2025-26 NHL Miscellaneous Thread
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Connor Bedard will miss the beginning of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. He was injured while practicing in Vancouver on July 2.
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Bedard to miss start of 2026-27 season for Blackhawks after shoulder surgery | NHL.com
Center needs 4 months to recover, led Chicago with 75 points
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TheBigKahuna
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They made Philly sweat it out.
Sure. Why not? Philly has to keep the assets available and is restricted from filing another offer sheet until this one is dealt with. If they’re gonna make you drive a Brinks truck up to this guy’s door with a signing bonus the size of an island nation’s GDP, then the least you can do is make then wait a few days.
Oh, and now a guy that is basically on Sebastian Aho’s career path is now the highest paid player in the NHL. I hope everybody is entertained
Fayettenamcanesfan
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I can't believe that dude is getting paid that much. Sometimes GM's are dumb...sometimes other GM's making you do even dumber things
Yeah, everybody wants more offer sheets until somebody does this BS and now nobody’s all that keen on offer sheets anymore. Mess with bull, get horns.
That said, the lesson here is to quit posturing and acting the tough man and get your freaking RFAs extended during the season while negotiations can be reasonable.
That said, the lesson here is to quit posturing and acting the tough man and get your freaking RFAs extended during the season while negotiations can be reasonable.
CanadaCanes
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Anaheim is not the kinda knife wielding hockey media market to ever make things difficult for a grossly overpaid player that might not be performing up to that contract but could you imagine if that same player had to live up to that contract in a media circus town that shall remain nameless…
Fayettenamcanesfan
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He’s the top paid NHL player 
CanadaCanes
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Yep, Kirill the Thrill bumped back to try and live on $17million a year now…He’s the top paid NHL player
Fayettenamcanesfan
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I will start a gofundme for his poor chill'rens
Ask Pettersson how things are going in Vancouver. There’s more than one of those towns
TheBigKahuna
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I'm glad he's not our issue.He’s the top paid NHL player
The NHL will release approximately $170 million in escrow to players based on final 2025-26 revenue amounts. That’s about 5.5%. The exact amount won’t be known for a few months and the NHLPA has the right to audit the final numbers.
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NHL Players to Get Record $170M Rebate as League Business Thrives
NHL players are on track to receive an extra 5.5% of their 2025-26 salaries to ensure the league's revenue is split 50-50 between owners and players.
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Given what else is going on in the market for defensemen, that bridge deal makes Schneider VERY move-able if they want to include him in a deal. He’d have one more RFA season with arbitration rights so he’s got two years of team control left.
And Buffalo came out pretty well on that Krebs deal, I think. Reliable middle 6 guy who can play all 3 forward slots, can play in all situations and plays the way they want to play. That’s probably about what Martinook would get from Carolina if he was on a current negotiating window, which sounds about right as a comp.
Kevyn Adams got a new gig, Senior Advisor to the GM in Boston.
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Bruins Announce Hockey Operations Staff Changes | Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins announced today that the organization has made the following changes to its Hockey Operations Department: Kevyn Adams has been named Senior Advisor to the General Manager; Dennis Bonvie has been named Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel; Jeremy Rogalski has been named...
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Good. I’d love to see him get another GM gig free from Buffalo’s issues one day.Kevyn Adams got a new gig, Senior Advisor to the GM in Boston.
Bruins Announce Hockey Operations Staff Changes | Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins announced today that the organization has made the following changes to its Hockey Operations Department: Kevyn Adams has been named Senior Advisor to the General Manager; Dennis Bonvie has been named Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel; Jeremy Rogalski has been named...