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The San Jose Sharks muddled through one of the worst seasons in franchise history in 2023-24, failing to reach 20 wins for the first time since 1995. It was a miserable campaign all around, with the squad looking to be completely out of playoff contention before the calendar even flipped to 2024. It was the […]

The Anaheim Ducks are looking to take a step forward in the rebuild in 2024-25 after six straight seasons without a postseason appearance — and that could come at the expense of one of the team’s most impactful players. Cam Fowler, who has spent his entire career in California after being drafted No. 12 overall […]

The Detroit Red Wings are getting closer to completing one of their last three big pieces of offseason business: re-signing star forward Lucas Raymond. As of Friday, all of Raymond, fellow forward Jonatan Berggren and star defenseman Moritz Seider remain without new contracts, and the clock is ticking before Detroit’s training camp opens on September […]

Brad Marchand had one of his worst offensive seasons in nearly a decade in 2023-24, and that could have been due to the multiple ailments that were hindering the Boston Bruins’ captain. Marchand revealed earlier this week that he underwent three separate surgeries this summer: one to repair a torn tendon on his elbow and […]

It’s been a full six seasons since Nikolay Kulemin played a National Hockey League game — but it looks like the 38-year-old is going to get another opportunity to play in the show. The Ottawa Senators signed the Russian to a professional tryout (PTO) on Thursday, the team announced. “Roster update: The [Senators] have signed […]

There has been a considerable amount of concern in Vancouver after news broke that Canucks star goaltender Thatcher Demko suffered a ‘once in 50 year’ injury last postseason that could keep him out of training camp later this September. The 28-year-old was last in action against the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of Round 1 […]

The Philadelphia Flyers were oh-so-close to coming out of the rebuild in 2023-24. For most of the season, the squad looked like a playoff team, somewhat surprisingly holding onto the No. 3 spot in the Metropolitan Division right into the last few weeks of the campaign. But it all went off the rails for John […]

The New Jersey Devils had sky high expectations in 2023-24 after finishing third in the National Hockey League the year before and upsetting the powerhouse New York Rangers in Round 1. There was a ton of belief around Newark that the roster could compete for a Stanley Cup, especially after locking up Timo Meier and […]

The Calgary Flames look to be crashing headfirst into a full-scale rebuild. General manager Craig Conroy and the front office have completely torn it down over the last calendar year, trading all of Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin, Chris Tanev, Jacob Markstrom and Andrew Mangiapane since November of 2023. Every single one of the […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have one of the most unproven goaltending tandems in the National Hockey League — and they could be looking to rectify that before training camp. The squad is signing Eetu Makiniemi to a professional tryout, the Finnish netminder’s agency confirmed on Thursday. “[Eetu Makiniemi] has accepted a Professional Tryout Offer with the […]

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau has passed away after he was struck by a car in Oldmans Township, Salem County while riding his bicycle on Thursday, according to New Jersey State police. He was 31. His brother Matthew also lost his life in the tragic accident. Police confirm that the two were hit from […]

The Vancouver Canucks are coming off a phenomenal — if somewhat surprising — 2023-24 campaign. After finishing sixth in the Pacific Division the year before, the squad put together a sparkling 50-23-9 record, good enough for first in the division and third in the Western Conference. The star core finally broke out, with captain Quinn […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to remain Stanley Cup contenders despite suffering a mass exodus this summer. Although Jake Guentzel was the heartbreaking departure after all signs pointed to him re-signing on July 1, the Canes also watched as Brett Pesce, Brady Skjei, Teuvo Teravainen and Stefan Noesen chose new homes during the offseason. New […]

Patrik Laine was traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Montreal Canadiens a little over a week ago, but that might not have been the ideal landing spot for Jackets general manager Don Waddell. The new executive made it clear throughout the offseason that trying to trade Laine’s hefty $8.7 million AAV was no […]

The New Jersey Devils have made some excellent moves this summer as the franchise looks to improve on a disappointing 2023-24 campaign — but there’s still one more piece of business to get done. Dawson Mercer, who was selected No. 18 overall in the 2020 NHL Draft and projects to be a key piece of […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to look a whole lot different without Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos this season, but that might not be such a bad thing, according to re-acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh. “I’ve heard it from a handful of guys, ‘We haven’t gotten out of the first round two years in a […]

After two seasons forming the best tandem in the National Hockey League along with Linus Ullmark, Jeremy Swayman is now the undisputed No. 1 goaltender for the Boston Bruins — but the restricted free agent remains without a new contract. Despite that, head coach Jim Montgomery is confident that the team’s last piece of important […]

The Minnesota Wild are one season away from really being able to improve a roster that missed the playoffs for the first time in five campaigns in 2024. General manager Bill Guerin and the front office are patiently waiting for the buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter — which will cost them just over […]

The Utah Hockey Club is experiencing a youth revolution that new owner Ryan Smith is hoping will bring playoff hockey to Salt Lake City in Year 1 of professional hockey in the state. Although it’s been four years since the now-defunct Arizona Coyotes competed in the postseason, the roster was much better in last year’s […]

The Nashville Predators are loaded with effective veterans. Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg turned in true superstar performances last season, while Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly — who are both far on the wrong side of 30 — helped to form one of the league’s best lines along with Forsberg. Juuse Saros was a brick […]

The Vegas Golden Knights followed up their maiden Stanley Cup championship in 2023 with a disappointing seven-game loss at the hands of the Dallas Stars in Round 1 of the 2024 postseason. And the franchise watched a couple of heart and soul players walk afterwards in free agency, led by former Conn Smythe winner and […]

After nearly three decades of hockey in the state of Arizona, it looks like the NHL may have left the Coyotes behind for good. While it’s impossible to rule out an eventual return, it’s looking like Gary Bettman and the league are ready to put the saga of the last few years firmly in the […]

The Edmonton Oilers’ blue line looks a whole lot different than it did a week ago. After Philip Broberg was shockingly offer sheeted by the St. Louis Blues — a contract the front office didn’t match — Cody Ceci was shipped to the San Jose Sharks shortly after. And with that, two players who were […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been unusually absent from each of the last two Stanley Cup Playoffs — the first time that’s happened in Sidney Crosby’s career — and the roster is getting older and older every season. But general manager Kyle Dubas still believes that this squad can compete for a Stanley Cup before No. […]

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog hasn’t played a single game of professional hockey since Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. And although that contest was monumental for the franchise, a 2-1 win earning the club its first title since 2001, nobody thought that the Swedish star would still […]

The Ottawa Senators came within one goal of upsetting Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and advancing to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, losing in a heartbreaking double overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. Fast forward seven seasons, and the Sens haven’t come anywhere close to reaching the postseason since. In six campaigns […]

After once again coming up short in their quest for a first Stanley Cup championship since 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes suffered a mass exodus this offseason. The departure of Jake Guentzel was especially painful, but the club will also have to reckon with the absences of Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei —who formed maybe the […]

The Ottawa Senators have failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the last seven seasons, but with a bona fide No. 1 goaltender in Linus Ullmark now in the fold, the goal for the franchise is to break the long drought in 2024-25. And Ullmark, who the Boston Bruins traded to […]

Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg are officially St. Louis Blues. Although the Edmonton Oilers made a couple of moves to potentially be able to match the offers sheets that Blues GM Doug Armstrong tendered to the two young players, that’s not what happened on Tuesday morning. Instead, both Holloway and Broberg, who were impactful players […]

The San Jose Sharks made a couple of nice moves this summer in the quest to come out of the Western Conference basement in 2024-25. The obvious one was drafting Macklin Celebrini first overall back in June; he will quickly become the face of this franchise as it eventually comes out of the rebuild. He’ll […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to reckon with back-to-back missed postseasons — the first time that’s happened in Sidney Crosby’s career — and the captain is still without a new contract after his 12-year pact expires next summer. The Pens have one of the oldest rosters in the National Hockey League, and there are a few […]

The Detroit Red Wings were oh-so-close to breaking their long playoff drought in April, needing just one more point to vault past the Washington Capitals and secure the final wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference. Instead, it’s now been eight campaigns without postseason hockey in Motown. The Wings will undoubtedly be knocking on the door […]

With Juuse Saros locked up on a massive eight-year deal that will keep the star goaltender with the Nashville Predators until at least 2033, it makes sense that former first-round pick Yaroslav Askarov’s days in Tennessee could be numbered. And it looks like a decision will be coming on the Russian netminder’s future sooner rather […]

The Chicago Blackhawks were one of the worst teams in the National Hockey League in 2023-24; not even Connor Bedard could help this roster escape the basement of the Central Division. Although the reigning Calder Trophy winner was electric, scoring 61 points in his first 68 games as a professional, it was a miserable campaign […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have followed up back-to-back-to-back Stanley Cup Final appearances — and two championships — with consecutive first-round exits. Gone are face of the franchise Steven Stamkos and top-pairing defensemen Mikhail Sergachev as general manager Julien BriseBois looks to create a team that can compete for a couple more National Hockey League rings. […]

The Utah Hockey Club is ready to rumble as the first season of professional hockey in Salt Lake City approaches. After moving from Arizona earlier this offseason, new owner Ryan Smith gave general manager Bill Armstrong the green light to tweak the roster in the hopes of making a triumphant return to the postseason. It’s […]

The Winnipeg Jets at times looked like a juggernaut in 2023-24, putting together one of the best seasons in franchise history and entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs on an eight-game winning streak. They even beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-0 during that run. But, for the second straight year, the Jets were downed in Round 1, […]

No team in North American professional sports has suffered more than the Buffalo Sabres over the last decade-and-a-half. Although that’s a subjective statement, this one isn’t: no team has gone longer without making a playoff appearance than the team that calls Western New York home. Through multiple rebuilds, trading a franchise cornerstone in Jack Eichel […]

The Philadelphia Flyers were oh-so-close to breaking the postseason drought in 2023-24, occupying the No. 3 spot in the Metropolitan Division for most of the year before suffering an epic collapse. Philly lost nine of its last 11 games, not only falling out of a guaranteed divisional berth but also failing to secure one of […]