Islanders sign Frans Nielsen to four-year deal

From Greg Logan of Newsday: Restricted free-agent center Frans Nielsen reached agreement with the Islanders Friday night on a four-year contract...

Darren Rumble to be hired to coach Norfolk of AHL

From Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times: Darren Rumble will coach AHL Norfolk next season, and promised to try to...

How things can change from one summer to the next

From Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News: The contract extension was critical on many fronts. For once, it didn’t take the...

Islanders get permission to speak with Tortorella

From Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Former Lightning coach John Tortorella could be in line to take over the vacant...

McLellan prepares for the season

From David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Even before returning to San Jose, McLellan had been laying the groundwork...

Who needs a prior relationship?

From Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Despite Therrien’s 94-51-19 record in his two full seasons with the Penguins, there has...

Filatov is part of IIHF inquiry

From Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: It’s unclear how much sway a suspension from international tournaments would hold with Filatov,...

Toews named Blackhawks captain

From the Globe & Mail: The Chicago Blackhawks announced Friday that centre Jonathan Toews will serve as the team’s captain for...

Therien extended for three years by Penguins

From Seth Rorabaugh of Empty Netters: The Penguins signed a three-year extension with head coach Michel Therrien. The deal will keep...

Sabres sign Ryan Miller to five-year contract extension

From TSN: The Buffalo Sabres re-signed goaltender Ryan Miller to a five-year, $31.25 million contract extension on Friday. Entering the final...