Here’s the reported Blues-Parayko contract divide with arbitration looming

The defending champions Capitals looked dominant in the first two games of the series but Carolina has leveled the series with back-to-back wins.

For Beau Starrett, there are a few good reasons to be one of four brothers who grew up playing hockey: the competition was right under the same roof and you never had to go far to assemble a pickup game. “We had a goalie, a defenseman and two forwards. Almost a full starting lineup,� the Blackhawks prospect said. “My dad paves roads and highways for a living, so we have a nice big, sealed, coated driveway. We used to get out there all the time to play some 2-on-2 street hockey. We get along well, like to hoot and holler at each other but we had a blast with it and pushed each other.� Two of Beau’s brothers, Pete and Troy, entered the business world following their collegiate hockey careers at

Derick Brassard only needed to take a right and walk a few steps to join his new team. The Colorado Avalanche acquired the 31-year-old Brassard and a conditional sixth-round draft pick Monday at the NHL trade deadline from Florida for a 2020 third-round selection. Colorado only gets the sixth-round