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🚨Our 2026 Offseason Contract Projections are LIVE!
🔹Pending UFAs & RFAs
🔹7/1 Extension-Eligible Players
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Zach Werenski of the @BlueJacketsNHL has won the Norris Trophy! Voted the best defenseman in the #NHL for the 25-26 season, Werenski's skill is certainly viewed highly by our #MaxStat.

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🗣️ ZACH WERENSKI IS A NORRIS TROPHY WINNER

The James Norris Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the defenseman who demonstrates the greatest all-around ability in his position. 👏 #NHLAwards

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@NHL 👍

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@BlueJacketsNHL Well deserved!

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🚨Our 2026 Offseason Contract Projections are LIVE!
🔹Pending UFAs & RFAs
🔹7/1 Extension-Eligible Players
🔹1GP min.
🔄 RTs/Follows help us immensely. Want to further support our analytics? Consider signing up for a website subscription! #NHL https://t.co/RjvmwbqCOl

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🚨ICYMI: Our RFA contract projection episode of the @MaxTermPod dropped late last week. Check it out! #NHL

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🚨 A new @MaxTermPod is now live! We go team by team, giving an overview of the projected contracts and team cap situations. Could this summer see a major market shift with young players getting higher AAVs AND less term? Could there be any offer sheets? Who could be this targets?

https://t.co/4pie0wluoI

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🚨 A new @MaxTermPod is now live! We go team by team, giving an overview of the projected contracts and team cap situations. Could this summer see a major market shift with young players getting higher AAVs AND less term? Could there be any offer sheets? Who could be this targets?

https://t.co/4pie0wluoI

[Shayna @shaynagoldman_]

updated #NHLAnalytics list with the Oilers promotions+additions

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The NHL Alumni Association is devastated to share that Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60.

Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Claude was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft and would make his NHL debut just a few months later on October 13, 1983 and scored his first career NHL goal on December 4, 1983.

Claude split time between the Canadiens organization and the QMJHL from 1983 to 1985, capturing the President’s Cup with the Verdun Junior Canadiens in 1985 as QMJHL playoff champions, while earning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as Playoff MVP.

The very next season, Claude recorded 10 goals and 16 points in 20 playoff games as he and the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. Claude remained with the Canadiens for an additional four seasons before joining the New Jersey Devils ahead of the 1990-91 season.

In 1994-95, his fifth and final season with New Jersey, Claude led the Devils to their first Stanley Cup championship, registering 13 goals in 20 playoff games, taking home the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP. As a member of the Colorado Avalanche in 1995-96, Claude was once again an integral part of team history as the Avalanche hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup for the very first time in 1996.

Claude played 297 regular-season games in an Avalanche uniform before rejoining the New Jersey Devils in November of 1999, and for a fourth and final time, would be crowned a Stanley Cup champion on June 10, 2000. Claude later played for the Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars before making a comeback with the San Jose Sharks during the 2008-09 season.

Internationally, Claude represented Canada on several occasions, including capturing a gold medal at the 1985 World Junior Hockey Championships and winning the 1987 Canada Cup.

He was loved by his wife and four children, and on behalf of the Lemieux family, we kindly ask that everyone respect their privacy during this difficult time.

Memorial service details to follow.

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@SabresLive Can confirm, Carolina elite puck management this season! (And just elite skill in general)

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🚨ICYMI: the most recent @MaxTermPod episode provides a layout of the upcoming #NHL UFA market using our contract projections, available on all top platforms! Keep an eye out later this week for a new episode discussing RFAs! 👀

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🚨ICYMI: the most recent @MaxTermPod episode provides a layout of the upcoming #NHL UFA market using our contract projections, available on all top platforms! Keep an eye out later this week for a new episode discussing RFAs! 👀

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🚨 A new @MaxTermPod is now live! We kick off the offseason with a look at our contract projections, specifically the pending UFAs. Is there a strength to this class? Which players could provide value at their projected contract? Which contracts might we hesitate to give out? Available on your favorite podcast platform!

https://t.co/f2UQ25pCmO

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All contract projections for both pending free agents and extension eligible players can be found on our website.

UFAs:
https://t.co/Dgn2OQ1q2S

Extensions:
https://t.co/a3C2UNL18E

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Further to @JeremyWGR @SneakyJoeSports @OwenP29 discussion this morning, we would project a Tuch and a Byram contract to be quite similar so it may come down to an either or scenario for the organization.

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Who would you rather have long term?

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LT is best for the overall cap savings

If ST is needed 2 years is much more ideal because they clear the worst Skinner buyout cap hit then they can negotiate potential extensions for Benson, Ostlund, and Helenius at the same time. Otherwise, this same discussion is being had down the road with one of those other two because there will then be a need to pay Benson.

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Tampa closed their cup window by doing bridge deals for Point, Sergachev, and Cernak. They haven't made it out of the first round since they had to play those players. It's because they ended up spending and extra $1-$2M per player which amounts to one or two really good depth pieces.

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@TragicallyGord @YouOughtaHODL @MatthewFairburn @TheAthletic IF you are going to go the ST route, you should not go over 2 years. The amount the cap will rise, the added production, and the closer to UFA he will be will push the next contract significantly higher, potentially ‘$1M-$2M per year by going just 1 extra year on the bridge deal.

[Hailey Salvian @hailey_salvian]

The PWHL Players Association has quietly released salaries to the public for the first time in a bid to promote greater transparency.

More on the news via @TheAthletic (gift link below):

https://t.co/HFUPTd7Qgy

[Kyle Stich @k_sticher]

As a reminder, we compare our projection to raw value and do not consider bonuses. If Malkin and the Pens have a similar season next year, his total would be $7M, which is in line with our projection.