Pro Hockey Rumors

Most NHL free agent business is dealt with in the early summer months. There is one important date later each year, however. August 15 marks the date when NHL teams lose their exclusive signing rights to most college-drafted players if they’ve graduated (or completed without graduating) college and are not yet signed to an entry-level contract. Earlier this month, we published … [Read more...] about Update On This Year’s August 15 Free Agents

The Boston Bruins have signed free agent forward John Farinacci to a two-year entry-level contract with a $910K cap hit, per a team release. Farinacci, a 2019 third-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes, became a free agent yesterday when the Coyotes let his exclusive signing rights lapse by not signing him to an ELC. Steve Conroy of The Boston Herald first reported the Bruins were … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins Sign John Farinacci To Entry-Level Deal

When Boston Bruins center David Krejci officially announced his retirement yesterday, he only confirmed his retirement from the NHL – leaving the door open for a potential return to European or international play. Speaking with reporters, including Patrick Donnelly of the Boston Sports Journal today, Krejci said that was intentional, and he is indeed considering playing in the … [Read more...] about David Krejci Could Play At 2024 World Championships

As even most mid-tier free agents are now off the market, it’s a good time to look at how each team has fared on the free agent market this offseason. We’re publishing a list of one-way signings (i.e., likelier to start the season on the NHL roster) by team, per division, to keep you updated on NHL player movement since the new league year began on July 1. Asterisked players … [Read more...] about August Free Agency Update: Atlantic Division

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman met the media yesterday (video link) to discuss his new one-year, $3.475MM deal that came from an arbitrator.  He indicated that while he’s grateful for having gone through the process, he has no desire to do so in the future.  Swayman is coming off a breakout campaign that saw him post a 2.27 GAA with a .920 SV% and four shutouts in 37 games … [Read more...] about Jeremy Swayman Hoping To Not Go Through Arbitration Again

A veteran of fourteen years in the National Hockey League from 1970-1983, goaltender Gilles Gilbert passed away this morning at the age of 74, per Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now. Gilbert is best known for being in net for the Boston Bruins in the 1979 playoffs, where Guy Lafleur of the Montreal Canadiens would score the game-tying goal with less than two minutes left in Game … [Read more...] about Gilles Gilbert Passes Away At 74

Earlier today, an independent arbitrator settled the contract for goaltender Jeremy Swayman and the Boston Bruins, awarding the young goaltender a one-year, $3.475MM contract for the 2023-24 NHL season. Now that Swayman has a contract for next year and much of the heavy lifting of the offseason is already concluded, the Bruins currently find themselves with roughly $429k in cap … [Read more...] about Examining The Boston Bruins Salary Cap Situation

The Toronto Maple Leafs were active this summer in trying to add some toughness to their roster in the form of enforcers and multi-dimensional players, eventually settling on Max Domi, Ryan Reaves and Tyler Bertuzzi. Those weren’t the only players they contacted of that ilk, however. Both forward Milan Lucic (YouTube link) and defenseman Radko Gudas (link to iSport.cz) revealed … [Read more...] about Toronto Maple Leafs Had Interest In Milan Lucic, Radko Gudas