Last night, the Montreal Canadiens season came to an end, with a 6-1 defeat. Looking ahead to the 2013-14 campaign, the team must make decisions on their impending free agents. The biggest name on the Canadiens list of impending unrestricted free agents is Michael Ryder. Ryder has done well in a Canadiens’ uniform and has expressed an [...]

Name Pos Age Team G A P +/- Mike Ribeiro C 33 WAS 11 24 35 -3 Patrik Elias C 36 NJD 10 20 30 8 Brad Boyes R 30 NYI 8 21 29 -10 Michael Ryder R 33 MTL 13 15 28 6 Pascal Dupuis R 33 PIT 17 9 26 21 Jaromir Jagr [...]

Unrestricted free agent Jason Arnott may be on the verge of inking his second deal of this short season, after his first one with the New York Rangers fell through. Sportsnet’s Mark Spector reports Arnott is apparently in good shape, and ready to sign with an NHL squad. “Agent Wade Arnott says brother Jason ‘cleared to play’ after knee [...]

With Shawn Horcoff and Eric Belanger out hurt, the Edmonton Oilers are short on experienced centermen. With the trade market not yet fully revealing who will be buys and sellers, Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal suggets GM Steve Tambellini could look to the free agent market to fill the void. Willis suggest Jason Arnott, Blair Betts, Dominic Moore, Brendan Morrison, and Jesse Winchester as options, and proposes Daymond Langkow could serve [...]

P.K. Subban‘s agent, Don Meehan, said Wednesday that he expects to speak with Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin before the end of the week. Despite rumors of offer sheets and trades, Meehan commented that their focus is trying to work something out with the Canadiens. “It’s come down to this I want to be paid what [...]

Update: ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun suggests the San Jose Sharks could still decide against signing UFA Scott Gomez. LeBrun tweeted the following, Tuesday afternoon. “Sharks should decide within next day or so how they proceed with Gomez. Being very thorough. If they sign him, should be around 1 yr/$700,000.” January 20th: The San Jose Sharks are currently considered the “best bet” to land Scott Gomez. Today [...]

Earlier today we posted that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis reportedly has a potential deal in place for Roberto Luongo. Below are some more Luongo rumors and other Quick Hits from around the league: The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks are interested in trading for Roberto Luongo, according to Bob McKenzie via TSN Radio. McKenzie also [...]

The Vancouver Canucks ”could reconnect” with unrestricted free agent Jason Arnott over the next few days, according to the Fourth Period. With Ryan Kesler still out, the Canucks need reinforcements at center. The reigning Presidents Trophy winners showed interest in Arnott over the summer and a deal for the veteran pivot could happen quickly now that the lockout is over. Still, Wade [...]

Below is a list of the remaining restricted free agents that have yet to sign with their team. They must wait until the new CBA is ratified to sign a new contract. Dmitry Kulikov  D FLA 22  $        1,325,000 Nick Petrecki D SAN 23  $        1,125,000 Michael Del Zotto D NYR 22  $        1,087,500 Ryan O’Reilly [...]

Some Quick Hits regarding the new Collective Bargaining Agreement: Free agents both restricted and unrestricted must wait for a CBA to be finalized before they can sign new contracts, according to Adrian Dater of the Denver Post. The most interesting cases likely lie in the RFA’s: P.K. Subban and Jamie Benn rank among the biggest impact [...]