Maple Leafs Trades & Rumors: Kadri, Barrie, Kerfoot, Zaitsev & Hainsey The Old Prof | July 2, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas was good to his word. Although there were a number of surprises, Dubas’ stated plan of creating salary cap space to sign Mitch…
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings’ Free Agent Signings Tony Wolak | July 2, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Devils Likely Not Done After Simmonds Signing Alex Chauvancy | July 2, 2019 The New Jersey Devils had a relatively quiet first day of NHL Free Agency, but they didn’t come away empty-handed. They came to terms with unrestricted free agent (UFA) Wayne…
Why the Canucks’ 2019 Free Agency was a Major Success David Quadrelli | July 1, 2019 Last year, the Vancouver Canucks were targeting grit, character and veteran leadership in free agency. As a result, the team inked Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel to four-year contracts, both…
Senators Sign Hainsey, Ennis Josh Bell | July 1, 2019 The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Ron Hainsey to a one-year, $3.5 million contract and forward Tyler Ennis to a one-year, $800,000 contract. The two former Toronto Maple Leafs are…
Penguins Sign Tanev to 6-Year Deal Kyle Gipe | July 1, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed winger Brandon Tanev to a six-year deal with an average annual value of $3.5 million. Tanev played his entire career with the Winnipeg Jets before…
Tyler Myers Signs With Vancouver Canucks Jim Parsons | July 1, 2019 From the very start of the interview process for free agency, the Vancouver Canucks and defenseman Tyler Myers were in communication with each other. The Canucks wanted Myers and Myers…
Duchene Officially Signs With Nashville Predators Jim Parsons | July 1, 2019 On Sunday night, on the eve of NHL free agency day, Chris Johnston of Sportsnet tweeted, “It sounds like Matt Duchene will join the Preds. Expect his contract to come…
Maple Leafs Sign Spezza Josh Bell | July 1, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they’ve signed veteran centre Jason Spezza to a one-year, $700,000 deal. Born in Toronto, the former Dallas Star will get to lace up…
Red Wings Add Goaltending Depth in Calvin Pickard Tony Wolak | July 1, 2019 Late Sunday night, TSN’s Frank Seravilli broke news that goaltender Calvin Pickard and the Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms on a two-year contract. Pickard, a former 2010 second-round pick…
2019 NHL Free Agent Signing Tracker Brandon Share-Cohen | July 1, 2019 When 12:00 PM EST rolls around on Monday, July 1, NHL teams will be allowed to officially signs free agents to contracts to bolster their lineups for the 2019-20 seasons…
Penguins Free Agency: 3 Under-the-Radar Targets Tyler Bowen | July 1, 2019 After trading Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have some extra cap space to utilize this offseason. The team acquired Alex Galchenyuk in return but will…