Every year, there seems to be a player who breaks out and becomes a cornerstone of a team when no one expected it. Here are three players who could be much more important than some might've thought before.
Through a long, painful journey of arbitration and offer sheets, Barrett Hayton returns to the Utah Mammoth. On July 1, 2026, the New Jersey Devils offered the restricted free agent a poison pill contract. The one-year contract is worth $4.775 million, making Hayton the seventh-highest-paid player on the Mammoth this year.
Chicago Blackhawks: Forward Connor Bedard will be out for approximately four months after having surgery on his left shoulder. Marco D’Amico: The Utah Mammoth matched one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet for Barrett Hayton from the New Jersey Devils.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
When the Utah Mammoth matched Barrett Hayton’s offer sheet from the New Jersey Devils, the first reaction from many was: why? The Mammoth brought back Kevin Stenlund and Kailer Yamamoto and added Anders Lee and Vincent Trocheck.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Yesterday, the Utah Mammoth announced that Barrett Hayton would remain in Salt Lake City for the upcoming season. The Western Conference team matched the Devils' hostile offer.
The New Jersey Devils signed Barrett Hayton to an offer sheet last week, attempting to pry him away from the Utah Mammoth. However, Utah had the right of first refusal.
It took nearly a whole week for the Utah Mammoth to match the New Jersey Devils’ offer sheet to Barrett Hayton, but with hours left before the deadline, it was announced that they would keep the forward for at least an additional season.
We have a resolution to the first of two offer sheets tendered over the past week. On July 1, the New Jersey Devils tendered an offer sheet to Utah Mammoth forward Barrett Hayton.
The Utah Mammoth matched the one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet tendered to forward Barrett Hayton by the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. By enacting refusal rights, the Mammoth are not allowed to trade Hayton for the next year, meaning he will remain with the team ahead of being eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer.
The Utah Mammoth announced on Wednesday that the team has matched the New Jersey Devils’ offer sheet to forward Barrett Hayton. By matching the offer sheet, the Mammoth have signed Hayton to a one-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $4.775 million.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The first decision on an offer sheet of the NHL offseason has officially been made, as the Utah Mammoth announced on Wednesday that they have officially matched the New Jersey Devils‘ offer sheet for center Barrett Hayton.
There are two offer sheets everyone has their eyes on this offseason. That of Barrett Hayton with the Utah Mammoth and New Jersey Devils, and especially Leo Carlsson with the Anaheim Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers.
So far, the New Jersey Devils have had a busy start to free agency. First, they extended Nico Hischier with a five-year deal, then re-signed Nico Daws for another two seasons.
NHL general managers are finally starting to realize restricted free agency is not only a viable strategy, it might also be one of the best options teams can have in finding impact talent.
As the hockey world focused on teams signing unrestricted free agents to new contracts on Wednesday, it was the signing of a restricted free agent that caught the attention of many.
David Pagnotta: There was plenty of interest in Eeli Tolvanen yesterday. He was going over offers in the four- and five-year range. NHL Rumour Report: Pierre LeBrun on TSN’s Free Agent Frenzy on Patrick Kane taking his time: “I don’t know that Patrick Kane’s gonna be in a hurry, may not be a July 1st signing” Zach Werenski Staying in Columbus Now?
The New Jersey Devils have tendered an offer sheet to Utah Mammoth forward Barrett Hayton, a one-year deal worth $4.775 million. If Utah declines to match, the Devils would send a second-round pick as compensation.
The New Jersey Devils have successfully tendered an offer sheet to Utah Mammoth restricted free agent center Barrett Hayton, the club announced Wednesday evening.
Over the years, there have been waves of players in the NHL who have elected to file for salary arbitration, and the first such case for this offseason has been made public.
The Utah Mammoth’s 2025-26 season is officially over. The team finished with a 43-33-6 record, good enough to clinch the first wild card spot in the Western Conference.
Barrett Hayton had to be the only person in the world not excited to watch the Utah Mammoth and Vegas Golden Knights series. Sidelined with an upper-body injury since March, the forward had to watch the first thrilling four games from way up above in the press box. “It sucked watching those games,” Hayton said.
The Utah Mammoth were starting to take control of the series after a big win on home ice in Game 3, but the Vegas Golden Knights took back the momentum in Game 4.
Mammoth head coach Andre Tourigny said Thursday that center Barrett Hayton is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, per Brogan Houston of the Deseret News.
The Utah Mammoth have a couple of big decisions to make this offseason. The obvious, and so far most talked about, is Nick Schmaltz’s expiring contract and whether they will be able to afford the raise he rightfully deserves.
The Arizona Coyotes are amidst a difficult patch of the season as they are winless in their past eight games. Their most recent 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes added insult to injury as they have earned only one point during the stretch (0-7-1).
Arizona Coyotes center Barrett Hayton finally made his return to the lineup against the Vegas Golden Knights last night after missing nearly two months with an upper-body injury.
Since leaving a game midway through on Nov. 16, Arizona Coyotes center Barrett Hayton has not been in the lineup since. As the No. 1 man in the middle, his overall impact on both ends of the ice had seen him turn into a true two-way forward.
This Arizona Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks late-night affair is the perfect game to load up some shots on goal (SOG) props, so load 'em up we shall.
Hockey has treated us well to start the week, and I see no reason for that to change here on this fine Wednesday. We have six games on the ice, with quality spots across the board.
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