Metropolitan Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents
This week we're taking a look at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. We lead off with the Pacific division, and followed it up with the Central division yesterday. Today we continue on…
Central Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents
This week we'll take a look at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. Yesterday we lead off with the Pacific division, and today we continue on with the Central division. Tomorrow…
Pacific Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents
This week we'll take a look at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. Tomorrow we'll post the Central division, followed by the Metropolitan and Atlantic divisions.
Video: Blue Jackets Re-sign RFA Cam Atkinson
The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed restricted free agent winger Cam Atkinson to a three-year contract extension worth $10.5 million - a $3.5 million cap hit. Salary breakdown: $2.5 million, $3.5 million and $4.5 million. He didn't get a no-trade clause. “Signing…
Top 25 2015 NHL Free Agents
You may not agree with our rankings, but here is our initial 2015 Top 25 NHL free agent list. In creating this list we took into consideration factors such as players age, position, injury history, likelihood of signing with another team,…
Morning Hits: Top 25 UFAs, Diving, Byfuglien, Canucks and Waivers
Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Top 25 potential unrestricted free agents: 1. Johnny Boychuk (NYI) 2. Marc Staal (NYR) 3. Christian Ehrhoff (PIT) 4. Carl Soderberg (BOS) 5. Mike Green (WSH) 6. Antoine Vermette (ARI) 7. Cody Franson (TOR)…
Top 5 2015 NHL Free Agent Goalies
There isn’t a big premium on goaltending anymore in that 20-25 goaltenders are legitimate starters and the difference between the top-tier and bottom-tier of the 20-25 is about one save per 100 shots (or .10SV%). That said, bad goaltending completely…
Top 12 2015 NHL Free Agent Defensemen
As is the case quite often these days, this free agent class isn’t loaded with difference makers that can significantly alter the makeup of a team. That said, there are quite a few very good defensemen set to become unrestricted…
Top 15 2015 NHL Free Agent Wingers
An expanded look at the top unrestricted free agent wingers by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. The 2015 NHL free agency class as a whole isn’t inspiring and certainly isn’t deep, but there are plenty of options on the…
Top 10 2015 NHL Free Agent Centers
Our first expanded look at unrestricted free agency by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. The 2014 NHL free agency class was less than inspiring, but, even with all of the top centers remaining unsigned, the 2015 class looks…
2015 NHL Free Agents: Unrestricted – Goaltenders
It's looking like a good year if you are looking for a backup goalie come free agency. Antti Niemi is likely the only goalie on the list that is of 'No. 1' goalie status. There is a good chance that…
2015 NHL Free Agents: Unrestricted – Defensemen
The list of potential free agent defensemen is a little more intriguing that some of the forward positions. As we saw last year with Matt Niskanen and Brooks Oprik, teams may step up and pay big money for the top…