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Every offseason, some teams are motivated to clear salary off the books or give one or two players a fresh start. Many times it’s because a club is in a cap crunch and they can’t address critical offseason needs until they create flexibility. In other cases, a player simply may not be a fit with the team anymore, with both parties benefitting from a potential change of scenery. This summer is no different — there are plenty of contracts teams will consider shipping out. We covered a big chunk of those names last week in our But there are more inefficient contracts teams could consider jettisoning this offseason. We’ve compiled a list of them. There will be vast differences in how overpriced the different contracts on the list are and how easy they’ll be to move respectively. Many of these contracts will require retention or the addition of a sweetener to offload. Other contracts will only be slightly overpriced in which case the team probably won’t be willing to retain or add assets, but will offer the player up for a negligible or virtually free price. In all of these cases, the similarity will be that the player is making a bit more money than ideal, or the team’s in a crunch where the skater’s cap hit is a luxury. Here are some of those players (besides the ones already mentioned in the buyout candidates piece) to keep an eye on. The Buffalo Sabres, who ranked third in the Buffalo is an elite offensive team that needs to do a better job defensively of preventing goals a...

Hockey fans know that the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are one of the best postseasons in sports. And the Stanley Cup Final has come and gone with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup. The Lightning took down the upstart Montreal Canadiens in five games, with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy being awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. This season was different from last year, which was different from others in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to travel restrictions in Canada, the NHL realigned their divisions, with one including just Canadian teams. Sorry! There was an error processing your subscription. The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs took place within the division. The first place team faced the fourth-place team and the second-place team played the third-place team. The winners then faced off in the second round. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded using regular season point total. Montreal, which made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993 had the worst record of any of the teams in the 16-team field.

Languages • Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League • Bienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey • Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin • Välkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida • Vítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey League • Vitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey League • Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League • Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League 16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards. The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three. In the First Round, the division winner with the best record in each conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the lesser record; the wild card team with the better record will play the other division winner. The teams finishing second and third in each division will meet in the First Round within the bracket headed by their respective division winners. First-round winners within each bracket play one another in the Second Round to deter...

Hockey fans know that the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are one of the best postseasons in sports. And the Stanley Cup Final has come and gone with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup. The Lightning took down the upstart Montreal Canadiens in five games, with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy being awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. This season was different from last year, which was different from others in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to travel restrictions in Canada, the NHL realigned their divisions, with one including just Canadian teams. Sorry! There was an error processing your subscription. The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs took place within the division. The first place team faced the fourth-place team and the second-place team played the third-place team. The winners then faced off in the second round. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded using regular season point total. Montreal, which made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993 had the worst record of any of the teams in the 16-team field.

Every offseason, some teams are motivated to clear salary off the books or give one or two players a fresh start. Many times it’s because a club is in a cap crunch and they can’t address critical offseason needs until they create flexibility. In other cases, a player simply may not be a fit with the team anymore, with both parties benefitting from a potential change of scenery. This summer is no different — there are plenty of contracts teams will consider shipping out. We covered a big chunk of those names last week in our But there are more inefficient contracts teams could consider jettisoning this offseason. We’ve compiled a list of them. There will be vast differences in how overpriced the different contracts on the list are and how easy they’ll be to move respectively. Many of these contracts will require retention or the addition of a sweetener to offload. Other contracts will only be slightly overpriced in which case the team probably won’t be willing to retain or add assets, but will offer the player up for a negligible or virtually free price. In all of these cases, the similarity will be that the player is making a bit more money than ideal, or the team’s in a crunch where the skater’s cap hit is a luxury. Here are some of those players (besides the ones already mentioned in the buyout candidates piece) to keep an eye on. The Buffalo Sabres, who ranked third in the Buffalo is an elite offensive team that needs to do a better job defensively of preventing goals a...

Languages • Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League • Bienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey • Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin • Välkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida • Vítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey League • Vitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey League • Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League • Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League 16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards. The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three. In the First Round, the division winner with the best record in each conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the lesser record; the wild card team with the better record will play the other division winner. The teams finishing second and third in each division will meet in the First Round within the bracket headed by their respective division winners. First-round winners within each bracket play one another in the Second Round to deter...

Languages • Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League • Bienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey • Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin • Välkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida • Vítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey League • Vitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey League • Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League • Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League 16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards. The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three. In the First Round, the division winner with the best record in each conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the lesser record; the wild card team with the better record will play the other division winner. The teams finishing second and third in each division will meet in the First Round within the bracket headed by their respective division winners. First-round winners within each bracket play one another in the Second Round to deter...

Hockey fans know that the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are one of the best postseasons in sports. And the Stanley Cup Final has come and gone with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup. The Lightning took down the upstart Montreal Canadiens in five games, with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy being awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. This season was different from last year, which was different from others in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to travel restrictions in Canada, the NHL realigned their divisions, with one including just Canadian teams. Sorry! There was an error processing your subscription. The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs took place within the division. The first place team faced the fourth-place team and the second-place team played the third-place team. The winners then faced off in the second round. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded using regular season point total. Montreal, which made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993 had the worst record of any of the teams in the 16-team field.

Every offseason, some teams are motivated to clear salary off the books or give one or two players a fresh start. Many times it’s because a club is in a cap crunch and they can’t address critical offseason needs until they create flexibility. In other cases, a player simply may not be a fit with the team anymore, with both parties benefitting from a potential change of scenery. This summer is no different — there are plenty of contracts teams will consider shipping out. We covered a big chunk of those names last week in our But there are more inefficient contracts teams could consider jettisoning this offseason. We’ve compiled a list of them. There will be vast differences in how overpriced the different contracts on the list are and how easy they’ll be to move respectively. Many of these contracts will require retention or the addition of a sweetener to offload. Other contracts will only be slightly overpriced in which case the team probably won’t be willing to retain or add assets, but will offer the player up for a negligible or virtually free price. In all of these cases, the similarity will be that the player is making a bit more money than ideal, or the team’s in a crunch where the skater’s cap hit is a luxury. Here are some of those players (besides the ones already mentioned in the buyout candidates piece) to keep an eye on. The Buffalo Sabres, who ranked third in the Buffalo is an elite offensive team that needs to do a better job defensively of preventing goals a...

Hockey fans know that the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are one of the best postseasons in sports. And the Stanley Cup Final has come and gone with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup. The Lightning took down the upstart Montreal Canadiens in five games, with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy being awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. This season was different from last year, which was different from others in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to travel restrictions in Canada, the NHL realigned their divisions, with one including just Canadian teams. Sorry! There was an error processing your subscription. The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs took place within the division. The first place team faced the fourth-place team and the second-place team played the third-place team. The winners then faced off in the second round. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded using regular season point total. Montreal, which made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993 had the worst record of any of the teams in the 16-team field.