It came out nearly a month ago that defenceman Darnell Nurse had asked the Edmonton Oilers for a trade. Nothing happened for a few weeks, but then he expanded the teams where he was willing to accept a trade, and the deal finally came to fruition as Ryan Rishaug initially reported that Nurse was sent [...]
Overnight, depending on where you live, Pierre LeBrun reported that the Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenceman John Carlson to a two-year contract with an $8.5M average annual value. Carlson had 60 points in 71 games last season, splitting time between the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks. He turns 37 years old in January and has [...]
Welcome back, everyone! Free Agent Frenzy has arrived, which means two things: happy Canada Day to all my friends up north, and more of course, free agent signings! If your league chat is anything like mine, you knew we were headed for a chaotic July 1st. This week, we’re focusing on the big names — [...]
Yesterday was a busy day across the league, even if there weren’t many big free agents available. Let’s go through some of them. To start us off, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded winger Nick Robertson to Pittsburgh for a fourth-round pick. Over the last three years, he’s scored 1.09 goals per 60 minutes at 5-on-5, [...]
The trade: The New York Rangers have traded center Vincent Trocheck to the Utah Mammoth for defenseman Sean Durzi, forward prospect Cole Beaudoin, and a 2027 third-round pick. The Mammoth receive: Trocheck, who finished 2025-26 with 16 goals and 53 points in 67 games, which was a slightly higher scoring pace than his 59 points [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have acquired goaltender Devon Levi, and a 2028 seventh-round draft pick from the Buffalo Sabres for a third-round pick that same year. The Oilers get: One of the top prospect goalies out there and a goalie who is no longer exempt from waivers. Levi is signed for another season at the league [...]
Mason Marchment’s move to San Jose gives the Sharks the kind of veteran winger they’ve been missing. Signed to a five-year deal at $7 million annually, he should step into a top-six role and see time alongside either Macklin Celebrini or Michael Misa. His game is a strong fit for what San Jose is building [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have signed goalie Stuart Skinner to a two-year contract with a $3.75M AAV. Skinner finished the 2025-26 season with a 2.92 GAA and .888 SV% split between Edmonton and Pittsburgh. His numbers between the Oilers (23 GP, 2.83 GAA, .891 SV%) and the Penguins (27 GP, 2.99 GAA, .885 SV%) turned out [...]
The Islanders didn’t make any big signings, but they brought in Vitek Vanecek and Matias Maccelli as low-cost options with some upside to plug the holes on their roster. Maccelli receives a one-year deal worth $2.25 Million, while Vanecek is on a one-year deal worth $1 Million. What the Islanders Get: Maccelli heads to the [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 37-year-old veteran Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year deal with a $7.0M AAV, reuniting him with his Cup-winning sidekick Anthony Stolarz. The Leafs get: An aging, experienced, declining but very much proven goaltender who has Vezinas and Stanley Cups on his mantle. Bobrovsky was a 0.906 SV% goalie in a [...]
