The Latest Breaking News from Johnny Gaudreau

DETROIT — This NHL offseason promised to be wild and woolly and, so far, hasn't disappointed.

PHILADELPHIA — Ten years ago, John Tortorella was the head coach of the second-best team in the National Hockey League. That setup doesn't sound like one that naturally segues to a discussion of the Flyers, who are poised to be no better than the second-worst team in the National Hockey…

Everyone expected Johnny Gaudreau to sign close to home. But in the end, the money won out.

The Columbus Blue Jackets made the biggest splash in NHL free agency, stunning the league by landing Johnny Gaudreau with a seven-year contract for $68.25 million

The forward reportedly took less money to head east.

PHILADELPHIA — Here’s what it would take for the Flyers to sign Johnny Gaudreau.

ST. LOUIS — The NHL offseason has officially kicked into high gear. Teams are negotiating with their potential free agents, eyeing trades ahead of the draft, clearing salary cap space and preparing to shop the marketplace.

DETROIT — Everywhere else around the NHL, especially in many passionate sports cities in the United States, this series isn't going to get much attention.

CALGARY, Alberta — The Stars — held together by hopes, wishes and Jake Oettinger — finally succumbed.

Across the first three games of their first-round series against the Flames, the Stars have ridden Jake Oettinger — through Calgary power plays and road environments, late-game breakaways and net-front scrambles.

DALLAS — In the laser-spewing, light-flashing house on Victory Avenue, the most noticeable change in the Stars-Flames first-round series was the location.