Free Agents
Top 40 Free Agents of 2018
June 7th, 2018 NHL free agency is only weeks away. The class of 2018 unrestricted free agents (UFAs) is not as robust as years past. It's a top-heavy class with a handful of high-impact players, then a lot of depth players and grinders that can fill out lineups. In a few years, with...
NHL Rumors: Kessel, Kovalchuk, Nash, More
June 4th, 2018 It has been a while since we've been visiting with our NHL trade rumors and speculation but after a couple months off, things are starting to pick up again as the NHL heads into the NHL Entry Draft and free agency. The rumors will be coming fast and furious and we'll try to...
5 Destinations for UFA John Carlson
May 22nd, 2018 The beginning of the National Hockey League's unrestricted free agency period is a little more than a month away and John Carlson has yet to re-sign with the Washington Capitals. It's not very often that a legitimate first-pairing defender heads to the open market,...
Oilers Reportedly Close to Signing Defenseman Joel Persson
May 17th, 2018 It started with a tweet, and there's now speculation that the Edmonton Oilers have added to their defense for next season. TSN's Ryan Rishaug is reporting that Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli is continuing his spending spree on European free agents. Last week,...
Oilers Sign Koskinen, Montoya & Brossoit in Limbo
May 2nd, 2018 It's official -- the Edmonton Oilers have signed Mikko Koskinen to be Cam Talbot's backup next season. As speculated a few weeks ago, the 29-year-old signed a deal with a cap hit of $2.5 million, but it's a one-year deal, not two as previously rumored. Moneywise, $2 million...Mikko Koskinen: A Puzzling Rumour for Oilers
April 25th, 2018 One of the needs for the Edmonton Oilers this summer is to find a suitable backup goalie that can help take some of the workload off Cam Talbot. It's been well documented how much Talbot plays, and that no goalie has played more games over the past two seasons than...
Calgary Flames Off-Season UFA Targets
March 31st, 2018 With the Calgary Flames set to miss the playoffs in a season where expectations were high, change is most certainly coming this off-season. Whether it's changes in the coaching staff or on-ice personnel, there will be a shakeup. One of the major areas of concern this...
Blackhawks Offseason Targets: RFA Forwards
March 24th, 2018 This is the fourth and final part of a look into the Chicago Blackhawks potential free agent targets, now looking at some of the potential RFA forwards the Blackhawks could sign this offseason. Previously, I've looked at UFA forward targets, UFA defensive targets, and RFA...
Blackhawks Offseason Targets: UFA Forwards
March 21st, 2018 While the Chicago Blackhawks could use a top-four defenseman and maybe some defensive depth, they also could use a player or two up front. They could use a big, checking, third line center who can win face-offs. Who does that sound like? Artem Anisimov. Anisimov has proven...
Rangers 2018 RFAs Ready to Cash In
March 14th, 2018 The New York Rangers still have twelve relatively meaningless games left to play in this lost season. For many players—none more than Henrik Lundqvist—the end can’t come quickly enough. For others—notably, a group of five key restricted free agents (RFAs)—these...
Should the Bruins Re-Sign Wingels?
March 14th, 2018 It's not often that a team spends draft capital to acquire a player they hope plays as little as possible, but that was exactly the pathos behind the acquisition of veteran forward and UFA-to-be Tommy Wingels. That's not a knock on Wingels whatsoever. It's merely an...Blackhawks Offseason Targets: UFA Defensemen
March 5th, 2018 It's no secret that the Blackhawks' main weakness this season comes on their defense. Brent Seabrook is slowing down and Duncan Keith has had an unusual season. Connor Murphy is evidently still finding his own, and other than that, the defensive group is made up of mostly...
Jarome Iginla: Trade Deadline Target?
February 21st, 2018 Jarome Iginla has done it all, and it appears as though he may not be done. Four months after undergoing hip surgery, Iginla has begun to skate with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Although he doesn't own a contract with the team, the Bruins have...
