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

Untouchable Players on the Bruins’ Roster- Part Two

Photo taken from NHL.comPhoto taken from NHL.comPhoto taken from NHL.com Picking up from where I left off yesterday, here's three more players I consider to be untouchable on the Bruins roster. Again they are in no particular order, although some of these are more controversial than yesterday. As I also said yesterday, some of you … Continue reading Untouchable Players on the Bruins’ Roster- Part Two

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

Untouchable Players on the Bruins’ Roster- Part One

Photo taken from NHL.comPhoto taken from NHL.comPhoto taken from NHL.com The Bruins have several untouchables on their roster, meaning players that should be traded under no circumstances, as the hole left by them would be greater than what could be filled within reason. Their impact on and off the ice would make it a huge … Continue reading Untouchable Players on the Bruins’ Roster- Part One

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

Free Agency Recap: Columbus Blue Jackets

photo from NHL.com The Columbus Blue Jackets signed a big fish in Gustav Nyquist, but it will surely not be enough to replace the three key players they lost in Matt Duchene, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Artemi Panarin. They also resigned a few guys that will have much bigger roles this coming season because of those … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: Columbus Blue Jackets