There’s still plenty of time for NHL teams to sort out their active rosters and salary cap pictures this summer. After all, teams can exceed the $88MM upper limit by up to 10% during the offseason, and training camps are still nearly two months away. Still, this year’s early July rush means that all the notable contracts for this season, at least in terms of salary cap impact, … [Read more...] about NHL Teams Facing Fall Cap Crunches
Flyers Sign Travis Konecny To Eight-Year Extension
The Flyers have signed top-line winger Travis Konecny to an eight-year, $70MM contract extension, the team announced. Teammate Travis Sanheim hinted at the news a few minutes before the announcement (X link). The deal, which carries a cap hit of $8.75MM, will begin in the 2025-26 season and keep him under contract in Philly through 2032-33. It’s a significant raise from his … [Read more...] about Flyers Sign Travis Konecny To Eight-Year Extension
Matvei Michkov Officially In Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers top prospect Matvei Michkov has officially landed with the team after a 22-hour flight to the United States (team tweet). The 2023 seventh overall pick was greeted at the airport by Flyers general manager Danny Briere and president of hockey operations Keith Jones and wanted to get on the ice immediately but wasn’t able to. The 19-year-old forward signed his … [Read more...] about Matvei Michkov Officially In Philadelphia
Flyers’ Yegor Zavragin Loaned To HK Sochi
Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Yegor Zavragin has been loaned from the KHL’s SKA St. Petersburg to HK Sochi for the 2024-25 season. Sochi is a feeder club for top KHL club SKA, who recently acquired Zavragin’s rights from the Yugra Khant-Mansiysk of the VHL, Russia’s second-tier league, where Zavragin played 17 games last season. He dazzled in the opportunity, posting … [Read more...] about Flyers’ Yegor Zavragin Loaned To HK Sochi
Snapshots: Johnson, Clowe, Jiricek, Karpovich
Veteran NHL defenseman Erik Johnson is gearing up for his 18th season in the NHL, continuing his streak of playing in every season since his first-overall selection in 2007. And despite a career accoladed by a Stanley Cup win and medals at both the Olympic Games and World Championship, the 36-year-old Johnson told Jonathan Bailey of Philly Hockey Now that he hasn’t considered … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Johnson, Clowe, Jiricek, Karpovich