Free agency proved to be quite the busy day as CapFriendly let us know that it was the first time in NHL history that over one billion dollars – yes, with a ‘B’ – was handed out in contracts in a single day. The cap jumping to $88M and then likely rising above $90M next [...]
Edmonton has a longstanding reputation of being carried by its superstars, but the organization took steps towards changing that perception on Monday. After adding Viktor Arvidsson earlier in the day (read Ian’s take on that signing here), the Oilers further strengthened their scoring depth by signing Jeff Skinner for one year at an AAV of [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed two key defensemen: Shayne Gostisbehere to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $3.2 million, and Sean Walker to a five-year contract with a $3.6 million AAV. The Hurricanes also signed William Carrier to a six-year contract with a $2 million AAV and extended Jaccob Slavin to an [...]
The Islanders strengthened their top-six on Monday, signing Anthony Duclair to a four-year deal at an AAV of $3.5 million. The 28-year-old winger spent most of last season in San Jose, where he posted an underwhelming 0.48 points per game on a team severely lacking offensive talent. His linemates Mikael Granlund and Fabian Zetterlund had [...]
The Ottawa Senators added some scoring depth on Monday, signing David Perron for two years and Michael Amadio for three. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1807808895466815815 https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1807821946077221271 Amadio is one of those players that will probably have more of an impact in real life than he will in fantasy leagues. He can play all positions and he’s solid at both [...]
There have been rumblings all offseason, and even back to the Trade Deadline, that the Pittsburgh Penguins were looking to move on from Reilly Smith. Things just didn’t work out with his new team as evidenced by his 13 goals (lowest for him since 2014-15) and 40 points (lowest in a full season since 2016-17). [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have signed winger Viktor Arvidsson to a two-year contract worth $4 million. The Oilers receive: Arvidsson, a scoring winger with decent upside who has battled his share of injuries as a Band-Aid Boy. Arvidsson was held to just 18 games in 2023-24 due to two separate injuries (back/lower-body), but he still registered [...]
The Predators are writing a whole new definition for the word "reset". They landed multiple big names early on in free agency, with Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1807821659862102263 Last year's free agent signings there were viewed skeptically at the start, with Ryan O'Reilly and Gustav Nyquist coming in to insulate the young [...]
In one of the truly shocking signings of the day – which is saying a lot – Chandler Stephenson’s time with Vegas came to an end as he signed a monster contract with another Western Conference team. Not long after signing Brandon Montour to a seven-year deal, the Seattle Kraken did the exact same thing [...]
After leaving Calgary and betting on himself in Montreal, Sean Monahan posted a 26-goal, 59-point season in 2023-24, plus a brief playoff run with Winnipeg. As a result of reclaiming his value, Monahan has found a home in the Eastern Conference with the Columbus Blue Jackets: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1807812727290712159 Monahan goes to a team that looks to [...]
