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According to reports, the New Jersey Devils have acquired defenceman Christian Jaros from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Nick Merkley. In addition, Jaros signs a one-year deal, two-way with the Devils worth $800,000 in the NHL and $275,000 in the AHL Hearing Christian Jaros from SJ to NJ for Nick Merkley. New homes […]
After a brutal ending in Calgary, he has found a fresh start in Sunrise, Florida. The Florida Panthers signed restricted free agent forward Sam Bennett to a four-year contract worth $17.6 million with a salary-cap hit of $4.4 million. Bennett deal with Florida: 4 x $4.4M AAV https://t.co/wIomV9UX2y — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 26, 2021 […]
The Vegas Golden Knights have reportedly re-signed Alec Martinez, an unrestricted free agent defenceman, to a three-year contract worth $15 million. This contract carries a salary-cap hit of $5 million. Hearing Vegas @GoldenKnights are closing in on an extension to keep D Alec Martinez off the market. Expect Martinez to come in around $5 million, […]
The Stanley Cup Final is over and the Tampa Bay Lightning reign supreme again. With the focus shifting to the offseason, The Last Word on Hockey Show was back on the MAD Radio Network. Your host Jim Biringer from lastwordonhockey.com was back alongside Marc Weiss and Coach Jay. The previous week, the boys looked at the […]
We’re just a couple days away from the start of free agency and the NHL rumours are getting more intense. It’s going to be a nervous next few days as we await what players go where. General managers are going to make some tough choices and we’ll sort out all the NHL rumours. Today’s rumours […]
According to a report from Craig Morgan, Arizona Coyotes stalwart defender Niklas Hjalmarsson has chosen to retire. The 34-year-old played parts of 14 NHL seasons and won three Stanley Cups, all with the Chicago Blackhawks. Per source, Coyotes UFA D Niklas Hjalmarsson is retiring. I don’t expect a formal announcement or statement from Nik. Those […]
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings have re-signed veteran blue liner Marc Staal to one-year deal worth $2 million. The Red Wings deal includes a full no-move clause. Staal spent last season with the Red Wings after being traded by the New York Rangers. Bob McKenzie was first with the news. Working free agent […]
Former Ottawa Senators legend Craig Anderson is reportedly on the verge of announcing his retirement after 18 seasons in the NHL. Anderson played his final season with the Washington Capitals. His current general manager, Brian MacLellan spoke on Anderson’s future during a post-entry draft press conference. Regional NHL.com writer, Tom Gulitti was the first to […]