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Posts About "2020 Free Agency"

New York Islanders Re-Sign Mathew Barzal

New York Islanders Re-Sign Mathew Barzal

January 9th, 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 cap hit of $7 million. https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1347943956152258563?s=20 With the Islanders' season starting on Jan 14, this deal is...
Anaheim Ducks Sign Kevin Shattenkirk to Three-Year Deal

Anaheim Ducks Sign Kevin Shattenkirk to Three-Year Deal

October 9th, 2020 The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk to a three-year deal worth $11.7 million. https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1314644704823332867 Shattenkirk is coming off a one-year, $1.75 million contract which he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning after being bought out by the New York Rangers on Aug. 1,...
Canucks Face Cap Crunch Going Into Free Agency

Canucks Face Cap Crunch Going Into Free Agency

October 9th, 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 is Zack MacEwen. General manager Jim Benning remains in a holding pattern with Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Markstrom, and Chris Tanev as the hours tick down to noon...
Ducks Must Pay to Fix Defense

Ducks Must Pay to Fix Defense

June 16th, 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 start filling some holes via the open market. The defense has been a sore spot over the past couple seasons, ever since the trades of Brandon Montour, Shea Theodore, Marcus...
Maple Leafs and Tyson Barrie Should Sign for Another Season

Maple Leafs and Tyson Barrie Should Sign for Another Season

May 31st, 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 last week. The NHL shared plans for a 24-team tournament that would begin with a round of play-ins to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Related: Maple Leafs News...
Maple Leafs Banter with Forbes & Baracchini: Targeting Alex Pietrangelo

Maple Leafs Banter with Forbes & Baracchini: Targeting Alex Pietrangelo

May 16th, 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 in the process. But what are they going to do when NHL free agency opens?  On July 1, 2018, the Maple Leafs landed the ultimate prize in signing...
Canucks' Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes

Canucks' Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes

March 29th, 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 (UFAs) and five restricted free agents (RFAs) to deal with. To make matters worse, many of them are high-profile players that will command a significant salary...
Lightning: Looking At the 2020 Restricted Free Agent Class

Lightning: Looking At the 2020 Restricted Free Agent Class

March 25th, 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 stacked roster that was considered one of the best in the NHL. As the playoffs approached, things were looking good, with everything in place to make a deep run once...
Re-Signing Fast Should Give Rangers Pause

Re-Signing Fast Should Give Rangers Pause

March 4th, 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 signing of star forward Chris Kreider hours earlier. The front office's ability to improve the club's salary cap situation by moving Skjei while not compromising the...
Calgary Flames Have Big Brodie Decision to Make

Calgary Flames Have Big Brodie Decision to Make

March 4th, 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 depending on how the team performs in the playoffs, assuming they are able to keep their current pace and get in. One intriguing decision will be what they...
Canucks Have Big Decisions on Free Agents & Expansion

Canucks Have Big Decisions on Free Agents & Expansion

January 26th, 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 Jets and the two Florida-based teams. Canucks players should try and stay clear of vacationing in Florida and Winnipeg (yes, I know that will be...
Devils Need to Pursue Pietrangelo This Offseason

Devils Need to Pursue Pietrangelo This Offseason

December 22nd, 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 July 1. No, the 2020 free-agent class doesn’t entail the same quality skaters in comparison to recent summers, with the likes of Erik...

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