu Darche is waiting for a new  Collective Bargaining Agreement to be decided, so that he can sign with another team, according to the Montreal Gazette. “I talked with some teams in early July and came close with one. For some reason it didn’t work out,” said the former Montreal forward. “I wish I’d been signed [...]

Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin wouldn’t get into specifics regarding contract discussions with restricted free agent P.K. Subban, but he did say it is “an ongoing process” according to the Montreal Gazette. The length of the deal is reportedly an issue of contention, as the Canadiens want to sign Subban to a shorter-term contract like they did [...]