Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsNow that the dust has settled on the NHL Draft, the time has come for teams to look forward to the NHL Free Agency, which opens on July 1st. The Buffalo Sabres need to go into the Free Agency with one goal, and that is to lock up Tyler Ennis long term. Ennis is the ...
While they don’t have a pick in tonight’s first round of the NHL Draft the Detroit Red Wings still found a way to make news this morning, reportedly agreeing to terms with Swiss star Damien Brunner on a 1-year 2-way contract. From the Detroit Free Press: “Swiss media is reporting Brunner will sign with the ...
Ever since the New York Rangers lost their opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup Final, speculation on acquiring Rick Nash surfaced. In a matter of days, the Nash talk has subsided as Bobby Ryan hit the scene. The fate of Rick Nash, Bobby Ryan and the New York Rangers may be just days away. ...
The Colorado Avalanche continued a busy off-season by signing forward David Jones to a 4-year, $16 million contract. They also resigned defenseman Matt Hunwick with a 2-year, $3.2 million deal. For the Avs, these deals may seem surprising to some, as most trade rumors this season involving the franchise usually started with Jones and Hunwick. ...
The period of time between the handing out of the Stanley Cup and July 1st’s start to free agency is a time only rivaled by the February trade deadline in terms of wild rumor generation. Seemingly every player on the market is somehow headed to 30 different teams for a plethora of reasons, some well ...
The last time the Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice before Steve Yzerman was named general manager was April 11th, 2010. The players who lined up on defense were: Mattias Ohlund Kurtis Foster Matt Walker Andresz Meszaros Mike Lundin Matt Lashoff Scott Jackson (subbing for an injured Victor Hedman) Six months later, after ...
On Tuesday morning word broke that the Detroit Red Wings had re-signed impending restricted free agent Darren Helm to a 4-year $8.5 million contract. View this tweet at twitter.com While the contract, which carries a cap hit of $2.125 million, is worth slightly more than estimated ($1.5-2m), it won’t upset Red Wings fans one bit. ...
Petr Sykora is one of six New Jersey Devils forwards set to hit the free-agency market if the Devils do not offer him a new contract. Sykora joined the team this season for his second stint after playing the 2010-11 season in Europe and was a pleasant surprise, scoring 44 points in all 82 games. ...
After playing with the Philadelphia Flyers last year, Jaromir Jagr is looking to play at least one more in the NHL. However, after a report from Darren Dreger at TSN, the future Hall of Famer hasn’t decided which uniform he will be wearing to begin his 19th season in the NHL. When Jagr becomes an ...
Being tenured with one team for ten years is a rarity in professional sports nowadays. 10-year veteran Barret Jackman, who has spent his entire NHL career as a St. Louis Blue, agreed to a three-year contract extension Monday morning. Jackman is not only the longest-tenured defenseman in the NHL, but the longest-tenured athlete in St. ...
