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Oilers News and Rumors: Puljujarvi, Marleau, PTO's
August 25th, 2019 In today's Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there are more details coming to light when it comes to the likelihood that Jesse Puljujarvi will wind up in Finland this season, there is news that Patrick Marleau may actually be interested in giving the Oilers a try for a season, and would there be any players out there on the market...
Predicting PTOs: 59 Potential Tryouts
August 1st, 2019 Now that the calendar has flipped to August, the PTOs are going to start coming fast and furious. There have already been a couple announced — Michal Neuvirth in Toronto and Chris Stewart in Philadelphia — but with training camps just over a month away, most of the players still without contracts are contemplating professional...
Yzerman's Options: The Red Wings' Free Agency Outlook
April 24th, 2019 Another season has come and gone, and the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the outside of the playoff dance yet again. After more than two decades of dominance, the team has fallen on hard times, resulting in three straight seasons without playoff hockey in the Motor City. Luckily, the team has been busy during their lengthened...
Diving Into the Detroit Red Wings No-Trade Clauses
January 30th, 2019 The Detroit Red Wings and no-trade clauses (NTCs) simply go together. Like Steve Yzerman and leadership or Nicklas Lidstrom and perfection, it’s a match made in heaven. That may seem like hyperbole, but the fact of the matter is that the Red Wings have doled out 11(!) NTCs to players presently on the roster. When discussing the...
Detroit Red Wings: Grading Ken Holland's Rebuild Moves
January 16th, 2019 Ever since the Detroit Red Wings declared themselves as sellers prior to the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline, general manager Ken Holland has made good on his word to rebuild the organization through the draft. In that time, the long-time GM has stockpiled picks and prospects while sending veterans and rentals out. After years of building for...
Projecting Red Wings Free Agents' Next Contracts
December 18th, 2018 Last summer, Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings were tasked with signing a handful of restricted free agents, including Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi, Andreas Athanasiou, and future captain Dylan Larkin. The summer of 2019 presents a different scenario: having to choose which unrestricted free agents (UFAs) to bring...
