Ron Francis Named Seattle GM
NHL Seattle CEO,Tod Leiweke, today named Ron Francis as the team's general manager.
Francis will oversee the club's hockey operations. This includes player personnel, coaching staff, amateur and pro scouting...
Sleeping on the Sharks Without Pavelski Is a Bad Idea
Sharks territory will look quite different in 2019-20. Gone from the 2018-19 roster this offseason are Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun, Joonas Donskoi, Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Ryan. Despite General Manager Doug Wi...
With Heinen Signed, What Comes Next For Boston?
The Boston Bruins have re-signed one of their own, but it is not one of the marquee players that the fans were hoping for.
The Bruins have inked forward Danton Heinen to a two-year contract extension worth $2....
Johansson Should Stay, Krejci Should Go
We all have our sports fantasies that we would salivate at the thought of them existing in a perfect world. If we take all of the realistic elements out of these decisions (contract length, salary cap hit, chem...
Leafs Trade-Busy on Free Agent Frenzy
No, it wasn't Mitch Marner. But the Toronto Maple Leafs and GM, Kyle Dubas still managed to be noise-makers on a busy July 1 making a pair of trades.
The day started with an all-Ontario deal between the Leaf...
Offer Sheeted: Sebastian Aho
For the first time since 2013, the RFA offer sheet route has been used. Hurricanes center, Sebastian Aho was issued one via the Canadiens on Monday--a curveball to the usual July 1 frenzy.
Aho, 21--going on-...
Rangers Land Panarin
Bobby Holik, Wade Redden, Scott Gomez, Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards, Kevin Shattenkirk.
Again, the Rangers steal the headlines on July 1's free agent frenzy inking top-fish UFA, Artemi Panarin. The deal is ...
Penguins ‘Change the Mix’ with Kessel-for-Galchenyuk Swap
Ever since the Penguins were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the New York Islanders, it’s been clear they wouldn’t be returning the same team in October. The past two early playoff exits were si...
Kessel Traded to Arizona
The much maligned and enagmatic Phil Kessel that existed in Toronto had seemingly evaporated when the star scorer exchanged the blue and white for black and yellow. The club made the deal in hopes of a spark in...
Metro Division in Free Agency Part II: Poised for Noise
Earlier this week, I began looking closer inside the Metropolitan division, positioned nicely to be the powerhouse of the National Hockey League. All eight teams are either in contending status or trending in t...