Pierre Lebrun

Is it awkward coming back together as teammates after facing off in the gold medal game? Seth Jarvis: "It set off a lot of emotions."

"I think he is literally the most important thing we have in Carolina," Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon said of his coach.

Two days after the Cup was awarded to the Hurricanes, we're two weeks away from free agency. Here's the latest buzz from around the NHL.

Also: Shea likely heading to market, Greer could return, Brunette back with the Predators and a Team Canada GM update.

An NHL investigation into Babcock's time with the Blue Jackets found "no current basis to restrict his employment in the league."

Also from around the NHL: The Bruins are listening on Zacha, and Hischer-Devils and Benn-Devils are getting closer to extensions.

Tkachuk has two seasons left on a seven-year, $57.5 million contract he signed with the Senators in 2021.

As one team executive said Sunday night in reaction to the Tkachuk trade, "This is going to be a crazy summer."

Dan Friedkin signed a term sheet with the NHL and would own the potential Texas franchise with an estimated $3.5 billion investment.

Gary Bettman tried to soft-sell it as much as he could, but history suggests there’s very likely a second NHL team coming in Texas.