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Carolina Hurricanes Act in 2024 Free Agency
The Carolina Hurricanes are fully in a season of change.
After months of organizational adjustments, it was expected that the beloved team fans had come to adore over the past several seasons would be split up. The Hurricanes had some of the NHL’s most desired UFAs on the 2023-2024 roster and did not have the cap space to keep each player. Despite early disappointments, the organization has acted quickly in free agency, trying to fill roster holes.
A Final Farewell to Steven Stamkos
Heart. Soul. A leader, both on and off the ice. An icon in the community. Steven Stamkos embodied all that it meant to be a Bolt. In 2008, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Stamkos first overall. Since then, he’s been one of the best players to don a Bolts jersey. He played over 1,000 games […]
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Dallas Stars Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule
On Tuesday, the Dallas Stars announced their 2024-25 regular season schedule, which opens Thursday, October 10 against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. The Stars will hold their home opener at American Airlines Center on Saturday, October 12 versus the New York Islanders in the first game of a three-game homestand. Here’s the Stars’ schedule in calendar […]
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Smashville’s Loading Up for the 2024-25 Season
The offseason has just begun, and the NHL has been moving and grooving at a nonstop pace since. The Nashville Predators had a solid showing at the 2024 draft, picking up eight new prospects, but kept the momentum moving right into the first day of free agency. So far, the Predators have resigned or signed […]
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Winnipeg Jets Sign Depth Forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan
The Winnipeg Jets have signed depth forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to a two-year contract worth $775,000 annually. The contract will be two-way in his first season and then one-way in the second season with Winnipeg. Anderson-Dolan, 24, was drafted in the second round at 41st overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles […]
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Franchise Defenseman Staying In Tampa
It has been a heartbreaking week for Tampa Bay Lightning fans, but the announcement earlier today should brighten things up a bit as they have locked up franchise defenseman, Victor Hedman, to a four-year contract extension worth $8 million annual average value which will begin in the 2025-26 season. Hedman was drafted with the second […]
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Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Four More Players; Extend Emil Lilleberg
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed four more players to their organization: defensemen Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Derrick Pouliot, Steven Santini, and forward Jesse Ylonen. All players were given one-year, two-way contracts. In addition, they have extended defenseman, Emil Lilleberg, to a two-year contract with an $800,000 annual average value which begins in the 2025-26 season. Related […]
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Dallas Stars’ Latest Announcements
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill has been making some announcements on behalf of the team this week. Here are the Stars’ latest announcements, starting with the team bringing back veteran forward Matt Duchene. Dallas Stars Bring Back Matt DucheneThe Dallas Stars brought back veteran center Matt Duchene, according to Sportsnet. Duchene, 33, reportedly agreed […]
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Nashville Predators Free Agency Targets
We are less than a week away from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft taking place the last weekend of June, followed by the start of free agency on July 1. The Nashville Predators have plenty of capital in draft picks, prospects, and cap space, and have the potential to make a splash this summer. Thanks […]
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Revisiting the Pittsburgh Penguins-Erik Karlsson Trade
On August 6, 2023, a blockbuster trade between three teams was announced with the main piece, three-time Norris Trophy winner, Erik Karlsson, being sent from the San Jose Sharks to the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the Montreal Canadiens getting involved to help with some moving pieces. With each of the three teams involved all missing the […]
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