• The Canadian Press

    Goaltender Ivan Fedotov signs a two-year, $6.5M deal with the Flyers after long journey to the NHL

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Goaltender Ivan Fedotov signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Flyers on Tuesday, landing a short-term commitment in the NHL less than a month after joining the team and nine years after his complicated and secretive journey to Philadelphia began. Fedotov made his long-awaited Flyers debut earlier this month after being selected in the seventh round of the 2015 draft. He was able to join the team after CSKA Moscow terminated his contract in Russia’s KHL. The 27-yea

  • The Canadian Press

    Veteran Niederreiter says this year's Jets have more pilots than 'passengers'

    WINNIPEG — It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran forward said there were too many “passengers” on the team as it was fighting to grab the second wild-card spot for the 2023 Western Conference playoffs. Flip the calendar to this season and there are a lot of pilots to take the controls. “We need to have a full team going to be successful,” Niederreiter said after Winnipeg’s morning skate Tuesday. “The team-first mentality and

  • The Canadian Press

    New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier has post-season surgery on his shoulder

    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils leading scorer Timo Meier has had elective arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. The Devils said Meier had the surgery on Tuesday, eight days after their highly-anticipated season ended without a playoff berth. The procedure was performed by Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow and Dr. Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, the team said without noting which shoulder was worked on. Meier is expected to be ready for training camp in September. The Swiss forward had 28 goals and 24 assis

  • The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes rely on veteran composure in the big rally for a 2-0 series lead on the Islanders

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The value from years of postseason lessons showed up in a desperate time for the Carolina Hurricanes as they turned a big deficit into a memorable comeback after long stretches of downright dominant play. It was a sign of how the Hurricanes' veteran experience — a veteran core in the NHL playoffs for the sixth straight year mixed with past-year additions who have raised the Stanley Cup elsewhere — is just as vital as all the talent and depth in that locker room. And that's p