Bryan Logan Articles - Page 31

The Florida Panthers are coming off a second-straight Stanley Cup victory. Now the Panthers look to make it a three-peat. In order to do that, the Panthers need to make moves. They have multiple pending free agents and salary cap restraints. Still, there are moves the Panthers can make in order to bring back their […]

For a sixth straight season, the San Jose Sharks failed to make the playoffs. Still, the team is loaded with young talent and has the second pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Sharks have a lot of work to do to get out of the basement of the NHL standings. They have the resources […]

The Colorado Avalanche returned to the playoffs for an eighth straight season. This year, the Avalanche would fall in the first round to the Dallas Stars. Colorado was busy in the trade market during the season, but now needs to make moves to improve their roster for the 2025-26 campaign. These are the three players […]

The Los Angeles Kings returned to the playoffs for a fourth straight season. Still, for a fourth year in a row, the Kings would fall to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. Now, they are making changes to advance past the first round, something they have not done since winning the Cup in 2014. […]

The Minnesota Wild returned to the playoffs for a fifth time in the past six seasons. Still, for the fifth time in the past six years, the Wild were eliminated in the first round. They have made it to the conference finals just once in franchise history, and never made it to the Stanley Cup […]

The St. Louis Blues returned to the playoffs this season after a two-year hiatus. It was a solid campaign for the Blues, winning 44 games, including an end-of-season winning streak to secure the playoffs. Still, St. Louis would fall in the first round to the Winnipeg Jets. As the Blues look to make another run […]

For a ninth straight season, the Toronto Maple Leafs made it to the playoffs. Still, the Maple Leafs would fall to the Florida Panthers in the second round. The team has already made moves this offseason, ousting president Brendan Shanahan. Now the front office has decisions to make to prepare for the upcoming season. Part […]

The Vegas Golden Knights returned to the playoffs for a sixth time in seven years. Still, the Golden Knights would be eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the playoffs. As the team has experienced significant consistency and won the Stanley Cup, they now find themselves in a more challenging situation this […]

For a fourth straight year, the Dallas Stars made the playoffs. And for a third straight season, they were eliminated in the Western Conference Final. This year, it was another loss to the Edmonton Oilers for Dallas. The Stars have already made offseason moves, firing Pete DeBoer. Now Dallas needs to figure out how to […]

The Edmonton Oilers were defeated in the Stanley Cup Final for a second straight season by the Florida Panthers. While back-to-back Cup appearances is a great accomplishment, a team from Canada has not hoisted Lord Stanley since 1993. The Oilers would like to have another chance to break the Canadian drought, but in order to […]

The Washington Capitals were the best team in the Eastern Conference this past season. Still, the Capitals would fall to the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As they look to make another playoff run, in what could be Alex Ovechkin’s last season, we look at the players who should […]

For a third straight season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have failed to make the playoffs. They have already made major moves, as the Penguins have hired Dan Muse as the new head coach. Still, they need to make moves to grow towards the future. These are the three players the Penguins must trade in the 2025 […]

The Denver Broncos returned to the playoffs last season for the first time since winning the Super Bowl in the 2015 season. The Broncos have already made major offseason moves to improve on their ten-win season. Denver closed mandatory minicamp on June 12, and we look at the three players who could potentially be cut […]

The Green Bay Packers concluded minicamp on June 12. The Matt LaFleur era has been successful for the Packers. Green Bay has been to the playoffs in five of LaFleur’s six seasons, but has not been to the Super Bowl, falling in the NFC Championship game in both of his first two seasons. Further, the […]

The Atlanta Falcons finished their first mandatory minicamp on June 12th. After finishing second in the NFC South last season, Atlanta looks to make improvements to secure a playoff berth this year. The Falcons already made big moves at the NFL Draft, and have brought back many of the core players who brought them to […]

The Utah Hockey Club just rebranded to the Utah Mammoth after their first season in Salt Lake City. It was a successful first season in Utah, finishing at 38-31-13, and just seven points out of a playoff spot. The Mammoth have a bright future, with most of its core signed and many of them under […]

For a fourth straight season, the New Orleans Saints failed to make the playoffs. Still, this past season was a disaster. After starting 2-7, they fired Dennis Allen. They would finish the year 5-12, which was their lowest amount of wins since 2005, the year before Drew Brees and Sean Payton arrived in New Orleans. […]

It was a second-place finish in the AFC South for the Indianapolis Colts last season, but their 8-9 record was not enough for a playoff berth. They have not made the playoffs since the 2020 season. Still, the Colts have plenty of young players ready to take the next step. These are the three underrated […]

The Buffalo Bills returned to the playoffs for the sixth straight year, and the seventh time in eight years under Sean McDermott. Still, it was another loss in the AFC Championship Game, falling to the Kansas City Chiefs 32-29. Now the Bills look to make the next step and go to the Super Bowl for […]

The Chicago Cubs are currently one of the best teams in the National League. The Cubs are the top team in the NL Central, leading the St. Louis Cardinals by five games and the Brewers by 5.5 games in the division. They also have the second-best record in the NL, sitting just behind the New […]

The San Jose Sharks just finished their 2024-25 campaign as the worst team in the National Hockey League. Still, at 20-50-12, it was an improvement over their 2023-24 campaign. They have not made the playoffs since 2019, but they do have a young core ready to move towards making the playoffs again. The Sharks need […]

The Buffalo Sabres currently hold the longest NHL playoff drought, spanning 14 seasons. They last made the playoffs in 2011 and have not been back since. Further, they have regressed over the last two seasons, winning fewer games and having fewer points in each of the last two years than the prior year. Still, the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets failed to make the playoffs for a fifth straight year. Still, they made improvements this year, winning 40 times and having 89 points. That was the most wins and points since the 2018-19 season. They would also finish fourth in the Metropolitan Division, their highest standing since the 2017-18 season. Momentum […]

Since joining the NHL in the 2017-18 season, the Vegas Golden Knights have been a perennial contender. They have missed the playoffs just once while advancing to the Stanley Cup Final twice and winning the Cup once. This year, the Golden Knights were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the playoffs. […]

It was a return to the playoffs for the St. Louis Blues after missing the playoffs two straight years. The Blues fell to the Winnipeg Jets in the first round in seven games. Still, there is hope in St. Louis. They have just three pending free agents this offseason and will look to improve on […]

The Vancouver Canucks missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years, finishing in fifth place in the Pacific Division, and finishing six points out of the playoffs. It was a tulmutious season for the Canucks, as they traded JT Miller and then moved on from Rick Tocchet. Still, the team has […]

For a fifth straight season, the Philadelphia Flyers failed to make the playoffs. They have already made moves to remedy their playoff drought, as the Flyers have hired Rick Tocchet as their new head coach. Further, the Flyers have plenty of cap space, plus a surplus of draft capital. This is the dream scenario for […]

The Seattle Kraken missed the playoffs for the third time in their four-year franchise history. The Kraken are also looking to not go through a rebuild, but instead plan to re-tool and attempt to make it back to the playoffs with this core of players. With plenty of cap room and a strong core of […]

The Calgary Flames have missed the playoffs for a third straight year. This past season, the Flames had the same number of points as the Blues for the last Wild Card spot but missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker. Now, here is a look at the dream scenario for the Flames as they look to […]

The Buffalo Sabres have not made the playoffs since 2011, but they have the parts to start moving towards returning to the playoffs. With a young group of players who are playing well, the Sabres can make a major jump in the standings with a solid offseason. We look at the dream scenario for the […]

The San Jose Sharks were the worst team in the NHL this year, finishing the season 20-50-12. This was an improvement over their 2023-24 campaign, but still not even close to a playoff berth. The Sharks do have a young and exciting roster currently. This is led by the combination of Macklin Celebrini and Will […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets missed the playoffs for a fifth straight season this year. Still, there was improvement for Columbus this past season. After having just one season over 80 points and one season not in last place in their division in four years, they made a step forward this year. This past year, the […]

The Ottawa Senators returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. The Senators would fall to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. Regardless, this was a major step forward for Ottawa. With much of the core still under contract, the Sens have a solid base to start with. Still, they have some […]

The St. Louis Blues returned to the playoffs this past season after a two-year hiatus. The Blues lost in the first round to the Winnipeg Jets in seven games. Now the Blues look towards the offseason. They have been a solid team since winning the Cup in 2019 but have not moved past the second […]

The New Jersey Devils returned to the playoffs for the second time in three years. The Devils were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes for the second time in three years as well. Expectations for this team have remained high, and they will look to take a step towards winning their first Cup since 2012. We […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have missed the playoffs for five straight seasons now. This is the longest stretch of missing the playoffs since the 2002-03 season through 2007-08. Still, there could be some positives. After that long stretch, the Blackhawks became a contender, winning three Stanley Cups from 2010 to 2015. The Blackhawks have a young […]

The Minnesota Wild returned to the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Wild were also eliminated in the first round for the fifth time in the last six seasons. While making the playoffs has become the expectation, they need to find a way to move beyond the first round. This […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have missed the playoffs for three straight seasons. This is the first time since the 2001-02 season through 2005-06 that they missed the playoffs three years in a row. The last season was also the first of Sidney Crosby’s career. Now the Penguins need to figure out how to move forward. They […]

For a third straight year, the Dallas Stars have been eliminated in the Western Conference Final. This time, the Stars fell to the Edmonton Oilers. Now the Stars attempt to figure out how to get back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2020. We look at the dream scenario for Dallas […]