Max Talbot is off to Russia.
The veteran free-agent forward has signed a one-year contract with KHL club HC Lokomotiv, the club announced Friday.
Talbot, 32, appeared in 38 games for the Boston Bruins this past season, and played an additional 26 games for the team's AHL affiliate.
In 704 career games, Talbot has recorded 91 goals, 113 assists, and 496 penalty minutes.
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It appears Erik Gudbranson didn't reject a longer contract offer from the Florida Panthers before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks after all.
A report emerged Thursday saying the defenseman had turned down a four-year, $18-million contract with the Panthers prior to signing a one-year, $3.5-million deal he's carrying with him to Vancouver.
The report has since been refuted by both the Panthers and Gudbranson's agent, according to George Richards of the Miami Herald.
The 24-year-old blue-liner will be a restricted free agent at the conclusion of 2016-17, with the ability to become unrestricted in 2018.
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The Czech Ice Hockey Association has announced its final 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey.
The final seven additions are all NHL players, with the most notable one being Dallas Stars center Radek Faksa, who emerged late in the season and impressed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Fellow Dallas forward Ales Hemsky was also named to the team, while Milan Michalek will get a chance to impress his new fans in Toronto.
Here's a look at the complete squad:
Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
Michal Neuvirth, Philadelphia Flyers
Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets
Radko Gudas, Philadelphia Flyers
Michal Jordan, Carolina Hurricanes *
Michal Kempny, Chicago Blackhawks
Zbynek Michalek, Arizona Coyotes *
Jakub Nakladal, Calgary Flames *
Roman Polak, San Jose Sharks
Andrej Sustr, Tampa Bay Lightning
Radek Faksa, Dallas Stars *
Michael Frolik, Calgary Flames
Martin Hanzal, Arizona Coyotes
Ales Hemsky, Dallas Stars *
Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks
Dmitrij Jaskin, St. Louis Blues *
David Krejci, Boston Bruins
Milan Michalek, Toronto Maple Leafs *
Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
Tomas Plekanec, Montreal Canadiens
Vladimir Sobotka, Avangard Omsk (KHL)
Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers
* added to roster Friday
The World Cup is set to take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.
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The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation announced Thursday its final 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey.
Patrik Laine, who's expected to be drafted second overall in June, highlights the seven players added to the initial roster. The 18-year-old impressed at the recent World Championship, recording seven goals and 12 assists while helping Finland earn a silver medal.
Here's a look at the rest of the roster:
Mikko Koskinen, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
Jyrki Jokipakka, Calgary Flames *
Sami Lepisto, Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) *
Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars
Olli Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ville Pokka, Rockford IceHogs (AHL) *
Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres
Sami Vatanen, Anaheim Ducks
Sebastian Aho, Karpat Oulu (SM-liiga) *
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
Joonas Donskoi, San Jose Sharks
Valtteri Filppula, Tampa Bay Lightning
Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild
Erik Haula, Minnesota Wild *
Jussi Jokinen, Florida Panthers
Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild
Leo Komarov, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lauri Korpikoski, Edmonton Oilers
Patrik Laine, Tappara Tampere (SM-liiga) *
Jori Lehtera, St. Louis Blues
Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
* named to roster Friday
The World Cup is set to take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.
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Strong performances for Russia's bronze medal-winning squad at the IIHF World Championship has earned a number of players a roster spot on the country's final World Cup roster, announced Friday.
Tournament leading scorer Vadim Shipachyov and linemate Evgeny Dadonov join the Russian squad after dominating on a line with Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks. Meanwhile, future Toronto Maple Leafsblue-liner Nikita Zaitsev made the team after being named a tournament All-Star.
Here's a look at the rest of the roster.
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens *
Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers
Alexey Marchenko, Detroit Red Wings *
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
Dmitry Orlov, Washington Capitals
Slava Voynov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Nikita Zaitsev, Toronto Maple Leafs *
Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks
Evgeny Dadonov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikolay Kulemin, New York Islanders
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks
Vadim Shipachyov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
Ivan Telegin, CSKA Moscow (KHL) *
* Named to roster Friday
The World Cup is set to take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.
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Steven Stamkos didn't do much in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he has no regrets about playing.
"Extremely proud. It was special for me to get back on the ice with these guys. With this group," the captain said after Tampa Bay's 2-1 defeat in the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night, according to Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports.
"Such a tight group .. such a team that has gone through a lot this year. Different types of adversity. And we've come through with flying colors, but it just didn't happen tonight."
Stamkos saw his first action in exactly eight weeks after having surgery to treat a blood clot condition.
He played only 11:55 in the elimination game, registering two shots on goal, and he had trouble driving puck possession.
Stamkos posted a Corsi For percentage of only 36.36 at even strength, and wasn't much better in all situations, in which he controlled possession at a 46.15 percent clip.
"These are usually the kind(s) of moments when things go well because of the things that you endure as a group," Stamkos said postgame. "But for whatever reason, we're going to have to learn from this and come back stronger."
Stamkos was hardly the only Lightning player to struggle Thursday. Tampa Bay was outshot 39-17, and only Nikita Kucherov drove possession at 50 percent or more in all situations.
Lightning forward Brian Boyle appreciated Stamkos' presence in the lineup even in a losing effort.
"It was great for us," Boyle said. "He's our leader. We love him."
Stamkos' future is uncertain - both from a health standpoint and in terms of his contract - and stands to be the biggest NHL storyline this summer.
(Analytics courtesy: HockeyStats.ca)
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Steven Stamkos didn't do much in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he has no regrets about playing.
"Extremely proud. It was special for me to get back on the ice with these guys. With this group," the captain said after Tampa Bay's 2-1 defeat in the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night, according to Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports.
"Such a tight group .. such a team that has gone through a lot this year. Different types of adversity. And we've come through with flying colors, but it just didn't happen tonight."
Stamkos saw his first action in exactly eight weeks after having surgery to treat a blood clot condition.
He played only 11:55 in the elimination game, registering two shots on goal, and he had trouble driving puck possession.
Stamkos posted a Corsi For percentage of only 36.36 at even strength, and wasn't much better in all situations, in which he controlled possession at a 46.15 percent clip.
"These are usually the kind(s) of moments when things go well because of the things that you endure as a group," Stamkos said postgame. "But for whatever reason, we're going to have to learn from this and come back stronger."
Stamkos was hardly the only Lightning player to struggle Thursday. Tampa Bay was outshot 39-17, and only Nikita Kucherov drove possession at 50 percent or more in all situations.
Lightning forward Brian Boyle appreciated Stamkos' presence in the lineup even in a losing effort.
"It was great for us," Boyle said. "He's our leader. We love him."
Stamkos' future is uncertain - both from a health standpoint and in terms of his contract - and stands to be the biggest NHL storyline this summer.
(Analytics courtesy: HockeyStats.ca)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning fell in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday, thanks in large part to special teams, according to Lightning head coach Jon Cooper.
"In the end, penalties hurt us," Cooper said, according to Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshynski. "It's not on the scoreboard, but it sucked the momentum out of us."
While the Lightning penalty kill was perfect in fending off five Pittsburgh Penguins power plays, the Lightning took six penalties, compared to Pittsburgh's three, including four in the second period.
"I don't know if we had 20 minutes of power play in this series, and I guarantee they had well over 40," Cooper said in a press conference. "When you're killing that much, it's just momentum killers for you, and that hurt us in the second period for sure."
The penalties also hurt as they kept Lightning captain Steven Stamkos off the ice. The 26-year-old - who returned from an eight-week absence - saw zero minutes of penalty kill time.
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Bryan Rust has a sense of timing.
The rookie provided all of the offense for the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final, and Thursday wasn't his first time scoring twice this spring.
Bryan Rust (@penguins) posted his second career multi-goal playoff game, both of which have been earned in series-clinching wins. #PITvsTBL
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 27, 2016
Rust also notched a pair of goals and added an assist in Pittsburgh's 6-3 series-clinching win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of their first-round series.
The 24-year-old has five goals and three assists in 17 playoff games after managing only 11 points in 47 regular-season contests.
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Sidney Crosby is unlike many of his counterparts.
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain showed no fear lifting the Prince of Wales Trophy on Thursday. The Penguins hoisted the trophy - awarded to the winner of the Eastern Conference - following their Game 7 victory, despite a common tradition to avoid doing so.
An unwritten rule by players usually sees clubs elect not to touch the trophy or the Western Conference's Clarence S. Campbell Bowl - the San Jose Sharks did not lift it on Wednesday - as a symbol that the team is waiting to hoist the Stanley Cup.
However, picking it up has served Crosby well in the past. After he refused to lift in in 2008 and lost in the Cup Final to the Detroit Red Wings, he decided to forgo superstition in 2009 ahead of another meeting with those same Red Wings in the Final, this time capturing his first and only Stanley Cup.
Sidney Crosby notes the 91 and 92 #pens touched conference trophy in addition to 09. "It's gone well when we've touched it here."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 27, 2016
Crosby is clearly hoping history will repeat itself.
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