NHL 2026: Every Team's Biggest Need & Dream UFA Fit
A thin free-agent class makes 2026 about fit, not fame. The Need-Fit Map names all 32 teams' biggest hole and the realistic target who fills...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
Free Agency
NHL free agency news and signings
NHL Cap Space 2026: Who Can Actually Sign Tuch?
A quarter-billion in unspent cap room sits across the NHL — and almost none of it belongs to a team that wants to win. The War Chest Index r...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
NHL Arbitration 2026: Eligible List
NHL RFAs must file for salary arbitration by July 5. Jason Robertson headlines the 2026 eligible class, but the Hearing Bluff means almost n...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Alex Tuch Destinations: 4 Teams
Buffalo wants Alex Tuch back, but if the extension stalls, Columbus, Washington, Seattle, and Edmonton are circling. The cap math, the Kempe...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Darren Raddysh Free Agent 2026: 4 Teams
Darren Raddysh's 70-point breakout turned his $975K cap hit into a four-team bidding war. The Athletic linked him to Philadelphia, San Jose,...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Bobby McMann Free Agent 2026 Destinations: 4 Teams Linked
Bobby McMann's career-high 29 goals just turned a $1.35M cap hit into Sharangovich-tier money. The Athletic locked him to 4 teams (Detroit,...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Jason Robertson Contract 2026: Stars $1.4M Gap Decoded
Jason Robertson asks $12M, Stars offered $10.587M. Inside the $1.4M Gap, the Harley Anchor, the Skater Tax, and Robertson arbitration levera...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
NHL Cap Floor Teams 2026: 10 Clubs Forced to Spend $80M+
The 2026-27 NHL cap floor jumps to $76.9M. Pittsburgh sits $18.7M short. Ten teams have no choice but to spend on July 1, and that demand pr...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
NHL Offer Sheet Targets 2026: Top 8 RFAs Ranked
The 2026-27 NHL cap jumps to $104M, the biggest single-year leap in league history. Eight RFAs sit in the offer-sheet kill zone. Plus the Pi...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Scott Laughton Free Agent Destinations 2026: 3 Teams
Scott Laughton has played for 3 NHL teams in 13 months. Now UFA at 30 with 0 long-term commitments, the Journeyman Pivot decides which desti...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Corey Perry Free Agent Destinations 2026: Cap Math
Corey Perry hits free agency at 40 with 6 Stanley Cup Finals and 1 ring. We rank Edmonton, Vegas, Colorado, and Tampa retention odds with ve...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Evgeni Malkin Free Agent Destinations 2026: The Cyrillic Coda
Evgeni Malkin hits unrestricted free agency on July 1 with 61 points in 56 games at age 39. We break down the Cyrillic Coda framework and pr...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
NHL Free Agency 2026 Tracker: Live Signings (July 1)
Free agency opens noon ET July 1, 2026 with the largest cap leap of the cap era. Live tracker, top UFAs, cap-space leaders, and the Frenzy P...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Teddy Blueger Free Agent Destinations: The Specialist's Premium
From zero trade offers to three UFA destinations: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Edmonton. Inside The Specialist's Premium for Teddy Blueger's 2026 fr...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Erik Haula Free Agency 2026: 3 Best Destinations Ranked
The Haula Discount: A 35-year-old two-way center on a $1.75M one-year deal that gives Winnipeg, Florida, or Seattle exactly what their botto...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Rangers Free Agency 2026: The Buffalo Pipeline (Tuch,
Two of Drury's three top Rangers free agency 2026 targets are Buffalo Sabres UFAs. Inside The Buffalo Pipeline, the post-Panarin retool, and...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
NHL Free Agents 2026: Top 50 List by Position
Complete NHL Free Agents 2026 list ranked by position. Top 50 UFAs with ages, stats, cap hits, and market tiers. Alex Tuch, Ovechkin, Malkin...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Darren Raddysh Free Agent Dilemma: The Sample-Size Tax
Darren Raddysh's 70-point breakout hides 2026's biggest UFA risk. The Sample-Size Tax explains why Maple Leafs should pause before signing L...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Panthers Bobrovsky Replacement Options 2026: Binnington,
Bobrovsky wants 6 years at $5.25M AAV. Panthers will go three, max. The $19M gap between those offers is the moment Florida's offseason spli...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
Ryan Lomberg UFA 2026: Panthers, Sharks, Red Wings |
Ryan Lomberg finishes 2025-26 with 9 points and 129 hits in 57 games. His $2.0M expires July 1. Where the 31-year-old energy forward lands n...
By Mike Johnson · 17 min read