Since returning to Winnipeg, the goaltending situation for the Jets has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster. Ondrej Pavelec wasn’t the answer, and it took them years to figure it out. Today, they signed Steve Mason in hopes to solidify their net in a time when they appear to be inching closer and closer [...]
After a pair of Stanley Cup wins in Pittsburgh, and the impending cap crunch for the Penguins (which seems to happen every year), it was inevitable that Daley would find a new home. This new home is in Detroit: Trevor Daley's terms in DET: 3 x $3.178. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 1, 2017 Daley [...]
The second and third rounds of the NHL Draft is where organizations find value to fill their lineups with prospects that can make an impact down the road. Finding prospect depth in picks 30-90 imperative to a winning NHL organization. In fantasy, these players can be extremely valuable as well, to get a leg up [...]
A significant trade took place the day before Free Agent Frenzy, though not to the level of Subban-Weber or Hall-Larsson. Jason Botterill continues to re-tool the Buffalo blue line, as the Sabres GM traded away Marcus Foligno, Tyler Ennis, and a third-round pick in 2018 to Minnesota for Marco Scandella, Jason Pominville, and a fourth-round [...]
One of the two monster contracts that the Oilers are handing out this summer is expected to come in shortly, with Connor McDavid taking a full eight-year deal from the Oilers for roughly a $13 million average annual value. As mentioned below, the percentage of the cap hit will be about the same as Sidney [...]
With the Entry Draft and the trades taking up most of the headlines for the last few days, the Anaheim Ducks re-signing Patrick Eaves went by without much fanfare. He was re-upped by the team that traded for him for three more years with an average annual value of $3.15 million per season. Eaves turned [...]
One of the more heavily-discussed names from the NHL trade rumour mill had been New York Islanders defenceman Travis Hamonic. They started over a year ago when he had asked the team to trade him to a team in Western Canada for family reasons. Though he had rescinded that request in the 2016 offseason, it [...]
There are always some surprises on draft day, whether it’s being certain players rising or falling. It may not have been very busy from a trade angle, but that doesn’t mean teams weren’t busy trying to improve their rosters. I always tell people that I am not, in particular, a prospect person. There are roughly [...]
Two players with seemingly worn out welcomes in their respective franchises were traded for each other on Thursday afternoon. The long-rumoured Jordan Eberle trade occurred, with the Edmonton right winger being shipped to the New York Islanders in exchange for centre/winger Ryan Strome. The deal is a straight swap. Eberle has two years left on [...]
Late Tuesday night (or early Wednesday morning), some rumours started swirling around social media that Marian Hossa would be out for the 2017-18 season, and possibly had played his final NHL game. The genesis here was Elliotte Friedman’s ’30 Thoughts’ post. This was confirmed on Wednesday, as a statement released by the team and doctors [...]
