Panthers Sign Aaron Ekblad to 8-Year Contract Extension
The Florida Panthers have re-signed defenseman Aaron Ekblad to an 8-year contract worth an average annual value of $6.1 million. Sounds like this is going to be around 8 x…
Category Archives: 2025 NHL Free Agency
Golden Knights Notebook: NHL Draft, Free Agency, a Look Ahead & More
Welcome back to the Vegas Golden Knights notebook. The 2025 NHL Draft has concluded, and it wrapped up with a mixed bag of reviews. The decentralized draft wasn’t well received…
Sabres Need to Make Hard Push to Sign Scoring Help in Free Agency
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft has now concluded, which means it’s time to enter free agency, which officially opens at noon on July 1. We’ve already heard reports from Sportsnet’s…
Maple Leafs Free Agent Watch: Marchand, Mangiapane, Suter & Perry in the Mix
As Mitch Marner heads for the exits—so far, quietly and without much fanfare—the Toronto Maple Leafs face a full-blown identity shift. The team, long defined by regular-season flash and playoff…
3 Bruins Free Agents Most Likely to Sign With a New Team
The Boston Bruins had several players set to become free agents on July 1. However, their biggest challenge was their restricted free agents (RFA), who are still under team control,…
3 Free Agents the Jets Should Pursue if Ehlers Leaves
Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will test unrestricted free agency after 10 seasons with the organization since being drafted ninth overall in 2014. While the door isn’t closed on the…
3 Former Maple Leafs They Could Reunite With in Free Agency
Free agency opens in less than 24 hours, and things are starting to heat up. Over the last 48 hours, the Toronto Maple Leafs have signed both John Tavares and…
3 Centers the Canucks Should Target in Free Agency
It’s crazy to think that just a year ago, the Vancouver Canucks had the enviable four-center punch of J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, Elias Lindholm and Teddy Blueger. And before that,…
3 Under-the-Radar Free Agency Targets for the Blue Jackets
Free agency is just around the corner, and the Columbus Blue Jackets have already found a way to solidify their bottom-six forward corps by adding Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood,…
Sharks Must Use Free Agency to Improve the Bottom Six
When discussing his team’s needs this offseason on Tuesday, June 24, San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier kept it simple. “We need everything,” he told reporters. “You watched the…