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
Bruins Trade Scenario: John Moore
Photo taken from NHL.com The third and likely final trade scenario that I’m going to entertain is that of defenseman John Moore. He, like the other two, is often mentioned as a player fans would like to see the team move on from, and like Kevan Miller, is probably replaceable given the team has nine … Continue reading Bruins Trade Scenario: John Moore
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
Penguins Trade for John Marino
Photo from Pensburgh.com Today, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded a conditional 2021 sixth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for the signing rights to defenseman John Marino. The Oilers will receive the sixth-round pick if he signs his entry-level contract prior to the 2021 NHL Entry draft or if the Penguins trade away his rights … Continue reading Penguins Trade for John Marino
Bruins Trade Scenario: Kevan Miller
Photo taken from NHL.com Kevan Miller is another name often mentioned when you ask Bruins fans who they want to see traded, and since the Bruins have nine NHL defenseman under contract for next season, it’s a real possibility.They can’t be paying well over $5 million for three defensemen to be sitting in the press … Continue reading Bruins Trade Scenario: Kevan Miller
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