Tag: NHL Free Agents

NHL RFAs Most Likely To Receive Offer Sheets This Summer

Mitch Marner and Jacob Trouba are two pending restricted free agents that are potential offer sheet candidates

Lyle Richardson

Into The 2019 NHL Unrestricted Free Agent Class: Ryan Dzingel

Unrestricted free agency starts on July 1st. The 2019 class possesses some interesting wrinkles. However, some players stand to make more money and some may take a little less than expected. That is the nature of the business. One of…

Chris Wassel

A Look into Nick Schmaltz’s Seven-Year Extension with the Arizona Coyotes

Nick Schmaltz signed a seven-year, $40.95 million extension with the Arizona Coyotes on March 30th. Arizona keeps one of its core forwards in place. What does this all mean? What impact may it have down the road? Let's take a…

Chris Wassel

Best NHL Contracts: Bang For The Buck – RFA Best Values For Goalies

Paying younger players can work to gain value before they hit unrestricted free agency. These are just a few stories of those that exceeded projections. Today, the spotlight focuses on the goalies and we fire it up with a value…

Chris Wassel

Best NHL Contracts: Bang For The Buck – RFA Best Values For West Defensemen

Paying younger players can work to gain value before they hit unrestricted free agency. These are just a few stories of those that exceeded projections. Today, the spotlight focuses on the defensemen position and we start off with a value…

Chris Wassel

Best NHL Contracts: Bang For The Buck – RFA Best Values For East Defensemen

Looking back at some of the best contracts out there make one wonder just how much these players left on the table. Some deals work and some just flame out. Long term value exists on some that few could have…

Chris Wassel

NHL Signings: Nylander Inks Last Minute Deal

Things appeared to be bleak as far as William Nylander staying in Toronto. However, at the last minute, the forward inked a new six year deal. This new contract will pay him just a shade under $7 million AAV for…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Artemi Panarin And The Top 25 Unrestricted Free Agents

Can teams tempt the Blue Jackets to move Panarin before the trade deadline Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Teams will be lining up to sign Columbus Blue Jackets winger Artemi Panarin if he hits the open market on July…

Mark Easson

2019 NHL Free Agents: Pacific Division – UFAs and RFA

  The 2018-19 season has just gotten underway, but it's never to earlier to start looking ahead to free agency. In one of our first NHL free agent series, we'll be looking at unrestricted and restricted free agents for each…

Mark Easson

2019 NHL Free Agents: Atlantic Division – UFAs and RFA

  The 2018-19 season has just gotten underway, but it's never to earlier to start looking ahead to free agency. In one of our first NHL free agent series, we'll be looking at unrestricted and restricted free agents for each…

Mark Easson

2019 NHL Free Agents: Metropolitan Division – UFAs and RFA

  The 2018-19 season has just gotten underway, but it's never to earlier to start looking ahead to free agency. In one of our first NHL free agent series, we'll be looking at unrestricted and restricted free agents for each…

Mark Easson

Ranking The 2019 NHL Free Agent Class: Centers Of Old

This was not an easy process. The goal here illustrates the fact that free agency classes can be fickle to say the least. Which free agents have provided then will provide the biggest point per dollar return? Better yet, which…

Chris Wassel