Colorado adds depth to the blue line by signing Patrick Wiercioch **** There are some players that divide the hockey community. Without question, one of these is Patrick Wiercioch. He is a defenceman that some more traditional hockey analysts do not think can be an NHL regular, while the analytics community is much higher on [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes bolster their offence with the signing of Lee Stempniak. **** Points-wise, Lee Stempniak had the best year since 2006-2007 last year, as he posted 51 points, including 19 goals, split between the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins. That’s kind of funny, considering he couldn’t even get a contract in the offseason [...]
The Arizona Coyotes have signed winger Jamie McGinn to a three-year contract. **** The Arizona Coyotes have a lot of cap flexibility. They aren’t really in a position to contend yet, so the short-term signings they make now aren’t really any hindrance to the team. With that in mind, the Coyotes signed winger Jamie McGinn [...]
Chris Stewart returns to the Minnesota Wild on a two-year deal. **** In a return of sorts, the Minnesota Wild brought winger Chris Stewart on a two-year deal. He played briefly with the Wild in the 2014-2015 season, and looks to solidify their top-nine forwards: Correction on Chris Stewart AAV, $1.15, not $2.3M. Total value [...]
The Blackhawks brought back a former prominent member of a Cup team and signed Brian Campbell. **** Once Keith Yandle signed with the Florida Panthers, it seemed inevitable that Brian Campbell would be moving on from the Florida Panthers. This was confirmed earlier today as Campbell returned back to where he won his only Stanley [...]
The Buffalo Sabres sign a top line winger in Kyle Okposo **** Despite drafting Jack Eichel, and trading for both Ryan O’Reilly and Evander Kane, the Sabres still managed to finish the season last year with the second-lowest rate of five-on-five goals in the NHL. It was clear that some more scoring punch was needed, [...]
The fantasy slant on Minnesota signing forward Eric Staal. **** After seeing his production decline in recent years, it would make sense that Eric Staal was going to be getting significantly less than he thought he might even a year ago once free agency rolled around. This was the case when he signed with Minnesota: [...]
Fantasy Impact: New York Islanders sign winger Andrew Ladd to a monster seven-year deal worth $38.5 million The Islanders get: One of the most coveted free agent wingers in the FA pool this year. Andrew Ladd and New York Islanders come terms on a 7 year/ $38.5 M deal. #NYI — Aaron Ward (@NHL_AaronWard) July 1, [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Edmonton Oilers have signed big winger Milan Lucic to a seven-year deal worth $42 million. The Oilers get: one of the best big wingers with skill in the entire league. Edmonton has been criticized for being too heavy with skilled, 'nice' forwards. They fixed that in a big way. [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Vancouver Canucks have signed Loui Eriksson to a six-year deal worth $36 million The Canucks get: In a bit of a surprise, Loui Eriksson is a top-sniping winger who is coming off a big year - but also a contract year. Eriksson to Van. 6 yrs x $6 mil. — Darren [...]
