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2023 NHL Free Agency

Blues’ Full Roster Leads to Quiet 2023 Free Agency

Marcus Ashpaugh | July 5, 2023

Heading into the free agency phase of the offseason, the St. Louis Blues opted to extend qualifying offers to three restricted free agents (RFA), forwards Alexey Toropchenko and Hugh McGing,…

Categories Editor's Choice, St Louis Blues

Flyers Sign Victor Mete to 1-Year Contract

Michael DeRosa | July 5, 2023

The Philadelphia Flyers have made a small move, signing Victor Mete to a one-year, two-way contract. The 25-year-old will make $750,000 at the NHL level and $450,000 in the minors.…

Categories Flyers Transactions, Free Agents, NHL News

Jets RFAs and UFAs: Who’s Signed, Who’s Gone, and Who’s Left

Declan Schroeder | July 5, 2023

The Winnipeg Jets entered 2023 Free Agency with nine pending restricted free agents (RFAs) and six pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs). After a frenzy of signings and re-signings league-wide over…

Categories Free Agents, Winnipeg Jets

Grading the Bruins’ Start to 2023 Free Agency

Scott Roche | July 5, 2023

Free agency began on July 1 in the NHL and a lot of teams went shopping to add to their rosters for the 2023-24 season. In the case of the…

Categories Boston Bruins

Capitals Re-Sign Martin Fehervary to 3-Year Deal

Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 5, 2023

The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Martin Fehervary to a three-year contract extension worth $2.675 million per season. The 23-year-old left-shot defender from Bratislava, Slovakia is coming off his second…

Categories Capitals Transactions, Free Agents

Flyers Sign Marc Staal to 1-Year Deal

Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 3, 2023

Earlier today, the Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Marc Staal to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million. Staal, who is 36 years old, is coming off a Stanley Cup Final run…

Categories Flyers Transactions, Free Agents, NHL News

Canadiens Re-Sign Rafeal Harvey-Pinard to 2-Year Deal

Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 3, 2023

The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year extension worth $1.1 million a season. The Canadiens are in retool mode and will be looking to make the…

Categories Canadiens Transactions, Free Agents, NHL News

Avalanche Should Target These 5 Unsigned Free Agents

Marko Zlomislic | July 3, 2023

The unfortunate reality of the NHL’s stagnant salary cap is that apart from the top tier of free agents, few others are likely to receive offers with significant salary or…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Editor's Choice, Free Agents

Meet the New Canucks: Teddy Blueger

Matthew Zator | July 3, 2023

On the opening day of free agency, the Vancouver Canucks signed Carson Soucy, Matt Irwin, and Ian Cole on defence and Teddy Blueger and Tristan Nielsen up front. For this…

Categories Editor's Choice, Vancouver Canucks

7 Worst Contracts Signed in Free Agency

Alex Chauvancy | July 3, 2023

Free agency can go one of two ways: incredibly well or incredibly poorly. It all depends on a team’s approach when the market opens on July 1. More often than…

Categories Advanced Stats, Editor's Choice, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Grading the Oilers’ Start to 2023 Free Agency

Rob Couch | July 3, 2023

The Edmonton Oilers had a fairly quiet Day 1 of free agency and an even quieter Day 2 if you were expecting big names to be signed. But this doesn’t…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Free Agents

Jets Get Versatility & Affordability By Re-Signing Namestnikov

Declan Schroeder | July 3, 2023

The Winnipeg Jets’ best move on 2023 free agency’s opening day was locking up Vladislav Namestnikov to a bargain two-year deal with a $2 million average annual value (AAV). Jets…

Categories Jets Transactions
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