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2020 Free Agency

New York Islanders Re-Sign Mathew Barzal

Matthew Zator | January 9, 2021

The New York Islanders and restricted free agent Mathew Barzal have agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth $21 million, TSN reported on Saturday. The deal carries an annual…

Anaheim Ducks Sign Kevin Shattenkirk to Three-Year Deal

Melissa Boyd | October 9, 2020

The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk to a three-year deal worth $11.7 million. Shattenkirk is coming off a one-year, $1.75 million contract which he signed with the Tampa…

Canucks Face Cap Crunch Going Into Free Agency

Matthew Zator | October 9, 2020

The Vancouver Canucks are hours away from free agency and they still have not re-signed any of their unrestricted free agents (UFAs). The only player they have signed so far…

Ducks Must Pay to Fix Defense

Anthony Ciardelli | June 16, 2020

Though we don’t know when the Anaheim Ducks will see the ice again or when free agency will officially start, it’s not too early to speculate how the team can…

Maple Leafs and Tyson Barrie Should Sign for Another Season

The Old Prof | May 31, 2020

It’s been a crazy 2019-20 NHL season and looks to get even crazier. Although it’s been almost three months since the NHL played a regular-season game, there was some action…

Maple Leafs Banter with Forbes & Baracchini: Targeting Alex Pietrangelo

Peter Baracchini | May 16, 2020

As we discussed last week, the Toronto Maple Leafs are making moves in the international free agent pool, signing Alexander Barabanov and Mikko Lehtonen – filling in some depth roles…

Canucks’ Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes

Matthew Zator | March 29, 2020

The Vancouver Canucks will have a lot of decisions to make this offseason when they start looking at their roster for 2020-21. In total, they have six unrestricted free agents…

Lightning: Looking At the 2020 Restricted Free Agent Class

Eugene Helfrick | March 25, 2020

For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2019-20 season was supposed to be one of redemption. After years of postseason meltdowns, Tampa Bay needed to win a Stanley Cup with their…

Re-Signing Fast Should Give Rangers Pause

Tom Castro | March 4, 2020

The New York Rangers’ trade of defenseman Brady Skjei just before the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline was met with what seemed to be nearly as much fanfare as the long-term…

Calgary Flames Have Big Brodie Decision to Make

Colton Pankiw | March 4, 2020

Despite wanting to just focus on the remainder of this season, the Calgary Flames have some interesting decisions to make this coming offseason. Many of those decisions will be made…

Canucks Have Big Decisions on Free Agents & Expansion

Landon Kapusianyk | January 26, 2020

The Vancouver Canucks headed into the All-Star break first in the Pacific Division. Vancouver has been nearly unbeatable during the last month with their only losses coming to the Winnipeg…

Devils Need to Pursue Pietrangelo This Offseason

Kyle McKenna | December 22, 2019

While NHL superstar Taylor Hall isn’t re-signing with the New Jersey Devils this offseason, that doesn’t mean general manager Ray Shero can’t acquire a notable unrestricted free agent (UFA) on…

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