Confirmed Signing with Link: 2023 Free Agency Thread

[caley]

Looks like PuckPedia removed Anderson and O'Connor. In O'Connor case, another poster pointed out that he did hit 80 games (78 regular season, 2 playoff) so he wouldn't qualify for Group VI.

Mitchell Stephens seems to be gone from the list, too.

 

[caley]

Mitchell Stephens seems to be gone from the list, too.

Checking the list against CapFriendly, the only RFAs I moved to the UFA section were: Filipe, L.Pederson, Daccord, Kallgren & Jonsson-Fjallby

 

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[mattihp]

Bizarre talk among Leksand fans is that Ruohomaa is not going to another SHL team, but that one of the NA scouts watching Leksand this past season was from Vancouver and that he's now signing there. Probably full bull. Guy's skills are disappearing and he's already ancient.

 

[Canuck Luck]

Bizarre talk among Leksand fans is that Ruohomaa is not going to another SHL team, but that one of the NA scouts watching Leksand this past season was from Vancouver and that he's now signing there. Probably full bull. Guy's skills are disappearing and he's already ancient.

is there a link to any source thats said this? Without a credible source its very likely someone just making up bs. The guy is 34 going on 35 shortly into next season and is coming off his worst season offensively in 9 years. As you said yourself he's looking washed yet why would he sniff a NHL contract now if not at the prime of his career?

 

[mattihp]

is there a link to any source thats said this? Without a credible source its very likely someone just making up bs. The guy is 34 going on 35 shortly into next season and is coming off his worst season offensively in 9 years. As you said yourself he's looking washed yet why would he sniff a NHL contract now if not at the prime of his career?

Nah, just bull in their discord. One of their best credentials is somehow pinpointing when Hrivík came to Leksand, when he left and he returned. Some kind of insight into the organization, but there is also lots of bull that never comes to fruition.

 

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[Canuck Luck]

A lot of Euro signings (whether they signed with a NHL team or are leaving a NHL team for a Euro team) are missing in the UFA signing list and the miscellaneous list

 

[caley]

Updated ye olde charts.

Moved the following to European Signings
Dauphin
Wissman
Pilut
Rubins
Hrenak
Zech
Barratt
Dahlstrom
Gawanke

Moved Jonas Johansson back to available UFAs as he has terminated his SHL deal to sign with an NHL team

 

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[xECK29x]

The Flyers did not make qualifying offers to forwards Evan Barratt and Kieffer Bellows and to defenseman Wyatte Wylie.
In addition, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, goaltender Ivan Fedotov's 2022-23 Standard Player's Contract has been tolled and will therefore remain in effect for the 2023-24 NHL season.

 

[caley]

Lastly, Holland confirmed he would qualify all of Edmonton’s remaining RFAs, save for one: Noah Philp, who Holland revealed has decided to retire after what was a tough year for him personally. Philp, 24, had his first full pro season last year, registering 37 points in 70 games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. The University of Alberta product expressed a desire to stay closer to home in Calgary and be with his family.

per The Athletic via prohockeyrumors

Philp is a bit of a surprise as several Oilers writers had penciled him as a possible Oiler 4th liner this season. The other Oilers RFAs are Evan Bouchard, Klim Kostin, & Ryan McLeod. There was some speculation that Kostin might not be qualified if he couldn't be signed before free agency because he might price himself out of town via arbitration so that's an interesting thing to consider.

 

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

This is deep hockey nerd stuff but why would the Blues not send a QO to Brady Lyle? He's a pretty good AHL d-man (31 points in 51 games in 22-23) and only 24 years old.

 

[uncleben]

This is deep hockey nerd stuff but why would the Blues not send a QO to Brady Lyle? He's a pretty good AHL d-man (31 points in 51 games in 22-23) and only 24 years old.

Speculation, but maybe wanted a one-way deal and the team would only do a two-way, so they walked?

 

[xECK29x]

Safe to assume any other players were NOT QOed?

 

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[Mrfenn92]

Blackhawks not expected to qualify Caleb Jones

 

[Canuck Luck]

bode wilde is the obvious one probably adams + jenkins

 

[Mike Jones]

He's no fun.

 

[xECK29x]

bode wilde is the obvious one probably adams + jenkins

They are taking Adams to arb to open the second buyout window, Lou confirmed that today.

 

[Canuck Luck]

They are taking Adams to arb to open the second buyout window, Lou confirmed that today.

I think this has to be the first time an ECHL player is being taken to arbitration haha. I'm surprised the NHL allows this. Whats there to argue? He spent most of his season in the ECHL, no one thinks he's worth more than league minimum. I'm sure he'd be happy to even get 2 way NHL contract.