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For a fourth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Kings returned to the playoffs, but were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth straight time. The Kings brought in Ken Holland to be the new GM, and he made some solid moves in the NHL Free Agency. His latest move was to re-sign Alex Laferriere […]

One of the biggest disappointments in the 2024-25 NHL season was the Nashville Predators. In the summer of 2024, general manager Barry Trotz attempted to make the team a contender through NHL free agency. It turned into a failure in the 2024-25 season. The team would miss the playoffs for the second time in three […]

The New Jersey Devils made the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. They would fall to the Carolina Hurricanes for the second time in three years as well in 2024-25. While injury issues were a major reason this past season, it was clear the franchise is on the right track to make another […]

Last year, the Utah Mammoth missed the playoffs in their first year in Salt Lake City after Ryan Smith acquired the assets of the Arizona Coyotes franchise. The team was then known as the Utah Hockey Club and has officially rebranded as the Mammoth. In their first summer under the new name, it would be […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off winning their second straight Stanley Cup. It was also their third straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Even with all the success, it was going to be a difficult summer for general manager Bill Zito. The club was tight on cap space and still will need to make […]

The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs for 14 straight years. That ties them for the longest playoff drought in the Big Four American professional sports with the New York Jets. Long gone are the days of Dominik Hasek, Rob Ray, and Miroslav Satan, and with them, chances to compete for the Stanley Cup. Still, […]

For a ninth consecutive season, the Toronto Maple Leafs advanced to the playoffs. They would fall to the Florida Panthers in the second round for the second time in three years. The team has not advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 2002, when they lost in the conference finals. Hopes for a […]

The New York Islanders missed the playoffs for the second time in the last four years. The team would make multiple moves this offseason to improve and rebuild. They have continued making moves this summer, signing Maxim Tsyplakov to a contract extension and avoiding arbitration. The Islanders have had a busy offseason thus far. They […]

The Washington Capitals have made the playoffs in 10 of the last 11 seasons. This includes being the top team in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25. They had a quiet 2025 NHL offseason, but despite that, still made one perfect move this offseason. The Caps missed out on the top free agents in the market […]

The Montreal Canadiens returned to the playoffs for the first time since losing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2021. The Canadiens would fall in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Capitals. If the squad wants to advance further in the playoffs in 2025-26, they had to make some offseason moves in […]

The Vancouver Canucks have missed the playoffs for four of the last five seasons. They have often narrowly missed out on a playoff spot in recent years, and after a tumultuous 2024-25 campaign, in which they traded JT Miller, the team needed to make moves in NHL Free Agency. They did make some moves, but […]

The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs for a 14th straight season, the longest playoff drought in the NHL. General manager Kevyn Adams needed to make major improvements to the roster if the team is going to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. The Sabres would make multiple moves this offseason, […]

The Winnipeg Jets won the President’s Trophy as the top regular season team in the NHL in 2024-25. Still, they would fall in the second round of the playoffs to the Dallas Stars. This left GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Jets in a precarious situation of attempting to improve the team in NHL Free Agency, […]

The Colorado Avalanche had limited cap space coming into this offseason. The franchise has made the playoffs eight straight years, including winning the Stanley Cup in 2022. Still, they would fall to the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs this year. With limited cap space and a clear need to improve the […]

The Los Angeles Kings have made it to the playoffs for four straight years, falling in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers in each of those seasons. This led to the Kings parting ways with general manager Rob Blake and hiring Ken Holland. The new general manager would make a flurry of moves and […]

After missing the playoffs for the third time in four years, the Seattle Kraken looked to have a productive offseason. The Kraken have been busy this summer, making a few solid free-agency moves while also hitting the trade market to improve the roster. To cap off the summer, Seattle has brought back Kaapo Kakko on a […]

It has been a busy summer for the New York Rangers and general manager Chris Drury. The Rangers made multiple free agent signings and trades, but were without their first-round pick as part of the trade for J.T. Miller.  They would still own eight draft picks, including three in the first 100 picks of the […]

Craig Conroy, the general manager of the Calgary Flames, just completed his third draft as the GM. The Flames owned eight picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, including two in the first round. As the team hopes to make the playoffs for the first time since 2021-22, they laid the foundation for future success with […]

It has been a busy offseason for Bill Armstrong, the general manager of the Utah Mammoth. Beyond bringing in JJ Peterka, he also signed Nate Schmidt, Brandon Tanev, and Vitek Vanecek. The Mammoth also had another solid showing in the 2025 NHL Draft. Utah owned seven draft picks this year, including three in the top […]

As Daniel Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers look forward to 2025-26, they can take solace in knowing they had a solid offseason. The Flyers owned nine draft picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, including two in the first round. While they did not have a perfect draft, it was a solid group of selections for […]

With the 2025 NHL Draft behind the Seattle Kraken, they’ve now turned their focus to NHL Free Agency and the upcoming season. The Kraken owned six picks in the draft, including the eighth overall selection. General manager Jason Botterill would be making his first picks as the GM, with Ron Francis moving to the role […]

The 2025 NHL Draft is now far in the rear-view mirror, and the Buffalo Sabres ended up making nine selections overall. They would make just one in the first round, picking ninth overall. That would be their only top 50 selection, and just one of two picks in the first three rounds. As general manager […]

The Chicago Blackhawks finished in last place in the Central Division in 2024-25. Still, with Connor Bedard and other young players, there is hope in the Windy City. General manager Kyle Davison expects other young stars to also make an impact this season. The Hawks did not make a bunch of moves in the offseason, […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell in the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers for a second straight year. They had to navigate a difficult offseason. The Oilers had limited salary cap space and still needed to re-sign some major players on the squad. General manager Stan Bowman did a solid job in this NHL free-agency […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets missed the playoffs for a fifth straight season. This year, they were the first team out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs by just two points. Being this close to the playoffs, there was the expectation that general manager Don Waddell could be aggressive in NHL Free […]

The Nashville Predators are coming off a disappointing season last year. This led to the expectation that the Predators would be aggressive in free agency and potentially use their multiple early draft picks in the 2025 NHL Draft to make moves. Still, Barry Trotz and the Predators made limited moves this offseason and did not […]

The San Jose Sharks were the worst team in the NHL last year. General manager Mike Grier is expecting improvement this year. With a young core of players already in place, led by Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, and Will Smith, the team was aggressive in this 2025 NHL free-agency period. They brought in plenty of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs returned to the playoffs for a ninth straight season, but would fall in the second round of the playoffs to the Florida Panthers. This led to the contract of Brendan Shanahan not being renewed by the franchise. Now, general manager Brad Treliving will have more of a say in the operation. […]

The New Jersey Devils made the playoffs for the second time in three seasons, but were eliminated in the first round by the Carolina Hurricanes. It was injuries that doomed the end of the Devils’ season. With that, it was not expected that general manager Tom Fitzgerald would make major moves. They still have a […]

The Minnesota Wild returned to the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Still, they would fall in the first round to the Vegas Golden Knights. This was also the fifth time in six years, they failed to advance past the first round. Still, the offseason has not been a productive one […]

The Calgary Flames have missed the playoffs three straight years now. This year, they narrowly missed out on the playoffs, which led to the expectation that they would potentially be aggressive this offseason. That has not come to fruition, though. Still, they kept around some solid pieces while also making some signings in NHL free […]

The Washington Capitals finished as the top team in the Eastern Conference after the regular season. This would give them their tenth playoff berth in their last 11 seasons. Still, they would be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. It has been a quiet NHL free agency period for […]

The Buffalo Sabres’ playoff drought extended to a 14th season this past year. This has led to speculation that some players want to leave the franchise. The Sabres did secure a piece of their future plans, though. They have re-signed Bowen Byram to a two-year contract. While Byram could have had a desire to leave […]

The Dallas Stars and general manager Jim Nill did not have a pick until the third round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Still, it may have been another stellar draft for the three-time winner of the Jim Gregory Award as the General Manager of the Year. Nill has made a habit of making great draft […]

The 2025 NHL Draft is in the past, and the Columbus Blue Jackets would make six selections. It would be the second draft under general manager Don Waddell for the Jackets. They would also have two first-round picks. In the past, multiple early picks have been great for Columbus. This year, they would have the […]

The 2025 NHL Draft has concluded, and the New Jersey Devils had seven picks in this year’s draft. Still, the team would not call a name in the first round of the draft, and would not make a pick until the 50th selection overall. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald did make some solid picks this […]

For a fourth year in a row, the Los Angeles Kings lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers. This led the Kings not to move on from general manager Rob Blake and hire Ken Holland as his replacement. Holland comes in with plenty of winning experience, as he’s […]

The Colorado Avalanche have begun preparing for the future. They have extended the contract for Josh Manson by two years. He was scheduled to be a free agent next summer, but now will be with the team through 2027-28. The Avs have had a solid summer so far. They opened their summer by re-signing pending […]

The Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins have completed a trade in this NHL offseason. The Stars have traded Matt Dumba to the Penguins. This was a necessary trade for Dallas, but one that could have benefited both teams. Dumba was the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He would […]