NHL Free Agency Rumors 2023

7:20 PM EDT, Tue September 26, 2023

Canucks 2023-24 Training Camp Battles: Defencemen

The Vancouver Canucks revamped their entire defence corps in the offseason bringing in Carson Soucy, Ian Cole and Matt Irwin via free agency, buying out Oliver Ekman-Larsson‘s massive contract and…

Puck Prose

PWHL Coming Together Nicely After Historic Week

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is just getting started but is hitting on all cylinders. Some big news had been announced, along with the free agency period, and this past week was the first ever PWHL draft. Plenty of excitement as the league, which has yet to have team names, logos, or a game […] PWHL Coming Together Nicely After Historic Week - Puck Prose - Puck Prose - NHL

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NHL Free Agents 2024: Early look at the top five players

Each summer free agency is a time for NHL teams to improve their roster from the outside. While the best teams in the league are built through the draft, free agency has allowed some of the best teams around to add that little extra bit of star power. The 2023-24 season will kick off on […] NHL Free Agents 2024: Early look at the top five players - Puck Prose - Puck Prose - NHL

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Bruins’ Don Sweeney Addresses Extension Talks With Jake DeBrusk

Jake DeBrusk can enter NHL free agency for the first time in his career once his Boston Bruins contract expires after the season. Speaking with reporters Wednesday at a press conference to announce Brad Marchand as the new Bruins captain, general manager Don Sweeney revealed he plans to talk to DeBrusk and his representation soon […]

The Hockey Writers

Red Wings’ New Additions: Roles & Predictions for 2023-24

During his post-free agency press conference, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman shared that he felt good about the players he brought in and how they’ll impact the team.…

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Regular Role Awaits Sam Lafferty

The Toronto Maple Leafs have an abundance of skill and finesse among their group of forwards and this has led to never-ending criticism is that they lack snarl and sandpaper throughout their lineup. When last year’s pre-trade deadline acquisition Noel Acciari decided to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs via free agency over the summer for […] Toronto Maple Leafs: Regular Role Awaits Sam Lafferty - Editor In Leaf - Editor In Leaf - A Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Ducks Free Agency Home Run: Teemu Selanne in 2005

We’ve reached the end of my offseason coverage exploring the major free agent moves in the history of the Anaheim Ducks. So far, we’ve taken a look at fruit-bearing signings…

The Hockey Writers

Ducks Free Agency Success: Adam Oates

Anaheim Ducks fans will always remember 2003 – the year of the organization’s first Stanley Cup Final appearance. Whether you were just happy the team exceeded expectations, or heartbroken that…

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Bruins’ Jake DeBrusk Keeping Focus On Upcoming Season

Jake DeBrusk is set for an expanded role this upcoming season, and that is the 26-year-old’s sole focus with the Bruins. DeBrusk enters the 2023-24 NHL season in the final year of a two-year contract with Boston. The seventh-year forward expressed his desire to not enter free agency and continue his career with the Black […]

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Recapping where each PWHL team stands following first signings

With the first free agency period wrapped and the inaugural draft just days away, Emily Sadler takes a look at where each of the six PWHL teams stand right now.

The Hockey Writers

Ducks Free Agency Success: Saku Koivu

During their run as a Stanley Cup contender from 2006 to 2017, Anaheim Ducks management experimented with a lot of veteran forwards to provide Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, and Teemu…

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Pros and Cons of Potentially Signing Patrick Kane

The Toronto Maple Leafs had been quite active this offseason, bringing in the likes of Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg and others through free agency. However, is their job completely done yet? There is actually one intriguing free agent that is still available for the Toronto Maple Leafs that they should consider […] Toronto Maple Leafs: Pros and Cons of Potentially Signing Patrick Kane - Editor In Leaf - Editor In Leaf - A Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Ducks Free Agency Misses: Forward Edition

Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek still has some work to do this offseason. He’s got two of his three top free agents – Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale –…

On the Forecheck

Wednesday’s Dump & Chase: Wait and Hope

The PWHL’s brief period of pre-draft free agency has begun. Poulin going to Montreal might be the least surprising news of the summer. Meanwhile, the NHL pre-season rankings have begun. Shoutout to Shawn P. Roarke for putting the Preds on there at all (in 16th), but the consensus is definitely that the Colorado Avalanche and […]

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PWHL Signing Tracker: Emily Clark, Brianne Jenner join Ottawa

The free-agency period in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League is now open, with each team able to sign three foundational players before the remainder of the rosters are filled out in the player draft. The initial free-agency window will be open from Sept. 1-10 and Sportsnet will be keeping track of every player signed below.

A Winning Habit

Montreal Canadiens: Alex Killorn Open To Joining Habs Later In Career

The Montreal Canadiens were not a big player in free agency this offseason, but that will change in the future. The Habs just are not expected to be a contender this season and wisely chose to not spend money on free agents knowing they aren’t going to push them into the playoffs anyway. In a […] Montreal Canadiens: Alex Killorn Open To Joining Habs Later In Career - A Winning Habit - A Winning Habit - A Montreal Canadiens Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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PWHL Free Agency Primer: Where Poulin, Knight, Nurse could go and why

We have teams, we have GMs, and now comes the fun part: Forming the PWHL’s teams. Emily Sadler takes a look at the player pool to pick which superstar players fit best and why.

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Breaking News: PWHL announces General Managers and draft order

Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Boston has their woman in charge, stealing her from the Bruins. The new PWHL team in Boston has announced their GM today. On the same day free agency goes live. Danielle Marmer will take on the role of first GM in team history as she leaves a role with the Bruins as a Player Development and Scouting Assistant, the first woman to hold an on-ice role for the Bruins. Marmer is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where she also held the position of Director of Operations. In addition she held an associate coaching position at...

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Jake DeBrusk ‘Hoping’ To Stay With Bruins, Not Head Into Free Agency

Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk is entering the final season of his two-year, $8 million contract he signed in 2022 with his first opportunity to test the waters of free agency at the conclusion of the season. “I’m hoping to stay (with the Boston Bruins). It’s the only team that I know and the team that […]

The Hockey Writers

Ducks’ Free Agency Misses: Defense Edition

This offseason I’ve covered some free agency signings by the Anaheim Ducks that have worked out greatly in their favor. Sergei Fedorov is the only “miss” I’ve covered so far.…

Editor In Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs: Letting Nylander Walk Maybe Better Than Trade

The optics of the Toronto Maple Leafs letting William Nylander walk in free-agency for no return would be terrible. That, however, is still one of the Toronto Maple Leafs better options. William Nylander is a free agent after this season. If he isn’t signed by then, the Leafs won’t get anything for him. Nylander, however, […] Toronto Maple Leafs: Letting Nylander Walk Maybe Better Than Trade - Editor In Leaf - Editor In Leaf - A Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Hefford details PWHL free agency process, sets date for draft

PWHL senior vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford explains the process for players being eligible for the PWHL’s free agency period, details how the draft will work, and touches on how teams will fill out their rosters.

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Ranking the 2023-24 Devils’ Top 4 Defensemen

Despite losing Damon Severson and Ryan Graves to free agency, the New Jersey Devils still possess a strong defensive core. The back end is something that general manager Tom Fitzgerald…

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Coyotes Can Help AHL Roster Via Free Agency

The Arizona Coyotes have made some sound decisions this offseason to build a competitive roster that may qualify for a playoff spot this season. The lineup has more skill, speed,…

All About The Jersey

The Long Road Back

Photo by Bruce Bennett/ Your humble blogger takes a look back at a long, very-frequently-maddening ten-year stretch of Devils hockey that he wrote a whole lot of words about. When I started writing for this blog a little over ten years ago, the Devils were still among the model franchises in the league, or at least they still had that type of lingering shine about them. The Devils were stumbling through a lockout-shortened 2013 season, having just lost their captain and (arguably) top forward to free agency after falling two wins short of the Stanley Cup in 2012. The...

A Winning Habit

Montreal Canadiens: Jeff Petry Trade Will Help Habs In Free Agency For Years To Come

The Montreal Canadiens made a couple of trades in the month of August, which is usually as quiet a month as a hockey fan can find on the calendar. Both of those trades involved Jeff Petry, who was traded away to the Pittsburgh Penguins a year ago after requesting a deal out of Montreal and […] Montreal Canadiens: Jeff Petry Trade Will Help Habs In Free Agency For Years To Come - A Winning Habit - A Winning Habit - A Montreal Canadiens Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Del Zotto ready for leadership role with Canucks

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Michael Del Zotto talks to reporters about free agency, overcoming adversity early in his career, and preparing himself for an upcoming leadership role with the Canucks.