John Klingberg

Winnipeg Jets re-sign Mason Appleton

The Winnipeg Jets and F Mason Appleton have agreed on a three-year deal. The first three-year deal is worth $2M and the next two seasons are worth $2.25M. By agreeing to this contract, Appleton and the Winnipeg Jets avoid arbitration. Appleton had an interesting year. He was taken by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion […]

How Detroit’s Revamped Defense Stands in the Eastern Conference

After the 2021-22 season, Steve Yzerman made it clear in his end-of-season press conference that improvement needed to happen, especially defensively. The Red Wings allowed 310 goals against, good for 31st in the NHL and only seven fewer than the last place Montreal Canadiens. With an abundance of cap space in the modern NHL, this […]

Eastern Conference Team Making a Strong Push for Free Agent Nazem Kadri

With the opening of free agency now 13 days ago, most teams have already made their additions and are preparing for the season with the roster they have now assembled, while there are still some that are on the hunt to add some talent still. There are still some notable free agents on the market, […]

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 […]

Report: Detroit is the “Ultimate Destination” for John Klingberg

While the Red Wings made arguably the biggest splash of the NHL’s Free Agency period thus far, signing big-name players such as Andrew Copp, David Perron, and Ben Chiarot, General Manager Steve Yzerman may not be done yet. On Friday’s episode of the 32 Thoughts Podcast, Sportnet’s Jeff Marek indicated that Detroit might ultimately be […]

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 […]

Opinion: Red Wings Needs Entering Free Agency

The Detroit Red Wings enter free agency with just 16 players signed to their NHL roster, and they are currently $31M under the salary cap. With some top free agents re-signing with their original teams, the cost of signing a top free agent will be expensive. Here is a look at Detroit’s needs as we […]

The Elephant in the Room for the Dallas Stars: Keeping John Klingberg or Moving on

It is no secret that Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg has been the topic of many teams’ acquisition discussions during last season and this off-season. After not being able to agree on a contract last season and the trade deadline coming and going, Klingberg was essentially used as the Stars’ own rental. Now the off-season […]

Bruins Showing Interest in Free-Agent Defenseman

The Boston Bruins’ off-season has been one that many fans would like to have already forgotten as it has been full of dysfunction and question marks as to the direction this franchise is headed. One of the biggest question marks has been the state of the roster as, at the moment, the Bruins lack a […]

Red Wings: Detroit Dream Team to Start the 2022 Season

The Detroit Red Wings will be starting a new era when they begin training camp in September. Gone will be three-quarters of last year’s coaching staff plus several UFA’s. The Red Wings currently only have 26 players under contract, with only 14 of those players having played on the NHL roster this year. With over […]