Tyson Barrie seems determined to go the distance in arbitration with the Colorado Avalanche, whose coach Patrick Roy is rumored to have sourced on the young offensive defenseman. UPDATE: The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Tyson Barrie to a four-year, $22-million contract Sunday hours before an arbitration ruling was due. Tyson, the only one of [...]
Taking a look at the previous six Calder winners and finalists and coming up with a new list for the 2017 season… […]
The NHL draft is barely behind us and yet the next scouting season for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft is about to begin. The first major tournament is the Ivan Hlinka, which is held in the Czech Republic each year. This year the tournament is scheduled to run from August 8th to the 13th, with [...]
Looking at whether the success of a propect's team has an effect on his future draft position in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Every year in the Canadian junior hockey leagues there are standout teams and outright dominant ones. These successes are often due to the prescence of elite prospects playing on the team at hand, [...]
While all NHL GMs wrestle with the league-wide salary cap, Jim Rutherford of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the only one whose team is currently over the league's cap ceiling. When do NHL GMs get to use vacation time? After the seemingly interminable season ends and the Stanley Cup parade is done, the annual entry [...]
Was there ever any doubt that Maple Leaf GM Lou Lamoriello would sign franchise center Auston Matthews to an entry-level contract? Welcome back for my latest Prospect Ramblings column. This week, I look at the media mirage surrounding the Auston Matthews contract signing, the upcoming rookie tournaments across the league, and Chris [...]
This time of year, we watch closely on those players who are headed for Salary Arbitration… ***JULY 27 UPDATE – Only Tyson Barrie (Jul 29), Martin Marincin (Aug 3) and Michael Stone (Aug 4) are left unsigned, the rest have settled. **JULY 25 UPDATE – Brayden Schenn (Jul 25), Peter Holland (Jul 25) and Frank Corrado (Jul 26) have signed. [...]
Traded from a powerhouse in Chicago, Teuvo Teravainen will assume a more important role in Carolina. Welcome back to an impromptu Prospect Ramblings! Today, I look at three prospects who should have an opportunity to take the next step in their NHL careers this season. These prospects can entrench themselves as bona fide [...]
Looking at the remaining RFAs around the league in this Sunday Ramblings... Its that time of year again, when players and organizations battling for better contracts have to choose whether to give in, stand ground, or go through the arbitration process. This is a stressful process for players (who feel underappreciated), organizations (who feel pressured [...]
The Sabres can't wait for 2016 first-round pick Alexander Nylander to show up at their training camp. Another NHL season is in the rearview mirror, the entry draft has come and gone, and free agents have been getting signed, or not, for more than two weeks. Hockey season is over – except for general [...]
