Four years after Star Wars: Battlefront II‘s disaster launch galvanized the world against loot boxesEA is still defending the exploitative microtransaction in its crown jewel: Fifa. In-game card packs don’t just make the publisher billions, EA swears that players love them too. “We wholeheartedly believe that Ultimate Team and FUT Packs, which have been part … Read more
The trade Panthers get: Forward Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round pick Flames get: Forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, forward Cole Schwindt and a conditional 2025 first-round pick Dom Luszczyszyn: wow. wow. wow. wow. This is a blockbuster in every sense of the word with two absolute superstars going each way. All year we … Read more
The Montreal Canadiens traded veteran defenseman Jeff Petry, along with forward Ryan Poehling, to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and a fourth-round draft choice in 2023. Petry is signed for the next three seasons with a $6.25 million salary-cap hit. Montreal did not retain any of his salary in … Read more
John Marino was traded to the New Jersey Devils by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday for Ty Smith and a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. The 25-year-old defenseman had 25 points (one goal, 24 assists) in 81 regular-season games for the Penguins last season and one assist in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games. … Read more
Perhaps the first thing you should know about the Rangers’ new second-line center is that Vincent Trocheck is a Gerard Gallant player. That is distinct from simply stating that the free agent signee played for the Rangers’ head coach when both were in Florida. Because Trocheck, the 29-year-old who reaped a seven-year contract at an … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It will go down as one of the most memorable days in franchise history, the moment when the Blue Jackets not only landed the biggest name in this year’s free agent crop but also perhaps the moment when the rest of the NHL began to see the city in a different light. … Read more
The Vegas Golden Knights traded star winger Max Pacioretty to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in a salary clearing move. Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan were moved to the Hurricanes for future considerations, sources confirmed to ESPN. Pacioretty, 33, played the last four seasons with the Golden Knights. He spent the first 10 years of … Read more
The New York Rangers have signed center Vincent Trocheck to a seven-year deal after his big playoff performance, sources tell ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. He will make $5.625 million against the salary cap. Trocheck played for Rangers coach Gerard Gallant when both were with the Florida Panthers from 2014-17. The Rangers had a need at center … Read more
Evander Kane is staying with the Edmonton Oilers on a new four-year contract, he announced in a Twitter post Tuesday night just hours before the NHL free agent market opens. Kane’s deal has an average annual value of $5.125 million against the salary cap. Kane totaled 22 goals and 17 assists in 43 games with … Read more
The NHL’s qualifying offer deadline has created an enticing secondary market for mining impact producers. In fact, this year’s crop of unqualified restricted free agents is more talented than ever before. For a club to retain the rights over its RFAs, it had to tender the player a qualifying offer equivalent to the base salary … Read more