NHL Rumors: Offer Sheets, Justin Williams, Calgary Flames, and the Detroit Red Wings
An offer sheet as the regular season approaches? Adrian Dater: It shouldn’t be a big shock if there is an RFA offer sheet signing closer to the regular season. During the offseason teams can go over the salary cap ceiling…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Rasmus Ristolainen, Patrick Marleau, and John Tavares on Mitch Marner
Ristolainen may have asked for a trade Buffalo News: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen implied during a Finnish TV interview that he’s asked for a trade from the Sabres. He added that he wanted to keep things between him and…
NHL Rumors: The Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators
Bobrovsky the perfect comparable for Holtby JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington: Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is entering the final year of his contract. Holtby would like to remain with the Capitals, and would likely take a bit less…
NHL Rumors: Kevin Labanc fallout, Yaroslav Askarov, and Charlie McAvoy
Digging into the Kevin Labanc signing… Adam Kimelman of NHL.com: Alas, the quotable quotes expected to come out from San Jose at some point. Here is one from Kevin Labanc. “I did a big favor … taking that deal. There’s…
NHL Salary Arbitrations End: The Final Days
The final days of NHL salary arbitration were a bit anti-climatic but let’s take a deeper look.
NHL Rumors: Travis Konecny, Ivan Provorov, and Matt Murray
Into the Ivan Provorov contract scenarios… Jordan Hall and Brooke Destra of NBC Sports Philadelphia recently wrote: What is Ivan Provorov worth to be honest? He gets utilized as a number one defenseman but is he? When it comes to…
Quick Hits: Seattle, Wild, Penguins, Blue Jackets, and the Canucks
No Seattle hires imminent Alex Prewitt: Seattle GM Ron Francis said they don’t have any new hockey ops hirings imminent, but they are “going through a boatload of resumes.” Francis said that hiring an assistant GM, analytics staff, and four…
NHL Rumors: Don’t Expect Top RFAs To Sign Soon … Kreider Expected To Be A The Rangers Training Camp
Who will blink first? Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press: Agents are saying to not expect the group of top RFAs to sign soon. RFAs and GMs are not wanting to ‘blink’ first. “It’s all about the top young…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets
A bridge deal for Point makes sense … A good chance Kreider is moved by the deadline Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Could see the Tampa Bay Lightning trying to do a bridge deal with RFA forward Brayden Point. A…
2019 Best Free Agent Signings: The Central Division
The offseason drags on but honestly, hockey keeps cranking on. We take a look back at a couple of the best free-agent signings from the Central Division. It’s always best to take some time away to get a better perspective…
NHL Rumors: Jason Pominville, Andrei Markov And The Montreal Canadiens
Sabres are ideal for Pominville, but what about the Canadiens? Marc Antoine Godin of The Athletic: Jason Pominville still isn’t sure where he’ll be playing this upcoming season. Finding the right fit/situation is important and the odds of receiving a…
NHL News: Arbitration Rulings For Grimaldi, Forsberg and Edmundson
Arbitration now over Cap Friendly: 41 players had filed for arbitration, all cases are done now. – 33 players settled before their hearing – 2 players settled post hearing but prior to the verdict – 6 players were awarded their…