Restricted free agent

Qualifying Offers – Quick Notes

by on June 28, 2010- 374 Comments

Monday afternoon's 5pm qualifying offer deadline has come and gone. A QO is simply a mandatory minimum contract, valued at either the player's previous year's [more…]

Hawks Shopping Ladd Hard – They’re in Trouble

by on June 22, 2010- 166 Comments

Brian Burke is a pretty smart guy. Months ago, he explained to the fans and media that while the current free agent market is weak, it could get stronger as cap strapped teams are unable to submit qualifying offers to some prominent restricted free agents. One such player could be Andrew Ladd, and there could be several other names in play as well. Follow me as a I crunch some numbers to figure out why. [more…]

Kessel Cuts off Negotiations, Game Tonight

by on September 10, 2009- 230 Comments

The Boston Globe reports that restricted free agent winger Phil Kessel will no longer be negotiating with the Boston Bruins and will likely now await [more…]

Updated RFA Draft Choice Compensation Scale

by on July 2, 2009- 409 Comments

Looks like the numbers have changed a bit from last year.

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