The Utah Mammoth became the first to cave when they signed pending-restricted free agent and star center Logan Cooley to an eight-year, $80MM contract extension. Mammoth owner Ryan Smith said after that the deal gives both team and player the assurance that Cooley will be able to plant his roots. For teams across the league, the move could have a deeper impact. With fellow … [Read more...] about Logan Cooley Extension Setting RFA Market
Adrian Kempe, Kings Remain Far Apart
In yesterday’s episode of the DFO Rundown Podcast, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period brought up Adrian Kempe and the ongoing conversations between him and the Los Angeles Kings, as the star becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season. Especially as a major player came off the market earlier today, Martin Necas, eyes turn to Kempe. As Pagnotta mentioned, he wants to … [Read more...] about Adrian Kempe, Kings Remain Far Apart
Ducks’ Mikael Granlund Out Week-To-Week
Ducks center Mikael Granlund will be out for at least two to three weeks after leaving Saturday’s loss to the Lightning in the first period with a lower-body injury, head coach Joel Quenneville told NHL.com. They have not placed him on injured reserve, but made a corresponding transaction in effect over the weekend by activating Jansen Harkins from IR. He’ll make his season … [Read more...] about Ducks’ Mikael Granlund Out Week-To-Week
Kings Activate, Reassign Angus Booth
The Kings announced Monday that they’ve activated defenseman Angus Booth from the season-opening injured reserve/non-roster list and subsequently assigned him to AHL Ontario. Since Booth is on a two-way contract and did not spend a day on the NHL roster last season, he carried no salary cap impact while on SOIR. Booth, 21, was a fourth-round pick in 2022 and is entering the … [Read more...] about Kings Activate, Reassign Angus Booth
Ducks Activate, Assign Coulson Pitre
The Anaheim Ducks have activated fowrard Coulson Pitre from the injured non-roster list and assigned him to the ECHL’s Tulsa Oilers. Pitre was recovering from an upper-body injury throughout training camp. Now that he’s back to full health, he’ll head to the third-tier pros to get back into game action. Pitre played through his AHL rookie season last year. It was marked by 16 … [Read more...] about Ducks Activate, Assign Coulson Pitre