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AP Hockey WriterSabres among teams focused on trade market over free agencyBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Realizing how difficult it is to lure free agents to Buffalo, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill has spent the past two-plus years relying on trades to stock his roster with established talent.It...

Sharks re-sign C Joel Kellman to 2-year dealSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have re-signed center Joel Kellman to a two-year contract.General manager Doug Wilson said Monday that Kellman took a ''big step'' in his development last season and has proven himself as an NHL player.The...

Blues acquire Borgman from Maple Leafs for SchmaltzST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Blues have acquired Andreas Borgman from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jordan Schmaltz.The teams announced the swap of young defensemen Thursday. Borgman figures to play for the Blues' American Hockey League affiliate in San Antonio.Borgman,...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders, winger Jordan Eberle agree to $27.5M, 5-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOJordan Eberle calling free agency a ''last resort'' must be music to the ears of the New York Islanders and their fans after what happened a year ago.Eberle on Friday agreed to terms on a $27.5 million,...

Coyotes recall Domingue, Mermis from TucsonGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have recalled goaltender Louis Domingue and defenseman Dakota Mermis from the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League.The Coyotes also assigned defenseman Joel Hanley and goalie Hunter Miska to Tucson on Wednesday.The 25-year-old Domingue is 0-6-0 with...

Smith-Pelly to skip White House visit if Caps win CupLAS VEGAS (AP) Count out Devante Smith-Pelly if the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to the White House to celebrate with President Donald Trump.''The things that he spews are straight-up racist and sexist,'' Canada's Postmedia...

The TORONTO and the SAN JOSE will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs SAN JOSE SHARKS When: 10:30 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California ROT TEAM PL OU ML 17 TORONTO 0 (-110) 6 105 -125 120 -140 18 SAN JOSE TV: 10:35 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION:...

Sabres goalie Lehner ill; Nilsson to start at PhiladelphiaBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Robin Lehner is sidelined with an illness, which means backup goalie Anders Nilsson will make his season debut at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.Coach Dan Bylsma provided the update after Lehner missed practice Monday....

AP Hockey WriterLooming expansion draft turns up trade chatter around NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe prospect of losing talent to Vegas is keeping a lot of NHL general managers up at night.''Sometimes at 3 in the morning I wake up and remind myself of that: `You can only lose one player....

AP Sports WriterDevils put goaltender Cory Schneier on unconditional waiversBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have placed veteran goaltender Cory Schneider on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying out the final two years of his contract.The Devils announced the move on Thursday, the day...

Bruins to host Sharks as scheduled despite snow stormBOSTON (AP) The San Jose Sharks-Boston Bruins game will be played as scheduled Thursday night despite a snow storm that blanketed the New England region.The Bruins say they asked the NHL to postpone the game as blizzard conditions left more...

AP Hockey WriterTrading for Shattenkirk another 'all-in' move for CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan didn't feel any pressure to make a move before this week's trading deadline because of Washington's impressive collection of talent.What MacLellan did feel was a sense of urgency that the...