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NHL free agency grades: Evaluating how each Canadian team did on Day 1
Day 1 of free agency did not disappoint. According to CapFriendly, 163 contracts were signed, totalling a whopping $785 million. General managers opened their wallets and...
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/ 10 hours agoTwo sentences on every free agent signing of significance in the NHL
When I agreed to write two sentences on every signing from UFA day in the NHL – something I’ve done numerous...
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/ 12 hours ago5 forwards Maple Leafs could target in ‘second wave’ of UFA market
TORONTO — One hundred sixty-one signings for 294 contract years and $783.6 million later, Kyle Dubas is surveying the free agents...
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/ 13 hours agoHyman will solidify Oilers’ top line, but other roster questions linger
EDMONTON — When we asked Ken Holland what happens to the plan when you lose two of your top four defencemen...
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/ 1 day agoMolson, Canadiens must take meaningful action to repair damage of Mailloux pick
MONTREAL — When measured against the long list of things Geoff Molson miscalculated in allowing Marc Bergevin to select Logan Mailloux...
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/ 1 day agoMaple Leafs sign ‘excited’ Petr Mrazek, trio of value forwards in free agency
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs wasted no time filling their No. 1 need in free agency Wednesday. The club inked...
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/ 1 day agoLightning sign Brayden Point to eight-year, $76M extension
The Tampa Bay Lightning have locked up a core piece of their two-time Stanley Cup championship-winning roster by signing Brayden Point...
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/ 2 days agoNHL Free Agency Live Blog: Canadiens add goal scorer Mike Hoffman
It’s free agency day, when things start to really get silly. After a very subdued free agency period last fall, this...
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/ 2 days agoFree-agency predictions: Will Brayden Point and Darnell Nurse be extended?
Long night, early day. So, quickie late-night blog: Once news broke that Colorado moved to 7x$7 million on Gabriel Landeskog and...
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/ 2 days agoAvalanche re-sign captain Gabriel Landeskog to eight-year, $56M deal
| July 27, 2021, 11:43 PM July 27, 2021, 11:43 PM The Avalanche have re-signed captain Gabriel Landeskog to an eight-year...
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/ 2 days agoWhat’s next for Vegas after trading ‘face of the franchise’ Fleury?
We knew this was a possibility but, still, actually seeing Marc-Andre Fleury get traded out of Vegas brings a shock to...
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/ 2 days agoAvalanche have seven-year, $49M offer on table to Landeskog
The Colorado Avalanche have a seven-year, $49-million offer on the table to captain Gabriel Landeskog, who is slated to become an...
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/ 3 days agoJets 2021 Free Agency Preview: Needs, targets, issues
WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff didn’t want to risk waiting until free agency opened, so he made a pre-emptive strike instead. After...
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/ 3 days agoJets acquire Brenden Dillon from Capitals for two second-round picks
The Winnipeg Jets have acquired defenceman Brenden Dillon from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a pair of second-round picks in...
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/ 3 days agoPaul Stastny signs one-year, $3.75M deal to stay with Jets
Veteran forward Paul Stastny has signed a one-year, $3.75-million deal to stay with the Winnipeg Jets, the team announced Monday. The...
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/ 3 days agoCanadiens 2021 Free Agency Preview: Needs, targets, issues
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are diving into free agency from the high board, with gaping holes to fill and upwards...
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/ 4 days agoFour undervalued UFAs who could be bargains when free agency opens
Thanks to the expansion draft, there has been plenty of player movement since the Tampa Bay Lightning lifted the Stanley Cup...
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/ 4 days agoMaple Leafs 2021 Free Agency Preview: Needs, targets, issues
Under president Brendan Shanahan and general manager Kyle Dubas, the blueprint is clear as crystal — and equally fragile. Bank on...
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/ 4 days agoBig week for potential Jack Eichel trade, free agency predictions
Busy week ahead. Quickie blog: Buffalo GM Kevyn Adams raised eyebrows Saturday night when he said he “would have no problem...
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/ 4 days agoOilers issue qualifying offers to Yamamoto, Benson, Marody and Skinner
The Edmonton Oilers have issued qualifying offers to four pending free agents, Kailer Yamamoto, Tyler Benson, Cooper Marody and Stuart Skinner,...
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/ 4 days agoCanucks move on from Virtanen after tumultuous, disappointing six years
VANCOUVER – It’s not ongoing legal issues that have ended Jake Virtanen’s time with the Vancouver Canucks, it’s hockey issues. Virtanen’s...
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/ 5 days agoCanucks place Jake Virtanen on unconditional waivers for purposes of buyout
| July 25, 2021, 12:04 PM July 25, 2021, 12:04 PM The Vancouver Canucks have placed forward Jake Virtanen on unconditional...
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/ 5 days agoIn Maple Leafs’ talks with Oilers about Hyman, Dubas isn’t bending the knee
Kyle Dubas is in no mood to be doing favours. Still smarting after a difficult first-round loss by his Toronto Maple...
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/ 5 days agoThe winners and losers from a busy 2021 NHL Draft weekend
The NHL Draft started with a flurry of trade action, some surprising picks, and a long second day that wasn’t quite...
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/ 5 days agoEkman-Larsson doesn’t need to be ‘No. 1’ for Canucks to provide value
VANCOUVER – Finally unshackled from the Loui Eriksson disaster and two other onerous contracts, the Vancouver Canucks need to be better...
