There’s a handful of items that championship-caliber NHL teams have in common. Solid goaltending, sound defense and experience are a few of those items. That said, you will be hard-pressed to find a competitive NHL club that lacks depth at the center ice position. The 2018-19 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues saw center Ryan
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In the 2017-18 season, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock went the ‘spread the wealth’ route in regard to his power play units, much to the dismay of many Maple Leafs fans as the deadly Auston Matthews-William Nylander duo resided on the less-utilized second unit behind the likes of Tyler Bozak and James van
In a move that seems to have gone under everyone’s radar, on July 1 the Toronto Maple Leafs signed free-agent center Jason Spezza to a one-year contract with a salary-cap hit of $700,000. During the 2018 offseason, the team had signed free-agent John Tavares. Both players returned to their hometowns to play with a team
© Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports The New Devils and Taylor Hall not talking yet Luke Fox: Taylor Hall said that there have been no contract talks with New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero. He is eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1st, but Hall said that neither side is in a rush to
report this ad The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is fast approaching, and teams have the majority of their focus on the draft. But teams will also need to keep an eye just past the draft, to July 1 and the start of free agency. The opening day of free agency is one of the biggest
report this ad At this rate, Daniel Alfredsson may be on his way back to the Ottawa Senators too. After all, these days, it seems like every ex-Senators captain is tied to the team. Now it’s San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson’s turn. Karlsson Interested in Return? Rumors indicate that, as a pending unrestricted free
report this ad Many NHL players circle back to the team that drafted them late in their careers. This could be the case if they retire and go back in a coaching or front office role, or provide a veteran presence on the ice for the next wave of players. Jason Spezza could be the
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Stars, Senators, Blackhawks, Leafs, and Sharks Zuccarello waiting on the Stars Matthew DeFranks: Dallas Stars pending free agent winger Mats Zuccarello: “This is my team now. We’ll see what’s going on. I’m kind of a guy when someone believes in you and wants you, I usually like that. We’ll
Keys to the Dallas Stars offseason Emily Kaplan and Chris Peters of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Dallas Stars offseason. Re-sign their restricted free agents or move them to a new team – Pending restricted free agents include Mattias Janmark, Brett Ritchie, Jason Dickinson, Esa Lindell and Julius Honka. Dickinson and Lindell are