Posts About "2018 Free Agency"
3 Blue Jackets' Takeaways From Free Agency Day
July 1st, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets were expected to be relatively quiet as free agency frenzy began around the NHL. Thus far, that has held true to form. They did sign three players Sunday, including defenseman Tommy Cross, Adam Clendening and Dillon Simpson. (Update: Per TSN's Darren Dreger, the Blue Jackets have signed Riley Nash to a...
Tavares & the Lightning: The Improbability of a Superteam
June 27th, 2018 With a successful NHL Draft now behind him, it is time for Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman to prepare for free agency. With the team already in a cap crunch, it was expected that the Lightning would be relatively quiet this year, maybe only looking for a depth forward to fill out the team's fourth line or re-signing...
5 Free Agents to Avoid This Offseason
June 21st, 2018 The 2018 free agent class looks to be on par with most years. It has three star-caliber players in John Tavares, James van Riemsdyk, and John Carlson and then a dropoff with the remainder of available players. This year's free agent class will also be similar to other years because there will be at least one signing that ends up being...
Will Golden Knights' Success Change Free Agency?
June 9th, 2018 With the Vegas Golden Knights' miraculous first NHL season coming up just short of being one of the greatest stories in sports history, it is now time for the franchise to look forward toward its' first real offseason bonanza. While they technically existed in June and July last year, the focus was more about setting up a competent team...
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 the exception of John Tavares, we could very well be posting a...
