Every July 1st, the NHL’s general managers act like bargain seekers set loose in a mall on Boxing Day. They think that they can find a bargain, but in reality, most of the purchases end up being things that they didn’t need. At that point, they then have to make an effort to get rid [...]
Montreal avoided arbitration with Alex Galchenyuk by signing the restricted free agent to a three-year deal with an average annual value of $4.9 million. That’s a good value, however it seems to me not long ago they had another young player unfairly maligned sign a bridge deal and… well that didn’t exactly work out. One [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on Marleau, Yakupov, Radulov and cheap but solid signings, (July 05) *** I was just giving kudos to the Maple Leafs for an excellent July 1st. At this point my advice to NHL GM’s is to just sign nobody except depth players and fill out your AHL team. That’s what’s best. I don’t [...]
Colorado signed Nail Yakupov to a one-year, $875,000 contract Tuesday. […]
Happy Fourth of July to our American friends. The Ottawa Senators were the only team to qualify for the postseason with more goals allowed than goals for. They allowed the tenth fewest goals against while ranking 22nd in goals scored. […]
Here are the Top 100 points-only keeper league defensemen to own - July edition Curated from yesterday's full Top 300 skaters (click here), here are the defensemen broken out. Don't forget - +/-5.0 ratings are considered equal value and at that point depend on need and preference. Def. Rk Player Team Rating July [...]
In my next four ramblings, I'm going to run through the divisions for a lay of the land now that most of the pieces are in place. It's an opportunity to look at each team closely and how the depth charts should shake out while considering the potential position battles, in addition to the [...]
With the major free agent contracts mostly signed, which existing contracts are the worst? […]
Montreal trading for Jonathan Drouin to bolster their top-six forwards a couple weeks ago, followed by the signing of Ales Hemsky earlier today, seemed to indicate that Alex Radulov would not be returning to the Habs. This indeed ended up being the case, as Radulov signed with the Dallas Stars: Stars sign Alexander Radulov to [...]
