The New York Islanders are bringing back one of their restricted free agents by re-signing forward Shane Prince to a two-year contract, the team announced Friday.
Prince will earn $850,000 per season, reports Newsday's Arthur Staple. The new salary marks a small raise from the $700,000 he earned last year.
The 23-year-old was acquired in a mid-season trade that sent a third-round pick to the Ottawa Senators. He finished his first full NHL season with six goals and 11 assists in 62 games.
My take on the notable free-agent signings of the opening day of the NHL’s 2016 free-agent market. Tampa Bay Lightning re-sign defenseman Victor Hedman to an eight-year, $63 million contract. Hedman’s new deal kicks in for 2017-18, with an annual average cap hit of $7.875 million. He probably would’ve received $9 million annually had he […]
Miele signed a one-year contract, the club announced. It's worth a reported $600,000, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.
It appears the 28-year-old will get a crack at the NHL level after ripping up the AHL the last two seasons. He had 62 points in 75 games last season, and 70 points in 71 games in 2014-15.
Miele's played 15 games in the NHL, recording two assists.
The San Jose Sharks have added speed to their forward group, signing Mikkel Boedker to a four-year, $16-million contract, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.
Sharks were looking to add more speed on the wing, they certainly got it in Boedker. And at a decent price.
The 30-year-old recorded 43 points in 76 games last season split between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, and he added a pair of goals during the Panthers' first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders.
Purcell is taking a significant pay cut after making $4.5 million per season the past three years, from a deal signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2013.
Gordon had two goals and two assists in 65 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season. His signing made Ryan White expendable, and White ended up signing in Arizona.
A veteran of almost 700 regular-season games, Gordon will turn 33 on Oct. 18.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Islanders moved quickly at the start of NHL free agency, signing forwards Andrew Ladd and Jason Chimera but losing longtime stars Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo.
Ladd agreed to a seven-year contract Friday, and Ch...
Four years since his last stint in the NHL, 29-year-old Russian winger Radulov is back in North America. While undeniably talented, the 15th overall pick in the 2004 draft has had an inglorious run as an NHLer.
After rookie and sophomore seasons as a Predator in which he tallied 44 goals and 51 assists in 145 games, Radulov jumped to the KHL for the 2008-09 season. He remained there until coming back to Nashville for 17 total contests in 2011-12. Things ended poorly that season, as Radulov was suspended by the team for breaking curfew during the playoffs, and he ultimately returned to the KHL.
In the four subsequent seasons, all with CSKA Moscow, Radulov recorded 78 goals and 160 assists in 181 games. Firmly in his prime, he's never had any trouble putting up points wherever he's played, be it at home or abroad.
Like with any free agent signed so early in the offseason, it's difficult to project where exactly he'll feature on his team, but given his offensive pedigree, he'll likely play on a line centered by either Alex Galchenyuk or Tomas Plekanec and see ample power play time.
The Canadiens gambled (and failed) on a one-year contract to a similarly "enigmatic" Russian last offseason, Alexander Semin, whose Montreal tenure lasted only 15 games. For fantasy purposes, Radulov likely represents a late-round flier. A best case scenario would be 20 goals and 30 assists, but the chief concern would be how much rust Radulov has after being away from the NHL for four seasons.
While he hasn't missed huge chunks of time due to injury at any point in his career, he sat out at least a handful of games during each of the last four KHL seasons, a concern given his physical style of play. Still, as a late-round gamble, Radulov has a lot of potential, especially if details of his expected usage in Montreal emerge closer to fantasy draft time.
