Pucks in Depth: Three Teams Who Didn’t Do Well In Day One Of NHL Free Agency
The opening day of free agency was remarkably busy as we saw dozens of contracts inked and hundreds of millions of dollars spent. Winners and losers will sort themselves out down the road but I'm going to take a stab…
NHL News and Notes: KHL, Voynov, Ducks, Flames, Kings, Islanders, Sharks, Blues and Golden Knights
On KHL Signings ... Aivis Kalnins: Viktor Antipin signs with Metallug Magnitogorsk for three years. Aivis Kalnins: Antipin will make around $2 million a season. Aivis Kalnins: Nikolai Kulemin sign with Metallug Magnitogorsk for three years. On Slava Voynov ... Aivis…
Best Players Still Available in 2018 NHL UFA Market
The opening day of the NHL free-agent market sees a frenzy of signings as general managers attempt to outbid their rivals for the best available talent. This year was no different, as most of the top talent was quickly snapped…
NHL Rumors: Doughty, Orpik, Khudobin, Sbisa, Rieder, Coyotes, and Red Wings
On Drew Doughty ... David Pagnotta: The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Drew Doughty are in the process of a finalizing an eight-year contract extension. Doughty's extension will likely make him the highest paid player on the Kings, and will…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings – Lehner, Filppula, Vanek, Green, Zadina, and Nyquist
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of The Athletic: Multiple sources saying that UFA Robin Lehner had an in-person meeting with the Red Wings. The Red Wings have spoken agents for Carter Hutton, Jonathan Bernier and a few…
Pucks in Depth: Three Players NHL Teams Should Avoid In Free Agency
Every year general managers go on spending sprees in free agency. Sometimes things work out, of course, but much more often we see players fail to live up to the lucrative contracts they sign. In this post, I'll take a…
NHL Rumors: Islanders and Tavares … Top 10 Free Agent Centers
On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Steve Simmons of The Toronto Sun: At least half the league are likely planning to make pending free agent John Tavares an offer, but there is no certainty that he…
NHL Rumors: Canucks Options At Center … John Tavares
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Mike Halford of The Athletic: Centers that the Vancouver Canucks could consider looking at this offseason. Tyler Bozak - The 32-year old and pending UFA has been tied to the Canucks for a while. Bozak…
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers – Pending UFAs, Buyout? Possible Trade Targets
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac: GM Ron Hextall said that at the moment the plan is not to buy out forward Jori Lehtera but said that plans can change. The buyout window isn't until June. Dave Isaac: Hextall…
NHL Rumors: The Montreal Canadiens Need At Center
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Marc Bergevin will be given another chance to run the Canadiens and will once again be looking for No. 1 center. Bergevin thought he drafted one in 2012 with Alex Galchuenyuk and…
NHL Rumors: Dadonov, Canadiens, Flyers and Couturier
On Evgeni Dadonov ... Aivis Kalnins: Evgeni Dadonov is still deciding on their whether he signs somewhere in the NHL or remains in the KHL. Chances are high that he stays in the KHL. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Aivis…