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AP Hockey WriterWinger Mike Hoffman traded twice, lands with PanthersBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Ottawa Senators traded winger Mike Hoffman on Tuesday, hoping to solve an ugly off-ice issue involving star defenseman Erik Karlsson and his wife.The Senators sent Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks, who then dealt him to the...

AP Hockey WriterWinger Mike Hoffman traded twice, lands with PanthersBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Ottawa Senators traded winger Mike Hoffman on Tuesday, hoping to solve an ugly off-ice issue involving star defenseman Erik Karlsson and his wife.The Senators sent Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks, who then dealt him to the...

AP Hockey WriterWinger Mike Hoffman traded twice, lands with PanthersBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Ottawa Senators traded winger Mike Hoffman on Tuesday, hoping to solve an ugly off-ice issue involving star defenseman Erik Karlsson and his wife.The Senators sent Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks, who then dealt him to the...

Winger Mike Hoffman traded twice, lands with PanthersSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers have acquired Mike Hoffman from San Jose hours after the Sharks got the scoring winger from the Ottawa Senators.Florida sent 2018 fourth- and fifth-round picks and a 2019 second-round pick to San Jose for Hoffman...

Sharks acquire winger Mike Hoffman from SenatorsOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The San Jose Sharks acquired Mike Hoffman from the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, again paying a bargain price for a scoring winger another team was eager to trade.Four months after Evander Kane came from Buffalo and worked out well...

AP Hockey WriterSalary-cap increase makes for 'more fun' NHL offseasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThanks, Vegas.That's what NHL general managers are saying this offseason after the Stanley Cup Final run of the expansion Golden Knights contributed to what's expected to be a healthy increase for the salary cap. With elite center John...

Senators trade winger Mike Hoffman to SharksOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators have traded winger Mike Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks in a deal general manager Pierre Dorion hopes will improve team chemistry.San Jose acquired Hoffman, defensive prospect Cody Donaghey and a 2020 fifth-round pick from Ottawa...

AP Hockey WriterSalary-cap increase makes for 'more fun' NHL offseasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThanks, Vegas.That's what NHL general managers are saying this offseason after the success of the expansion Golden Knights contributed to what's expected to be a healthy increase for the salary cap. With elite center John Tavares, No. 1...

AP Hockey WriterTippett joins NHL Seattle expansion group as senior adviserBy STEPHEN WHYNOFormer NHL coach Dave Tippett has signed on as senior adviser for the group looking to put an expansion team in Seattle.Tippett confirmed the move to The Associated Press on Monday after it was first reported by...

AP Hockey WriterTrotz resigns as coach of Stanley Cup-winning CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOBarry Trotz abruptly stepped down as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after failing to agree to terms on a new contract, leaving the newly minted Stanley Cup champions without a coach with the draft coming up...

USA Hockey prospects game to be played in MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have been selected as a first-time host this fall of the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.The seventh annual event, featuring the top 40 U.S.-born prospects eligible for the 2019 draft, will be played...

AP Hockey WriterTrotz resigns as coach of Stanley Cup-winning CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOBarry Trotz abruptly stepped down as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after failing to agree to terms on a new contract, a stunning move that left the newly minted Stanley Cup champions without a coach with...