SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are anticipating being without some players when this coming season opens, and general manager Bill Zito filled in the projected voids in free agency. The Eastern Conference champions loaded up on defensemen — two-time All-Star Oliver Ekman-Larsson and former Panther Dmitry Kulikov headlining the group — as part of a big class that struck …
The trade Penguins get: Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov Ducks get: Forward Brock McGinn, third-round pick Sean Gentille: All we can do here — the only thing that’s fair and reasonable — is to judge every deal based on the available real-world context. Right now, about 90 minutes ahead of the deadline, Ron Hextall’s Pittsburgh Penguins are in better shape after this …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in a trade for future considerations. The 31-year-old Kulikov had seven goals and 17 assists with a plus-23 rating over 80 games last season for the Wild, who signed the Russian to a two-year contract as a free agent last summer. Kulikov is the …
