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Lightning and Nikita Kucherov Continue Extension Talks After Rule Changes Limit Deal Options

New MOU that narrowed long-term and bonus structures forces Tampa Bay to rework how it fits a large raise for its star forward.

Canadiens Re-sign Arber Xhekaj to One-Year, $1.5M Deal

Kole Lind Signs PTO With Tampa Bay Lightning

Chris Kreider Becomes Free Agent After Ducks Terminate Contract

Quinn Hughes Says He’s Not Rushing a Long‑Term Deal With the Wild

Ducks Match Flyers’ Record Offer Sheet, Lock In Leo Carlsson Deal

Sharks Sign Goalie Ilya Samsonov to One-Year Two-Way Deal

Ivan Demidov Signs Eight-Year Team-Friendly Extension With Canadiens

Maple Leafs Sign Brendan Brisson To One-Year Two-Way Deal

Quinn Hughes Extension Talks Slow as Wild Deny Trade Talks

Alex Nylander Expected to Join Calgary Flames Training Camp on PTO

Patrik Laine Remains Unsigned as NHL Clubs Weigh One‑Year, Incentive‑Heavy Deals

Oilers Hold About $4.7M in Cap Space and Will Not Add Before Season

Red Wings' GM Search Freezes Big Moves as Larkin Trade Stalls

Flyers Sign Nikita Grebenkin to Two-Year, $2.2M Contract

Pacific Division Shifts as Celebrini Deal, Carlsson Offer Sheet and Coaching Moves Reshape Rosters

Senators Not Close to Extension With Drake Batherson

Red Wings Stalled: Larkin Trade Request and GM Search Leave Offseason in Limbo

Jason Robertson Signs One-Year $12 Million Deal With Dallas Stars

Patrick Kane Returns to Blackhawks on Two-Year, $16M Contract