Ramblings

Ramblings: Kovalenko Signs in KHL, Top Frozen Tools Searches – Ehlers, McTavish, Maccelli (Jul 13)

By |2025-07-12T23:38:30-04:00July 13th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Former Avalanche and Sharks forward Nikolai Kovalenko has signed a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the KHL. Just before free agency, Kovalenko wasn’t given a qualifying offer by the Sharks, even though he was acquired as part of the package for Mackenzie Blackwood. In his only NHL season, the 25-year-old Kovalenko finished with 20 [...]

Ramblings: Voronkov Signs Extension; High and Low Primary Assist Percentages (Jul 6)

By |2025-07-05T23:30:18-04:00July 6th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Blue Jackets have signed Dmitri Voronkov to a two-year extension worth $8.35 million ($4.175 million AAV). Voronkov, who was an RFA, has signed a bridge deal instead of a long-term extension. However, Voronkov will still be an RFA when the contract expires, as his UFA year isn’t until 2028. In his second NHL season, [...]

Ramblings: Remaining Free Agents – Roslovic, Grzelcyk, Olofsson, Skinner, and more…

By |2025-07-05T00:03:48-04:00July 5th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

With the salary cap rising this offseason, this season’s free agency period seemed more understated and even anticlimactic. With more cap room, more teams were able to re-sign their pending unrestricted free agents (nice bit of work, Florida) or they were able to take care of their business before the starting bell (Vegas and Mitch [...]

Ramblings: Vegas Kicking Tires on Marner? Day 2 of Draft; Gibson, Spence Trades (Jun 28)

By |2025-06-28T23:45:29-04:00June 29th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Let’s not waste any time and start with the juicy stuff, shall we? According to multiple sources, Toronto and Vegas have been in conversation about a Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, although the deal has not been completed at the time of writing. A sign-and-trade would allow the Golden Knights to sign Marner to a maximum eight-year [...]

Ramblings: Isles Pick Schaefer 1st Overall, Dobson Traded to Habs, Bennett and Tavares Re-sign (Jun 28)

By |2025-06-28T00:59:08-04:00June 28th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Winners of the draft lottery, the New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL’s Erie Otters with the first overall pick. Schaefer has all of the tools to be a star NHL defenseman, including skating, scoring upside, ability to control play, defensive acumen, character, and leadership. He has also dealt with adversity, having [...]

Ramblings: Burakovsky Traded to Blackhawks, Calder Cup Final, Lafreniere, Byram (Jun 22)

By |2025-06-22T01:06:41-04:00June 22nd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Chicago and Seattle made a one-for-one swap on Saturday, with the Blackhawks receiving Andre Burakovsky and the Kraken receiving Joe Veleno. Burakovsky is the more established NHLer of the two, having scored 20 goals twice in his career. However, his five-year contract with a cap hit of $5.5 million hasn’t paid off for the Kraken, [...]

Ramblings: J. Toews Joining Jets, Bennett Not Leaving? Potential Value for Marner and Marchand (Jun 21)

By |2025-06-20T21:40:38-04:00June 21st, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Jonathan Toews is coming home. The Winnipeg Jets announced that Toews has agreed to sign with the Jets, although the signing cannot be formally announced until July 1. Toews has not played for the past two seasons for health reasons, and he also missed the entire 2020-21 “bubble” season due to COVID-19. In other words, [...]

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