The Grant Hutton #Isles NY/Bridgeport carousel continues on Christmas Eve

12 of the last 13 #isles transactions have been sending Hutton back and forth between New York and Bridgeport

The 'NHL Holiday Roster Freeze' goes into effect across the league tonight at 11:59pm local time, and runs until December 28 at 12:01am local time.

What does that mean? Below is a breakdown of all the key points you'll need to remember.

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We've had a lot of people ask why scouting reports aren't a linear scale for different talent levels (Franchise player, 1st liner, etc.)

We've added a new section to our Scouting Reports FAQ to answer that question, take a look 👇

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We've been constantly asked for an ad-free offering, it's now available!

Many new features are already included, and more to come!

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The first update to our new Scouting Reports feature has already gone live!

-The player's team is displayed, and can be filtered
-Players can now be searched

More to come!

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FEATURE RELEASE!

Scouting Reports are now available on CapFriendly in partnership with The Pro Hockey Group

Players with multiple reports display a progression chart of their development. Shown is Adam Fantilli of CBJ

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FEATURE ANNOUNCEMENT!

We've partnered with The Pro Hockey Group to integrate professional and amateur scouting reports directly on the site!

PHG is run by Jason Bukala who was previously the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Florida Panthers

Here's an exemple report (beta) 👇

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Same teaser as last time; this time in colour 😏😉

4 years in the making, and it drops today! 🗓️

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Highest cap hits in the NHL for the 2024-25 season:

1. Matthews $13.25M (Highest cap hit in league history)
2. MacKinnon $12.6M
3. McDavid $12.5M
4. Panarin $11,642,857
5. Karlsson $11.5M (not including retained)

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After signing Matthews to a 4 year / $13.25M AAV extension, we now show the #LeafsForever  with a projected cap for 2024-25 of $54.1M, based on 12 active contracts (8F-3D-1G).

Notable UFA's next summer:
Nylander
Bertuzzi
Domi
Brodie
Klingberg
Samsonov

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Most Comparable To:
Auston Matthews: $13.25M x 4

Results:
Our comparables engine does not identify any comparable contracts.

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Auston Matthews signs a $53M, 4 year contract

We already estimate his career earnings at $53M. Once this contract has completed, his earnings will exceed $100M

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Contracts with increased signing bonuses in the final years are an intentional structure that players & agents negotiate for, as they prevent a buyout from being palatable.

Here's the cap hit penalty if Wilson's contract were to be bought out in the final 3 years