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22 hours ago | 
clutchpoints.com | Bryan Logan |Nish Patel
The Pittsburgh Penguins have missed the playoffs for three straight seasons. This is the first time since the 2001-02 season through 2005-06 that they missed the playoffs three years in a row. The last season was also the first of Sidney Crosby's career. Now the Penguins need to figure out how to move forward. They can look to do a complete rebuild, or use their strong draft capital and salary cap space to re-tool. We look at the dream scenario for the Penguins in this 2025 NHL Free Agency Period.
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1 day ago | 
clutchpoints.com | Bryan Logan |Nish Patel
For a third straight year, the Dallas Stars have been eliminated in the Western Conference Final. This time, the Stars fell to the Edmonton Oilers. Now the Stars attempt to figure out how to get back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2020. We look at the dream scenario for Dallas in the 2025 NHL Free Agency period. Dallas has been a team that has reloaded rather than rebuilt in recent years.
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1 day ago | 
yardbarker.com | Bryan Logan
When signing a restricted free agent to an offer sheet, if the former player’s team chooses not to match it, the new team must provide compensation in the form of draft picks. Utah is one of the teams that has the correct draft capital to sign a player at any offer sheet level. There are two players Utah should consider with its draft capital. The first is Marco Rossi. The Wild have noted they could potentially trade Rossi, but the Mammoth could also try to sign him to an offer sheet.
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1 day ago | 
clutchpoints.com | Bryan Logan |Nish Patel
The Mammoth just completed its first season in Utah since acquiring the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes. The Mammoth was known as the Utah Hockey Club at the time and had a solid season. They went 38-31-13, finishing seven points behind the St. Louis Blues for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Mammoth has a strong core of players, draft capital, and plenty of cap space as they aim to make the playoffs for the first time in Utah. The Mammoth has a strong young core.
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1 day ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Bryan Logan
The post Mammoth’s dream scenario in 2025 NHL Free Agency appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Mammoth just completed its first season in Utah since acquiring the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes. The Mammoth was known as the Utah Hockey Club at the time and had a solid season. They went 38-31-13, finishing seven points behind the St. Louis Blues for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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1 day ago | 
yardbarker.com | Bryan Logan
There are not a lot of top-level centers in free agency this year. The Hurricanes need one for their second line. Jordan Staal will be 37 at the start of the season. While Staal’s overall production has remained consistent in recent years, it is still far from his peak. His advanced metrics also suggest a decline may be on the horizon. Meanwhile, Jesperi Kotkaniemi has not shown the consistent production needed to be the second-line center. He scored just 12 goals this year while adding 21 points.
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1 day ago | 
clutchpoints.com | Bryan Logan |Nish Patel
For the second time in three years, the Carolina Hurricanes fell short in the Eastern Conference Final. The Canes have now made the playoffs in seven straight seasons, but have not advanced to the Stanley Cup Final since winning it all in 2006. With plenty of cap space and a strong core, the Hurricanes have pledged to be aggressive this offseason. We now look at the dream scenario for the Hurricanes in this 2025 NHL Free Agency period.
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1 day ago | 
clutchpoints.com | Bryan Logan |Nish Patel
The Washington Capitals were the top team in the Eastern Conference this regular season. Still, the Capitals were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs. The Capitals will look to take another step towards winning the Cup again in 2025-26. We will look at the dream scenario in 2025 NHL free agency to help the Caps bring Alex Ovechkin one more Stanley Cup. The biggest story for the Capitals this offseason may be the future for Ovechkin.
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1 day ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Bryan Logan
The post Capitals’ dream scenario in 2025 NHL Free Agency appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Washington Capitals were the top team in the Eastern Conference this regular season. Still, the Capitals were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs. The Capitals will look to take another step towards winning the Cup again in 2025-26. We will look at the dream scenario in 2025 NHL free agency to help the Caps bring Alex Ovechkin one more Stanley Cup.
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2 days ago | 
clutchpoints.com | Bryan Logan |Nish Patel
After making it to the playoffs for a ninth straight season, the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated in the second round by the Florida Panthers. It was the second time in three years that they were eliminated in the second round by the Panthers. It was also the ninth straight time they have failed to make it to the Eastern Conference Final. The Leafs have not played for a Cup since 1967, so we look at the dream scenario in 2025 NHL free agency to help them return to glory.
