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Nail Yakupov gets to play at home after all. Hockey Canada announced Saturday that the first overall pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft was now free to play in his native KHL.

PITTSBURGH -- Roberto Luongo remained Vancouver Canucks property as the NHL draft weekend wrapped up. Same went for Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Really, no surprise on either end. Neither blockbuster trade was ever much dependent on...

The Philadelphia Flyers traded goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets for three draft picks.

PITTSBURGH -- Bombshell news on the eve of the NHL draft with my TSN teammate Bob McKenzie breaking the story that local star Jordan Staal has turned down a 10-year contract extension from the Pittsburgh Penguins. I reached Staal's agent, Paul Kre...

The NHL will announce later this week that the June 2012 NHL draft will be held in Pittsburgh, two sources confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. It has been rumored for months that the annual draft would be held at the new CONSOL Energy Center, but now t...

Defenseman Robyn Regehr is finally Buffalo-bound.

The Chicago Blackhawks traded Brian Campbell to the Florida Panthers for Rostislav Olesz.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There's a guy turning heads so far at camp for the Phoenix Coyotes and you may remember him: Kyle Turris. The third overall pick from the 2007 NHL draft is so far making a strong case to stick around, and his goal in Anaheim in ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There's a guy turning heads so far at camp for the Phoenix Coyotes and you may remember him: Kyle Turris. The third overall pick from the 2007 NHL draft is so far making a strong case to stick around, and his goal in Anaheim in ...

Another day, another brick stripped off the Stanley Cup champions. But hey, don't say we didn't warn you, Blackhawks fans. After shopping Kris Versteeg hard last week at the NHL draft, Chicago pulled the trigger Wednesday night, sending the clutc...

LOS ANGELES -- The focus of the hockey world was in Los Angeles this weekend, and it may yet again come on Thursday when the NHL's free-agent market opens. Sources confirmed to ESPN.com yet again on Saturday that the Kings will make an offer to the ...

LOS ANGELES -- After a massive build-up to Friday night's first round, there was only one trade of significance, one between Florida and Vancouver. The Jaroslav Halak trade last week, the Nathan Horton move to Boston earlier this week and the Atlant...

LOS ANGELES -- New GM Dale Tallon continued his overhaul of the Florida Panthers, and for the second time in a week, I really like the trade he's pulled off. For starters, just getting Keith Ballard's five-year, $21 million deal off the books is a m...

LOS ANGELES -- My latest tweets from the draft floor at the Staples Center: • NHL GM tells me Hawks want 1st-round pick and a prospect for Versteeg • Pens source says price too high for Versteeg right now...

The Florida Panthers have traded defenseman Keith Ballard to the Vancouver Canucks, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

LOS ANGELES -- My latest tweets from the draft floor at the Staples Center: • Hawks source says they don't necessarily have to move Versteeg. They're just listening right now ... We'll see • St Louis source says they're no lon...