The Latest Breaking News from NHL

DETROIT — And here we still sit, stuck between the P-words. Detroit fans craving Playoffs, management doubling down on Patience.

LOS ANGELES — Squeezed by salary cap limitations but in need of trustworthy goaltending, the Kings signed veteran Cam Talbot to a one-year, $1 million contract soon after the NHL's free agency period began Saturday. Talbot's contract includes games-played bonuses potentially worth $1 million.

Being arguably the most anticipated NHL rookie of all time won’t be an easy situation to manage. But people close to Bedard are resoundingly, uniformly confident that he will overcome the challenge.

One or two small moves are possible — such as to address the right-side defensive depth — but Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson won’t be too busy.

LOS ANGELES — Mark Walter, chairman and controlling owner of the Dodgers, and his wife Kimbra will be the main financial backers of a women's professional hockey league that plans to begin operating in January.

Barry Trotz is already making his presence known in his return to the Predators.

MSU is set to have six players on the roster that have been drafted into the NHL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Wednesday night on the draft stage at Bridgestone Arena, Flyers president of hockey operations Keith Jones thanked the Washington Capitals for selecting him in the seventh round of the 1988 draft.

Welcome to Carolina, Bradly Nadeau.