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Offer Sheet

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…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

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…

Categories Free Agents, New York Islanders

Canadiens Should Submit More Offer Sheets

Tyler Kuehl | July 10, 2019

Heading into this off-season, there were plenty of rumours swirling around that someone was going to make an offer sheet to one of the many talented restricted free agents (RFAs).…

Categories Free Agents, Montreal Canadiens

Lightning Should Prepare for Point Offer Sheet

Steve Marowski | July 6, 2019

Last week, the Montreal Canadiens pulled out the first offer sheet since 2013 when they offered Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho a five-year contract worth $8.454 million average annual value…

Categories Free Agents, Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL’s RFAs Have Proven to Be Untouchables

The Canadian Press | July 4, 2019

Some of the NHL’s best, young players are available.
Technically.
Mitch Marner, Brayden Point and Jacob Trouba are just a few of the restricted free agents in a bumper crop.
Every team in the league would like to add any of those players this summer. H…

Categories Commentary, Free Agents

Canadiens Offer Sheet Aho

Brandon Share-Cohen | July 1, 2019

The Montreal Canadiens have tendered an offer sheet to Carolina Hurricanes’ restricted free agent Sebastian Aho. The proposed contract is worth $42.25 Million over five years and would carry an…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens, NHL News

Leon Draisaitl: A Perfect Offer Sheet Target

Jeff Seide | August 1, 2017

Newsflash: The Edmonton Oilers are good. Their 33-point upgrade over the 2015-16 season in 2016-17 was no fluke. They finished second in the Pacific Division and dispatched the San Jose…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Free Agents

Should The Blackhawks Trade Andrew Shaw’s Rights?

Brandon Share-Cohen | June 6, 2016

Andrew Shaw is a player that holds undeniable value for the Chicago Blackhawks. The expectations weren’t very high for the pending restricted free-agent (RFA) forward who was drafted by the Blackhawks with…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

What an Offer Sheet Will Cost in 2016

Dustin Nelson | May 18, 2016

If you’re a team planning on placing an offer sheet for another team’s restricted free agent this summer — or a fan who loves speculating — than you’ll want to…

Categories NHL News

Hindsight is 20/20: NHL Offer Sheet Edition

Bill Schoeninger | August 10, 2015

The history of the offer sheet in the NHL is an interesting one. In the 1990s, the offer sheet was a popular tool among GMs, with 25 being extended in…

Categories Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Offer Sheets: Viable Option or Improbable Cause?

Chad DeDominicis | June 20, 2015

Now officially in the NHL offseason, the talk around Buffalo has been the idea and viability of making offer sheets to restricted-free-agents.  It’s no secret that the unrestricted-free-agent market is…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Free Agents

5 Big Name RFAs on Cap-Strapped Teams

Bill Schoeninger | May 29, 2015

Every summer, fans speculate about whether their team could throw an offer sheet at a good young RFA that a team has left unsigned by the start of the free…

Categories Free Agents
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