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The Montreal Canadiens and Kirby Dach are heading toward an interesting contract negotiation this summer. After extending him a qualifying offer worth $4 million for the 2026-27 season, the Canadiens retained control of the restricted free agent, but Dach elected not to sign the offer and instead filed for salary arbitration. While arbitration often sounds…
The Edmonton Oilers are entering their most important season in franchise history. Salary cap management is crucial, and they need team-friendly deals to remain competitive during their Stanley Cup window. General manager Stan Bowman has had a busy offseason thus far. He added important pieces on solid contracts, while also shedding much-needed salary. He traded…
Many of the New York Rangers’ top players either missed extended time with injuries or underperformed last season. They did get strong play from some of their young players late in the season, but it was not enough to get the team into the playoff race. One veteran whose role was diminished by the strong…
Maybe “now or never” is far too harsh an assessment of Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Reinbacher’s chances. However, following a litany of recent moves by the club to improve its depth on Reinbacher’s right side on defense, punctuated by their signing of prospect Bogdan Konyushkov on Friday, he’s at the very least under the gun,…
Free agency day has come and gone, but there are still quite a few key players who haven’t signed with new teams yet, and one of the most interesting is Anthony Mantha. He is coming off the best season of his entire career, and considering there are still teams looking to add scoring depth to…
The Montreal Canadiens have already taken care of several important pieces of their young core over the last few years. Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson and Noah Dobson have all received long-term commitments from Kent Hughes, giving the organization plenty of stability moving forward. After a promising first season with…
NHL The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Colton Dach to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.2 million US, the NHL club announced Sunday. 23-year-old was acquired from Chicago at the trade deadline last season The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 12, 2026 5:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 40 minutes…
It took over a month, but the Vancouver Canucks now have a full coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. General manager (GM) Ryan Johnson announced on Friday (June 10) that Ryan Mougenel, Jordan Smith and Jason Krog would be the trio of assistants joining head coach Manny Malhotra behind the bench. Andrew Shaw was also…
The Detroit Red Wings’ NHL roster remains surrounded by uncertainty after Dylan Larkin’s trade request, but one area of the organization continues to trend in the right direction is its prospect pipeline. This year’s draft added another layer of depth to a system that has quietly become one of the league’s deeper groups, even if…
Reports suggest the Toronto Maple Leafs have gauged the market and listened to offers for Matthew Knies. To this point, they’ve likely turned down at least a couple of significant pitches, including a rumored package centered on a top-10 pick. Understandably, it would take a lot for Toronto and GM John Chayka to move on….
