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The New York Islanders and goaltender Ilya Sorokin agreed to an eight-year extension carrying an $8.25 million average annual value, according to NHL insider Chris Johnston. Sorokin is one of the NHL’s best goaltenders and last season led the hockey league in shutouts (six). Sorokin, who is 27 years old, will have his new deal […]

Michael Bunting was not considered one of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ superstars as his production did not compare with Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner, William Nylander or John Tavares. However, he has been one of that team’s most consistent players, and the Carolina Hurricanes have taken notice. They have signed the forward to a 3-year deal […]

The Dallas Stars have added a nice piece to their roster at the beginning of NHL free agency. Veteran Matt Duchene is joining the team on a one-year deal worth $3 million, as reported by Pierre LeBrun. This comes just a day after the Nashville Predators decided to buy out Duchene, despite three years left […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are making moves in NHL free agency. The team has signed veteran defenceman Dmitry Orlov to a two-year deal worth $15 million, as reported by Elliotte Friedman. Orlov spent the first 10.5 years of his career with Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals but they ultimately traded him to the Boston Bruins […]

The Nashville Predators have made a couple of splashes in 2023 NHL free agency. Defenseman Luke Schenn and Center Ryan O’Reilly have agreed to contracts with Nashville, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Both of the Predators’ free-agent pickups played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2022-2023 NHL season. Luke Schenn’s free-agent contract with Nashville […]

The Boston Bruins have brought back a familiar face that fans absolutely loved. Milan Lucic is heading back to Beantown on a one-year deal worth $1 million plus potential bonuses, as reported by Pierre LeBrun. The Bruins drafted Lucic in the 2006 draft in the second round and he played a key part in the […]

The Detroit Red Wings and goaltender James Reimer have agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal, per Sportsnet. Reimer spent the last two seasons with the San Jose Sharks. In 2022, he played 43 games and had a 12-21-8 record. The Red Wings need to find goal-scorers this offseason, but Reimer is a cheap option […]

With Adin Hill re-signing in Las Vegas for the next two seasons, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is a consensus top-two backstop on the free agent market on Saturday along with Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry. The 33-year-old was 21-11-1 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .903 save percentage during the regular season in 2022-23, […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have locked up the goaltender who helped them win their inaugural Stanley Cup championship, signing Adin Hill to a two-year, $9.8 million deal on Friday, the team announced. Hill was scheduled to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent on Jul. 1., but will instead remain on the Las […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs look likely to allow Michael Bunting to walk this summer. And predicting his free agency is more interesting than other players. Bunting is a good hockey player, but he is also one of the league’s most frustrating forwards. Bunting joined the Maple Leafs as a free agent in the summer of […]

The Detroit Red Wings are one of the few teams in the National Hockey League right now with legitimate cap space. In fact, only one team in the entire league has more available space than them. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has around $30.2 million to work with this summer. From the looks of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are letting a few of their unrestricted free agents test the market on Saturday. And it seems as if some of those players won’t return to the Maple Leafs this summer if the latest rumor is to be believed. The Maple Leafs are expected to sign veteran forward Ryan Reaves to […]

The Philadelphia Flyers haven’t exactly been shy about the fact that James van Riemsdyk was not long for Philly. Former GM Chuck Fletcher shopped the veteran winger around the league at the NHL Trade Deadline. And he nearly dealt van Riemsdyk before the trade fell apart at the 11th hour. Now, the 34-year-old hits the […]

Tristan Jarry is set to hit the open market and potentially leave the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The 28-year-old goaltender became the team’s starter when the team traded Matt Murray in October 2020. And these last few years have been solid for Jarry in Pittsburgh. The 28-year-old has posted a save percentage north of .900 […]

The Florida Panthers had an amazing run during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. After earning their spot in the postseason during the final week of the regular season, little was expected from the team. Instead, they started playing with reckless abandon and a physical style and they started winning. Defenseman Radko Gudas played a huge […]

Semyon Varlamov heads into free agency with a full resume, yet he still has something to prove. He is a 15-year veteran who has performed at an extremely high level with the Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders. He was clearly the No. 2 goalie with the Islanders behind Ilya Sorokin, but […]

As free agency gets underway in the NHL Saturday, Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic would love to see his team return to elite status in the league. The Avs won the Stanley Cup in 2022, but the team never found its way during the most recently concluded season. The Avalanche ended up winning the […]

The NHL free agency frenzy officially begins on Saturday, although this year may not be as crazy as in the past. That’s because there aren’t any true star players available, and the class is pretty weak overall. Nonetheless, there are still some quality players available, such as Minnesota Wild forward Gustav Nyquist. A 33-year-old veteran […]

Luke Schenn is the exact type of third-pairing defenseman that any NHL team would covet come playoff time. He’s big, he’s physical, he can move the puck, and he’s extremely reliable in his own zone. His physical style of play and well-known strength make him a terror to play against; he also holds the NHL’s […]

After a forgettable inaugural season, the Seattle Kraken set the foundation for the future in Year 2. They improved by a whopping 40 points and and not just made their first-ever playoff appearance, but knocked out the defending-champion Colorado Avalanche in the first round. Even after falling against the Dallas Stars in the second round, […]

Matt Duchene being bought out by the Nashville Predators on Friday is probably not one of the things that most hockey fans had on their bingo cards ahead of free agency on Jul. 1. He immediately becomes the top available free agent in a weak 2023 class, and will have freedom to choose a new […]

NHL free agency just got a whole lot more interesting with a two-time All-Star set to hit the open market. The Nashville Predators are buying out the remaining three years of center Matt Duchene’s contract, according to Chris Johnston, making him an unrestricted free agent when free agency begins on Saturday. Duchene was the Predators’ […]

The Winnipeg Jets got an absolute haul in return for center Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings, and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff expressed his satisfaction with the trade this week. “We’re very excited with the pieces we were able to acquire,” Cheveldayoff said at the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, per NHL.com’s Derek […]

After 13 seasons with the team, it appears Blake Wheeler has played his final game with the Winnipeg Jets. The team is working to buy out the final year of Wheeler’s contract and he will become a free agent once he clears waivers, according to Darren Dreger. Wheeler was traded to the Jets in February […]

After Kyle Dubas was fired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and replaced by Brad Treliving, there was widespread speculation as to whether head coach Sheldon Keefe would be back behind the bench. After Treliving publicly confirmed on Tuesday that Keefe would return, the 42-year-old is embracing another opportunity to coach the club, […]

Boston Bruins forward Tyler Bertuzzi will not re-sign with the team before NHL free agency opens on Saturday and will instead test the open market, according to Elliotte Friedman. The Bruins acquired Bertuzzi in March from the Detroit Red Wings for a pair of draft picks that included a conditional first-rounder. He played in 21 […]

The dream of a unified professional women’s hockey league in North America received a huge update on Thursday after Los Angeles Dodgers chairman and controlling owner Mark Walters purchased “certain assets” of the Premier Hockey Federation. The move could clear the way for a single professional women’s league, a source told The Associated Press. Players […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star forward William Nylander is entering the final season of a six-year, $45 million contract he signed back in December of 2018 — and it looks like player and club are far apart on a few contract for the 27-year-old. With the Leafs already needing to pay Auston Matthews with his contract […]

Erik Karlsson is not hiding his desire to play for a Stanley Cup contender. The San Jose Sharks are far from one, thus Karlsson’s hopes of finding his way out of his current situation to a place where he will have a much better shot at lifting and kissing the greatest trophy in sports. A […]

The Boston Bruins were primed for a huge playoff run after a record-setting regular season that included late-season trades that brought the team Dmitry Orlov, Tyler Bertuzzi and Garnet Hathaway. Of course, the great playoff run never happened as the Bruins got bounced in the first round by the Florida Panthers, failing to advance after […]

The Florida Panthers nearly completed the Cinderella run to end them all during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After just squeaking in as the eighth seed, the Panthers scored three massive upsets against the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes to make their second-ever Stanley Cup Final. Sadly, the clock struck midnight as they […]

The future of Chicago sports success rests clearly on the shoulders of Justin Fields and Connor Bedard. Fields is the 3rd-year quarterback of the Chicago Bears who has flashed his considerable talent during the first two years of his career but has yet to find consistency. Bedard is the No. 1 draft pick in the […]

Dallas Stars forward Max Domi has bounced around more than almost any other player over the past few seasons, seeing time with the Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks and Stars since 2020. After it was reported that he won’t be re-signing in Texas, it only makes sense that the 28-year-old will […]

The Carolina Hurricanes had another great regular season and finally got past the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2019. However, their season still ended in disappointment as they were swept in the Eastern Conference Final by the Florida Panthers. The Hurricanes are a strong team and have been […]

Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Quinn will miss at least six months after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles on Wednesday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. “Buffalo prospect Jack Quinn had successful surgery last night to repair an Achilles tendon injury suffered this week during training,” Friedman reported on Thursday. “The talented forward is expected […]

The Chicago Blackhawks stayed busy on Thursday, acquiring Corey Perry from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a seventh-round draft selection, the two teams announced during Day 2 of the 2023 NHL Draft. Unlike Josh Bailey, who was immediately bought out when the Hawks acquired him from the New York Islanders earlier in the […]

In the second salary cap dump of the day on Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers shipped young forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin east to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for future considerations, the teams announced. Both Yamamoto and Kostin have become expendable to the Oilers after their offense dried up in 2022-23. The 24-year-old […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will not extend a qualifying offer to forward Jesse Puljujarvi after it was revealed he recently had double hip surgery, according to Chris Johnston. Puljujarvi will become an unrestricted free agent when NHL free agency opens on Saturday. The 25-year-old Puljujarvi has had a disappointing NHL career to this point after the […]

It’s been an interesting few seasons for John Klingberg. After helping the Dallas Stars reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and solidifying himself as a premier offensive defenseman in the National Hockey League, his play in his own zone really deteriorated. That led to a breakup between the Swede and the Stars, and a […]