Pacific Division: Teams Salary Cap and Free Agents
The season is finished for most teams. Organizational meetings and exit interviews have taken place. The eliminated teams have an eye on the 2016 draft and free agency to improve their roster for next season. The salary cap for next season…
Minnesota Wild: Cap Situation and Free Agents
2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 15 Standard Player Contracts: 34 Projected Cap Hit: $63,831,091 Projected Cap Space: $10,168,909 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $67,000,000 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents David Jones (31), Justin Fontaine (28), Jarret Stoll (33), Tyson Strachan (31), Ryan Carter…
Dallas Stars: Cap Situation and Free Agents
2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 15 Standard Player Contracts: 30 Projected Cap Hit: $56,772,083 Projected Cap Space: $17,227,917 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $55,475,000 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Alex Goligoski (30), Jason Demers (27), Kris Russell (29), Travis Moen (34), Vernon Fiddler…
Colorado Avalanche: Cap Situation and Free Agents
2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 15 Standard Player Contracts: 25 Projected Cap Hit: $52,650,595 Projected Cap Space: $21,349,405 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $51,865,000 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Mikkel Boedker (26), Shawn Matthias (28), Patrick Bordeleau (30), Jesse Winchester (32), Nate Guenin…
Chicago Blackhawks: Cap Situation and Free Agents
2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 17 Standard Player Contracts: 31 Projected Cap Hit: $66,983,462 Projected Cap Space: $7,016,538 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $76,483,333 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Andrew Ladd (30), Jay Harrison (33), Christian Ehrhoff (33), Dale Weise (27), Tomas Fleischmann…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets
On the Dallas Stars ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at three areas that Stars GM should focus on this offseason. 1. Upgrade their goaltending - Kari Lethonen and Antti Niemi had a combine save percentage in the playoffs under…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Ducks, Flames, Blues and Islanders
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Had Travis Hamonic still wanted to be traded, the price to acquire him would have been higher for the Oilers than it would for Sami Vatanen or Tyson Barrie,…
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals … Jimmy Vesey
On the Washington Capitals ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at the offseason focus for Capitals GM Brian MacLellan. 1. Don't overreact to their disappointing finish - the worst thing to do would be to blow it up. They are…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Coyotes and Flyers
On the Arizona Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Craig Custance of ESPN: (from last week) Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello on the Leafs not saying who they will take with the first overall pick. "There's plenty of time between…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and New York Islanders
On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers GM Jeff Gorton continues to work on signing prospect Pavel Buchnevich. While there is still some work to do on it, sources saying it could be completed…
Anaheim Ducks: Cap Situation and Free Agents
2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 15 Standard Player Contracts: 29 Projected Cap Hit: $53,292,500 Projected Cap Space: $20,707,500 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $54,507,500 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents David Perron (27), Jamie McGinn (27), Anton Khudobin (29), Shawn Horcoff (37), Chris Stewart…
NHL Rumors: Hamonic to Stay? Okposo, Nielsen and Doan
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: A source is saying that Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic has rescinded his trade request and will remain with the team. Hamonic hasn't addressed the media, but the source confirms that…