Jamie Oleksiak On The Trade Block
2016/10/jamie-oleksiak-trade.htmlWith a plethora of young blue liners supposedly available across the league, all much more high-profile than Oleksiak, his availability has flown under the radar.
League Notes: Ovechkin, Olympics, Las Vegas, Gudas
2016/10/league-ovechkin-olympics.htmlThe IOC has given the league until January to make a decision on their participation, and with the pressure or high profile players and now an owner in Washington fighting for inclusion, the NHL may have to bite the bullet and commit to the 2018 Games.
RFA Focus: Johnny Gaudreau
2016/10/focus-johnny-gaudreau.htmlThe Russian also has a similar profile to that of Gaudreau in that they’re both offense-first players who aren’t asked to log major defensive minutes. … With the season now just a week away, the pressure for teams to come to terms with their remaining restricted free agents really starts to increase.
Oilers Name McDavid Team Captain
2016/10/oilers-mcdavid-captain.htmlAfter several high-profile offseason acquisitions and with their best player now leading the way, Edmonton looks poised to make a…
Metro Notes: Pirri, Leighton, Wilson
2016/10/metro-leighton-wilson.htmlAs Seth Rorabaugh of DKPittsburghSports.com writes (subscription required), Wilson has taken advantage of the absence of several high profile players due to their World Cup commitments and impressed the Penguins coaches with his play. … The Ducks chose not to qualify Pirri after the season, thus making the forward a free agent.
Tobias Rieder Agrees To Terms With Arizona
2016/10/rieder-agrees-arizona.htmlThere are now six high-profile RFAs remaining on the market: Hampus Lindholm and Rickard Rakell in Anaheim, Rasmus Ristolainen in…… The Arizona Coyotes and restricted free agent Tobias Rieder have agreed on a two-year, $4.45MM contract, according to Elliotte Friedman.
Snapshots: RFA Updates, Oilers Injuries, Boyle
2016/10/snapshots-rfa-oilers-boyle.htmlFriedman pointed to another high-profile RFA winger, Nikita Kucherov, as having no interest in being traded from Tampa Bay. … The star forward's agent, Lewis Gross told Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman that they are not interested in taking the Jacob Trouba route.
Compelling RFA Cases For 2017: Gostisbehere, Dumoulin
2016/10/compelling-gostisbehere-dumoulin.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile the top pending 2017 RFAs and examine what kind of contract they could elicit assuming they put up a strong performance during their platform year. … Jacob Trouba, Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov highlight a strong and deep group of restricted free agents that remain unsigned at the moment.
RFA Notes
2016/09/rfa-notes.htmlIt's been an unusual off-season in the NHL, with seven high profile Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) remaining a week into training camp.
Latest On Jacob Trouba’s RFA Situation
2016/09/latest-troubas-situation.htmlWe profiled Trouba's RFA case back in August, and examined his contemporaries and comparable players. … Quite a bit of digital ink has been spilled this summer over restricted free agent defenseman Jacob Trouba, and his continuing negotiations with the Winnipeg Jets for his next contract.
Compelling RFA Cases For 2017: Wennberg, DeHaan, Zibanejad
2016/09/compelling-wennberg-zibanejad.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile the top pending 2017 RFAs and examine what kind of contract they could elicit assuming they put up a strong performance during their platform year. … Jacob Trouba, Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov highlight a strong and deep group of restricted free agents that remain unsigned at the moment.
Compelling RFA Cases For 2017: Johansen, Parayko, Teravainen
2016/09/compelling-johansen-teravainen.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile the top pending 2017 RFAs and examine what kind of contract they could elicit assuming they put up a strong performance during their platform year. … Jacob Trouba, Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov highlight a strong and deep group of restricted free agents that remain unsigned at the moment.
Compelling RFA Cases For 2017: Panarin, Faksa, Niederreiter
2016/09/compelling-panarin-niederreiter.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile the top pending 2017 RFAs and examine what kind of contract they could elicit assuming they put up a strong performance during their platform year. … Jacob Trouba, Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov highlight a strong and deep group of restricted free agents that remain unsigned at the moment.
Compelling RFA Cases For 2017: Pearson, Donskoi, Horvat, Gudbranson
2016/09/compelling-pearson-gudbranson.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile the top pending 2017 RFAs and examine what kind of contract they could elicit assuming they put up a strong performance during their platform year. … Jacob Trouba, Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov highlight a strong and deep group of restricted free agents that remain unsigned at the moment.
Compelling RFA Cases For 2017: Pacific Division, Part I
2016/09/compelling-pacific-division.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile the top pending 2017 RFAs and examine what kind of contract they could elicit assuming they put up a strong performance during their platform year. … Jacob Trouba, Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov highlight a strong and deep group of restricted free agents that remain unsigned at the moment.
Snapshots: World Cup Power Rankings, Updates
2016/09/snapshots-rankings-updates.htmlSeveral high profile players took vicious hits, and some had to leave the ice.
Identifying Potential Versteeg Suitors
2016/09/identifying-potential-versteeg.htmlAdditionally, even though it would seem the Coyotes have enough depth up front, it would fit the profile of an analytically-inclined front office to add an asset today at a below-market rate and then sell high on that asset down the road. … Arizona - The Coyotes, with new GM John Chayka at the helm, have been among the league's most active teams in both the free agent and trade markets.
Potential 2016-17 Impact Rookies: Theodore, Strome, Dvorak, Shinkaruk
2016/09/potential-theodore-shinkaruk.htmlToday we profile four talented young players in the division who should have a chance to contribute to their teams this season. … Assuming the Coyotes can get RFA Tobias Rieder re-signed, he would join free agent addition Jamie McGinn, Duclair and Domi as top-six wingers.
Free Agent Profile: Jakub Nakladal
2016/08/agent-profile-nakladal.htmlA good measure of a free agent's ability and value is how much the fan base wants him back.
RFA Profile: Jacob Trouba
2016/08/profile-jacob-trouba.htmlOf the 14 remaining restricted free agents this offseason, Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba is one of the more notable ones.
Five Questions: Columbus Blue Jackets
2016/08/questions-columbus-jackets.htmlIf I'm the Blue Jackets, I want to see Milano playing like an offensive star in the AHL -- that's his profile, right? -- before he's called up to the NHL.
Questions For Young Players Requiring Waivers
2016/08/questions-players-requiring.htmlWhat makes it difficult for Toronto is that Leivo also doesn't have quite the profile of a guy that brings back an asset.
Potential 2016-17 Impact Rookies: Aho, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, Buchnevich
2016/08/potential-bjorkstrand-buchnevich.htmlIn a series of posts, Pro Hockey Rumors will profile first-year players who will have an opportunity to step in right away and fill a potentially critical role for their team. … The CBA limits how much a player can earn on their ELC thus allowing clubs more freedom to spend lavishly on star players as long as they have enough young talent to balance out their budgets.
Central Notes: Shattenkirk, Blackhawks, Spezza
2016/08/central-shattenkirk-blackhawks.htmlMike Heika has a profile of Stars forward Jason Spezza, and expects big things from him this year. … With that in mind, take some time to find out what's being talked about in the Central Division, besides Chicago's free agent pursuit.
Interest In DiPauli From At Least Six Teams
2016/08/interest-dipauli-least.htmlBack in July, we profiled DiPauli after he declared his intention to test free agency, and he was recently ranked #2 on our top college free agents, behind only Vesey. … While everyone watches closely and awaits a decision from Harvard product and free agent Jimmy Vesey, another college name is garnering a lot of attention from teams around the league.