Darryl Watts made public on Wednesday that her salary will be a league-record $150,000 in 2023-24, just days after the Toronto Six signed her to a two-year contract.
The Avalanche reacquired veteran two-way forward Matt Nieto from the Sharks in exchange for defenseman Jacob McDonald and prospect Martin Kaut. Ryan Merkley also heads to Colorado in the deal.
Victor Hedman scored the go-ahead goal with 6:31 remaining, and Tampa Bay tied a team record with its 11th straight home victory by defeating NHL-best Boston on Thursday night.
Ray Herbert, a 1962 All-Star Game winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Michigan, five days after his 93rd birthday.