Within past 30 hours in NHL:
*Senators hire Pierre McGuire
*Stanley Cup gets dented
*Duncan Keith traded to Oilers
*Pekka Rinne retires
*Wild buy out Parise and Suter
*Habs extend Ducharme
of course this is a team @AP_Sports effort on NHL with freelancer Mark Didtler in Tampa and staffers @TeresaMWalker in Nashville and @jcohenap in Chicago.
Done deal: Blackhawks trade Duncan Keith to Oilers for Caleb Jones and conditional 2022 third-round pick.
If Oilers reach 2022 Cup Final and Duncan Keith is among top four Edmonton defensemen in total time on ice through first three rounds, Chicago gets 2nd-rounder instead of 3rd.
Chicago trades Duncan Keith to Edmonton for Caleb Jones, conditional 2022 third-rounder. No salary retained. Blackhawks improve standing in Seth Jones Sweepstakes. from @jcohenap and me: bit.ly/2UJxOYo
Senators GM Pierre Dorion: adding ex-NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire as senior VP of player development a "no-brainer"
"To bring someone of his experience and his knowledge into our management group was what we thought would be a great addition."
Story coming
Aksed if he was concerned his replacement as GM was just hired, Pierre Dorion says: "Not at all. I hope to be here for the long term and I hope Pierre McGuire is part of my team for the long term." Adds he doesn't worry about his contract and can't worry about it.
All those hockey origin stories and wacky connections that Pierre McGuire was famous for on TV? He'll be able to put them to good use in a more private setting in Ottawa's front office: bit.ly/36zlLiZ