ith the free agent frenzy in the rear view mirror, I’m looking through each team’s moves and analyzing their roster as it sits now. This post will focus on the Eastern Conference teams.
2021 Offseason Update: July 27-29 – Western Conference
With the free agent frenzy starting to subside, I’m looking through each team’s moves over the past few days and analyzing their roster as it sits now. While we should expect a few more notable roster moves before training camps open, we probably have a reasonable picture of how things will look at this point.
2021 Offseason Update: July 22-26
In this update, we’re covering the period over the NHL Entry Draft, leading up to free agency. There were some impactful roster moves so let’s dig right into some of the notable ones.
2021 Offseason Update: Expansion Draft
The expansion draft is in the books and the Seattle Kraken have their initial roster. While there may still be side deals to be announced that could change the landscape, let’s take a look at Seattle’s initial selections as well as some of the notable impacts on other teams around the league.
2021 Offseason Update: July 14-20
Deadlines spur action and the pre-expansion roster freeze was no exception. Which teams won and lost in the flurry of activity leading up to the roster freeze?
2021 Offseason Update: July 7-13
With the Stanley Cup awarded and the expansion draft only a week away, the 2021 NHL offseason is starting to heat up. Let’s jump in and take a look at some of the notable moves over the past week.
2020-2021 Season Review: Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020-2021 Stanley Cup Champions. With back-to-back cup wins, the Bolts are now unquestionably the team to beat as they eye a three-peat in 2021-2022. Let’s take a look at their season.
2020-2021 Season Review: Montreal Canadiens
After going down 3-1 in the first round to the archrival Maple Leafs, the Habs engineered a comeback and went on a magical run to the Stanley Cup Final where they fell short against the powerhouse Lightning. Let’s take a look at the Canadiens season.
Offseason Update: June 30 – July 6
We saw the first trade of the offseason and, with it, possibly the best move of the offseason so far. The Los Angeles Kings traded a pair of draft picks to Nashville to acquire forward Victor Arvidsson from the Predators.
Assessing Contract Value
In the salary cap era, it’s become very important for NHL teams to spend their cap dollars efficiently to be competitive.