NHL commissioner Gary Bettman downplayed the league's appetite for implementing a postseason salary cap, saying he doesn't consider teams' usage of long-term injury reserve a "front-burner issue."

"Nobody in that room [of NHL general managers] believes that it's being abused," Bettman said Tuesday as the league's annual spring general managers meetings wrapped up. "I think it's the perception. Nobody was sitting there saying, 'this is a terrible abuse, we have to fix it.' That hasn't been the case at all."

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died from an illness, the team said Monday night.

He was 62.

The team announced Melnyk's death with a statement from his family that mentioned "an illness he faced with determination and courage.'' The statement did not explain what the illness was, and a team spokesman did not immediately respond to a message seeking additional details.

Sheldon Kennedy never envisioned a moment like this two decades ago.

Kim Davis didn't see it coming as recently as 2018.

The pair led a discussion Monday with the NHL's 32 general managers at their annual meeting -- their first in-person gathering since March 2020 because of the pandemic -- as the league continues its attempt to push forward on the issues of safety, inclusion and respect in the aftermath of the investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks mishandling a player alleging a video coach sexually assaulted him in 2010.

The NHL announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling the trade that sent forward Evgenii Dadonov from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Anaheim Ducks because it violated his limited no-trade clause.

 If the Los Angeles Kings reach the playoffs for the first time since 2018, they might have to do it without Drew Doughty, as general manager Rob Blake cannot say whether the standout defenseman will play again this season.

Doughty has missed the past six games after sustaining an upper-body injury against Boston on March 7. 

The NHL is reevaluating a completed trade between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks because it might violate forward Evgenii Dadonov's no-trade clause, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday.

The Colorado Avalanche made the first major move ahead of next week's NHL trade deadline, acquiring Anaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Manson on Monday in exchange for unsigned prospect Drew Helleson and a 2023 second-round draft pick.

The two teams made the announcement on social media Monday night.

The Washington Capitals released a statement Tuesday that condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine but made it clear the team stands in "full support" of its Russia-born players. "Monumental Sports & Entertainment and the Washington Capitals join the National Hockey League in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the loss of innocent life. We urge and hope for a peaceful resolution as quickly as possible," the Capitals said.

It's the first statement the Capitals have made about the war in Ukraine, coming 11 days after captain Alex Ovechkin made his only comments about the Russian invasion.

The NHL suspended its dealings with the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League on Monday, a move that could make it more difficult for teams to sign players from there.

The NHL told its teams to cease contact with KHL counterparts and Russia-based agents as part of the suspension of the memorandum of understanding between the leagues. 

The Stanley Cup playoffs are getting a makeover for the first time in 13 seasons.

The NHL revealed new branding for its postseason Monday, with the most photorealistic version of the Stanley Cup it has ever used in a logo.

"We felt it was time for a fresh and energetic change. Some of that was coming out of COVID and, having two new broadcast partners, the time was right for us to explore what a new, reimagined Stanley Cup can look like," Paul Conway, NHL vice president of creative services, told ESPN.