Category: NHL Betting
NHL salary cap will be $75M for 2017-18 season (Updated: It’s official)
As expected, the NHL’s salary cap ceiling will be $75 million for the 2017-18 season, according to a variety of reporters including Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Chris Johnston. The cap floor – aka the minimum total cap hit a team can carry – will Click here to read the full article…
12 biggest surprises on Vegas expansion lists
We finally know which players the Vegas Golden Knights will have a chance to select this week but what surprises have the protected lists thrown up. Click here to read the full article…
NHL expansion draft protected lists revealed
NHL teams submitted their expansion draft protected lists on Saturday, and on Sunday those lists were released to the public. Click here to read the full article…
Yes, Predators expose Neal instead of Jarnkrok to expansion draft
The Nashville Predators indeed chose to protect Calle Jarnkrok instead of James Neal from the expansion draft, as Sunday’s list confirmed. Once it became clear that GM David Poile hadn’t (yet?) convinced Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee to accept a trade not to take someone like Neal, there were questions about whether the Predators…
Fleury, Neal among players left unprotected
Fleury, Neal among players left unprotected Click here to read the full article…
Full protected, unprotected expansion list
Full protected, unprotected expansion list Click here to read the full article…
NHL reveals expansion draft protected lists for Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights must choose one player from each team. Click here to read the full article…
Vegas GM McPhee holds all the cards leading to expansion draft
The expansion draft trade/waiver freeze is now in effect until Thursday morning, but that doesn’t mean the Golden Knights general manager can’t still work the phones in search of a deal (or deals) with other clubs. Teams can still resume making trades with Vegas — and only Vegas — beginning tomorrow morning and through Wednesday,…
Report: Capitals expose Nate Schmidt in expansion draft
The Washington Capitals have reportedly decided to go with the 7-3-1 option for their protected list ahead of the Vegas expansion draft. That is according to Washington Post hockey writer Isabelle Khurshudyan, who expected the Capitals to protect Alex Click here to read the full article…
Mike Smith a shot in the dark for Flames
The Calgary Flames acquired Mike Smith from Arizona Coyotes in their continued search for a capable No. 1 starter. Click here to read the full article…
The Wild didn’t make a move prior to trade freeze deadline
With the expansion trade/waiver freeze approaching, the Wild was one of the intriguing teams to watch, given their surplus of defensemen — not to mention the fact they still don’t have a pick in the first two rounds of the NHL Entry Draft. It had been previously reported that Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher had…
Morning Skate: Blueshirts looking for help on blue line
The Bruins haven’t officially parted ways with too many of their own impending free agents to this point in the process, but they will be breaking ties with fourth-line energy forward Zac Rinaldo. The winger was told this week that he won’t be back with the Bruins now that his contract is up, and Rinaldo…