Posts About "2016 Free Agency"
Where Could Vesey Fit?
July 29th, 2016 As the calendar creeps toward Aug. 15, Jimmy Vesey gives the hockey world one more possible playing destination: Chicago. According to his agent Peter Donatelli, the Blackhawks are on the short list of teams with mutual interest in the left winger. The 2016 Hobey Baker Award winner made some noise last March when he announced that...
Rangers Rundown: Free Agency Failures
July 13th, 2016 Since NHL Free Agency has been going on for eleven days now, New York Rangers front office brass has essentially struck out. This isn't all that unusual for Rangers fans to deal with, as it has become a common occurrence that there wouldn't be a big signing through free agency, with GM-turned-President Glen Sather and current GM Jeff...
Despite Stamkos and Hedman Extensions, Yzerman’s Work Continues
July 12th, 2016 Being an NHL general manager is a full-time job, but Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman is working overtime this summer. Earlier this off-season, Yzerman was able to ink Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy to contract extensions. For many GMs, locking in those three players in less than 72 hours would mark the...
Panthers Interested in Signing Kris Russell: Report
July 11th, 2016 The Florida Panthers are interested in signing unrestricted free agent defenseman Kris Russell, according to Harvey Fialkov of the Sun Sentinel. Panthers are showing interest in FA D Kris Russell acc to source #FlaPanthers — Harvey Fialkov (@hfialkov) July 11, 2016 Russell, 29, split the 2015-16 season with the Calgary Flames and...
Fantasy Spin: Opening Weekend of Free Agency
July 6th, 2016 Well it was an exciting few days leading up to and including the start of free agency last week in the NHL. We saw quite possibly the craziest half-hour of news in NHL history with the trades of Taylor Hall to the Devils and the Subban-for-Weber swap, and then the news about Steve Stamkos staying with the Lightning. All that craziness...
Free Agency First Day Transactions for Every Team
July 2nd, 2016 Team-by-team transactions from Friday's activity: (As of July 2, 2016, 1:00 am ET in alphabetical order) Arizona Coyotes Sign forward Jamie McGinn -- 3 years, $10 million Re-sign defenseman Kevin Connauton -- 2 years Re-sign defenseman Klas Dahlbeck -- 1 year, $750 thousand Re-sign defenseman Jarred Tinordi --...
NHL GMs: Think Twice Before Making That Offer
July 1st, 2016 The hockey world turned on its head Wednesday afternoon as the first big pieces began to move prior to the beginning of the 2016 free-agency period. Nashville and Montreal swapped all-star defensemen P.K. Subban and Shea Weber, and Edmonton and New Jersey swapped former top five picks, Taylor Hall and Adam Larsson – both within moments...
Flyers' Free Agency Will Mirror Draft
June 30th, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers entered the 2016 NHL Draft with the purpose of stocking the forward cupboards. However, there was also speculation that the team may move up in the draft to get a better prospect or even trade their pick for a player that was ready to enter the lineup right away. A trade involving players never happened, though...
Stamkos’ Decision Shows Loyalty to Lightning Runs Deep
June 30th, 2016 With just under two days before the start of the NHL’s free agency period, Steven Stamkos and Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman ended their silence and the hockey world listened. On Wednesday, Yzerman announced that the team had come to terms on an 8-year, $68 million contract to keep the team’s captain in Tampa...
Jason Demers Visits Edmonton, Tours City and New Arena
June 29th, 2016 Milan Lucic wasn’t the only unrestricted free agent sighting in Edmonton this week. UFA blue-liner Jason Demers — a right-handed shot defenceman the Oilers have been desperately coveting — visited Edmonton on Tuesday to tour the city and the franchise’s new arena. “He got the Oilers treatment on Tuesday, got the tour of...
Flyers' Free Agency Expectations
June 29th, 2016 On July 1st at 12:00 p.m. ET, the 2016 free agency frenzy will commence as teams will scramble to reel in a star player or fill a need for next season and possibly beyond. Ron Hextall and the Philadelphia Flyers are expected to be players in the free market and they darn well need to be. The team ranked 22nd in the entire National...
Maple Leafs News: 2016 Draft, Trades and Free Agency
June 28th, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs have done some excellent work over the past few of weeks. They made a couple of key trades, had a very successful draft and have started talks potential free agents. Maple Leafs News has been off for much of June, and the reason is because I moved to a different province for broadcasting work. Now that I have...
Fantasy Spin: Keith Yandle Signs with Panthers
June 24th, 2016 When the New York Rangers overpaid and got robbed traded for Keith Yandle at the trade deadline during the 2014-15 season, trading away defenseman John Moore, dynamic top prospect Anthony Duclair and two high draft picks, he was supposed to be the piece that took their offense over the top and all the way to the Stanley Cup. That...
