Tom Pyatt News

Ray Emery, right, won't play in Ottawa until early January, but the Flyers and Senators meet in Philadelphia on Thursday.

Like many of the NHL's top offensive players, Sidney Crosby never has been especially good at shootouts -- he entered this season just 12-for-38, a 31.6-percent success rate that's below the League average of just over 33 percent.

The Phoenix Coyotes signed left wing Taylor Pyatt to a one-year contract on Wednesday.

Howdy from Ottawa. Late night news for the hockey fans who can't sleep...and a few NHL agents.

Note to the reader: This will be the beginning of a series of articles reviewing the newly acquired players who have signed with the Montreal Canadiens.

The New York Rangers agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.25 million deal with Chris Higgins, a restricted free agent acquired last week in a six-player trade that sent Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens.

Fresh off his breakup with the Montreal Canadiens, Alex Kovalev landed on his skates Monday by signing a US$10-million, two-year deal with the rival Ottawa Senators.

Michael Busto of Burnaby was traded to the Montreal Canadiens as part of seven-player swap with the New York Rangers June 30.

Lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan Chris Higgins is "as excited as I've heard anyone about getting traded here," New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather said about the Long Island-born left winger he acquired Tuesday in a blockbuster trade with Montreal for center Scott Gomez.

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July 1 at Noon marks the start of NHL free agency, but that doesn't mean personnel moves don't come early.

Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey got a jump on free agency. He acquired forward Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers in exchange for Chris Higgins on Tuesday.

The New York Rangers finally have some legitimate players coming through the system that are ready to make the roster in the next couple of seasons.