NHL Southeast Division News

In a Carolina Hurricanes prospect development camp laden with former high draft picks and major junior top scorers, 22-year-old Patrick Brown's resume and background hardly fit in.

Apr 8, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Chad LaRose fires a backhand shot past Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand during the second period of an NHL game in Boston.

January 16, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Brandon Sutter skates in on goal during the shoot-out period of the Penguins intrasquad scrimmage at the CONSOL Energy Center.

Jets' Michael Frolik, Panthers' Jimmy Hayes avoid arbitration Forwards Michael Frolik and Jimmy Hayes became the latest to avoid arbitration hearings.

Jan 21, 2014; Buffalo, NY, USA; Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller during the second period against the Florida Panthers at First Niagara Center.

It came down to the last minute, but Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon has gotten Jimmy Hayes , the last of the club's seven RFAs this off-season, to sign on the line which is dotted.

Apr 13, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period at Wells Fargo Center.

Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal underwent surgery for a core muscle injury he suffered during offseason training and is expected to ready for the start of training camp.

Mar 17, 2014; Tampa, FL, USA; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Jason Garrison shoots as Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat defends during the second period at Tampa Bay Times Forum.

If you're rich, you can afford to buy a multimillion-dollar home just to tear it down for your new mansion.

Last year, camp invitee Sergey Tolchinsky stole the show and impressed the coaching staff so much that he was offered a contract soon after camp This year another invitee, Dryden Hunt, scored twice and got everyone's attention with a nifty toe drag move that beat first round draft pick, Haydn Fleury as well as goalie Daniel Altshuller , during the ... (more)

Going from the Los Angeles Kings to the Tampa Bay Lightning helped establish him as a very offensively capable player who can score goals and distribute the puck.

Over the past three seasons, the 'Canes are 4-11 in the controversial tiebreaking skills competition, having been outscored 10-18.

The Tampa Bay Lightning head into the 2014-15 season with an unfamiliar target on their backs.

Syracuse Crunch forward Yanni Gourde is slotted at No. 17 in Boltprospects.com's latest rankings of Tampa Bay's prospects.

His son, Parker Jones, a 15-year-old Wakefield High student, had just gotten off the ice from a game where the teenager had an opportunity to show some of the skills he had picked up over the past four days.

If there's one guy in the Washington Capitals locker room that knows a thing about new coach Barry Trotz, it's Joel Ward .

Apr 10, 2014; Sunrise, FL, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner and Florida Panthers right wing Scottie Upshall collide in the second period at BB&T Center.

Nicolas Deschamps has decided to sign a one-year contract with the Finnish league's Oulu Karpat, per the league's website .

The Tampa Bay Lightning owner doesn't have new designs ready to go for his latest downtown acquisition, Channelside Bay Plaza.