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Chicago also placed defenseman T.J. Brodie on unconditional waivers for purposes of buying out his contract.

The Winnipeg native is expected to sign a one-year deal with his hometown team. The contract cannot be registered until July 1.

The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dented. Not for the first time and likely not the last.

Matt Duchene will count $4.5 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 season.

Ryan Donato wanted to stay, and the Chicago Blackhawks wanted to keep the hard-charging forward. It took a while, but they figured it out.

The 2020 Norris Trophy winner and three-time All-Star was limited to 53 games this season by a concussion.

Florida showed exactly why hockey is the ultimate team sport.

The best team in hockey, again, was a team that did things totally its own way.

Stuart Skinner started the first four games of the final before getting replaced by Calvin Pickard, who won in relief and lost in Game 5.

Their first chance to clinch the franchise's second championship comes at home after a dominant performance in Game 5 at Edmonton.