Day: July 13, 2022

Johnny Gaudreau signs with the Columbus Blue Jackets

Fire the cannon! In an absolute shocker, Johnny Gaudreau has decided to sign a seven-year deal worth $9.5M AAV with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Much of the day was coming down to whether or not the New York Islanders or the New Jersey Devils would sign Johnny Gaudreau. It came as a surprise to everyone. […]

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Frank Vatrano Signs With The Anaheim Ducks

Overview Frank Vatrano is onto a new chapter in his hockey career. After spending the second half of the season with the New York Rangers, he became a free agent at the season’s end. Frank Vatrano has decided to take his talents to California and signed with the Anaheim Ducks. The deal is reported to […]

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Red Wings Sign David Perron to a Two-Year Contract

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward David Perron to a two-year contract. The signing was the third forward and the fifth player signed by Detroit since the beginning of free agency today. Perron’s deal calls for an average cap hit of $4.75M. Perron was originally drafted 26th overall by St. Louis in 2007. After […]

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Breaking: Red Wings Sign Free Agent LW Dominik Kubalik

Three hours into free agency, Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman pulled the trigger on his fourth signing by adding left winger Dominik Kubalik from Chicago. Rumors have the Red Wings signing Kubalik to a two-year contract with an annual cap hit of $2.5M that will expire after the 2023-2024 season. Kubalik was originally drafted in […]

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Red Wings Sign Ben Chiarot to a Four-Year Deal

On Wednesday afternoon, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Detroit Red Wings had signed 31-year-old free agent defenseman Ben Chiarot to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $4.75 million. Drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Chiarot spent six seasons with the Winnipeg Jets […]

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Capitals sign Darcy Kuemper to five-year-deal

After moving on from Vitek Vanecek and Ilya Samsonov, the Washington Capitals have landed a Stanley Cup-winning goaltender The Capitals have signed Darcy Kuemper to a five-year, $5.25-million AAV deal. Kuemper, 32, led the Avalanche to their first Stanley cup since 2001 this past season, going 10-4. Kuemper missed time on multiple occasions due to […]

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Bruins defenseman leaving for the Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Josh Brown to a two-year contract, general manager Bill Armstrong announced Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.  “We are excited to have Josh join the Coyotes,” said Armstrong. “He is a big, strong, physical defenseman who will add experience and toughness to our blue […]

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Devils Add Andrew Brunette To Coaching Staff

The Headline Fans all over are still waiting on where Johnny Gaudreau lands next. The former sixth overall pick in his draft year says goodbye to the Garden State and heads to the original six franchise. The Devils have already made moves by acquiring Erik Haula from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Pavel Zacha. […]

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Blues Bring Back Defenseman Nick Leddy For 4 Years

Heading into free agency, it seemed like the St. Louis Blues were going to let the veteran defenseman walked as Leddy was looking for to much money. With the Blues having other needs that needed to be addressed such as David Perron, Leddy was on the bottom of the list That all changed 45 minutes […]

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Breaking: Red Wings Sign Olli Maatta to a One-Year Deal

On Wednesday afternoon, NHL insider Darren Dreger of TSN reported that the Red Wings had signed free agent defenseman Olli Maatta to a one-year contract worth $2.25 million. Maatta is an interesting case study. Once viewed as a bonafide top-four defenseman in Pittsburgh, Maatta started to struggle, partly due to injury, and was traded to […]

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