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 [...]
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 Los Angeles Kings have signed winger Mats Zuccarello to a one-year contract for $1 million plus bonuses, forward Erik Haula to a two-year contract with a $3.6 million AAV, and forward Corey Perry to a one-year contract worth $1 million. Zuccarello finished the 2025-26 season with 54 points – an identical point total to [...]
The story with the Detroit Red Wings remains what the future of Dylan Larkin is with the team, and what any kind of trade return will look like. Until that bridge is crossed, there are still roster spots that need filling, and Pierre LeBrun reported that the Wings signed winger Viktor Arvidsson to a two-year [...]
After making some cap space by moving out Jack Drury last week, the Avalanche used most of that up by adding some scoring on the wing in Jaden Schwartz. What the Avalanche Get: The Avs take a chance on Schwartz who hasn’t paced for more than 51 points since the Covid-shortened 2019-2020 season. Schwartz is [...]
The Nashville Predators continued their re-tool by acquiring (RFA) Mavrik Bourque and Ilya Lyubushkin for 2nd Round Pick in 2027 and a 3rd Round Pick in 2028. What the Predators Get: The Predators get a young forward who they will still need to sign to a contract. Bourque can play both center and wing, and [...]
On Monday night, the Vegas Golden Knights traded goaltender Akira Schmid to the Florida Panthers. The Panthers were in need for a pair of goalies, so Schmid knocked one domino down. On Tuesday afternoon, the second domino fell as the Panthers acquired goalie Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils. Markström is set to start [...]
