The Philadelphia Flyers Resign Defenseman Ivan Provorov

Photo taken from NHL.com. The Philadelphia Flyers announced today, September 12th, that they have signed defenseman Ivan Provorov to a six-year contract worth $40.5 million ($6.75 million AAV). Provorov played in all 82 games for the Flyers last season, in which he produced seven goals and 19 assists. Drafted seventh overall of the 2015 NHL … Continue reading The Philadelphia Flyers Resign Defenseman Ivan Provorov

The Carolina Hurricanes Sign Defenseman Jake Gardiner

Photo taken from NHL.com The Carolina Hurricanes announced yesterday, September 6th, that they have signed defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract worth $16.2 million ($4.05 million AAV). Gardiner appeared in 62 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season, over which he produced three goals and 27 assists. He then played in all seven … Continue reading The Carolina Hurricanes Sign Defenseman Jake Gardiner

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

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

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

Free Agency Recap: Carolina Hurricanes

photo from NHL.com The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t sign anyone new and important until July 12th when they added Ryan Dzingel. Instead, they focused on resigning their own free agents from this past season. But, they made a lot of noise on July 1st as they had to deal with the first offer sheet since 2013 … Continue reading Free Agency Recap: Carolina Hurricanes

The New York Rangers Resign Jacob Trouba

Today, the New York Rangers resigned defenseman Jacob Trouba to a seven-year, $56 million deal that carries an AAV of $8 million a season. Last year, he appeared in 82 games for the Winnipeg Jets, in which he recorded eight goals and 42 assists. He then appeared in six playoff games for the team, but … Continue reading The New York Rangers Resign Jacob Trouba