Reports of my death (free agency) are completely accurate: 2026 NHL Offseason thread

[MartyFunkhouser]

Bedard signs for 5 years and 15 million. Good with that. Wish they got more term but didn’t really expect that.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Bedard wants Kane back in Chicago.

Make it happen.

“I hope so,” Bedard said. “I don’t know what I can say to persuade his decision, but we’d all obviously be so excited to have (not only) a player like that, but also a guy like that. I can’t imagine his first game back at the (United Center), the reaction he’d get and how much juice that would bring not only to our team but our fans as well.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...s-free-agency/

[MartyFunkhouser]

Welcome home Patrick Kane. Definitely an overpay, but who cares with the current cap situation. 2 years at 8 million AAV. So 8 and 8 for 88.