The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Brent Burns to a one-year contract. According to Elliotte Friedman, the contract has a $1 million base and has games-played bonuses of up to $3 million. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1940597826054246401 Burns has been the anti-Band Aid Boy, having not missed a game since the 2014-15 season. During the prime of his career, [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have signed winger Andrew Mangiapane to a two-year, $3.6 million AAV deal. The speedy Mangiapane scored 35 goals for the Calgary Flames during the 2021-22 season, but he has failed to reach 20 goals in each of his past three seasons. In his lone season in Washington, Mangiapane was held to just [...]
The New York Islanders have signed winger Jonathan Drouin to a two-year contract with a $4 million AAV. Drouin built his career back up in Colorado by accepting two separate one-year contracts. Over his two seasons there, he averaged a 62-point 82-game pace (0.76 PTS/GP) while often on a line with junior teammate Nathan MacKinnon. [...]
Let’s not waste any time and start with the juicy stuff, shall we? According to multiple sources, Toronto and Vegas have been in conversation about a Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, although the deal has not been completed at the time of writing. A sign-and-trade would allow the Golden Knights to sign Marner to a maximum eight-year [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick. (The Kings then traded the third-round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick.) Spence is a 24-year-old defenseman with offensive upside, having [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have traded goalie John Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings for Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second-round pick, and a 2026 fourth-round pick. After years of rumors, the Ducks finally pulled the trigger on a Gibson trade. A cap hit of $6.4 million with multiple years remaining made it difficult for teams to [...]
Winners of the draft lottery, the New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL’s Erie Otters with the first overall pick. Schaefer has all of the tools to be a star NHL defenseman, including skating, scoring upside, ability to control play, defensive acumen, character, and leadership. He has also dealt with adversity, having [...]
Chicago and Seattle made a one-for-one swap on Saturday, with the Blackhawks receiving Andre Burakovsky and the Kraken receiving Joe Veleno. Burakovsky is the more established NHLer of the two, having scored 20 goals twice in his career. However, his five-year contract with a cap hit of $5.5 million hasn’t paid off for the Kraken, [...]
Jonathan Toews is coming home. The Winnipeg Jets announced that Toews has agreed to sign with the Jets, although the signing cannot be formally announced until July 1. Toews has not played for the past two seasons for health reasons, and he also missed the entire 2020-21 “bubble” season due to COVID-19. In other words, [...]
Florida 5, Edmonton 2 (Panthers lead Stanley Cup Final 3-2) Brad Marchand continues to add to his legend. With two goals in the Panthers’ Game 5 victory, Marchand has scored six of his 10 playoff goals in the Stanley Cup Final. He now has 10 two-goal playoff games in his career, and he has joined [...]
