Michael Bunting continues to be one of the better free-agent wingers left on the open market. The pesky forward is mulling over several offers, as he's certainly being patient with his decision on which team he's going to play for next season, and beyond.
Bunting, 30, appeared in 61 games for the Nashville Predators last season before being moved to the Dallas Stars for their stretch, and Stanley Cup Playoff run. Bunting combined for 14 goals and 19 assists in 74 games, and also had one assis...
The Texas Stars have signed forward Mike Sgarbossa to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2026-27 season.
There have been many storylines to watch this off-season in the National Hockey League, and after a stellar, unpredictable draft, some shock trades and a busy free agency period, at this point, absolutely anything could happen.Things are far from over, and with two days remaining on the seven-day period for the Anaheim Ducks to match […]
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Three of the NHL's top teams in 2025-26 – the Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild – have done little to help their roster this summer, writes Adam Proteau.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made a series of moves already this offseason, but they should still have plenty of offers for veterans Rickard Rakell and/or Bryan Rust, neither of whom are "getting any younger, and their value isn’t going up, either," according to Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now . With that, GM Kyle Dubas will need to find potential top-six forward replacements. Kingerski lists six notable trade targets. Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars Pairing him up...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are not giving up hope of signing superstar winger Jason Robertson this summer. Pittsburgh has been linked with the Dallas Stars forward for months now. In fact, it was reported in January that Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas “absolutely loves” Robertson. At the time, Pittsburgh was expected to pursue the American superstar […]
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Mavrik Bourque was acquired by the Nashville Predators in a trade with the Dallas Stars earlier this week.
The Nashville Predators have locked up their shiny new acquisition, Mavrik Bourque, to a six-year deal, with a $5.5 million AAV. Mavrik Bourque 6 x $5.5M Nashville — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 4, 2026 If he becomes a legit top-six center as some feel, this will be a tremendous contract for the Predators. Nashville pounced on Bourque on July 1st when it became obvious that the Dallas Stars wouldn't be able to afford him under their tight cap constraints. The Stars s...
Jamie Benn is staying put in Dallas. The Stars captain...
Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars have been one of the top headlines of the 2026 NHL offseason. Robertson nixed […]
Contract talks continue between the Stars and Jason Robertson, the Red Wings set a high asking price for the Wild for Dylan Larkin, and the Rangers were interested in Alexander Nikishin.
Benn returns to the Stars for his 18th season in the NHL, all of which have come in Dallas.
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill explained why his team had to trade young and talented winger Mavrik Bourque away. On July 1, Bourque was sent to the Nashville Predators, alongside defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin, for a second-round pick and a third-round pick. It’s not much value for a 24-year-old center who is coming off a […]
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The Dallas Stars cleared cap space Wednesday morning by trading Mavrik Bourque and Ilya Lyubushkin to the Nashville Predators for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick. That…
Kiviranta boasts career totals of 38 goals and 69 points over 349 regular-season games, along with 14 points in 56 career playoff appearances.
What a weird turn of events, but it appears that the Zach Werenski trade saga has come to a conclusion, and the Carolina Hurricanes won’t be trading for the 2025-26 Norris Trophy Winner. After seemingly agreeing to a trade to the Dallas Stars this week, Zach Werenski reportedly vetoed the trade and has now decided […]
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Hyry has signed a two-year contract, while Shlaine and Halverson are both one-year deals with the organization.
After a quiet first couple hours of free agency, Sunny Mehta finally made a signing. Vladislav Kolachonok, a depth defenseman who has spent time with the Arizona Coyotes/Utah Mammoth, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars, and Boston Bruins in his five-year NHL career. In 87 games, the 25-year old Kolyachonok has five goals and 12 assists with […]
Breaking news shakes up the Dallas Stars‘ offseason as the organization trades Mavrik Bourque and Ilya Lyubushkin to the Nashville Predators. The DLLS Stars crew reacts live to the blockbuster […]
There's been a significant development in the Zach Werenski situation in Columbus, which from all accounts, was getting quite nasty, leading up to Werenski vetoing a trade to Dallas on Tuesday. According to insider Darren Dreger, all sides have talked on Wednesday to calm things down. A trade "isn't on the radar" for now. Sounds like Werenski, his agent Judd Moldaver, and CBJ GM Don Waddell spoke today in an effort to clear the air and calm things down. Werenski is comfortable going back to CB...
Happy Canada Day, and happy free agency day Canucks fans! We will be updating our live blog all day today, so if you’re looking for up-to-the-minute news, click here! But before that, we thought it would be good to get everyone up to speed about some of the news items from around the league that…
On Wednesday morning, the Dallas Stars traded forward Mavrik Bourque and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick. […]
On Wednesday morning, the Dallas Stars traded forward Mavrik Bourque and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick. Bourque is set to become a restricted free agent and was likely receiving some offer sheets from other clubs. Lyubushkin’s $3.25 million contract needed to […]
Columbus Blue Jackets D-man Zach Werenski released a statement after reportedly vetoing a trade to the Dallas Stars. Here are the latest updates on July 1.
Bourque, a restricted free agent, is expected to sign a new deal with the Predators.