Ice hockey
Brind'Amour: Hurricanes' Roster Battle Has Thinned Out
Carolina's head coach says fewer spots are up for grabs in camp than in past years, with Alexander Nikishin's RFA standoff the lone exception.
Alexander Nikishin
Carolina still eyeing Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck
Journalist Pierre LeBrun says Carolina remains interested in Hellebuyck, with a trade involving Alexander Nikishin among the scenarios discussed.
Nikishin's agent denies KHL return amid Carolina standoff
Alexander Chernykh says Nikishin has no plans to leave the NHL as the defenceman remains a restricted free agent without a contract in Carolina.
Alexander Nikishin Still Wants Out of Carolina
Pierre LeBrun reports the restricted free agent's trade request from Carolina remains in place as Hurricanes training camp nears, with no new contract signed.
Alexander Nikishin Draws Interest From Nashville
Insider Elliotte Friedman says the Carolina defenceman, a restricted free agent, could use Zeev Buium's $9.38m-a-year Vancouver deal as a benchmark.