Chris Wassel

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2019 Worst Free Agent Signing: The Pacific Division

Tyler Myers represents the worst UFA signing of the Pacific Division and RFA's as well. Now, We take a look at how and why.

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A Deeper Look At Andrei Vasilevskiy’s Eight-Year Extension With Tampa Bay

Andrei Vasilevskiy signed an eight-year extension with Tampa Bay worth an AAV of $9.5 million. We take a deeper look at the details.

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NHL Trade Analysis: Nikita Gusev Finally Traded to New Jersey

New Jersey acquired and then signed Nikita Gusev to a two-year deal which buys up one year of unrestricted free agency. Here is what the Devils did and how they did it.

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2019 Best Free Agent Signings: The Pacific Division

The Pacific Division's best free-agent signings happened to come from the same team -- the San Jose Sharks. Our focus takes a quick peek into the why as far as Kevin Labanc and Timo Meier.

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Why Jake Gardiner Has Not Signed With An NHL Team

Why has unrestricted free agent defenseman Jake Gardiner still looking to sign a contract for next season?

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NHL Rumors: Torey Krug, Calgary Flames, and Jonathan Quick

Is Torey Krug getting traded? Oh hell no!  Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now:  An NHL executive was asked whether there was any trade chatter with Torey Krug. The simple answer was NO! Here is a bit more from Don…

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NHL Rumors: Pat Maroon, Mikko Rantanen, and Dallas Stars

Pat Maroon does not want to quit St. Louis yet Lou Korac of NHL.com (Personal Blog):  Again, these are impressions from Lou Korac on Pat Maroon. https://twitter.com/lkorac10/status/1152621552715948033 This is the quote from Pat Maroon: "I would love to be with…

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Quick Hits: Hurricanes, Brock McGinn, and Jets

Carolina Hurricanes ink Brock McGinn to a new deal Austin Isham of Cardiac Cane:  Brock McGinn signed a two-year deal valued at $2.1 million AAV. It pays him $1.9 million for the 2019-20 season then $2.3 million for the 2020-21…

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NHL Rumors: Salary Arbitration and Mitch Marner

If a player makes it to salary arbitration then lookout Craig Custance of The Athletic:  Unfortunately, players make it to arbitration often walk away in the long run. Over the last ten years, 27 players have gone to arbitration. Within…

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NHL Rumors: Kevin Fiala, Joel Eriksson Ek, and New York Rangers

What deals could Kevin Fiala and Joel Eriksson Ek receive? Michael Russo of The Athletic:  With most of Paul Fenton's offseason done, there are two more pieces of business left. Those would be re-signing Joel Eriksson Ek and Kevin Fiala.…

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A Deeper Look at Jacob Trouba’s new seven year deal with New York Rangers

Jacob Trouba was acquired by the New York Rangers essentially for Winnipeg's old first-round pick (see Kevin Hayes deal). The expectation was that Trouba and the Rangers were close to a new contract. That came to fruition on Friday as…

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NHL Trade Analysis: James Neal Traded for Milan Lucic

James Neal and Milan Lucic exchanged places in Alberta on Friday. We take a closer look at what this means for both teams.

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