Posts About "Sami Vatanen"
New Jersey Devils Sign Sami Vatanen to One-Year Contract
January 7th, 2021 The New Jersey Devils have re-acquired defenseman Sami Vatanen, inking him to a one-year contract worth $2 million, just a week before their 2020-21 season opener against the Boston Bruins. https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1347257954974760961 Vatanen Back in Red and Black The Devils traded Vatanen to the Carolina...
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Jets, Canucks, Capitals, More
January 5th, 2021 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz that the New York Islanders have worked out terms with a couple of players not named Mathew Barzal and the announcement of those deals could be imminent. What is the status of talks between the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin? Is there anything to the Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Lightning, Islanders, Senators, Oilers, More
December 28th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Monday is full of chatter about the Montreal Canadiens and their addition of NHL veteran Corey Perry. Meanwhile, there is buzz the Tampa Bay Lightning might head back to free agency after making a trade with Ottawa. Are the Edmonton Oilers close on a deal with Ethan Bear? Finally, where are things at...
Bruins Have Free Agent Options at Forward and Defense
November 17th, 2020 The first month of free agency has been quiet for the Boston Bruins and general manager Don Sweeney. He has re-signed some young players and dipped into the free-agent pool on the second day when he signed forward Craig Smith away from the Nashville Predators to a three-year, $9.3 million deal. Sweeney has $6,657,686 of cap space...
4 Free Agents the Panthers Need to Target
November 2nd, 2020 The Florida Panthers have already made some notable moves in free agency this offseason, signing left-winger Carter Verhaeghe, defenseman Radko Gudas, and speedy center Alexander Wennberg. Despite these solid additions, the team will have to deal with departures as well, most notably Mike Hoffman, their top goal scorer from last season,...
4 Unsigned Free Agents the Red Wings Should Target
October 21st, 2020 We are entering a quieter stage of NHL Free Agency after an extremely hot start that includes the Detroit Red Wings, who've been tactical with their signings as they head into the next season of their rebuild. Still, the Red Wings have plenty of cap space (approx $18.7 million) available and need to fill holes on their roster. With that...
Jets Need To Do More This Offseason
October 16th, 2020 When free agency opened up exactly one week ago, many hockey fans expected the Winnipeg Jets to be one of the busier teams. With an abundance of cap space and a roster in need of reinforcements, general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had opportunities knocking at the door in terms of improving his team. Related: Jets Roster Hopefuls for...
Canucks: 3 Free Agent Defense Targets
October 12th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks lost Chris Tanev to the Calgary Flames and Troy Stecher to the Detroit Red Wings through free agency. Both defenders played on the right side of the club's defence. Tanev occupied the right side on the first pair with Quinn Hughes, while Stecher played with Alex Edler on the second pairing. Chris Tanev,...
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Oilers, Maple Leafs, More
April 30th, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Carolina Hurricanes potentially walking away from defenseman Sami Vatanen. In Edmonton, the Oilers are quickly preparing for the NHL Draft and in Toronto, could Tyson Barrie possibly boost his value enough in a short playoff run to get another contract with the Maple...
Calgary Flames: 3 Free Agents They Should Consider
April 20th, 2020 The Calgary Flames, despite being in a playoff spot before the suspension of play, have had their problems during the 2019-20 season. Their main issue is offense; almost their entire roster has struggled to put the puck in the net. The Flames may be able to fix that in free agency this summer (or whenever it begins), with eight skaters...
Devils’ Top Finnish Players of All Time
March 18th, 2020 Finnish players have been part of the NHL for years, but things were different in 1982-83 when just 13 Finns played in the league — and a forward named Jukka Porvari became the first Finn to wear the colors of the New Jersey Devils. The New Jersey Devils have featured 17 Finns — 15 skaters and two goalies. Those numbers are...
Devils' Fitzgerald Earns Solid Grades for Trade Deadline
February 26th, 2020 Tom Fitzgerald was in a bit of an awkward spot entering Monday's trade deadline. As the New Jersey Devils' interim general manager, he was auditioning for a job he hopes to land permanently. He got ahead of the action last weekend by trading away Andy Greene and Blake Coleman. But his work wasn't finished with those two...
Devils Receive Fair Returns for Simmonds, Vatanen
February 25th, 2020 It's no surprise the New Jersey Devils were sellers yesterday, as they traded away Sami Vatanen and Wayne Simmonds before the 3 P.M. trade deadline. They received a conditional 2021 fifth-round pick from the Buffalo Sabres for Simmonds, while they were able to get a few pieces for Vatanen from the Carolina...
