Analyzing off-season goalie market: UFAs and potential trade candidates
Even at the best of times, it’s easy to worry about goaltending. Performances at that position are notoriously volatile and — even with all the ways hockey has evolved —…
NHL’s Top 12 UFAs of 2025: Latest rumours, reports
Former captains and current Cup champs. Top-pair defencemen and elite playmakers. All-world goalies and unique talents enjoying career years. Yes, even with several franchise studs and key support players signing…
Identifying the top 25 UFAs in 2025: Two Maple Leafs lead the way
The 2024 free agent frenzy occurred over two weeks ago and it’s taken about that long to come down from the thrill ride. After a couple years of pandemic-driven prudence,…
NHL’s Top 10 UFAs still available: Latest buzz
Whew. NHL general managers dished out a record-setting $1.2 billion in player contracts and ravaged our list of top UFA talent on July 1. (And we thought business was closed…
NHL’s Top 12 UFAs of 2024: Latest rumours, reports
Captains, Stanley Cup champs, top-pair defencemen, and elite scorers. Yes, even with several franchise studs (Anze Kopitar, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Sebastian Aho, Mark Scheifele, Connor Hellebuyck) and key support…
Buyer Beware: Five players to be wary of overpaying as UFAs
Part of the fun of NHL free agency is seeing which teams hand out instantly regrettable contracts. Here are five players who could cause a serious case of buyer’s remorse.…
How should the Oilers approach Draisaitl’s extension, upcoming UFAs?
EDMONTON — For many, many years, Edmonton was like Winnipeg, Calgary or Ottawa. Teams in cities that a free agent could always find an excuse — the facilities, the weather,…