The free agent Mikael Samuelsson, right, has joined the Vancouver Canucks. The Swede has scored 86 goals in 466 NHL games.

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The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick next year.

The Los Angeles Kings, in need of a veteran scoring forward, landed one late Friday night when they acquired Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche.

MONTREAL -- At the end of the day -- or two days, as is the case with the NHL's annual draft -- there might be a tendency to suggest that when all was said and done, all those rumors and all that speculation amounted to little more than a hill of ...

After sitting at the station, watching the unrestricted free agent train pass him by on July 1 and then signing veteran free agent defenseman Rob Scuderi on July 2, which did nothing to fill ... by Gann Matsuda 18 reads Opinion After sitting at the station, watching the unrestricted free agent train pass him by on July 1 and then signing veteran ...

31. New York Islanders - Mikko Koskinen, G, Blues (Finland); 32. Detroit Red Wings - Landon Ferraro, F, Red Deer (WHL); 33. Colorado Avalanche - Ryan OReilly, F, Erie (OHL); 34. Atlanta Thrashers - Carl Klingberg, F, Frolunda Jr (Swe-Jr); 35. Los ...

Rick Nash is staying in Columbus. The Blue Jackets have signed the star left-winger to a $62.4 million , eight-year extension that kicks in after next season, the team said yesterday.

``Yeah, it's crazy how it works out sometimes,'' said Ryan Bourque, who went to middle school with Kreider in Boxford but has been on a different Hockey track since. Ryan Bourque, who's eschewing a scholarship at the University of New Hampshire in ...

Rick Nash is staying in Columbus. A source said the Blue Jackets have signed the star left-winger to a US$62.4 million, eight-year extension that kicks in after next season.

Smaby, a 6-foot-5 native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, played in a career-high 43 games with the Lightning last season, averaging 19:05 in ice time per contest, also a career best. He ranked fourth on the team in hits with 122 and blocked shots with 68 ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, made qualifying offers to nine restricted free agents today, Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. Six members of the 2008-09 ...

NHL Winger's deal with Vancouver is worth $7.5 million: Right wing Mikael Samuelsson signed a $7.5 million, three-year contract with the... NHL Winger's deal with Vancouver is worth $7.5 million: Right wing Mikael Samuelsson signed a $7.5 million, three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

Ryan Howse, meet the Sutters. On Saturday morning from his home in Prince George, the Chilliwack Bruins star sniper discovered he?d been drafted by the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League draft. The Flames, guided by the brother tandem of ...

Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.

O nly one team in men's Olympic hockey history has been able to win a gold medal on home ice and that team accomplished the feat twice (1960 and 1980). Indeed, the Americans had an extraordinary run in 2002 as well, going undefeated in the ...

Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday.

Rob Blake won't be testing the free agent waters on Wednesday, as the 39-year-old defenceman has signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks worth approximately $3.5 million, plus bonuses. He spent last year with the San Jose Sharks, putting ...

Clint Bowyer's first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost.

I just got of the phone with a very pleased Tips general manager Doug Soetaert. Defense was definitely the target for Everett and the Tips got their guys in the Finn Rasmus Rissanen and the Czech Radko Gudas. Soetaert was particularly pleased with ...

?Not optimistic,? GM Jim Rutherford said on the CarolinaHurricanes.com, adding that no meetings were scheduled for negotiations prior to the end of Tuesday. ?If they go into tomorrow then they?re obviously making the choice to go somewhere ...

When Nic Dowd got the word, it came via a random text as he was leaving Wal-Mart. "I still don't know who sent it," he said.

Huntsville native Nic Dowd had a late birthday present Saturday when the Los Angeles Kings selected him in the seventh round of the NHL Draft. He was the 198th pick overall and the first Huntsvillian to be drafted by the National Hockey League. He ...

Left winger Ryan Smyth is headed to L.A. Since finishing last in the West with a high payroll, there has been a mandate from Avalanche ownership: Get younger, get cheaper and rebuild.

Media reports indicate a public tribute to Michael Jackson may take place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Citing five sources ?familiar with the planning process,? the Los Angeles Times reports a memorial service could be held at ...

The Colorado Avalanche acquired former Colorado College standout Tom Preissing on Friday as part of a trade that sent forward Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Los Angeles Kings made their first dip into the free agent market on Thursday, signing defenceman Rob Scuderi to a four-year, $13.6 million contract. Scuderi, 30, tallied 16 points in 81 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season and helped ...

Be the first to comment on this article... Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.

The free-agent forward accepted a three-year contract worth $3.5 million. The Avalanche offered Laperriere, 35, a one-year deal worth less than the $1.15 million he made last season. The offer was rejected last week. The NHL 's free- agent signing ...

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi said that she's embarrassed after being cited for drunken driving in Phoenix a few hours after she helped lead her team to victory over the Seattle Storm.

Can?t say Rob Scuderi is underpaid or underrated. Far from it. The former Penguins defenseman signed a four-year, $13.6 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, the second day of the NHL?s free agent signing period. Scuderi?s ...

Can?t say Rob Scuderi is underpaid or underrated. Far from it. The former Penguins defenseman signed a four-year, $13.6 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, the second day of the NHL?s free agent signing period. Scuderi?s ...

The money was a factor, but what also convinced free-agent forward Mikael Samuelsson to sign with the Canucks was the team's potential to be a Stanley Cup contender.

Dany Heatley might want to start thinking about a plane reservation to Ottawa for the start of Senators training camp in September. Unless the Oilers are willing to up the ante -- possibly taking another contract off the hands of Senators GM Bryan ...

Ryan Smyth could have used his no-trade right to block a move to L.A., but said he and his family were "really excited about going down there." The Avalanche acquired defensemen Kyle Quincey , Tom Preissing and a fifth-round pick in 2010 in exchange for the gritty power forward.

ONTARIO, Calif. - The Ontario Reign, proud affiliate of the NHL Los Angeles Kings and AHL Manchester Monarchs, announced today that they have extended qualifying offers to eight players. The players that have received qualifying offers from the Reign ...

We won't know the winners and losers of free agency until a portion of the regular season is played.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired veteran left wing Ryan Smyth in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche, the Kings announced on their website ( kings.nhl.com ) Friday. The Kings sent defensemen Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and ...

Penguins general Ray Shero could have spoke in less direct terms late Thursday. However, as the second day of this free-agent season wound down without him acquiring a player, he was all about the direct approach.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick next year. The 33-year-old Smyth had 26 goals and 33 ...

The Los Angeles Kings have acquired veteran left wing Ryan Smyth in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche, the Kings announced on their website ( kings.nhl.com ) Friday. The Kings sent defensemen Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a 2010 draft pick in ...

That rampaging river didn't quite subside into a trickle on Day 2 of the National Hockey League's free agent period, but the player flow did become a little more restrained.

LOS ANGELES ? Captain Canada is going Hollywood. The Los Angeles Kings have acquired left winger Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defencemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick in 2010, the team ...

The changes continue in the N.H.L., and Dave Stubbs in The Montreal Gazette , who has seen the Canadiens change radically - and the negative reaction of fans commenting on the paper's Habs Inside/Out blog to Mike Komisarek's defection to the Maple Leafs - writes, "Loyalty to a hockey club is a nearly extinct species in this world of free agency, ...

Two years into his time in Denver, Ryan Smyth is once again on the move. The Colorado Avalanche have traded Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings for puck-moving defenceman Kyle Quincey , blueliner Tom Preissing and a fifth-round pick. Smyth, who posted 26 ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs' Brian Burke and Cliff Fletcher chose Nazem Kadri 7th in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Bell Centre.

The Los Angeles Kings , in need of a veteran scoring forward, landed one late Friday night when they acquired Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche . In return, the Avs received defensemen Tom Preissing and Kyle Quincey , plus a fifth-round draft ...

The Dany Heatley camp still wants a trade, the Ottawa Senators now want a more substantive reimbursement, and the Edmonton Oilers are not yet saying where they stand in the maelstrom that began brewing earlier this week.

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft had just finished and Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi took a big sigh of relief before answering my question about stepping back after three drafts and a few other maneuvers since he took the job and what kind of progress ...

Team Canada Men's Olympic Hockey Executive Director Steve Yzerman and head coach Mike Babcock look on during a news conference to announce Team Canada's 2010 Winter Olympic Men's Hockey coaching staff.