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NHL free-agency danger ratings: Which players are the most risky?
If I were an NHL general manager, I’d be the loneliest man alive. My colleagues would ostracize me. I would be swiftly deleted from holiday card lists. I’d have to sit near Seattle and Vegas in the annual meetings. This is because, when it comes to free agents, I would not adhere to the culture […]
Continue readingPittsburgh Penguins buy out defenseman Jack Johnson’s contract
Pittsburgh put the 33-year-old defenseman on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout. The Penguins signed Johnson to a five-year, $16.25 million contract in 2018, though he has often struggled during his two seasons with the team, and has become a lightning rod for fans. Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is in the middle of […]
Continue readingPittsburgh Penguins trade goalie Matt Murray to Ottawa Senators
The Pittsburgh Penguins got the movement started Wednesday by trading two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators. Minutes later, the Nashville Predators dealt former Penguins forward Nick Bonino and two picks to the Minnesota Wild for Luke Kunin and a selection later in the draft. Pittsburgh got a second-round pick, 52nd overall, […]
Continue readingNHL draft 2020: Winners, losers and all the other big takeaways
The 2020 NHL draft is in the books, with 217 selections made over the course of two socially distanced, Zoom-filled days. There were also 27 trades made, although the vast majority were simple pick swaps, as most of the players rumored to be on the trading block remained with their current teams. As always, there […]
Continue readingVegas Golden Knights re-sign goalie Robin Lehner to five-year, $25M deal
He won’t have to add another to his collection, and Robin Lehner will get to keep putting on Vegas Golden Knights jerseys. “It couldn’t be a better fit,” Robin said. Lehner signed a $25 million, five-year contract with Vegas on Saturday that gives him some much-desired stability. Committing to Lehner gives the Golden Knights the […]
Continue readingPittsburgh Penguins sign goalie Tristan Jarry to 3-year contract
The Penguins awarded the first-time All-Star a three-year contract Saturday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $3.5 million, likely means Pittsburgh is ready to move on from two-time Stanley Cup-winning netminder Matt Murray. “It’s awesome that they have trust in me, they’ve had that trust in me since day one,” Jarry said. […]
Continue readingWinners and losers of the 2020 NHL playoff bubbles
However you want to calculate it, the quarantined postseason ended on Monday with the Tampa Bay Lightning defeating the Dallas Stars in six games for hockey’s Holy Grail, ending the most remarkable quest for the Stanley Cup in the history of the NHL. That the season was restarted was amazing. That the season was completed […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs: How the bubble has warped officiating
The best part is looking through that bubble at the person standing across from you as the soapy curtain ripples in the air. The bubble changes what you normally see and perceive. The last month of Stanley Cup playoff officiating in two different bubbles is evidence of that. Trying to define the refereeing in this […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs: Stock watch for all 24 postseason teams
Both are infamous for their fluctuation. Stock prices climb and fall and climb again. NHL teams and players exhibit the same streakiness from game to game. The goat on one night can become the G.O.A.T. by the end of the series. It’s the unpredictability that can enrich one’s life or turn one’s portfolio to trash. […]
Continue readingMarc-Andre Fleury has agent delete tweet critical of Golden Knights
The Knights have started goalie Robin Lehner, whom they acquired at the trade deadline, in six of their eight postseason games. Allan Walsh, Fleury’s agent, published the image on Twitter on Saturday, on the eve of the Western Conference semifinal series between Vegas and the Vancouver Canucks. Fleury is 12-2-2 against the Canucks all time […]
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