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Tom Wilson Extends in Washington 7 x $6.5Mil
The Washington Capitals have signed forward Tom Wilson to a 7-year $6.5 million AAV extension. Wilson is well known in the NHL for his intangibles and physical presence on the ice, which are definitely core factors in Washington’s valuation of him, potentially, as their next Captain after Ovechkin’s eventual retirement. Beyond that we are going… Read more
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Boston Bruins: Assembling (some of) the Pieces of Shattered Dreams
It is evident to effectively everyone that follows the sport that Boston was in “All or nothing” mode this season. Ultimately, they had to settle for the latter, getting bounced from the postseason in seven games in round one by the Florida Panthers after a record shattering regular season. They made good moves at the… Read more
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Troy Terry Extends for 7 years in Anaheim
In breaking news at the top of the hour, the Anaheim Ducks have extended Troy Terry on a 7-year deal with an AAV of 7 million per year. This is a huge signing for the Ducks and for Terry, as over the last two seasons Terry has posted star-level production putting up 0.89 and 0.82… Read more
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Calgary Flames: Sam Eagle Returns to the Farm, A New Husk Emerges
The 22-23 season would be described as a disaster by most Calgary Flames fans. I have said on numerous occasions the 22-23 squad may go down in NHL history as the best roster to not make the postseason. It is of zero surprise that Darryl Sutter and Brad Treliving were relieved of their duties to… Read more
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Anaheim Ducks: I am (at a) Kurious (Impasse) Oranj
Our standard Western Conference offseason activity analyst is sitting this one out so that he could have a neutral voice do the work on this particular entry. It may be difficult to give a real assessment, as there have been relatively few transactions made by Anaheim at the time of writing. As such, this will… Read more
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Arizona Coyotes: Better Today, ??? Tomorrow
The Arizona Coyotes came into the off-season after a disappointing 22-23 season playing in Mullet arena for 5,000 fans. The Coyotes off-season got off to a poor start after the Tempe Arena deal fell through putting general manager Bill Armstrong in a position where he had to decide on how many big name veterans he… Read more