Injury Notes: Xhekaj, Forsberg, Reimer
2023/02/injury-notes-xhekaj-forsberg-reimer.htmlNot only has he quickly established a reputation as one of the most fearsome, physical young players in the NHL, he has also flashed some more skill and ability with the puck than one might expect from someone with his profile. … Reimer is a pending unrestricted free agent who has posted an .895 save percentage in 28 games played this season.
Trade Deadline Primer: Carolina Hurricanes
2023/02/trade-deadline-primer-carolina-hurricanes-4.htmlThat type of profile is always enticing to sellers. … The pending unrestricted free agent has a very manageable cap hit of $2MM and has a nice 2.46 GAA in 19 games this season, almost identical to his output from 2021-22.
Morning Notes: Chytil, Meier, Maple Leafs
2023/02/morning-notes-chytil-meier-maple-leafs.htmlWith the Rangers looking destined for the playoffs and connected to just about every high-profile trade target, they'll have to remember to leave enough room to extend their young breakout center.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Right-Handed Defensemen
2023/01/free-agent-stock-watch-right-handed-defensemen.htmlBut before dismissing Severson's stock as on a major decline, additional context must be added to his profile. … In a multi-part series, we’ll take a look at each position group of the upcoming free agent class, and do a rundown on how those upcoming unrestricted free agents have performed this year.
Ryan Merkley Requests Trade From San Jose Sharks
2023/01/ryan-merkley-requests-trade-from-san-jose-sharks.htmlSelected 21st overall in 2018, the OHL star had a brilliant offensive profile but several question marks surrounding his defensive ability and commitment. … Merkley, 22, is in the final season of his entry-level contract, is still waiver-exempt, and will be a restricted free agent without arbitration rights this summer.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Right Wingers
2023/01/free-agent-stock-watch-right-wingers.htmlThis significant injury injects some uncertainty into his free agent profile. … While his overall profile is certainly valuable, he plays best in the sort of bottom-six role many teams may prefer to fill with a cheap internal option.
Evening Notes: Wright, Okposo, Konecny, Kochetkov
2022/11/evening-notes-wright-okposo-konecny-kochetkov.htmlMilstein manages a number of high-profile NHLers, but is perhaps best known for representing a large portion of the NHL's Russian players, which would now include the exciting Hurricanes prospect. … Per ESPN's Kevin Weekes, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov has switched agents.
PHR Mailbag: Capitals, Ristolainen, Ruff, Gibson, Summer Regrets, Kraken, Wild, Predictions, Fedotov
2022/11/phr-mailbag-capitals-ristolainen-ruff-gibson-summer-regrets-kraken-wild-predictions-fedotov.htmlIs that the statistical profile that teams would want? Granted, there is a possibility that he’d improve on a better team. … Breakaway: Offseason regrets: It is still early in the season but what move(s) (Free agent and/or trade) does a team(s)…
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Buffalo Sabres
2022/11/salary-cap-deep-dive-buffalo-sabres-6.htmlThis is the type of profile that typically signs a long-term second contract and we’ve seen the high end of that scale hit $9.5MM recently. … That’s part of the reason why he has been on short-term contracts to the point where Adams opted to bridge him into unrestricted free agency.
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Boston Bruins
2022/11/salary-cap-deep-dive-boston-bruins-6.htmlGenerally, that profile tends to stay around this price tag. … That might hurt his market a bit in the end but he should be able to get a bit more than this in free agency.
Pittsburgh Penguins Recall Filip Hallander
2022/11/pittsburgh-penguins-recall-filip-hallander.htmlIf given an entire year he looks poised to blow those numbers out of the water, even if his offensive profile isn't expected to be what gets him to the NHL.
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Washington Capitals
2022/10/salary-cap-deep-dive-washington-capitals-6.htmlThis is the type of profile that some teams will look to try to do a long-term deal now to try to get him at a lower rate than market value at the end of the deal (think six years and an AAV over $3MM) but Fehervary would be better off waiting until next summer as a repeat performance could push a bridge deal towards the $2.5MM mark. … He had a strong market this summer in free agency and even a decent season in the 40-point range should nudge him towards at least a small raise next summer where he will once again be arbitration-eligible.
Ilya Mikheyev Out Week-To-Week
2022/09/ilya-mikheyev-out-week-to-week.htmlThat has limited him to just 146 regular season games in three years, though it was his production in those matches and his versatile profile that made him such an appealing target in free agency. … Sep 27: One of the big free agent signings for the Vancouver Canucks is in danger of missing the start of the season, as Ilya Mikheyev is out "week-to-week" according to head coach Bruce Boudreau.
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Seattle Kraken
2022/09/salary-cap-deep-dive-seattle-kraken-2.htmlDonskoi was one of Seattle’s higher-profile pickups in expansion but struggled considerably last season, scoring just twice in 75 games.
Free Agent Profile: Daniel Sprong
2022/08/free-agent-profile-daniel-sprong.htmlHowever, at this point in free agency, Sprong is most likely going to have to settle for a two-way deal.
Free Agent Profile: Riley Nash
2022/08/free-agent-profile-riley-nash.htmlIn 2016, Nash hit the free agent market and signed with the Boston Bruins on a two-year, $1.8MM contract. … Once again, the now-veteran forward found himself a free agent and signed a one-year, $750K deal with the Winnipeg Jets.
Vegas Golden Knights Sign Phil Kessel
2022/08/vegas-golden-knights-sign-phil-kessel.htmlIf there's any coach that will find a way to best maximize Kessel's unique player profile, it's Cassidy. … Late last night, the Vegas Golden Knights announced the signing of one of the biggest names still available on the free agent market: forward Phil Kessel.
Free Agent Profile: Tyler Pitlick
2022/08/free-agent-profile-tyler-pitlick.htmlPitlick played on a $1.75MM cap hit last season, but it's virtually impossible that he makes that sort of figure next season, especially as he's competing to sign in a similar role to a more highly-regarded bottom-sixer in Tyler Motte, whose free agency our John Gilroy profiled earlier this month.
Free Agent Profile: Zach Aston-Reese
2022/08/free-agent-profile-zach-aston-reese.htmlZach Aston-Reese was one of the more prized college free agents in recent memory when he came out of Northeastern University at the conclusion of the 2016-17 college season, with nearly half of the league pursuing him. … In the nearly month-and-a-half since free agency has begun, many players have signed, but some solid NHL talent still remains waiting for a new opportunity, Aston-Reese included.
San Jose Sharks Re-Sign Noah Gregor
2022/08/san-jose-sharks-re-sign-noah-gregor.htmlGregor's overall profile is sure to be appreciated by new coach David Quinn, and armed with this one-way deal Gregor will enter training camp on stronger footing than ever before in his career. … 3:25 PM: The San Jose Sharks have reached an extension with one of their remaining restricted free agents, signing Noah Gregor to a one-year, one-way $950K deal.
Free Agent Profile: Cody Eakin
2022/08/free-agent-profile-cody-eakin.htmlThe usual suspects for forwards in these Free Agent Profile articles tends to be the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders, who could both use some help up front. … Now a free agent more than a month after the market opened, the versatile forward appears to be paying for his struggles in upstate New York.
Free Agent Profile: Evgeny Svechnikov
2022/08/free-agent-profile-evgeny-svechnikov.htmlThe 2020-21 season wasn’t much better and that summer, the Red Wings would fail to qualify him, making Svechnikov a free agent for the first time in his career. … Over a month into free agency, it would appear Svechnikov is headed down that road once again.
Free Agent Profile: Alex Chiasson
2022/08/free-agent-profile-alex-chiasson-2.htmlA veteran of 631 NHL games spread over parts of 10 seasons, free agent forward Alex Chiasson once again finds himself in familiar territory: approaching training camp without a contract, after another solid NHL season. … But, over a month into free agency and not a star talent, at 32 years of age, what contender is in a position to sign Chiasson? The overwhelming majority of competitive teams not only have their rosters in place, but are so close, if not over the salary cap ceiling that even a league-minimum one-way contract would be impossible to fit in.
Free Agent Profile: Victor Rask
2022/08/free-agent-profile-victor-rask.htmlHe carried the bad reputation that comes with being overpaid into free agency, which certainly hasn't worked in his favor, but the 29-year-old could still have the defensive acumen (and shot) to be an NHL forward.
Free Agent Profile: Danny DeKeyser
2022/08/free-agent-profile-danny-dekeyser.htmlAn undrafted free agent signing out of Western Michigan University, DeKeyser was quietly an important part of Detroit's post-Nicklas Lidstrom transformation on defense.