Flyers Recall Alexei Kolosov, Emil Andrae; Place Cameron York On IR
2024/10/flyers-recall-alexei-kolosov-emil-andrae.htmlKolosov stands as one of many high-profile goalie prospects in Philadelphia's system.
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Calgary Flames
2024/10/salary-cap-deep-dive-calgary-flames-8.htmlSomeone with this type of profile could land a longer-term agreement which would likely push past the $5MM mark. … Kuzmenko is one of the more intriguing potential unrestricted free agents this coming summer.
Atlantic Notes: McCabe, Pacioretty, Benson
2024/10/atlantic-notes-mccabe-pacioretty-benson.htmlMitch Marner and John Tavares project as the two most high-profile players on the Maple Leafs roster eligible for an extension during the 2024-25 NHL season. … DeMelo signed a four-year, $19.6MM extension with the Jets almost a week before he was set to become an unrestricted free agent this past offseason.
Rangers, Alexis Lafrenière Discussing Long-Term Extension
2024/10/rangers-alexis-lafreniere-discussing-long-term-extension.htmlThe Rangers have a few high-profile pending free agents.
Report: Igor Shesterkin Rejected Eight-Year, $88MM Extension Offer
2024/10/report-igor-shesterkin-rejected-eight-year-88mm-extension-offer.htmlNot only is Shesterkin the highest-profile goaltender set to be available in free agency next summer, he would be the highest-profile goaltender to hit UFA status in the salary cap era. … The Rangers will have to pay a historic amount to keep their star netminder off next year's unrestricted free agent market.
Predators Sign Hiroki Gojsic To Entry-Level Deal
2024/09/predators-sign-hiroki-gojsic-to-entry-level-deal.htmlWhile that's true, his overall defensive awareness and skating don't yet match the profile of an NHL-projectable power forward. … As long as he plays fewer than 10 NHL games in each of the next two seasons, his ELC won't…
Avalanche, Canadiens, Flyers, Hurricanes Had Interest In Yaroslav Askarov
2024/09/avalanche-canadiens-flyers-hurricanes-had-interest-in-yaroslav-askarov.htmlBut aside from the latter, none of them profile as the potential true gamebreaker San Jose now has in Askarov. … Askarov and his agent, Gold Star Hockey's Dan Milstein, told Trotz in a Zoom meeting on Aug.
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Utah Hockey Club
2024/09/salary-cap-deep-dive-utah-hockey-club.htmlThat’s a solid profile for a player at this price point. … Vejmelka is an interesting case in terms of his free agent value.
Summer Synopsis: Minnesota Wild
2024/09/summer-synopsis-minnesota-wild-2.htmlWhile his profile doesn’t scream upside, Leskovar could prove yet another lucrative Minnesota prospect, with a size and the physical edge that seem well-matched for the pros. … F Turner Elson (unsigned, unrestricted free agent)
Salary Cap Deep Dive: Nashville Predators
2024/09/salary-cap-deep-dive-nashville-predators-8.htmlThat isn’t a statistical profile that suggests a long-term agreement will be forthcoming but if he can have a similar offensive showing this season, Evangelista could approach the $3MM mark on a bridge agreement. … But once more, his ability to hold that role at the end of the deal is in question though that is normal when signing top free agents.
Checking In On Notable Remaining Restricted Free Agents
2024/08/checking-in-on-notable-remaining-restricted-free-agents.htmlHe's not as high-profile as some of the other forwards on New Jersey's roster but Mercer has been a consistent and available scorer since entering the league three years ago. … We recently checked in on several free-agent players looking for new homes shortly before preseason action and we'll now pivot to notable restricted free agents still looking to re-up with their current clubs.
Snapshots: Tuch, Jones, Lehkonen
2024/08/snapshots-tuch-jones-lehkonen.htmlRangers head coach Peter Laviolette praised young defenseman Zachary Jones in a profile for NHL.com's Dan Rosen last week, suggesting the 23-year-old is set for a regular third-pairing role in the Big Apple to begin the season.
Hurricanes Sign Seven Players To PTOs
2024/08/hurricanes-sign-seven-players-to-ptos.htmlLuca Testa, 18, fits a similar profile to McCallum. … A sixth-round pick of the Canucks in 2021, he became a free agent over a year ago when his signing rights lapsed on July 1, 2023.
Free Agent Profile: Tyler Johnson
2024/08/free-agent-profile-tyler-johnson.htmlHowever, despite a couple of seasons of decent output in that same role with Chicago, the veteran finds himself unsigned more than six weeks into free agency.
Free Agent Profile: Tyson Barrie
2024/08/free-agent-profile-tyson-barrie.htmlIt wasn’t too long ago that free agent defenseman Tyson Barrie was one of the better power play threats from the back end in the NHL and while his defensive game was a weak spot, he still was counted on to play a notable role. … However, after a rough showing last season, the veteran still finds himself unsigned more than a month into unrestricted free agency.
Free Agent Profile: Kailer Yamamoto
2024/08/free-agent-profile-kailer-yamamoto.htmlYamamoto fits that type of bounce-back profile that could be a mutual fit. … It has been a rather steep fall from grace in recent years for unrestricted free agent winger Kailer Yamamoto.
Free Agent Profile: Kevin Shattenkirk
2024/08/free-agent-profile-kevin-shattenkirk.htmlFree agency has ground to a halt as many names around the NHL get in brief vacations or an early jump on their training.
Free Agent Profile: Oliver Kylington
2024/08/free-agent-profile-oliver-kylington.htmlNow more than a month into free agency, pretty much all of the top talents are off the board.
Central Notes: Blackhawks, Jets, Hinote
2024/07/central-notes-blackhawks-jets-hinote.htmlThe 47-year-old, who played 353 games for the Avs between 1999 and 2006, said he prefers working in more of a development-oriented environment, something Nashville is shifting away from after adding a trio of high-profile veteran UFAs. … The Blackhawks were one of the league's more active teams in free agency at the beginning of this month, adding a decent slate of veteran talent to avoid overworking their prospects as they slowly begin to exit their rebuild stage.
Poll: Who’s The Most Intriguing Available UFA?
2024/07/poll-whos-the-most-intriguing-available-ufa.htmlLindstrom, who the Red Wings drafted in the second round a year after Katchouk, has a similar offensive profile with 35 points in 174 games from the blue line. … He's coming off a tough year with the Kraken after signing there as a free agent last summer (Edmonton traded him to the Red Wings, who subsequently bought him out, in a salary dump) but isn't too far removed from a 20-goal, 41-point campaign in 2021-22.
Jets Re-Sign Simon Lundmark To Two-Way Deal
2024/07/jets-re-sign-simon-lundmark-to-two-way-deal.htmlThat profile has held true on the farm, where he's consistently averaged around 0.25 points per game across his three AHL seasons. … However, Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press relays that Lundmark will make $100K in the minors.
Red Wings May Reconsider Justin Holl Buyout Next Offseason
2024/07/red-wings-may-reconsider-justin-holl-buyout-next-offseason.htmlTheir highest-profile addition to the roster was two-time Stanley Cup champion winger Vladimir Tarasenko, who's really just a direct replacement for David Perron, who left for the Senators in free agency. … Holl, 32, landed a three-year, $10.2MM contract with the Wings in free agency last summer after operating as a serviceable top-four option for the Maple Leafs for the previous four seasons.
Free Agent Profile: Tanner Pearson
2024/07/free-agent-profile-tanner-pearson.htmlThe third week of free agency saw the amount of forward options continue to thin out.
Free Agent Profile: James Van Riemsdyk
2024/07/free-agent-profile-james-van-riemsdyk.htmlThe free agent market has moved at breakneck speed this offseason. … That indicates the market for low-cost names with loads of experience is increasing as teams circle back to make the finishing touches to their rosters in the second wave of free agency.
Free Agent Profile: Daniel Sprong
2024/07/free-agent-profile-daniel-sprong-2.htmlNow, aside from the de facto retired Joe Pavelski, Sprong remains the top offensive talent remaining in the second week of free agency.