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AP Sports WriterJackets look to reassemble pieces after free agent lossesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets watched three of their best players leave for other teams on the opening day of free agency and did relatively little to fill the holes.When the dust settled after...

AP Sports WriterPower play: Ducks hire ex-Kings coach Sutter as adviserBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Longtime Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter joined the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday as an adviser to new coach Dallas Eakins' staff, enlivening an otherwise quiet free-agent signing period for Southern California's two...

Power play: Ducks hire ex-Kings coach Sutter as adviserANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Darryl Sutter has been hired by the Anaheim Ducks as an adviser to new coach Dallas Eakins' staff.Anaheim general manager Bob Murray announced the eye-catching addition Tuesday.Sutter is the winningest coach in the history of the Los...

AP Hockey WriterCentral Recasting: Division rivals ready to challenge BluesBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL isn't a copycat league. It's a response league.After the big and gritty St. Louis Blues muscled their way to the Stanley Cup, division rivals have responded in different ways.The Nashville Predators inked top free agent center...

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...

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...

San Jose Sharks sign Prout, Brodzinski to 1-year dealsSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Dalton Prout and forward Jonny Brodzinski to one-year contracts.The Sharks also signed defensemen Artemi Kniazev and Nikolai Knyzhov; and forward Zachary Gallant to entry-level deals Tuesday.General manager Doug Wilson...

Devils agree to $5 million, 1-year contract with SimmondsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils added Wayne Simmonds in free agency on Monday, agreeing to a $5 million, one-year contract with the physical winger.Simmonds, who turns 31 in August, played for Philadelphia and Nashville last season, finishing with...

AP Hockey WriterCanadiens offer sheet to Hurricanes' Aho shakes up NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt was so improbable that a fake social media post beat the real news by hours.No NHL team had signed a restricted free agent to an offer sheet in more than six years. Then the Montreal Canadiens...

AP Sports WriterPredators invest in their offense by signing Matt DucheneBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe Nashville Predators took a big step toward boosting their offense Monday by signing Matt Duchene away from the Columbus Blue Jackets, paying a big price to land a forward they had long targeted.Duchene received a seven-year...

AP Sports WriterNew York Rangers sign Artemi Panarin to 7-year, $81.5M dealBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) John Davidson had a close-up look at how good Artemi Panarin is while the two were with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Now, they will be reunited in New York.Some six weeks...

The Latest: Isles land goalie Varlamov, Lehner to ChicagoBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NHL free agency (all times Eastern):6:05 p.m.The New York Islanders let Vezina Trophy finalist Robin Lehner walk and will replace him with veteran goaltender Semyon Varlamov.The Islanders announced they had agreed to terms with Varlamov...