Capped

The first week of July saw Free Agent Frenzy come and go, but the biggest shockwaves will be felt thanks to the two massive contract extensions signed by Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price. McDavid signed the fourth $100 million contract in the history of the NHL, and it was [...]

Every July 1st, the NHL’s general managers act like bargain seekers set loose in a mall on Boxing Day. They think that they can find a bargain, but in reality, most of the purchases end up being things that they didn’t need. At that point, they then have to make an effort to get rid [...]

Over the last few days, we have seen a few re-signings; some of them good, some of them not so good. The contracts to Zack Kassian (which I nailed by the way - here) and Yanni Gourde were small risk, and could provide decent reward for depth forwards. On the other hand, Esa Lindell and [...]

The Vegas team selection was very entertaining, however the excitement was actually spread out over the course of the afternoon (if you were paying attention). The NHL really has to figure out how to deal with making events like this an actual reveal, and not having half of the Vegas team leak out through Twitter [...]

**** Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins on their Stanley Cup victory, and on cementing themselves as a cap-era dynasty team. Maybe this also cements Malkin as the 101st best player of all time… but I digress. That was certainly a very entertaining final, and we never knew exactly who was going to show up, or [...]

This week's Capped looks around the league at some other possible buyouts coming this off-season. **** The Capped article from two weeks ago outlining the Dallas Stars’ options with their goaltending moving forward was well-received, so the next step is to look around the rest of the league at other possible buyout options.   The [...]

This week's Capped examines the Stanley Cup finalists, and what we can learn from them and their cap management. **** For my household, this is going to be an amazing Stanley cup final. My brother has been a Penguins fan since the Mario Lemieux days, and I have been a Predators fan since the days [...]

This week's Capped examines the Dallas goaltending cap situation brought on by their three-headed goalie monster. **** It is already understood that the Vegas Golden Knights are going to be the biggest storyline of the offseason. However, the Dallas Stars’ goaltending situation could be the next hottest topic due to their massive slice of the [...]

This week's Capped digs into the Russians coming over to the NHL, and what we may be able to expect from them. **** Having been away on vacation the first 10 days of May, I missed being able to give my thoughts on the rumours of all of these Russians coming back over from the [...]

Capped dives into which injured players from the Western Conference are due for a rebound.  **** After tackling the Eastern Conference’s walking wounded from last season, this week we turn to those from the Western Conference. It seems as though there were a few more superstars injured in the East, so the players this week [...]