Category: NHL

Free Agency Recap: Pittsburgh Penguins

Photo from NHL.com The Pittsburgh Penguins started July 1st out with the unexpected signing of forward Brandon Tanev, but were relatively quiet the rest of the day, as they only signed two minor league players. Nobody really expected them to go crazy in free agency, but I thought they would have signed a defenseman. Here … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: Pittsburgh Penguins →

Free Agency Recap: Philadelphia Flyers

Photo from NHL.com Philadelphia was busy this offseason, as they added a ton of depth to their team. In terms of big moves, they traded for Kevin Hayes’ signing rights and signed him to a very large contract before the opening of free agency, and they also added Justin Braun via a trade with San … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: Philadelphia Flyers →

The Tampa Bay Lightning Trade Ryan Callahan to the Ottawa Senators in Exchange for Mike Condon

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BREAKING: The Minnesota Wild Reportedly Fire General Manager Paul Fenton

Photo taken from NHL.com The Minnesota Wild have fired general manager Paul Fenton, multiple sources report to the Athletic. Fenton had been GM of the organization for just one season, as he was hired in May 2018. This news was first reported by Michael Russo of the Athletic. According to Russo, this move comes as … Continue reading BREAKING: The Minnesota Wild Reportedly Fire General Manager Paul Fenton →

The New Jersey Devils Acquire Nikita Gusev From the Vegas Golden Knights, Immediately Sign Him

Photo taken from eliteprospects.com The New Jersey Devils announced today that they have acquired forward Nikita Gusev from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for their 2020 third round pick and 2021 second round pick. They immediately announced that they had also signed Gusev to a two-year contract worth $9 million ($4.5 million AAV). Gusev … Continue reading The New Jersey Devils Acquire Nikita Gusev From the Vegas Golden Knights, Immediately Sign Him →

The Tampa Bay Lightning Extend Andrei Vasilevskiy

Photo from NHL.com The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that they have agreed to terms with goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy on an eight-year contract worth $72 million  ($9.5 million AAV). In 53 appearances with the Lightning last season, Vasilevskiy posted a 0.925 SV% and a 2.40 GAA. He ended the season with 39 wins and six … Continue reading The Tampa Bay Lightning Extend Andrei Vasilevskiy →

Free Agency Recap: New York Rangers

Photo from NHL.com The New York Rangers landed the biggest fish of the day in Artemi Panarin. Signing him gave the Rangers a huge boost to their offense, and their defense had already received a big boost via trade with the acquisition of Jacob Trouba from Winnipeg. They also signed the second overall pick in … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: New York Rangers →

Free Agency Recap: New York Islanders

photo from NHL.com The New York Islanders didn’t really do anything to improve their team in free agency. The only notable things they did were resign Andres Lee and replace Robin Lehner with Semyon Varlamov. Other than that, they just added a depth forward and goaltender. Here is a brief recap of their free agency.  … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: New York Islanders →

Free Agency Recap: New Jersey Devils

photo from NHL.com The New Jersey Devils have been quiet during free agency, although they did sign one relatively big-name player in Wayne Simmonds. They were expected to be quiet given they just drafted Jack Hughes first overall and then traded for P.K. Subban the next day. So, they had already drastically improved their team … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: New Jersey Devils →