Flyers Lookback: The Shea Weber Offer Sheet Nathan Moser | August 21, 2022 Offer sheets in professional sports are not a common occurrence. Normally, unrestricted free agency is the route most teams go in the offseason when trying to add talent. Offer-sheeting restricted…
Flames’ Selanne & O’Reilly Offer Sheets Revisited Michael Wilson | July 24, 2022 Offer sheets are rare in the NHL. Given the uncertainty, stigma, and compensatory draft picks involved, risk-averse general managers seldom use this avenue to acquire players. The Calgary Flames have a short…
Canadiens-Hurricanes Offer Sheet Game Puts Kotkaniemi in Tough Situation Trege Wilson | September 7, 2021 Jesperi Kotkaniemi was tendered a $6.1 million offer sheet by the Carolina Hurricanes, and seven days later, almost to the final minute of the deadline, the Montreal Canadiens declined match…
Canadiens Should Extend Suzuki Now to Avoid Potential Offer Sheets Blain Potvin | September 2, 2021 With the backdrop of the Carolina Hurricanes revenge one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet on Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the importance of Nick Suzuki to the Montreal Canadiens grows. In his two NHL…
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Offer Sheet Battle: Pressure Falls on Kotkaniemi Blain Potvin | August 31, 2021 A quiet August in the NHL, while most of the hockey world is on holiday, the Carolina Hurricanes signed Jesperi Kotkaniemi to a predatory offer sheet. The structure and salary…
Canadiens Have the Cap Space to Try Some Offer Sheets Stephen Michaud | July 24, 2021 With the NHL’s expansion draft now over, the Montreal Canadiens’ rumor mills have momentarily halted from spinning at full speed and some minor roster clarity is taking shape. Vast changes…
NHL Stigma Towards Offer Sheets Makes it Personal Ryan Guenter | November 15, 2020 The NHL restricted free agency “market” and specifically the offer sheet process can be puzzling. What could be potentially used as an equalizing agent throughout the league is an otherwise…
3 Players the Red Wings Should Offer Sheet this Offseason Ian McNaughton | October 1, 2020 We are now a few days removed from the Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup against the Dallas Stars, which means it’s now officially the offseason for all 31…
Vancouver Canucks Need to Offer Sheet Anthony Cirelli Tyler Halsey | August 6, 2020 Depth wins championships. Look no further than the 2019 St. Louis Blues, the 2018 Washington Capitals, the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins…the most recent Stanley Cup champions all have strong players up…
Canadiens’ Potential Offer Sheet Targets Blain Potvin | May 26, 2020 As fans prepare to settle in to enjoy a modified 24-team playoff that includes the Montreal Canadiens as part of a play-in series, team management is looking ahead at the…
Flyers May Have Won It All With Ryan Kesler Johnny Berman | May 22, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers once broke one of hockey’s unwritten rules, and almost landed a future NHL star in the process. In 2006, the Flyers signed Ryan Kesler to an offer…
New York Islanders Will Match Offer Sheet for Mathew Barzal Jon Zella | March 22, 2020 In the last couple of offseasons, restricted free agents (RFAs) have gained more power over their second contracts. The Toronto Maple Leafs were at the center of this power struggle…
