After a long summer anxiously waiting for a Jeremy Swayman contract signing, the Boston Bruins finally locked up their franchise goaltender to an eight-year, $66 million deal, keeping their starting goalie as their number one for the long-term future. Now that the stress levels have cooled, the Bruins can look to finalize their roster for
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The Colorado Avalanche have been busy this offseason. They re-signed vital free agents, filled out the forward group, and loaded up the defensive core, but are they done making changes and signing new names? More specifically, do they offer anyone a professional tryout contract (PTO) to see how they might fit with the team during
While the hockey world shares a consensus belief that the Edmonton Oilers won the Matthew Savoie for Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio trade, the deal’s repercussions should not go understated. By trading McLeod, the Oilers lost one of their best faceoff takers, penalty killers, defensive forwards, and young, speedy talent. McLeod played an underrated role
The Chicago Blackhawks are not expected to make many moves ahead of the 2024 Trade Deadline because they don’t have the tradable assets they did last season. However, a few players might be made available to accumulate prospects or draft picks for their rebuild. Petr Mrazek, Jason Dickinson, and Nick Foligno recently signed contract extensions,
The calendar has now flipped to June, meaning the Chicago Blackhawks are fewer than four weeks out from the 2023 NHL Draft, taking place June 28-29. It’s all but certain they’ll select generational prospect Connor Bedard first overall, but then comes the hard part of pairing him with the right linemates, ideally including a veteran
After recording a seven-point season in 26 games last year with the Chicago Blackhawks, Tyler Johnson has turned things back around in 2022-23. Although he has been limited to only 49 games on the year, he has been quite solid during them, as he has 10 goals and 29 points. As a result, it is
The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to be among the league’s worst teams in 2022-23, as they are of course in the process of a full-on rebuild. Even though this is the case, they do have a handful of players who are hoping to rebound from truly rough 2021-22 campaigns. There are three specific players on
Nichushkin’s patience to pay off Andy Strickland: The Colorado Avalanche and Valeri Nichushkin had contract talks during the season but the sides were close. Nichushkin’s play and patience will earn him a nice payday this offseason. Will the Oilers be interested in Ville Husso again? NHL Watcher: Elliotte Friedman on The Jeff Marek Show on
Here we are, in the week just ahead of the NHL trade deadline that’s set for Monday, Mar. 21. The Chicago Blackhawks will be sellers once again this season, and we will know much more about who will be traded and who will stay in the coming days. In the meantime, there’s no shortage of
In this edition of Tampa Bay Lightning News & Rumors, we’ll discuss free agency, contract extensions, arbitration, and more. Chi-Town Bound On July 27, the Lightning traded forward Tyler Johnson and a 2023 second-round draft pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brent Seabrook. The move was not surprising as the Lightning, who tried
Welcome to the second installment of a series that will feature quotes and comments from players, coaches, management, journalists and fans alike concerning everything Chicago Blackhawks. The purpose of this ongoing column is to capture a slice of the existing outlook, attitudes and culture surrounding the team throughout the 2021-22 season. Please join me as
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, less than 24 hours after the 2021 Stanley Cup was awarded, there is already chatter about how the two teams in the Final will move forward with their roster. Will the back-to-back championship Tampa Bay Lightning lose as many as four or five major players? So too, will the Montreal
Tyler Johnson’s name was bandied about as much as any player in the NHL during the offseason due to the financial pretzel the Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in. The emergence of young players like Mikhail Sergachev, Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak, just as their rookie deals were expiring, meant new deals would be needed
Cap space in today’s NHL is one of the most valuable assets a team can have. Especially with the pandemic causing the NHL’s salary cap limit to sit still at $81.5 million, it has become more desirable than ever. There have been numerous examples of teams using their cap space as an asset, including the
Another week has passed and news (and rumors) have started to pick up as the 2020-21 NHL season could be just a month away. Today, we’ve got a mailbag to go over, some movement to dissect, and a certain tournament to prep for. Let’s dive in! St. James Mailbag Helene St. James of the Detroit
Whenever you discuss a mock trade, it’s impossible to not look like a fool. Player value is highly subjective, after all, and a prospect or first-round pick that you hold dear may be casually thrown into a real-life trade as the byline for a bigger deal. Because of this, I normally try to not spend
How long until the Detroit Red Wings play another game? That’s still to be determined. But in the meantime, we have plenty of Red Wings news and rumors to keep you occupied. Red Wings Hit the Ice Earlier this week, several Red Wings players took part in an informal practice at Little Caesars Arena. Dylan
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, one scribe looks at the likelihood that the Anaheim Ducks might pick up Tyler Johnson. Meanwhile, are the Columbus Blue Jackets trying to trade another hefty contract in order to sign another forward? Will the Edmonton Oilers invite a PTO to training camp? Finally, are the Vancouver Canucks leaning towards