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Free Agency Preview 2021
In our 100-page Free Agency Preview, we have team-by-team breakdowns for all 31 NHL clubs, plus our Top 30 UFA Power Rankings and features on Taylor Hall, Tyson Barrie, Corey Perry and more. Also, we take a look at the changing face of goaltending – and one thing that never changes: Carey Price winning when it matters most.
Philadelphia Flyers
SHOPPING LIST: Carter Hart’s terrible, no-good season was a shocker, but it happened, and the Flyers need to recalibrate as a result. No doubt Hart can recover from this adversity, but the young netminder must be supported more heavily next season as he gets his game and his confidence back. To that end, Philadelphia must go out and get a veteran goalie who can take over for long stretches if necessary but still work with Hart for the betterment of the team. Frederik Andersen is the perfect candidate here, as his time in Toronto seems to be up and he will no doubt want to prove he still has a lot of wins left in him. If not Andersen, Arizona’s Antti Raanta can be very effective when healthy. Elsewhere, the…
Edmonton Oilers
SHOPPING LIST: So, by now you’ve heard the Oilers are in the market for secondary scoring. That quest has been ongoing since the day Edmonton drafted Connor McDavid first overall in 2015. Six seasons later, it’s still the case. In 17 playoff periods during a first-round sweep at the hands of Winnipeg, the Oilers scored just three goals in which McDavid or Leon Draisaitl didn’t have a hand. That’s not enough. GM Ken Holland won’t have much disposable money if he retains his soon-to-be UFAs, so he’ll likely be selling the notion of short-term discount deals such as the one Tyson Barrie signed a year ago. Does that work again? That approach might interest seasoned veterans such as Ryan Getzlaf or Paul Stastny. UFA WATCH: Before the Oilers go looking elsewhere…
In the Cards
GORDIE HOWE AND BASEBALL legend Al Kaline, two of Detroit’s biggest sports stars in the 1950s and ’60s, formed a lifelong friendship that started in 1956 when Kaline attended a Red Wings game and was introduced to Howe by a mutual friend later that night. Mr. Hockey and Mr. Tiger quickly hit it off and even started a business together. Howe also participated in several Tigers practices. Upper Deck issued a baseball card that pictured Howe in a Tigers uniform in its 2004 MLB set. It’s a tough card to find, however, as it was seeded in just one of every 576 packs.…
FIVE NHL PLAYERS WHO MADE MUSIC
1. JIM SCHOENFELD In 1972, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jim Schoenfeld released “Schony,” a 10-track record consisting mainly of cover songs. The longtime NHLer put his own spin on some familiar tunes, including Jerry Lee Lewis’ Great Balls of Fire, Sam Cooke’s Chain Gang and Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower. Two years later, Schoenfeld released a follow-up album entitled “The Key is Love,” this time featuring all-original material. 2. DARREN MCCARTY When Detroit Red Wings defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov were seriously injured in a limousine accident, teammate Darren McCarty formed a rock band called Grinder to help raise money for them. McCarty – the lead singer – and his group cut a single entitled Step Outside for the 1998 compilation album “Believing in Detroit.” In 2002, Grinder released “Gotta…
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