The Canadiens hire Stephane Robidas
Jimmy Murphy: The Montreal Canadiens have named Stephane Robidas as an assistant coach.
Priyanta Emrith: Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis on the hiring of Robidas: “Stephane perfectly matches the profile we were looking for in a candidate. In addition to being an exceptional individual, he is a very good communicator, and I believe that players will relate to him because of that.”
The Flyers hire Rocky Thompson
Philadelphia Flyers: The Flyers have named Rocky Thompson as an assistant coach.
Brayden Pachel re-signs with the Golden Knights
Danny Webster: The Golden Knights have signed Brayden Pachel to a one-year contract extension with a $750,000 cap hit.
Kaapo Kakko re-signs with the Rangers
Cap Friendly: The New York Rangers have re-signed forward Kaapo Kakko to a two-year contract with a $2.1 million salary cap hit.
2022-23: $1,800,000
2023-24: $2,400,000
He’ll still be an RFA when his contract expires.
Cap Friendly: The Rangers now have $1.8 million in projected salary cap space with 20 players under contract and one player on the IR. All Rangers RFAs are signed.
Kaapo Kakko signs for two years at $2.1M AAV. Things have not gone well for Kakko in NYR. Safe to say he hasn’t been what he was expected to be.
No F that made the NHL right away and looked similar from their D+1 to D+3 seasons has ever turned into a star later down the road. pic.twitter.com/IvobfjIoWt
— Byron Bader (@ByronMBader) July 28, 2022
Mathieu Joseph re-signs with the Senators
Ian Mendes: The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Mathieu Joseph to four-year contract with a $2.95 million salary cap hit.
Senators GM Dorion on the extension: “Mathieu’s addition made an immediate positive impact as someone who fit in well with our group. He has high-end speed, a nose for the net and is responsible in his own end. He’s long demonstrated good upside and is someone we’re counting on to have another solid season both in 2022-23 and beyond.”
When the Islanders hired Garth Snow to be their GM
Garth Snow became the Islanders GM because he was good at Fantasy Hockey. True story.
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— Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) July 28, 2022