6:31 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki, 23, became the youngest captain in team history on Monday. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced the appointment, saying the decision was made by the club’s hockey management personnel. An alternate captain last season, Suzuki will succeed defenseman Shea Weber, who served as captain between 2018 and

3:00 PM ET Gone are the days when you were forced to pad your roster with mediocre fantasy assets only because the blue line demanded asmuch. Not only has the incorporation of defensive categories – such as blocked shots – into ESPN’s standard game has changed the way we look at blueliners through the fantasy

12:10 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche added more depth at forward by signing Evan Rodrigues to a one-year, $2 million deal on Monday. The move comes on the heels of losing Nazem Kadri in free agency to Calgary. The Avalanche are banking that Rodrigues can help fill the

9:19 AM ET The hypothetical question “what if” can give rise to soaring hope or crushing despair. Sports fans are very familiar with this line of thinking. An upset happens and derails a promising dynasty. A routine play is missed and a player’s career never recovers, or an obscure call is made and a championship

7:00 AM ET Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power succeeds or fails based on his ability to make split-second decisions. Like choosing a bag of popcorn over a speeding home run ball at a recent Toronto Blue Jays home game. He chose poorly. “It was kind of embarrassing I didn’t get it,” Power said. Power and

2:38 PM ET Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, the twins who led Team USA to Olympic gold in 2018, will join former NHL goaltending great Ryan Miller in the 2022 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class. The class also includes Steve Cash, a three-time Paralympic gold medalist and five-time world champion, and the late Jim

5:00 PM ET If you think I sounded crusty in the center preview when I was hating on fantasy leagues that split forwards into center and wing positions for rosters, just wait until I get going on leagues that delineate right wing versus left wing. I’ll try to spare you (but I’ll inevitably fail to

Sep 7, 2022 Unlike in prior seasons, where I feel the need to spell out my argument with the fallibility of dividing wingers and centers into separate positions in fantasy hockey, the statistical output from the 2021-22 season has left me with a mic-drop level stat. Folks, your faceoff leader from the 2021-22 campaign is

5:19 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes expect to sell out every home game this season at Arizona State University’s Mullett Arena and say their season-ticket revenue has surpassed what they were generating in their former home in Glendale. The Coyotes will play in the new multipurpose facility on ASU’s campus for at least the next

2:12 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The Senators have locked up another one of their top young players, agreeing to an eight-year, $66.8 million contract extension with center Tim Stutzle, the team announced Wednesday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.35 million and kicks in after the 2022-23 NHL season,