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Women hockey stars to boycott pro league More than 200 women's hockey players, including Team USA stars Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Canada's Marie Philip-Poulin have announced they will not be playing in a professional league next season.
Kings buy out final 2 years of Dion Phaneuf's deal Phaneuf had two years left on a seven-year, $49 million contract through the 2020-21 season. He agreed to the deal in Toronto, but has been traded twice since. The 34-year-old veteran spent 93 games with the Kings, who acquired him in February 2018.
Coyotes sign Ilya Lyubushkin to 1-year deal Lyubushkin, 25, had four assists in 41 games in 2018-19, his first season with the Coyotes. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound native of Moscow was third among NHL rookies with 150 hits.
Capitals sign Hagelin to 4-year extension Hagelin began last season with the Penguins, with whom he won two Stanley Cups before being dealt to Los Angeles for Tanner Pearson in November. Washington sent third- and sixth-round draft picks to the Kings for the forward.
Blackhawks trade for Pens defenseman Olli Maatta The 24-year-old Maatta, who helped Pittsburgh win the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017, ranked third on the Penguins with 116 blocked shots in 60 games last season.
Canucks keep D-man Alexander Edler on 2-year, $12M deal He is coming off a solid season with 10 goals and 24 assists. His season was limited to 56 games due to a February concussion that cost him over three weeks and coincided with the Canucks falling out of playoff contention.
Predators trade All-Star D Subban to Devils P.K. Subban, the 2013 Norris Trophy winner, was limited to 63 games last season, and saw his ice time reduced to 22:40 a night (he averaged more than 26 minutes a night between 2014 and 2016). Subban's offensive numbers dipped last season as well, posting only nine goals and 22 assists.
Maple Leafs trade foward Patrick Marleau to Hurricanes Toronto have freed up valuable salary-cap space by with the trade. The Hurricanes acquired a top-10 protected first-round pick and a seventh-round selection in next year's draft.
Rebooting World Cup to be part of NHL labor talks NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr are in favor of rebooting the World Cup of Hockey tournament and holding it every four years.
NHL salary cap lower than projected at $81.5M The cap rose by $2 million from last season, though teams at or near the maximum were counting additional room in order to sign or re-sign players.