Entry-Level Contracts Help Teams Stay Competitive Leah Dyck | September 26, 2017 Ever since the NHL’s salary cap was invoked, the league and its 31 teams have been working on strategies to become more salary cap efficient via hunting for marginal value.…
PTO Predictions Revisited: Landing Spots for 67 UFAs Larry Fisher | September 14, 2017 Training camps are now open. Preseason games start on Saturday already. Yet, there are 50-plus players, arguably of NHL-calibre, still seeking contracts for the upcoming campaign — enough to ice…
Predicting PTOs: 62 Potential Tryouts Larry Fisher | August 24, 2017 Tis the season, with September fast approaching and training camps not far off, that NHL teams will start extending tryouts to the remaining unrestricted free agents. Affectionately known as PTOs…
Final Results of All Coach and GM ‘Trades’ Devin Slawson | July 25, 2017 On January 1st, 2015, the NHL put forth a new policy which would compensate teams whose executives and head coaches were hired by other teams while they were still under contract.…
Eichel: Show Me the McMoney Jeff Seide | July 15, 2017 One of the most memorable phrases in the 1996 romantic comedy Jerry Maguire is now coming to life between phenom Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres: “Show me the money!”…
6 Worst NHL Contracts of 2017 David Petrie | July 3, 2017 The NHL silly season is almost complete and as always, a number of the contracts handed out in the last couple of days will backfire on the teams that offered…
Pominville Excited About Rejoining Sabres Chad DeDominicis | July 3, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres reacquired Jason Pominville from the Minnesota Wild as part of the trade that saw Pominville and teammate Marco Scandella head to Buffalo in exchange for Marcus Foligno and…
Devils Acquire Marcus Johansson for 2018 Draft Picks Jim Parsons | July 2, 2017 In a late trade on Sunday, the New Jersey Devils have acquired former Washington Capital Marcus Johansson for a second round pick (previously owned by Florida) and third round pick (previously…
Acciari’s New Contract A Win-Win Joseph Ochs | June 29, 2017 The Boston Bruins can scratch one restricted free agent off of their “To Do” list. Noel Acciari inked a two-year, one way contract with the Bruins on Wednesday, and though…
Edmonton Oilers 2017 Offseason Moves Tracker Shane Sander | June 28, 2017 (Last updated: July 12) The offseason is officially underway, and there’s lots of news and notes regarding the Edmonton Oilers and the summer of 2017. Edmonton will be very busy…
2017 NHL Free Agency: Buyer Beware Devin Slawson | June 5, 2017 The NHL free agency period has virtually become an annual event for teams to overpay on undeserving players. In the salary cap era, general managers have figured out the importance of…
Solving the Canadiens’ Struggles at Center Matt Lawson | June 3, 2017 The Montreal Canadiens are a very capable hockey club and have been for a handful of seasons, but that’s all they’ve been, capable. Equipped with depth and a few All-Stars…
