What Niederreiter’s Departure and Clutterbuck’s Arrival Means for the Islanders The Hockey Writers | July 1, 2013 The 2013 NHL Draft is officially over. We’ve let the picks, the trades, and the rumors settle overnight and we can take a moment to reflect on what was the…
Bryan Bickell Signs Contract Extension with Chicago Ton DeFrancesco | July 1, 2013 The Chicago Blackhawks have extended Bryan Bickell to a contract loosely identified as a four year deal worth $16 million total according to Mark Lazerus. Earlier in the day the Blackhawks traded Dave Bolland and Michael Frolik for…
Compliance Buyouts Will Forever Change the NHL Landscape Mike Colligan | June 28, 2013 NHL teams are currently committed to 49 long-term contracts totaling over $2.8 billion.
Colorado Avalanche Acquire Alex Tanguay and Cory Sarich Kevin Goff | June 27, 2013 The Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy era is now officially under way, and they have gotten things off to a fantastic start. With their first trade as co-Vice Presidents of…
Vincent Lecavalier Buyout: The Correct Decision Roger Gorbet | June 27, 2013 The Tampa Bay Lightning have decided to use a compliance buyout on Vincent Lecavalier. You read that correctly. Vincent Lecavalier has been bought out by the Lightning. Not often is…
It’s Buyout Time In The NHL S. J. Ientile | June 26, 2013 The glorious day is finally upon us. Teams all around the league can make good on a bad signing or two and reinvigorate their long-term plan under the salary cap…
Trade Analysis: Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire Jonathan Bernier Nathan Kanter | June 24, 2013 It wasn’t long ago that I was ranting about it being in the Leafs best interest to NOT acquire Jonathan Bernier. In fact, it was only three days ago…
Why Signing Raffi Torres is NOT a Mistake Kenneth Laws | June 21, 2013 San Jose’s big signing over the offseason has already happened in the informal agreement of Logan Couture’s contract extension. However, in the background lies the contract of Raffi Torres. The…
Top 15 Free Agents of 2013 Carl Maloney | June 21, 2013 The 2013 NHL free agent crop is generally considered to be thin and lacking a lot of big name, top end talent. With the salary cap going down next season, and…
Logan Couture Exten$ion Bang On Nathan Kanter | June 20, 2013 The San Jose Sharks playoff woes of the past decade have been well documented. Every year they’re in the mix, and every year they come up short. Every year they…
Edmonton Oilers Offseason Focus: The Forwards Carl Maloney | June 16, 2013 The third of three features that will look at the Oilers in their three positional areas. Taking a look at where the strengths are and what weaknesses they need to look at…
Malkin Re-Ups; How Does it Affect Letang? Tannor Torrao | June 14, 2013 On Thursday morning, Penguins GM Ray Shero announced that he had reached an agreement on a contract extension for center Evgeni Malkin. The deal is for eight years and $76…