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Chris Johnston

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Reporter at The Sports Network (TSN)

Senior Writer at The Athletic

NHL Insider: @TheAthleticNHL, @TSNHockey, @sdpnsports.

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  • CBA won't tackle state taxes, plus LTIR, more

    1 day ago | nytimes.com | Chris Johnston |Pierre LeBrun

    EDMONTON - At the outset of a Stanley Cup Final featuring a Florida-based team for the sixth straight year, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters that there will be no changes included in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement to account for any of the perceived advantages teams based in tax-friendly jurisdictions enjoy.

  • Mitch Marner, Sam Bennett and the top 50 targets a month before July 1

    2 days ago | nytimes.com | Chris Johnston

    Four weeks remain until the frenzy begins. While this may not be the deepest or most star-studded NHL free-agent class, there's bound to be a little more intrigue come July 1 due to the shifting market dynamics brought on by a surging salary cap. There's also at least one bona fide superstar likely headed for the open market, plus a whole bushel of players who will be on center stage when the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers kick off their Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night.

  • How Lightning win short and long term with 6-year deal to keep Yanni Gourde through age 39

    3 days ago | nytimes.com | Chris Johnston

    Yanni Gourde just became the first 33-year-old forward to land a six-year contract since the NHL introduced a salary cap two decades ago. It's no coincidence that he signed his deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts front office seeks out surplus value wherever it can find it, and general manager Julien BriseBois tried (and failed) to pursue similarly structured deals with Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos before they left town as unrestricted free agents the past two summers.

  • Why GM Brad Treliving is playing nice

    6 days ago | nytimes.com | Chris Johnston

    TORONTO - We appear to be at the stage of the breakup where everyone is playing nice and still sorting out exactly how this is going to go. Brad Treliving certainly didn't use Thursday's end-of-season session with reporters to press the Toronto Maple Leafs' position on pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner, who appears set to walk away from his childhood team on July 1 with nothing coming back in return.

  • Seattle Kraken name Lane Lambert as new head coach

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Johnston

    The Seattle Kraken have named Lane Lambert as the third head coach in franchise history. UP NEXT: THE LANE EVENT 🤩We're excited to welcome Lane Lambert to the #SeaKraken as our organization's new Head Coach → https://t.co/Vd5RuaFbRK pic.twitter.com/R75grVT9BG- Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) May 30, 2025Lambert, 60, was most recently an associate coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston @reporterchris
12 May 25

Max Domi has been fined $5,000 for boarding Aleksander Barkov at the end of last night's game.

Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston @reporterchris
12 May 25

Craig Berube, asked about Max Domi's hit on Sasha Barkov last night: "To me the Kulikov hit on Marner was 10 times worse."

Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston @reporterchris
12 May 25

New, for @TheAthletic: Down to a best-of-3, the Leafs-Panthers series has turned into a battle of both bodies and minds 🔗⬇️ https://t.co/aoOILwI5do https://t.co/aoOILwI5do