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NHL free agency live updates: Signings, analysis, grades and buzz
Our updated tracker featuring a list of every player signed, along with analysis on the biggest deals and buzz on what could happen next.
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NHL free agency grades: Why Danault addition is wise for the Kings
We offer our takes on players' fits with their new teams, the terms of each deal and overall grades for each new contract.
NHL TRADE GRADES
Grading the Kuemper trade: Avs get their goalie, at a steep cost
Colorado sent defenseman Conor Timmins and two draft picks to Arizona. We grade both GMs on the swap.
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Trade grades: Can Evgenii Dadonov juice Vegas' goal scoring?
The scoring winger comes over from Ottawa, hoping to bolster an offense that diminished in the playoffs. Here are grades for both GMs.
Trade grades: Fleury trade a calculated insult by Vegas
The face of the Golden Knights' franchise was traded to the Blackhawks -- and apparently found out about it first on social media.
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2021 NHL DRAFT
WINNERS, LOSERS AND MORE
NHL draft winners and losers: First-round goalies, Steve Yzerman, University of Michigan hockey
With the draft (finally) complete, we run down who comes away looking great -- and not so great -- after the weekend.
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2021 NHL draft: Pick tracker and analysis for every team
Here are all 224 picks from the 2021 NHL draft, along with scouting notes and team fits for every Round 1 selection.
Fantasy outlook on Owen Power, Matthew Beniers, and more
Victoria Matiash breaks down what to expect from Owen Power, Matthew Beniers, Mason McTavish, and the rest of the top picks in the 2021 NHL draft.
SCHEDULE RELEASE
KEY MATCHUPS
NHL schedule release: Most intriguing games, Seattle Kraken revenge tour, key dates, more
With the NHL schedule for next season finalized, here are the dates we have circled on our calendars.
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COMING SOON: THE KRAKEN!
Kraken released: Top takeaways from the expansion draft, and what's next
Where were the trades? Plus, why Seattle drafted Chris Driedger instead of Carey Price, and a look ahead to more potential moves on the way.
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Been there, done that: Vegas Golden Knights have advice for Seattle Kraken
Players from the Knights, who made the Stanley Cup Final in their first year of existence, share sage advice for members of the NHL's newest franchise.
Meet the Kraken: Full results of the NHL expansion draft
Check out all 30 players who were selected in the 2021 NHL expansion draft.
Top Headlines
- Source: Avs get goalie Kuemper, pay steep price
- Getzlaf reaches one-year deal to return to Ducks
- 'Family element' helps sway Foligno to Bruins
- Hurricanes sign controversial veteran DeAngelo
- Devils secure D Hamilton with 7-year, $63M deal
- Predators keep Granlund on 4-year, $20M deal
- Bolts extend Point through '30 to offset losses
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NHL free-agency tiers: Ranking the top 90 (plus) players
Who are the top players hitting the market? We sort them out into six tiers to set up this summer's frenzy.
Execs rank NHL's top 10 centers
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Ranking the NHL's top centers for 2021: Execs, coaches, players debate the top 10
A trio of young perennial MVP candidates tops our list. Where does 33-year-old Sidney Crosby finish?
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