Contenders for the 2025 Calder Trophy Race & How Top Players Developed as Prospects
Also, is Travis Konecny seeking a $10 million cap hit on his extension with the Flyers?
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Top Contenders for 2025 Calder Trophy
July 19, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
If you thought the race for the Calder Trophy was a fun one last season, the battle for the award in 2024-25 could be even better. With numerous of the NHL’s best prospects entering the league, who are the top contenders to be crowned as the best rookie this season?
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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, Flyers, Ducks
July 18, 2024 by Jim Parsons
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Brandon Montour commented on the fact he was seriously considering the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency before signing with the Seattle Kraken. Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes have officially announced that Evgeny Kuznetsov is on waivers for the purpose of a mutual contract termination. Is Travis Konecny looking to get as much as $10 million per season on an extension in Philadelphia? Finally, former Anaheim Ducks forward Max Comtois has reportedly signed in the KHL.
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How the Flyers’ Top Players Developed as Prospects
July 17, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
The Philadelphia Flyers have not had the best track record draft-wise, and that was especially the case throughout the 2010s. We often hear the claim that we don’t know what a player is until they make the NHL so we shouldn’t judge the Flyers’ recent drafts until years in the future, but that claim is generally false. We can see that when we look at their current team as an example.
