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NHL Early Look: The More Things Change, The More The Minnesota Wild Stay The Same

NHL Early Look: The More Things Change, The More The Minnesota Wild Stay The Same

The Minnesota Wild added free agents Mats Zuccarello and Ryan Hartman, but it could be more of the same for the Wild next season.
NHL Early Look: Will the Real Buffalo Sabres Please Stand Up

NHL Early Look: Will the Real Buffalo Sabres Please Stand Up

The Buffalo Sabres have made some nice additions this offseason as they look to get back into the playoff hunt next year.
The Winnipeg Jets will have a different look next season, especially on the blue line

NHL Early Look: Leaving The Plains And The Jets Behind

The Winnipeg Jets blue line is going to have a different look next season after the departures of Jacob Trouba and Tyler Myers. They have two 30-goal RFAs that still need to be re-signed.
NHL Early Look: The San Jose Sharks suffer key personnel losses, but remain a Stanley Cup threat

NHL Early Look: San Jose Sharks Suffer Key Personnel Losses, But Remain A Cup Threat

The San Jose Sharks made it Conference Finals last season, but will enter next season minus Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun, Joonas Donskoi and Gustav Nyquist.
NHL Early Look: Dallas Stars Will Struggle To Shine Again

NHL Early Look: Dallas Stars Will Struggle To Shine Again

The Dallas Stars added free agents Joe Pavelski, Corey Perry and Andrej Sekera. Can Ben Bishop stay healthy? The Dallas Stars could struggle this season to keep up with last seasons pace.
NHL Early Look: The Chicago Blackhawks Improved But Is It Enough?

NHL Early Look: The Chicago Blackhawks Improved But Is It Enough?

A couple of trade were made before free agency got underway to improve their blue line, but will it be enough to turn their fortunes around?
NHL Early Look: The Calgary Flames Make Move in Goal, but is it enough to stay atop Pacific?

NHL Early Look: The Calgary Flames Make Move In Goal, But Is It Enough To Stay Atop Pacific?

Given the Calgary Flames salary cap situation and needing to sign some of their RFAs, there has been more talk about subtracting than adding this offseason.
NHL Early Outlook: The Colorado Avalanche Look Ready To Take Another Step Forward

NHL Early Outlook: The Colorado Avalanche Look Ready To Take Another Step Forward

The Colorado Avalanche traded for Nazem Kadri and Andre Burakovsky and signed some depth forwards. Things are on the up for the Avs.
Which NHL Teams Could Surprise Like The St. LouisBlues of 2019-20?

Which NHL Teams Could Surprise Like The St. Louis Blues of 2019-20?

A $400 wager netted Scott Berry a $100,000 payout after the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup. Here’s a look at some ‘non-favorites’ that could surprise next season.
Jake Gardiner is one of the notable NHL free agents that remains unsigned.

Players Still Available After Wild Opening to NHL Free Agency

The usual mass of NHL free agent signings happened on July 1st, but there are still some notable names that are with a contract for next season.
Semyon Varlamov four year deal is one of the bigger gambles that teams took in free agency this year.

The Biggest Gambles So Far in NHL Free Agency

Over $700 million was spent on free agents so far. With free agency there is a tendency over pay, and sometimes GM take a big gamble.
NHL Top Priority List: Central Division - Getting Patrik Laine is a top priority for the Winnipeg Jets

NHL Top Priority List: Central Division

A quick look at the Central Division teams leading up to the start of free agency and what each team’s top priorities should be.