Yearly Archives: 2018

R. Nash Signs In Columbus… Riley Nash, That Is […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed a skilled prospect who had intriguing upside back in the day, but have since faded. Daniel Carr, 26, signs for one year at $750,000. Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks signed a prospect in a similar situation in Anton Rodin, 27. He signed what is believed to be a one-year contract that [...]

Blackhawks Sign Chris Kunitz […]

  Buffalo’s goaltender shopping began with the decision that they wouldn’t be bringing back Robin Lehner. It seems they want to eventually hand over the keys to the city to Linus Ullmark but also want a veteran goalie capable of providing him some buffer. The Sabres signed their buffer with Carter Hutton earning a three-year [...]

  Undoubtedly, the biggest weakness for the Coyotes last year was their forward depth. Clayton Keller and Derek Stepan were pretty good but things got real thin after that. They’ve started to address by trading Max Domi for Alex Galchenyuk and continued in free agency by signing Michael Grabner to a three-year deal with an [...]

  Looking back on this era of the Dallas Stars, the Benneguin era, they’ll largely be known for a lack of goaltending: since the lockout season, the Stars have the fifth-worst five-on-five save percentage, with only Carolina, Edmonton, Calgary, and the Islanders trailing them. Ben Bishop was supposed to help matters in 2017-18 but was [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Petr Mrazek to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million.   The Hurricanes get: a talented goaltender who has seen his confidence and career slowly erode over the last two seasons. Whether or not Mrazek can rebound from this behind a team with a lot of potential as the No.1B [...]

  Everything fell apart for Chicago last year once Corey Crawford was injured. His last game was just before the Christmas break, and at that time, the Blackhawks were on pace for 91-92 points. Not enough for the playoffs, but at least in the race. They finished with 76 points. In response to the poor [...]

After a two-year hiatus in the KHL, Valeri Nichushkin has agreed to return to the NHL, officially signing a two-year deal worth $2.95 million per season.   The Stars get: a highly-touted prospect and a former 10th overall draft pick (2013) who had a great rookie season (34 points) but then suffered a terrible injury [...]

  Even when he was traded to their rival, it always seemed like Tomas Plekanec would eventually return to Montreal. He has, as the Canadiens announced a one-year deal with a $2.25-million AAV that is loaded with incentives. In what was a lost season for the Habs, it’s easy to overlook that their third line [...]