Episode 117 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 08-04-2024

Hello Hockey Fan’s. Take a Listen to Episode 117 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to get your hockey fix, topics discussed include-

#1 Ottawa Senators assistant coach Bob Jones has passed away

#2. The Columbus Blue Jackets sign restrictive free agent forward Kirill Marchenkoto.

#3. The Nashville Predators sign restrictive free agent defenseman Spencer Stastny.

#4. The Philadelphia Flyers sign forward Travis Konecny to a new 8-year 70-million-dollar extension.

#5. The Buffalo Sabres sign goaltender Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen.

#6. The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed restrictive free agent forward Kent Johnson.

#7. The Montreal Canadiens have signed RFA defensemen Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron to new 2-year contracts

#8. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Sergei Murashov the a 3-year entry level contract.

#9. Center Evgeny Kuznetsov has signed a 4-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL.

#10. The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Brock Fabert to a new 8-year contract.

#11. The Carolina Hurricanes sign forward Martin Necas to a new 2-year contract.

#12. The New York Rangers have signed defenseman Ryan Lindgren to a new 1-year contract.

#13. The New Jersey Devils sign goaltender Nico Daws to a new 2-year contract.

#14. The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Kaiden Guhle to a new 6-year contract.

#15. The Toronto Maple Leaf’s have their 2024 1st round draft pick defenseman Ben Danford to 3-year entry level contract.

#16. The L.A. Kings have signed defenseman Jordan Spence to a new 2-year 3-million dollar contract

#17. Eric Staal is retiring after 18-years in the NHL.

#18. The New Jersey Devils have added Chuck Fletcher as a Senior Advisor, Andy Green as an Advisor and Manny Legace as head amateur goaltending scout and development coach to their Hockey Operations.

#19. Team Canada adds Bruce Cassidy, Peter DeBoer, Rick Tocchet and Misha Donskov to head Coach Jon Coopers staff for the 4 nations tournament.

#20. Stop, the Montreal Canadiens do not need, and should not sign Patrik Laine

#21. I hope Patrik Laine ends up on a line with Alexander Ovechkin and Pierre Luc Dubois in Washington.

#22. Max Pacioretty is not a perfect fit in Montreal. Montreal should not sign him, and Montreal does not need or have any use for him.