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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Penguins Still Have Big Roster Need To Address
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made multiple additions to their roster this off-season. Some of the players they brought in this summer include Anthony Mantha, Matt Dumba, Justin Brazeau, Arturs Silovs, Connor Clifton, and Parker Wotherspoon. Overall, the Penguins have added to their depth so far this summer.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Penguins' Low-Risk Move Could Pay Off Big Time
The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought in multiple new players so far this off-season. This includes forward Anthony Mantha, as the Penguins signed the veteran winger to a one-year contract that carries a $2.5 million cap hit. It also comes with an extra $2 million of potential performance bonuses.
Edmonton Journal
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
FLAMES FREE-AGENCY: Everything you need to know
Article content The Calgary Flames aren't expected to be big players on the first day of free-agency. That doesn't mean it's going to be an entirely quiet day, though. Even if they aren't going fishing for the biggest names in the market and are still early in their retool, the Flames have a few needs they are looking to address and lots of cap space to play with. Article content Here's what you need to know heading into Tuesday's first day of free-agency: Article content Projected Cap Space: US$19.82-million Unrestricted free agents: Anthony Mantha (RW), Kevin Rooney (C) , Joel Hanley (D), Dan Vladar (G) What they did last year: The Flames have been trying to get younger and 'retool' for the last couple of years, so it was no surprise when they didn't make much of a splash on July 1, 2024. They took a flyer on Anthony Mantha, who signed a one-year 'prove it' contract and was playing pretty well before suffering a season-ending knee injury in November. They also brought defenceman Jake Bean home on a two-year deal, gave fourth-line sparkplug Ryan Lomberg a two-year contract and added Justin Kirkland, who had previously spent three years in the Flames farm system. None of those deals were long-term. Are there worries about their departing UFAs? Not particularly. Hanley had a great season last year and has earned himself a contract somewhere, the unfortunate reality is that he's a 34-year-old defenceman and the Flames are going to need to make room for Zayne Parekh and Hunter Brzustewicz pretty soon, so there's just more playing time that'll be available elsewhere. That's no knock on Hanley. Article content Article content The emergence of Matt Coronato and Adam Klapka means there's not really space on the right-wing for Mantha, who was dealt a rough hand with the knee injury he suffered early in the season. Ultimately, he's just surplus to requirements. Same goes for Kevin Rooney, whose contributions in 70 games last year shouldn't be overlooked. But again, he's 32 and there are young players like Sam Morton knocking on the door for more NHL playing time and re-signing Kirkland means they've already got veteran cover for the fourth-line. Vladar is the most interesting of the – presumably – departing UFAs. He did well as the Flames backup in 30 games this season and expressed interest in staying in Calgary after the season. The two sides didn't come to an agreement, though, and that likely means either Devin Cooley is backing up Wolf or they'll have to find help in an underwhelming class of free-agent goaltenders. Article content What are the Flames' needs heading into free-agency? The answer to this question depends on what you want the Flames to be next year. Are you hoping they're somehow going to contend for the Stanley Cup? In that case, there are a lot of needs. If you're seeing this as Year 2 of a retool process and are hoping the Flames will make room on the roster for younger players while hovering around a playoff spot, it's a very different answer. Realistically, though, the Flames could probably use two things: A backup goalie and a defence partner for MacKenzie Weegar. The goaltender needs to be able to at least provide some competition for Cooley in the fight to fill-in when Dustin Wolf needs a break. On the blue line, the Flames likely aren't looking to add anyone spectacular, but getting a left-shot defender who can reliably play 18 minutes every night would be ideal. Article content Who could they sign on Tuesday? We went deep on this topic here and the truth is while there are a couple holes in the roster that GM Craig Conroy will need to fill, the priority will likely be maintaining cap flexibility moving forward. It just doesn't make sense to make a big splash in free-agency and overpay for stars. The early-returns on the Flames' last two drafts are encouraging, and it's now a waiting game as those players develop and hopefully hit the point where they'll be cracking the NHL roster. That's a year or two away, and until the team knows what they've got in their young core, spending big in free-agency doesn't make much sense. Expect a quieter day on Tuesday, but that doesn't mean there will be nothing. The goaltending market is rough enough that the Flames have been linked with Russian shot-stopper Ivan Prozvetov, while defencemen like Ryan Lindgren and Parker Wotherspoon might not be the biggest names on the market, but they could fit the bill for the Flames. Article content Could they move fast on Dustin Wolf? Wolf becomes a restricted free-agent on July 1 of next summer, and he's a guy the Flames definitely, 100% have in their long-term plans. He proved emphatically that he can excel in the NHL in his rookie season, posting a 29-16-8 record with a 2.65 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage while finishing second in Calder Trophy voting. It's true that goalies can regress in their second year, but there's every reason to believe he's the Flames' starting goaltender of the future. Tuesday will be the first day he's eligible to sign an extension, and it's surely going to be a priority for the Flames to get something done as soon as possible. They signed Yegor Sharangovich to a long-term deal when he was in the same situation a year ago, so it wouldn't be a surprise if we get news of Wolf putting pen-to-paper on an extension sooner rather than later – and quite possibly as early as Tuesday. Latest National Stories
National Post
30-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
FLAMES FREE-AGENCY: Everything you need to know
The Calgary Flames aren't expected to be big players on the first day of free-agency. That doesn't mean it's going to be an entirely quiet day, though. Even if they aren't going fishing for the biggest names in the market and are still early in their retool, the Flames have a few needs they are looking to address and lots of cap space to play with. Article content Article content Here's what you need to know heading into Tuesday's first day of free-agency: Article content Article content Projected Cap Space: US$19.82-million Article content Article content The Flames have been trying to get younger and 'retool' for the last couple of years, so it was no surprise when they didn't make much of a splash on July 1, 2024. They took a flyer on Anthony Mantha, who signed a one-year 'prove it' contract and was playing pretty well before suffering a season-ending knee injury in November. They also brought defenceman Jake Bean home on a two-year deal, gave fourth-line sparkplug Ryan Lomberg a two-year contract and added Justin Kirkland, who had previously spent three years in the Flames farm system. None of those deals were long-term. Article content Not particularly. Hanley had a great season last year and has earned himself a contract somewhere, the unfortunate reality is that he's a 34-year-old defenceman and the Flames are going to need to make room for Zayne Parekh and Hunter Brzustewicz pretty soon, so there's just more playing time that'll be available elsewhere. That's no knock on Hanley. Article content The emergence of Matt Coronato and Adam Klapka means there's not really space on the right-wing for Mantha, who was dealt a rough hand with the knee injury he suffered early in the season. Ultimately, he's just surplus to requirements. Same goes for Kevin Rooney, whose contributions in 70 games last year shouldn't be overlooked. But again, he's 32 and there are young players like Sam Morton knocking on the door for more NHL playing time and re-signing Kirkland means they've already got veteran cover for the fourth-line. Article content Vladar is the most interesting of the – presumably – departing UFAs. He did well as the Flames backup in 30 games this season and expressed interest in staying in Calgary after the season. The two sides didn't come to an agreement, though, and that likely means either Devin Cooley is backing up Wolf or they'll have to find help in an underwhelming class of free-agent goaltenders. Article content Article content Article content The answer to this question depends on what you want the Flames to be next year. Are you hoping they're somehow going to contend for the Stanley Cup? In that case, there are a lot of needs. If you're seeing this as Year 2 of a retool process and are hoping the Flames will make room on the roster for younger players while hovering around a playoff spot, it's a very different answer.
