Previously, I looked at free agent forwards that were still available. If you would like to read that, here is the link. We will now examine the defenders and goalies still available in the middle of August. All the big names have settled on new locations at this point in the offseason. This is especially true […]
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The NHL is a cap league and unfortunately a lot of teams are pressed up against the cap or an internal cap. So free agency has been rather quiet as of late. Let’s review which forwards are stilll available in the middle of August. The Best When free agency opened one of the best players […]
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General Manager Ken Holland and his Edmonton Oilers have announced the signing of another RFA, Tyler Benson. He signed a one-year, two-way contract that carries a $750,000 AAV. Benson signed for less than his Qualifying Offer of $787,500. This contract is for a NHL minimum and provides him with a nice raise in the AHL. […]
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Kevin Lowe, the first player drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, has officially retired from the game of hockey after 40 years. His historic career includes scoring the first goal in the Oilers NHL franchises history on October 10, 1979, in Chicago. That goal was also some guy named Wayne Gretzky’s first career point; he and […]
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John Klingberg signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Anaheim Ducks. NEWS: We have signed John Klingberg to a one-year contract. #FlyTogether https://t.co/PbZVAG7Hqi — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) July 29, 2022 Klingberg was perceived as one of the premier defencemen on the market at the start of free agency. But, unfortunately for him and fortunately for […]
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The Oilers have had a productive offseason so far, getting UFA Evander Kane and Brett Kulak to re-sign and inking former Maple Leaf starter Jack Campbell to a five-year contract. The Oilers re-signed Jesse Puljujarvi on the 26th of July, you can read the Belly Up article here. This only leaves pending RFAs McLeod and […]
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February 11, 2023 will be a special day. Dustin Brown played his whole career for a single team, and they will honor their former captain by making him the seventh player to have his jersey retired and the tenth LA sports icon to have their statue unveiled outside of Crypt.com Arena. According to Sportsnet, Brown […]
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The Edmonton Oilers have signed Jesse Puljujarvi, and Mark Stuart has agreed to become an assistant coach. Earlier in the day, the Edmonton Oilers announced they hired Mark Stuart as an assistant coach. He played 673 NHL games with Boston, Atlanta, and Winnipeg. The former first-round pick of the Boston Bruins was most recently employed […]
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