Gabriel Vilardi

Rob Blake Saga Part VI: The Then, the Now, the Future

The Then Rob Blake spent the first portion of his tenure as General Manager collecting and gathering assets while still trying to field a somewhat competitive roster. The team took steps towards what it could attain each year under Blake. After the Covid years, Rob Blake turned towards fielding a sustainable and winning team by […]

Rasmus Kupari Signs Two-Year Contract With Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets are putting the finishing touches on the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade. Recently, they signed newly acquired forward Gabriel Vilardi to a two-year contract worth $3,437,500 annually. The other acquisition in the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade, Alex Iafallo, came with two years left on his contract worth $4 million annually. However, Rasmus Kupari was left […]

Jets Settle With Two RFAs Before Arbitration Dates

The Winnipeg Jets have settled with forwards Morgan Barron and Gabriel Vilardi on contracts ahead of both players’ salary arbitration hearing dates. Vilardi, who was recently acquired by the Jets via trade, elected to declare salary arbitration when given the change. Barron, who has played for the Jets for a couple of seasons now, also […]

Winnipeg Jets Salary Arbitration Hearing Dates

The Winnipeg Jets have two restricted free agents who elected to declare salary arbitration. Forward Morgan Barron and newly acquired forward Gabriel Vilardi both have their hearing dates set. Morgan Barron, 24 years old, scored a career-high in goals (eight), assists (13), and points (21) in his 70-game stint with the Winnipeg Jets this year. […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois in a Winnipeg Jets uniform doing the Superman Celly after a goal.

BREAKING: Pierre-Luc Dubois Traded To Los Angeles Kings

The Winnipeg Jets and the Los Angeles Kings have agreed to a trade involving Pierre-Luc Dubois. Dubois signed an 8-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets worth $8.5 million annually before the trade, making this deal a true sign-and-trade. Los Angeles will only receive Pierre-Luc Dubois in the deal, while Winnipeg will receive Gabriel Valardi, […]

Rumor Mill spikes as LA Kings linked to Winnipeg Jets

Following a conclusion to the season that did not end as planned again in Winnipeg, talks are heating up about breaking up their core. It is no secret that teams are willing to part ways with high-quality players in today’s NHL when sustained underachievement occurs. A lot has left to be desired from the Jets […]

A Sunrise, or Sunset for the LA Kings: The Aftermath

For the second year in a row, the LA Kings have been bounced out of the playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers. It took six games, three of which went to overtime, for the Oilers to advance to play the Vegas Golden Knights. In many ways, this series was a disappointment, regardless of the uphill climb […]

Oilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 5 Preview

“Up and down like a toilet seat.” Monday night was the return of Ken Holland’s famous words for the first time in these Playoffs. Whatever was said in the Oilers locker room after that first period worked. Down 3-0 after 20 minutes, they started the game looking deflated. They looked like they were too afraid […]

Line Over The Boards: Kings Take Series Lead Amidst Controversial OT

In the first playoff game at Crypto.com area this season, the LA Kings have established themselves in a pretty good spot. Not only did they establish a lead in the series (again), but they finally played a first period where they outshot, outhit, and outscored the Oilers. The Oilers have outscored the Kings 4-0 this […]

The Injury-Plagued Kings Finally Bare Teeth

The Kings have been on the receiving end of some particularly dirty plays. Whether they got called for the exact nature of the incident is pointless now. Besides the glaring run and high hit on Kempe not just a few days ago, the knee-on-knee incident by Andrew Cogliano on leading point producer Kevin Fiala, the […]