Free Agent Frenzy

Report: Penguins re-sign Kasperi Kapanen to 2-year deal.

The Penguins have re-signed forward Kasperi Kapanen to a 2-year deal worth $6.4M, with an AAV of $3.2M per year. Kapanen recorded 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points in 79 games last season, along with three assists in seven playoff games against the New York Rangers last year in what many people thought […]

Top 5 Free Agents Still Available

Free agency opened on July 13th at noon, and the first day was a frenzy as the league saw many players change teams. Since the opening day, free agency has slowed down, but some talented names are still left on the board of available players. Day one saw Johnny Gaudreau bolt to Columbus, Vincent Trocheck […]

Pavel Zacha is ready to step up his game in Boston

With the Bruins needing to get younger and bigger while finding a potential top-six center of the future, general manager Don Sweeney hit the phones to find his guy. The Bruins completed a one-for-one trade with the New Jersey Devils shipping out 31-year-old Erik Haula while bringing in 25-year-old Pavel Zacha in return. In one […]

Devils Sign Former Lightning Winger Ondrej Palat

The Story After missing out on the Johnny Gaudreau sweepstakes, the Devils had to turn their heads in a new direction. A lot of wingers have already been taken, and there was not much left on the board. The Devils did, however, land a top-notch winger that provides value to the lineup. It has been […]

Vegas Golden Knights trade Pacioretty, Coghlan for future considerations

The salary cap squeeze has claimed another victim. The Vegas Golden Knights are the latest on the chopping block as they traded forward Max Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for future considerations. Albeit his age and extensive injury history, Pacioretty still averages about 30 goals a season when healthy. […]

Blues could shop forward after impressive season

The St. Louis Blues have been a team with many rumors floating around as Tarasenko and Krug have both had their names floated as possible trade bait this off-season. Taraksenko still has not rescinded his trade request, while trading Krug would be a cap dump to create space for the team to retool. Mix in […]

Top 10 NHL Free Agents of the 2022 Off-season

With Free agency opening today, July 13th at noon, all the craziness the NHL has seen to this point with the NHL Entry Draft, and all the trades that have been made should continue as some major names around the league gear up to switch teams. While some teams have plenty of cap space to […]

How the return of Bergeron impacts the Bruins’ plans next season

With the return of team captain Patrice Bergeron and the hiring of head coach Jim Montgomery, the Bruins’ plans are starting to look more transparent for the upcoming season. There were talks the Bruins were heading towards a rebuild, but with the return of Bergeron, those talks are now out the window for at least […]

Should the Bruins pursue the Stanley Cup Winning Center in free agency?

With Patrice Bergeron returning for another year, the Bruins are postponing what many thought would be a rebuild this off-season. Bergeron wouldn’t be returning if that was the case, as the future Hall of Famer is here to win and help deliver another Stanley Cup to the Boston faithful. Since the Bruins will be looking […]

Ethan Bear Given Permission to Talk With Other Teams

With free agency set to open at noon on July 13th, teams have a chance to get a leg up on their competitors as they negotiate with their UFAs and RFAs as they look to retain their services. Some teams have success, while others strike out as their players want to test free agency and […]