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  • Devils give RFA Bratt, 22, new two-year contract
    • Devils give RFA Bratt, 22, new two-year contract
    As the season opener vs. the Boston Bruins draws near, the New Jersey Devils secured a new deal with one of their restricted free agents, Jesper Bratt, on Sunday....2021
  • • NHL Rumors: Latest On Mathew Barzal, Pierre-Luc Dubois Contract Negotiations
    Entering the offseason, Mathew Barzal and Pierre-Luc Dubois were the top restricted free agents. It remains that way over two months later. As has been the case the last few years, the RFA market has moved slowly for the top guys. But with the NHL season looking increasingly likely at this point, the New York […] The post NHL Rumors: Latest On Mathew Barzal, Pierre-Luc Dubois Contract Negoti...2020
  • • 2020 NBA Qualifying Offers
    When an NBA player hits free agency, they do so in one of two ways. Unrestricted free agents are eligible to sign with any team of their choosing and are in no way bound to their incumbent teams. Restricted free agents, in contrast, hit the open market in a similar way but instead of signing […] The post 2020 NBA Qualifying Offers appeared first on SLAM....2020
  • • Will he stay or will he go? The Brandon Saad dilemma
    Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The Avs’ newest forward is already dropping MAJOR hints about wanting to stay in Colorado, but can the team afford to keep him past this year? New forward acquisition Brandon Saad should be no mystery to Colorado Avalanche fans. Having spent seven of his nine NHL seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, the winger has only faced the Dallas Stars (30 games) more...2020
  • • Weekend Flurries: Joe Thornton says goodbye to the San Jose Sharks
    John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports With Joe Thornton off the market, there are still some big names left in free agency. But who has the money? A day after announcing that he would suit up for HC Davos in Switzerland during the “offseason”, Joe Thornton signed another one year contract in the NHL - and for the first time, it wasn’t with the San Jose Sharks. The former Sharks captain has signed...2020
  • • 26 restricted free agents file for salary arbitration
    2020
  • • 2020 NHL Free Agency Extravaganza Open Thread: In Jarmo We Trust?
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chat with us as we follow trades and signings across the league all weekend Since the start of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ offseason, I didn’t see free agency as something to pay much attention to. I knew what available cap space the team had would be tied up with re-signing restricted free agents Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vladislav Gavrikov, and po...2020
  • • Devils make offers to Blackwood, 4 others
    The New Jersey Devils have tendered qualifying offers to starting goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and four other players who are restricted free agents....2020
  • • Morning Flurries: All Hail Cale
    Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Cale Makar is still enjoying his Calder win For the better part of the week Cale Makar has been taking a victory lap and a little media tour following his Calder Trophy win. Here he speaks about his first year in the NHL and some memories of his time in the AJHL. No word on when he gets to officially greet his trophy. There aren’t many members of t...2020
  • • The Untouchables: Who should the Blue Jackets NOT trade?
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images You have to give to get, but you also need to build around a core Since the season ended, much discussion here in the comment section and on Twitter is how the Columbus Blue Jackets can add another player or two to allow this roster to take the next step. Anyone picked in this year’s draft won’t contribute this season. There is no prospect waiting to b...2020

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  • • 2020 NHL Free Agency Extravaganza Open Thread: In Jarmo We Trust?
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chat with us as we follow trades and signings across the league all weekend Since the start of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ offseason, I didn’t see free agency as something to pay much attention to. I knew what available cap space the team had would be tied up with re-signing restricted free agents Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vladislav Gavrikov, and po...2020
  • • The Untouchables: Who should the Blue Jackets NOT trade?
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images You have to give to get, but you also need to build around a core Since the season ended, much discussion here in the comment section and on Twitter is how the Columbus Blue Jackets can add another player or two to allow this roster to take the next step. Anyone picked in this year’s draft won’t contribute this season. There is no prospect waiting to b...2020
  • • The goaltenders: Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisalo are healthy; what should the crease look like going forward?
    Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images The Jackets have a big decision to make this summer. Joonas Korpisalo returned from his torn meniscus on February 24th. Scheduled to back up Elvis Merzlikins, he was forced into duty as Elvis was knocked out. In his first five games back (including that Ottawa game), Korpisalo is 2-2-1, allowing 14 goals and posting two games below a .900 save percent...2020
  • • Jackets’ FO quietly get a head start on the offseason
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images That and more of this week’s links We’re in the middle of a very busy part of the season, so there were a few transactions in recent weeks by the Columbus Blue Jackets that we haven’t spent much time discussing yet. The Jackets signed extensions with three of their players who were going to be restricted free agents this summer: Eric Robinson Date of C...2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: The Christmas Eve Edition
    Lackluster photoshop skills courtesy of Scott MacDonald’s Snapchat We talk Avs defensemen, prospects, DU Pioneers and Avalanche players if they were a Christmas present Happy holidays, friends! Hope all is well with you and yours, and you’re all enjoying some time off, egg nog and packed houses filled with distant relatives! Here’s some light reading for you if you’re looking to go into anothe...2019
  • • Dwight Howard won't return; focus moves to player option
    Dwight Howard played just nine games in his first season with the Wizards, and the team would probably prefer that there won’t be a second one, writes Ben Standig of NBC Sports Washington. The two-year, $11M contract Howard signed last summer includes a $5.6M player option for next season. It appears Washington would rather have the cap space than another year of Howard, especially with the team a...2019
  • • Broncos reportedly won't give tender to wideout Jordan Taylor
    Teams have until March 13 to place tenders on their impending restricted free agents, but we’ve already seen some teams make their decisions.  We’ve compiled some of the players who will not be tendered by their current teams, making them unrestricted free agents: The Broncos aren’t expected to tender wideout Jordan Taylor, according to Mike Klis of 9News in Denver (via Twitter). The former undraf...2019
  • Free Agent Forecast: WR, TE
    • Free Agent Forecast: WR, TE
    The new NFL year begins Wednesday, March 14, and with it, the advent of 2018’s free agent marketplace. Leading up to that first day, we’ll examine the landscape from a Patriots perspective, continuing with a grouping of potentially important positions for New England: wide receivers and tight ends. PATRIOTS FREE AGENTS Wide Receivers: Danny Amendola Tight Ends: Martellus Bennett (released) OTHER N...2018
  • • Ask PFW: Who's in the running, Butler's situation and much more
    Is there a reason we’re not hearing anything but the conspicuous sound of crickets when it comes to LeGarrette Blount? Rex Burkhead seems like a nice addition, but they still need a power back. Why not show Blount some love and bring him back? Is his performance this past year so easily replaceable?David Halpern So I guess you’re not buying into the Adrian Peterson visit? Obviously if the Patriots...2017
  • • Samsonite Make Your Case: The Butler Debate
    There've been two major stories surrounding the Patriots this past week: the re-signing of linebacker/co-captain Dont'a Hightower to a four-year pact and cornerback Malcolm Butler's open flirtation with the New Orleans Saints. While Hightower, too, paid visits to a few other NFL clubs before ultimately deciding to remain with New England, Butler is in a different situation and his future remains u...2017

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  • • Devils give RFA Bratt, 22, new two-year contract
    As the season opener vs. the Boston Bruins draws near, the New Jersey Devils secured a new deal with one of their restricted free agents, Jesper Bratt, on Sunday....2021
  • • NHL Rumors: Latest On Mathew Barzal, Pierre-Luc Dubois Contract Negotiations
    Entering the offseason, Mathew Barzal and Pierre-Luc Dubois were the top restricted free agents. It remains that way over two months later. As has been the case the last few years, the RFA market has moved slowly for the top guys. But with the NHL season looking increasingly likely at this point, the New York […] The post NHL Rumors: Latest On Mathew Barzal, Pierre-Luc Dubois Contract Negoti...2020
  • • 2020 NBA Qualifying Offers
    When an NBA player hits free agency, they do so in one of two ways. Unrestricted free agents are eligible to sign with any team of their choosing and are in no way bound to their incumbent teams. Restricted free agents, in contrast, hit the open market in a similar way but instead of signing […] The post 2020 NBA Qualifying Offers appeared first on SLAM....2020
  • • Will he stay or will he go? The Brandon Saad dilemma
    Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The Avs’ newest forward is already dropping MAJOR hints about wanting to stay in Colorado, but can the team afford to keep him past this year? New forward acquisition Brandon Saad should be no mystery to Colorado Avalanche fans. Having spent seven of his nine NHL seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, the winger has only faced the Dallas Stars (30 games) more...2020
  • • Weekend Flurries: Joe Thornton says goodbye to the San Jose Sharks
    John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports With Joe Thornton off the market, there are still some big names left in free agency. But who has the money? A day after announcing that he would suit up for HC Davos in Switzerland during the “offseason”, Joe Thornton signed another one year contract in the NHL - and for the first time, it wasn’t with the San Jose Sharks. The former Sharks captain has signed...2020
  • • 26 restricted free agents file for salary arbitration
    2020
  • • 2020 NHL Free Agency Extravaganza Open Thread: In Jarmo We Trust?
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chat with us as we follow trades and signings across the league all weekend Since the start of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ offseason, I didn’t see free agency as something to pay much attention to. I knew what available cap space the team had would be tied up with re-signing restricted free agents Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vladislav Gavrikov, and po...2020
  • • Devils make offers to Blackwood, 4 others
    The New Jersey Devils have tendered qualifying offers to starting goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and four other players who are restricted free agents....2020
  • • Morning Flurries: All Hail Cale
    Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Cale Makar is still enjoying his Calder win For the better part of the week Cale Makar has been taking a victory lap and a little media tour following his Calder Trophy win. Here he speaks about his first year in the NHL and some memories of his time in the AJHL. No word on when he gets to officially greet his trophy. There aren’t many members of t...2020
  • • The Untouchables: Who should the Blue Jackets NOT trade?
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images You have to give to get, but you also need to build around a core Since the season ended, much discussion here in the comment section and on Twitter is how the Columbus Blue Jackets can add another player or two to allow this roster to take the next step. Anyone picked in this year’s draft won’t contribute this season. There is no prospect waiting to b...2020

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  • • Will he stay or will he go? The Brandon Saad dilemma
    Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The Avs’ newest forward is already dropping MAJOR hints about wanting to stay in Colorado, but can the team afford to keep him past this year? New forward acquisition Brandon Saad should be no mystery to Colorado Avalanche fans. Having spent seven of his nine NHL seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, the winger has only faced the Dallas Stars (30 games) more...2020
  • • Weekend Flurries: Joe Thornton says goodbye to the San Jose Sharks
    John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports With Joe Thornton off the market, there are still some big names left in free agency. But who has the money? A day after announcing that he would suit up for HC Davos in Switzerland during the “offseason”, Joe Thornton signed another one year contract in the NHL - and for the first time, it wasn’t with the San Jose Sharks. The former Sharks captain has signed...2020
  • • 2020 NHL Free Agency Extravaganza Open Thread: In Jarmo We Trust?
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chat with us as we follow trades and signings across the league all weekend Since the start of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ offseason, I didn’t see free agency as something to pay much attention to. I knew what available cap space the team had would be tied up with re-signing restricted free agents Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vladislav Gavrikov, and po...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: All Hail Cale
    Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Cale Makar is still enjoying his Calder win For the better part of the week Cale Makar has been taking a victory lap and a little media tour following his Calder Trophy win. Here he speaks about his first year in the NHL and some memories of his time in the AJHL. No word on when he gets to officially greet his trophy. There aren’t many members of t...2020
  • • The Untouchables: Who should the Blue Jackets NOT trade?
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images You have to give to get, but you also need to build around a core Since the season ended, much discussion here in the comment section and on Twitter is how the Columbus Blue Jackets can add another player or two to allow this roster to take the next step. Anyone picked in this year’s draft won’t contribute this season. There is no prospect waiting to b...2020
  • • Cannon Blasts: Jarmo Kekalainen continues to address offseason priorities
    Photo by RvS.Media/Robert Hradil/Getty Images That and more of this week’s links Back in February, I wrote about how GM Jarmo Kekalainen was quietly getting a head start on his offseason by signing some of the many Columbus Blue Jackets’ restricted free agents. Over the last week, he proved he is making most of the current NHL hiatus. First, he signed goalie Joonas Korpisalo to a two year cont...2020
  • • Jackets’ FO quietly get a head start on the offseason
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images That and more of this week’s links We’re in the middle of a very busy part of the season, so there were a few transactions in recent weeks by the Columbus Blue Jackets that we haven’t spent much time discussing yet. The Jackets signed extensions with three of their players who were going to be restricted free agents this summer: Eric Robinson Date of C...2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: The Christmas Eve Edition
    Lackluster photoshop skills courtesy of Scott MacDonald’s Snapchat We talk Avs defensemen, prospects, DU Pioneers and Avalanche players if they were a Christmas present Happy holidays, friends! Hope all is well with you and yours, and you’re all enjoying some time off, egg nog and packed houses filled with distant relatives! Here’s some light reading for you if you’re looking to go into anothe...2019
  • • Report: Celtics, Marcus Smart finalizing massive contract
    Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart’s time on the restricted free agent market is about to come to an end.Earlier on Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Smart and the Celtics were seriously engaged in contract talks.Now comes this note from Jordan Schultz of Yahoo! Sports indicating that the two sides are finalizing a contract that would pay the 24-year-old Smart between $48 and $52 m...2018
  • • Zach LaVine throws shade at Bulls after signing offer sheet with Kings
    Zach LaVine has agreed to an offer sheet with the Sacramento Kings, and he may not want the Chicago Bulls to bother matching it.The dynamic guard signed a four-year, $80 million offer sheet with the Kings on Friday, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Shortly after news of the agreement broke, LaVine threw some shade at the Bulls in an interview with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated.“I’m...2018

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  • • Weekend Flurries: Joe Thornton says goodbye to the San Jose Sharks
    2020
  • • 2020 NHL Free Agency Extravaganza Open Thread: In Jarmo We Trust?
    2020
  • • 2020 Cleveland Monsters Free Agency Tracker
    Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the departure of the Columbus Blue Jackets from the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the offseason is in full effect. There are 13 players in the organization who have spent significant time with the Cleveland Monsters and are set to hit the free agency waters this fall. On the Monsters side of things, there are four AHL-only contracts they ...2020
  • • Jackets’ FO quietly get a head start on the offseason
    2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: The Christmas Eve Edition
    2019
  • • Falcons’ Ricardo Allen signs RFA tender
    Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen has officially inked his restricted free agent tender, as Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com tweets. Allen was the last of this year’s tendered restricted free agents to sign his deal.  “Coming from Pick [No.] 147 to being cut and spending a whole year on the practice squad, then next switching positions and playing something I’ve never played before to securing at least ...2018
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  • • View from Above: Pay no attention to the cooks in the kitchen
    I have friends who, despite purposely leaving out a few specifics, love to make sausage.  So when I ask what goes into the meat grinder, they always tell me you might not really want to know the specifics of what makes it great. Just enjoy the finished product, and be happy with that. ...2017
  • • Victor Oladipo, Thunder Reportedly Agree on New Contract
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  • • Hurricanes reach 2-way deals with 4 restricted free agents
    RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with four of their restricted free agents to one-year, two-way contracts. General manager Ron Francis on Thursday announced the deals with forwards Brendan Woods and Brody Sutter an......2016
  • • Rangers agree to terms with Nicklas Jensen, Mat Bodie
    NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with restricted free agents Nicklas Jensen and Mat Bodie. Jensen was acquired by the Rangers from Vancouver along with a sixth-round pick in the 2017 draft for Emerson Etem last seaso......2016
  • • Devils make qualifying offers to Palmieri, 4 others
    NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Devils have tendered a qualifying offer to leading scorer Kyle Palmieri and four other restricted free agents. Forwards Reid Boucher, Jacob Josefson, Sergey Kalinin and minor league defenceman Reece Scarlet also ......2016
  • • Sharks make qualifying offers to Hertl, 3 others
    SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks issued a qualifying offer to pending restricted free agent forward Tomas Hertl and three other players. The Sharks also issued qualifying offers Monday to restricted free agents forwards Matt Nieto and R......2016
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  • • Maple Leafs lock up pending free agents Kadri and Rielly to six-year deals
    The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nazem Kadri and defenceman Morgan Rielly to new six-year contracts. Both were impending restricted free agents this summer. The 25-year-old Kadri is coming off the most well-rounded season of his......2016
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  • • Will he stay or will he go? The Brandon Saad dilemma
    2020
  • • Weekend Flurries: Joe Thornton says goodbye to the San Jose Sharks
    2020
  • • 2020 NHL Free Agency Extravaganza Open Thread: In Jarmo We Trust?
    2020
  • • Devils make offers to Blackwood, 4 others
    2020
  • • The Untouchables: Who should the Blue Jackets NOT trade?
    2020
  • • Jackets’ FO quietly get a head start on the offseason
    2020
  • • Twitter Tuesday: The Christmas Eve Edition
    2019
  • • Dwight Howard won't return; focus moves to player option
    2019
  • • NBA execs predict market for D’Angelo Russell
    As noted on Wednesday when singling out restricted free agents poised to land lucrative multiyear deals this summer, few RFAs-to-be are better positioned than D’Angelo Russell. The Nets‘ point guard has enjoyed a breakout season in 2018/19, establishing new career highs in PPG (20.5), APG (6.8), FG% (.436), 3PT% (.368) and a number of other categories. He has been a driving force behind Brooklyn’s...2019
  • • Dinwiddie deal could affect what Nets do in free agency
    The Nets made news last week when they agreed to a contract extension with point guard Spencer Dinwiddie. The three-year deal totals $34 million and includes a player option for the final year, which would allow Dinwiddie to re-enter the free agency market at age 28. The decision to give Dinwiddie the extension might have appeared simple on the surface, but Michael Scotto of The Athletic analyzes ...2018

Restricted Free Agents rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Will he stay or will he go? The Brandon Saad dilemma
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  • • Weekend Flurries: Joe Thornton says goodbye to the San Jose Sharks
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