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[@benchrates](/creator/twitter/benchrates)
"Why hasn't Matt Grzelcyk signed a contract yet After all he has a good performance: Contribution 71th Paid Contribution 43th Individual Offense 78th Defense 107th (The team that didn't make the playoffs) 5'10" that's all. A new fashion has entered the chat #NHL #LetsGoPens #NHLFreeAgency"  
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"#FlyTogether and Lukas Dostal have avoided an arbitration. And it is a pretty good deal for both sides. This money is over his current Contribution but he has good advanced stats and it will improve as the team's performance improves And the Ducks locked up the starter at his prime at XXX% at $113.5m Cap"  
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"The teams in need of a right-handed winger or defenseman should explore the trade market Overall #LetsGoPens are represented by X skaters #LeafsForever and #Flames are represented by X skaters"  
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"In 2022-25 #TimeToHunt Matthew Tkachuk vs #Flames Jonathan Huberdeau Games: XXX vs XXX Goals: XX vs XX Points: XXX vs XXX G/GP: XXXX vs XXXX PTS/GP: XXXX vs XXXX Contribution: $32.7m vs $19.6m Paid Cntrb: $23.5m vs $16.4m"  
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"Among goalies mentioned in the article Laurent Brossoit has better numbers but he missed the season with a knee injury. If he is placed on waivers and #CBJ confident he stays healthy they should give him a try Ville Husso could be another option #Blackhawks #FlyTogether"  
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"Fair money. With the Cap's rising Bowen Byram will be worth it. And he has X more years to earn a $9m+ deal At this point #LetsGoBuffalo extended a TOP-4 def for an affordable price tag. And if he is going to hit UFA market in 2027 the trade won't be an issue #Sabrehood"  
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"This Sprong story is still a bit strange for us. He scored XX points in the 22/23 season for #SeaKraken and XX for #LGRW in 23/24. And only this season he was extremely unlucky although his shooting statistics remained about the same but so far he does not have a contract Well the case is very similar to Danton Heinen. Maybe we should expect Daniel on a professional tryout and then he will surprise us all #nhlfreeagency2025"  
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"Gabriel Vilardi is undoubtedly a TOP X player. And even taking into account the incomplete number of games generates a huge profit for the team. If he plays all XX games his contribution will undoubtedly exceed $10M #GoJetsGo #NHLJets"  
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"We are so glad that Adam Fantilli's sophomore slump has worked in the opposite direction. And after this season we can already put a neat pencil signature under the phrase 'he's gonna be a star' #cbj"  
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"TOP-10 defensemen by SOGF per XX minutes at all situations (minimum XX minutes played) #LetsGoOilers Evan Bouchard 3:17 PP TOI/GP #NJDevils Dougie Hamilton 2:54 #RaiseUp Shayne Gostisbehere 3:25 CAR Scott Morrow 0:29 ๐Ÿ‘€ #Isles Tony DeAngelo 3:00 #TimeToHunt Aaron Ekblad 2:41 #Smashville Roman Josi 3:19 CAR Ty Smith 2:39 #CBJ Zach Werenski 2:41 #GoAvsGo Cale Makar 3:38 #NHL #HockeyX"  
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"There are two predictions for the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline per Bleacher Report which. they caused a storm of emotions in us: Erik Karlsson in #VegasBorn and Anders Lee in #LeafsForever"  
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"We are sure that you just should read our friend @dominictiano article on whether Boston should try to get Yegor Chinakhov๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ In addition look at Yegor's 5-on-5 Skill card๐Ÿค” #Bruins #NHLBruins"  
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"If we take into account only ontribution per 24/25 the list looks like this: Jake Oettinger $116M #TexasHockey Dustin Wolf $86M #Flames Pyotr Kochetkov $71M #CauseChaos #RaiseUp Jet Graves $67M #cbj Lukas Dostal $62M #FlyTogether Leevi Merilainen $45M #GoSensGo Spencer Knight $4.2M #Blackhawks Jeremy Swayman $36M #NHLBruins Yaroslav Askarov $1.5M #SJSharks #TheFutureIsTeal Joel Hofer $549k #StlBlues EXTRA Jakub Dobes $4.1M #GoHabsGo"  
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"When people talk about what Brad Marchand will look like at XX with his current contract we think of Joe Pavelski in the 23/24 season. Most likely Brad will be somewhere close to the indicators from Joe's Contribution card #TimeToHunt #nhlfreeagency2025"  
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"#GoKingsGo have X established lines but Jason Robertson would be a great addition to it. He would have been T-1 by goals led the skaters by points Contribution Paid Cntrb and Power Score last season And as mentioned in the article #TexasHockey will unlikely trade him to the conference rival"  
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"Per the article #Canucks and #TusksUp linked to Pavel Zacha. The versatile TOP-6 forward who can score XX points - the mark that UTA/ARI forwards hit X times and VAN forwards hit XX times in 2022-25. He would be a big addition but the return package should be big too #NHLBruins"  
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"An experienced forward Robby Fabbri is still available on the market. In 2020-24 he was on pace for 49-43-46-38 points and played at a $3.3m+ level. The only concern is about his injuries (especially multiple knee injuries): he played only XXX games last X seasons. A 1-year $1-1.5m deal could make sense #NHLFreeAgency #FlyTogether"  
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"In 2016 Jesse Puljujarvi was drafted by #LetsGoOilers 4th overall before (among forwards) M.Tkachuk Keller Thompson Kyrou DeBrincat Bratt At XX he still has 1-2 years to reboot himself and earn one more two-way NHL deal #LetsGoOilers #RaiseUp #LetsGoPens #TimeToHunt"  
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"'After acquiring Mitch Marner in a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs on June XX the Knights agreed to move ahead with Marner on an eight-year $XX million deal giving him an average annual value of $XX million. Eichel is expected to exceed that AAV figure on his next contract' - The Fourth Period Jack Eichel will definitely have $12m there's no point hoping for less #VegasBorn #VGK"  
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"Jake Guentzel in his first season with #GoBolts at X on X : Much less Shot attempts Less Shots on goal and Expected Goals Much more Goals above expected โœ… Better S%"  
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"$5m for a legitimate 2C x X years looks like a gift. Ryan McLeod is a center with no obvious weaknesses. And the defensive performance will get better when the team is in the Playoffs #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo"  
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"Well Yegor Chinakhov is rather upset that TOI the guys from the TOP X is higher than his. And that's why he can't increase his stats. But for example Ehlers did not interfere so much with scoring having XX min At the moment Yegor's level is no higher than any #cbj player from the TOP 6"  
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"A random Thursday morning โ˜• thought: Which team can try to acquire #LeafsForever Nicholas Robertson now (sign-and-trade) in order to land #TexasHockey Jason Robertson later #GoKingsGo #RaiseUp #LGRW #TusksUp"  
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"". with both Timothy Liljegren and Henry Thrun available per sources" - David Pagnotta Liljegren played at a $5-6m level in 2021-24 with the Leafs and has X more years at a moderate $3m Cap Hit. There should be suitors for him as a TOP-4 RHD #SJSharks #FutureIsTeal"  
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"Jack Roslovic isn't a stellar 2C but he is an available option on a thin market and he can replace Filip Chytil if necessary. He even has a bit better offensive numbers. Anyway he would be a good fit for #Canucks middle-6 Also seems he doesn't sign with #LeafsForever"  
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"#Blackhawks Lukas Reichel was on pace for XX points and played at a $5.2m level in 2022-23 when he had 16:22 TOI/GP. After that his minutes and productivity dropped. Lines with him didn't click well last season There is no TOP-9 spot for him now. And a trade would be a good move for both sides"  
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"Overall we don't think it's a bad idea to try to move Zach Bolduc to the center in preseason games. He had experience he's great defensively the engine is working. If he suddenly starts generating a point per game in this position it's an absolute victory #GoHabsGo #habs"  
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"Best goalies by GSAx in 2024-25 Overall: #GoJetsGo Connor Hellebuyck XXXXXX Against high-danger shots: #NYR Igor Shesterkin XXXXXX Against med-danger shots: #GoKingsGo Darcy Kuemper XXXXXX Against low-danger shots: #FlyTogether (now #LGRW) John Gibson XXXXXX Will X of them play at the #MilanoCortina #Olympics #USAHockey #TeamCanada #NHL #HockeyX"  
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"Stolarz's extension is unlikely to be easy unless you focus on a relatively small number of games. Otherwise his level will only increase with the increase in the salary Cap #LeafsForever #Leafs"  
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"Alex Lyon was the 31th goalie per high-danger in the league this season. He has confident numbers for backup. For two years in a row his season starts with stellar numbers in terms of level then drops to $3.5M by April #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo"  
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"Alex Tuch hit a $9m Power Score twice in X years and he is a proven TOP-6 RW. Luckily seems he is willing to stay. But anyway #LetsGoBuffalo have to offer better terms than current contending teams could do What will be the most important thing for him at XX AAV Overall money #sabrehood"  
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"In the case of Dakota Joshua we need to base on the 23/24 season. Depending on the role he can be effective in both PP and PK and can also keep the level of the middle six wingers #GoLeafsGo #leafsnation #LeafsForever"  
![@benchrates Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1650481588923252736.png) [@benchrates](/creator/x/benchrates) on [X](/post/tweet/1945945008302899685) 2025-07-17 20:33:38 UTC 4083 followers, 1336 engagements


"If #LeafsForever chooses between Dougie Hamilton and Erik Karlsson then we would choose Dougie Hamilton"  
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""Does he want to sign for eight years or does he want to go shorter I don't want to say if I'm Kaprizov but if I'm him and I'm playing for a franchise that hasn't won a first round series since 2015 it might be willing like 'all right I'll make a commitment but you know what I'm only going to give you three or four years and then we'll see where you are'. And it puts a little pressure on the organization to build a true contender here" - Michael Russo A short-term deal would make sense for Kirill Kaprizov cause he would still be able to sign for big money in 3-4 years. But it wouldn't be the"  
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"An experienced forward Robby Fabbri is still available on the market. In 2020-24 he was on pace for 49-43-46-38 points and played at a $3.3m+ level. His injuries (especially multiple knee injuries) are an issue as he played only XXX games last X seasons. But a $1-1.5m deal could make sense #NHLFreeAgency #FlyTogether"  
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"Of the teams with attractive squad depth we would single out #Flames It's not a question of how many games Zayne Parekh Sam Morton Hunter Brzustewicz Aydar Suniev had last season but rather HOW they looked in those games. Everyone had one game only with a level: Zayne Parekh $39765408 Power Score Sam Morton $25464854 Hunter Brzustewicz $13793138 Aydar Suniev $13169610"  
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"Kaapo Kakko hasn't met the high expectations but things got better since the trade to #SeaKraken. He got a TOP-line spot had a career-high 17:03 TOI/GP and was on pace for XX points. If he keeps this level up this money will match his Paid Contribution with the Cap's rising"  
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"Dougie Hamilton's comparison with #LeafsForever #LGRW #TusksUp #TexasHockey defs (120 minutes min) at X on X in 2024-25 (for against %): XXXXXX xGF 15th XXXXXX xGA XX XXXXX xGF% XX 1207 CF XX 1062 CA XX XXXXX CF% X XXX SOGF XX XXX SOGA XX XXXXX SOGF% X #NJDevils"  
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"Yegor Chinakhov requested a trade. This is a good opportunity for many teams to strengthen the Bottom-6 or Middle-6 with a young player who can hold the level between $3M and $5M #NHL #nhlfreeagency2025 #cbj"  
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"Every time a new deal was signed up in July and STEAL was written mostly in the comments we were under no illusions. Because the real steal is Alexey Protas' $3375M until 2029๐Ÿง #ALLCAPS"  
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"In March #LeafsForever acquired Brandon Carlo for Fraser Minten a conditional 2026 1Rd and a 2025 4Rd. Since then his Power Score hasn't changed significantly (+$163k). If they considered a trade it would be difficult to find a similar return package for him in summer"  
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"Thomas Harley is only 4th on the U25 defs list well okay #TexasHockey"  
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"#Flames MacKenzie Weegar in the same span: Games: XXX Contribution: $33.4m Paid Cntrb: $20.2m"  
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"Matt Dumba played at a $5m level four years ago. If he gets back to this what pick can #LetsGoPens get for him at the trade deadline In March 2025 Dumoulin (LHD) was traded for a 2Rd and a prospect Walman (LHD had X more year on his deal) for a conditional 1Rd and a prospect Jokiharju for a 4Rd"  
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"The last X seasons for Jared McCann: XX Points XX XX. With a salary of just $5M for two more years and XX goals in 5-on-5 win 24/25. He is now the main target for the teams that lost the fight for Ehlers. First of all there should be #AllCaps in the chase"  
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"We continue to look for advantages in Peterka X Kesselring + Doan trade: Doan is 5th in the league in xGF% XXXXX (5-on-5) #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo"  
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"Teams elected for the salary arbitration X skaters who were attractive offer sheet candidates (and now they aren't available): #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo Bowen Byram $5.2m Power Score (he is looking for long-term at $9m+) #TusksUp Jack McBain $1.9m (no details of negotiations)"  
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"This is a difficult question. The first RHD based on last season Klingberg or Liljegren It might even be worth betting on Leddy in this case #SJSharks #TheFutureIsTeal"  
![@benchrates Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1650481588923252736.png) [@benchrates](/creator/x/benchrates) on [X](/post/tweet/1948148620173230275) 2025-07-23 22:30:00 UTC 4089 followers, 2009 engagements

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@benchrates "Why hasn't Matt Grzelcyk signed a contract yet After all he has a good performance: Contribution 71th Paid Contribution 43th Individual Offense 78th Defense 107th (The team that didn't make the playoffs) 5'10" that's all. A new fashion has entered the chat #NHL #LetsGoPens #NHLFreeAgency"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-11 22:00:02 UTC 4088 followers, 4039 engagements

"#FlyTogether and Lukas Dostal have avoided an arbitration. And it is a pretty good deal for both sides. This money is over his current Contribution but he has good advanced stats and it will improve as the team's performance improves And the Ducks locked up the starter at his prime at XXX% at $113.5m Cap"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-17 18:45:53 UTC 4087 followers, 1293 engagements

"The teams in need of a right-handed winger or defenseman should explore the trade market Overall #LetsGoPens are represented by X skaters #LeafsForever and #Flames are represented by X skaters"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-21 22:02:00 UTC 4087 followers, 2186 engagements

"In 2022-25 #TimeToHunt Matthew Tkachuk vs #Flames Jonathan Huberdeau Games: XXX vs XXX Goals: XX vs XX Points: XXX vs XXX G/GP: XXXX vs XXXX PTS/GP: XXXX vs XXXX Contribution: $32.7m vs $19.6m Paid Cntrb: $23.5m vs $16.4m"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-22 16:19:54 UTC 4088 followers, 2354 engagements

"Among goalies mentioned in the article Laurent Brossoit has better numbers but he missed the season with a knee injury. If he is placed on waivers and #CBJ confident he stays healthy they should give him a try Ville Husso could be another option #Blackhawks #FlyTogether"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-21 14:02:00 UTC 4088 followers, 1642 engagements

"Fair money. With the Cap's rising Bowen Byram will be worth it. And he has X more years to earn a $9m+ deal At this point #LetsGoBuffalo extended a TOP-4 def for an affordable price tag. And if he is going to hit UFA market in 2027 the trade won't be an issue #Sabrehood"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-15 02:28:26 UTC 4088 followers, 1636 engagements

"This Sprong story is still a bit strange for us. He scored XX points in the 22/23 season for #SeaKraken and XX for #LGRW in 23/24. And only this season he was extremely unlucky although his shooting statistics remained about the same but so far he does not have a contract Well the case is very similar to Danton Heinen. Maybe we should expect Daniel on a professional tryout and then he will surprise us all #nhlfreeagency2025"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-14 22:01:00 UTC 4083 followers, 2466 engagements

"Gabriel Vilardi is undoubtedly a TOP X player. And even taking into account the incomplete number of games generates a huge profit for the team. If he plays all XX games his contribution will undoubtedly exceed $10M #GoJetsGo #NHLJets"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-18 20:17:57 UTC 4088 followers, 1801 engagements

"We are so glad that Adam Fantilli's sophomore slump has worked in the opposite direction. And after this season we can already put a neat pencil signature under the phrase 'he's gonna be a star' #cbj"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-17 10:01:00 UTC 4084 followers, 5182 engagements

"TOP-10 defensemen by SOGF per XX minutes at all situations (minimum XX minutes played) #LetsGoOilers Evan Bouchard 3:17 PP TOI/GP #NJDevils Dougie Hamilton 2:54 #RaiseUp Shayne Gostisbehere 3:25 CAR Scott Morrow 0:29 ๐Ÿ‘€ #Isles Tony DeAngelo 3:00 #TimeToHunt Aaron Ekblad 2:41 #Smashville Roman Josi 3:19 CAR Ty Smith 2:39 #CBJ Zach Werenski 2:41 #GoAvsGo Cale Makar 3:38 #NHL #HockeyX"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-17 22:02:00 UTC 4087 followers, 1978 engagements

"There are two predictions for the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline per Bleacher Report which. they caused a storm of emotions in us: Erik Karlsson in #VegasBorn and Anders Lee in #LeafsForever"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-21 15:54:32 UTC 4089 followers, 2570 engagements

"We are sure that you just should read our friend @dominictiano article on whether Boston should try to get Yegor Chinakhov๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ In addition look at Yegor's 5-on-5 Skill card๐Ÿค” #Bruins #NHLBruins"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-18 21:41:41 UTC 4090 followers, 4088 engagements

"If we take into account only ontribution per 24/25 the list looks like this: Jake Oettinger $116M #TexasHockey Dustin Wolf $86M #Flames Pyotr Kochetkov $71M #CauseChaos #RaiseUp Jet Graves $67M #cbj Lukas Dostal $62M #FlyTogether Leevi Merilainen $45M #GoSensGo Spencer Knight $4.2M #Blackhawks Jeremy Swayman $36M #NHLBruins Yaroslav Askarov $1.5M #SJSharks #TheFutureIsTeal Joel Hofer $549k #StlBlues EXTRA Jakub Dobes $4.1M #GoHabsGo"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-20 14:01:00 UTC 4087 followers, 2168 engagements

"When people talk about what Brad Marchand will look like at XX with his current contract we think of Joe Pavelski in the 23/24 season. Most likely Brad will be somewhere close to the indicators from Joe's Contribution card #TimeToHunt #nhlfreeagency2025"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-12 20:03:00 UTC 4084 followers, 1892 engagements

"#GoKingsGo have X established lines but Jason Robertson would be a great addition to it. He would have been T-1 by goals led the skaters by points Contribution Paid Cntrb and Power Score last season And as mentioned in the article #TexasHockey will unlikely trade him to the conference rival"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-19 16:00:24 UTC 4083 followers, 1563 engagements

"Per the article #Canucks and #TusksUp linked to Pavel Zacha. The versatile TOP-6 forward who can score XX points - the mark that UTA/ARI forwards hit X times and VAN forwards hit XX times in 2022-25. He would be a big addition but the return package should be big too #NHLBruins"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-23 18:02:00 UTC 4090 followers, 7569 engagements

"An experienced forward Robby Fabbri is still available on the market. In 2020-24 he was on pace for 49-43-46-38 points and played at a $3.3m+ level. The only concern is about his injuries (especially multiple knee injuries): he played only XXX games last X seasons. A 1-year $1-1.5m deal could make sense #NHLFreeAgency #FlyTogether"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-24 18:02:00 UTC 4090 followers, 1195 engagements

"In 2016 Jesse Puljujarvi was drafted by #LetsGoOilers 4th overall before (among forwards) M.Tkachuk Keller Thompson Kyrou DeBrincat Bratt At XX he still has 1-2 years to reboot himself and earn one more two-way NHL deal #LetsGoOilers #RaiseUp #LetsGoPens #TimeToHunt"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-09 16:02:01 UTC 4084 followers, 2174 engagements

"'After acquiring Mitch Marner in a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs on June XX the Knights agreed to move ahead with Marner on an eight-year $XX million deal giving him an average annual value of $XX million. Eichel is expected to exceed that AAV figure on his next contract' - The Fourth Period Jack Eichel will definitely have $12m there's no point hoping for less #VegasBorn #VGK"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-17 16:02:00 UTC 4084 followers, 2238 engagements

"Jake Guentzel in his first season with #GoBolts at X on X : Much less Shot attempts Less Shots on goal and Expected Goals Much more Goals above expected โœ… Better S%"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-20 20:58:00 UTC 4084 followers, XXX engagements

"$5m for a legitimate 2C x X years looks like a gift. Ryan McLeod is a center with no obvious weaknesses. And the defensive performance will get better when the team is in the Playoffs #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-01 22:54:52 UTC 4088 followers, 1783 engagements

"Well Yegor Chinakhov is rather upset that TOI the guys from the TOP X is higher than his. And that's why he can't increase his stats. But for example Ehlers did not interfere so much with scoring having XX min At the moment Yegor's level is no higher than any #cbj player from the TOP 6"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-20 19:01:00 UTC 4088 followers, 15.7K engagements

"A random Thursday morning โ˜• thought: Which team can try to acquire #LeafsForever Nicholas Robertson now (sign-and-trade) in order to land #TexasHockey Jason Robertson later #GoKingsGo #RaiseUp #LGRW #TusksUp"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-24 14:02:00 UTC 4090 followers, 2291 engagements

"". with both Timothy Liljegren and Henry Thrun available per sources" - David Pagnotta Liljegren played at a $5-6m level in 2021-24 with the Leafs and has X more years at a moderate $3m Cap Hit. There should be suitors for him as a TOP-4 RHD #SJSharks #FutureIsTeal"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-10 18:02:00 UTC 4084 followers, 4627 engagements

"Jack Roslovic isn't a stellar 2C but he is an available option on a thin market and he can replace Filip Chytil if necessary. He even has a bit better offensive numbers. Anyway he would be a good fit for #Canucks middle-6 Also seems he doesn't sign with #LeafsForever"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-21 18:02:00 UTC 4088 followers, 2517 engagements

"#Blackhawks Lukas Reichel was on pace for XX points and played at a $5.2m level in 2022-23 when he had 16:22 TOI/GP. After that his minutes and productivity dropped. Lines with him didn't click well last season There is no TOP-9 spot for him now. And a trade would be a good move for both sides"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-24 20:02:00 UTC 4090 followers, 2550 engagements

"Overall we don't think it's a bad idea to try to move Zach Bolduc to the center in preseason games. He had experience he's great defensively the engine is working. If he suddenly starts generating a point per game in this position it's an absolute victory #GoHabsGo #habs"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-14 20:02:00 UTC 4085 followers, 3697 engagements

"Best goalies by GSAx in 2024-25 Overall: #GoJetsGo Connor Hellebuyck XXXXXX Against high-danger shots: #NYR Igor Shesterkin XXXXXX Against med-danger shots: #GoKingsGo Darcy Kuemper XXXXXX Against low-danger shots: #FlyTogether (now #LGRW) John Gibson XXXXXX Will X of them play at the #MilanoCortina #Olympics #USAHockey #TeamCanada #NHL #HockeyX"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-23 16:02:00 UTC 4087 followers, 1105 engagements

"Stolarz's extension is unlikely to be easy unless you focus on a relatively small number of games. Otherwise his level will only increase with the increase in the salary Cap #LeafsForever #Leafs"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-18 15:47:16 UTC 4087 followers, 1400 engagements

"Alex Lyon was the 31th goalie per high-danger in the league this season. He has confident numbers for backup. For two years in a row his season starts with stellar numbers in terms of level then drops to $3.5M by April #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-01 21:56:51 UTC 4088 followers, 1535 engagements

"Alex Tuch hit a $9m Power Score twice in X years and he is a proven TOP-6 RW. Luckily seems he is willing to stay. But anyway #LetsGoBuffalo have to offer better terms than current contending teams could do What will be the most important thing for him at XX AAV Overall money #sabrehood"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-18 18:02:00 UTC 4087 followers, 1108 engagements

"In the case of Dakota Joshua we need to base on the 23/24 season. Depending on the role he can be effective in both PP and PK and can also keep the level of the middle six wingers #GoLeafsGo #leafsnation #LeafsForever"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-17 20:33:38 UTC 4083 followers, 1336 engagements

"If #LeafsForever chooses between Dougie Hamilton and Erik Karlsson then we would choose Dougie Hamilton"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-09 15:16:00 UTC 4083 followers, 4719 engagements

""Does he want to sign for eight years or does he want to go shorter I don't want to say if I'm Kaprizov but if I'm him and I'm playing for a franchise that hasn't won a first round series since 2015 it might be willing like 'all right I'll make a commitment but you know what I'm only going to give you three or four years and then we'll see where you are'. And it puts a little pressure on the organization to build a true contender here" - Michael Russo A short-term deal would make sense for Kirill Kaprizov cause he would still be able to sign for big money in 3-4 years. But it wouldn't be the"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-22 22:02:00 UTC 4084 followers, 1760 engagements

"An experienced forward Robby Fabbri is still available on the market. In 2020-24 he was on pace for 49-43-46-38 points and played at a $3.3m+ level. His injuries (especially multiple knee injuries) are an issue as he played only XXX games last X seasons. But a $1-1.5m deal could make sense #NHLFreeAgency #FlyTogether"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-24 02:02:00 UTC 4084 followers, XXX engagements

"Of the teams with attractive squad depth we would single out #Flames It's not a question of how many games Zayne Parekh Sam Morton Hunter Brzustewicz Aydar Suniev had last season but rather HOW they looked in those games. Everyone had one game only with a level: Zayne Parekh $39765408 Power Score Sam Morton $25464854 Hunter Brzustewicz $13793138 Aydar Suniev $13169610"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-09 18:02:00 UTC 4082 followers, 1029 engagements

"Kaapo Kakko hasn't met the high expectations but things got better since the trade to #SeaKraken. He got a TOP-line spot had a career-high 17:03 TOI/GP and was on pace for XX points. If he keeps this level up this money will match his Paid Contribution with the Cap's rising"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-23 00:18:49 UTC 4089 followers, 1234 engagements

"Dougie Hamilton's comparison with #LeafsForever #LGRW #TusksUp #TexasHockey defs (120 minutes min) at X on X in 2024-25 (for against %): XXXXXX xGF 15th XXXXXX xGA XX XXXXX xGF% XX 1207 CF XX 1062 CA XX XXXXX CF% X XXX SOGF XX XXX SOGA XX XXXXX SOGF% X #NJDevils"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-19 20:01:00 UTC 4083 followers, 2145 engagements

"Yegor Chinakhov requested a trade. This is a good opportunity for many teams to strengthen the Bottom-6 or Middle-6 with a young player who can hold the level between $3M and $5M #NHL #nhlfreeagency2025 #cbj"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-17 14:54:10 UTC 4088 followers, 4936 engagements

"Every time a new deal was signed up in July and STEAL was written mostly in the comments we were under no illusions. Because the real steal is Alexey Protas' $3375M until 2029๐Ÿง #ALLCAPS"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-22 14:00:04 UTC 4087 followers, 2937 engagements

"In March #LeafsForever acquired Brandon Carlo for Fraser Minten a conditional 2026 1Rd and a 2025 4Rd. Since then his Power Score hasn't changed significantly (+$163k). If they considered a trade it would be difficult to find a similar return package for him in summer"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-15 16:03:00 UTC 4088 followers, 5159 engagements

"Thomas Harley is only 4th on the U25 defs list well okay #TexasHockey"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-16 18:32:45 UTC 4084 followers, 1127 engagements

"#Flames MacKenzie Weegar in the same span: Games: XXX Contribution: $33.4m Paid Cntrb: $20.2m"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-22 16:28:13 UTC 4088 followers, XXX engagements

"Matt Dumba played at a $5m level four years ago. If he gets back to this what pick can #LetsGoPens get for him at the trade deadline In March 2025 Dumoulin (LHD) was traded for a 2Rd and a prospect Walman (LHD had X more year on his deal) for a conditional 1Rd and a prospect Jokiharju for a 4Rd"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-22 20:02:00 UTC 4087 followers, 1544 engagements

"The last X seasons for Jared McCann: XX Points XX XX. With a salary of just $5M for two more years and XX goals in 5-on-5 win 24/25. He is now the main target for the teams that lost the fight for Ehlers. First of all there should be #AllCaps in the chase"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-10 20:02:00 UTC 4083 followers, 5536 engagements

"We continue to look for advantages in Peterka X Kesselring + Doan trade: Doan is 5th in the league in xGF% XXXXX (5-on-5) #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-06-26 17:05:00 UTC 4088 followers, 2933 engagements

"Teams elected for the salary arbitration X skaters who were attractive offer sheet candidates (and now they aren't available): #Sabrehood #LetsGoBuffalo Bowen Byram $5.2m Power Score (he is looking for long-term at $9m+) #TusksUp Jack McBain $1.9m (no details of negotiations)"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-06 22:16:27 UTC 4088 followers, 5104 engagements

"This is a difficult question. The first RHD based on last season Klingberg or Liljegren It might even be worth betting on Leddy in this case #SJSharks #TheFutureIsTeal"
@benchrates Avatar @benchrates on X 2025-07-23 22:30:00 UTC 4089 followers, 2009 engagements

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