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The Nashville Predators and Steven Stamkos haven’t had a great relationship since he signed a four-year deal in the 2024 offseason. Barry Trotz’s roster revamp has been a colossal failure, and it looks like the former Tampa Bay Lightning captain could be on the move as early as this season. Stamkos holds an $8 million […]

The last team that Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender Frederik Andersen wants to have a poor start against is the Toronto Maple Leafs. The former Toronto backstopper had a tumultuous tenure with the team and became the scapegoat for a couple of poor postseason performances. As everyone now knows, the Maple Leafs’ postseason struggles were never all […]

In a cruel twist of fate, St. Louis Blues’ head coach Jim Montgomery watched his team have one of their worst efforts of the season in his return to play the team that fired him last season, the Boston Bruins. The Blues are now fighting near the bottom of the Western Conference, a year after […]

It takes a special kind of slump for the Florida Panthers to lose confidence. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champions are struggling this season due to injuries to key players Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. While Tkachuk is likely to return soon, Barkov won’t be back until possibly the playoffs. If the Panthers continue to lose […]

The New York Islanders became the second team to beat the Colorado Avalanche in regulation this season on Thursday night. The Avalanche have been on a torrid pace for most of the year, but Patrick Roy’s Islanders have been a resilient group. New York’s head coach has the players falling in line and playing inside […]

The Vancouver Canucks are reportedly open for business on the trade front, and their veteran players, like Conor Garland, are the ones in the spotlight. The decision to put their veterans up for grabs signals a clear message for the Canucks: it’s time to start thinking about a rebuild. Vancouver hockey fans are wondering how […]

The Vancouver Canucks recently expressed interest in changing their personnel in hopes of altering the course of their franchise. It is getting ugly in Vancouver, as the once promising core group is slowly splitting apart at the seams. The rift between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson started the issues last season, and now, captain Quinn […]

It was a difficult start to the season for Andrei Svechnikov, which sparked serious trade rumors around his future with the Carolina Hurricanes. The lack of production to start the year, which included no points in his first eight games, led head coach Rod Brind’Amour to cut his ice time. It caused a stir in […]

Sometimes, it’s better to expect the unexpected when it comes to NHL trade rumors. Even though it makes perfect sense for Quinn Hughes to join his brothers on the New Jersey Devils, it could be a team like the Philadelphia Flyers who swoop in and steal the Vancouver Canucks’ superstar defenseman. The Flyers have been […]

The Vancouver Canucks barely made it 12 months before another one of their best players started to check out emotionally. Last season’s issue in Vancouver was the relationship between Elias Pettersson and JT Miller, which ended in Miller’s departure to the New York Rangers. The newest rumor surrounding the Canucks is the potential trade of […]

The next matchup between the Dallas Stars and New York Islanders might be a must-watch if you’re a fan of physical hockey. Stars’ forward Mikko Rantanen had a dangerous hit on Islanders’ defenseman Alexander Romanov in their most recent game, which put the defender out long-term with an injury. As the referees were ejecting Rantanen […]

The Dallas Stars suffered a disappointing loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, but it wasn’t the worst news to come out of that game. Stars’ veteran Tyler Seguin left the game with an apparent lower-body injury early in the game, and head coach Glen Gulutzan confirmed on Wednesday morning that it was […]

The New York Rangers persevered through their first game after losing Adam Fox to a long-term injury, defeating one of the league’s hottest teams, the Dallas Stars. While the overtime win was a good confidence-builder with one of their best players missing, Vladislav Gavrikov and the Rangers realize that the work is only just beginning. […]

The New York Rangers’ blueline took a massive hit when Adam Fox suffered a long-term injury. It’ll be production by committee for New York in the defender’s absence, as the blueline will need to try and fill that hole. While Vladislav Gavrikov might not have much of an offensive past, Rangers’ head coach Mike Sullivan […]

The Utah Mammoth’s hearts were heavy this week as Clayton Keller battled through the unfortunate loss of his father, Brian. Instead of taking some time off, Keller opted to stay with his teammates and family and get through it with them by his side. In a beautiful twist of fate, Keller and the Mammoth played […]

The Utah Mammoth’s quest to become contenders in the Western Conference nearly took a massive hit on Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues. The Mammoth’s young forward group has been entertaining hockey’s newest fans with their skill this season, but one of their top scorers suffered a scary-looking leg injury after taking a hit […]

Kyle Palmieri was on pace for the best season of his career when he suffered an injury on Friday. The Islanders re-signed Palmieri to a two-year contract extension at the end of last season, but he will now spend most of that deal rehabbing the injury. New York announced on Saturday afternoon that Palmieri suffered […]

The Vancouver Canucks are getting sick of being at the bottom of the pack in the Western Conference. It seems like President Jim Rutherford said enough is enough, and reportedly made his veterans available on the trade block. While the initial reaction was to look at names like Conor Garland and Kiefer Sherwood, all eyes […]

The Colorado Avalanche are on a tear to begin the 2025-26 season, posting a 17-1-5 record, a pace we haven’t seen since the Boston Bruins in 2022-23. In that season, the Bruins passed the Montreal Canadiens’ previous record of 132 points in 1976-77, and added two more for good measure. While the Bruins broke a […]

The Montreal Canadiens and Mike Matheson agreeing on a five-year contract extension might be a surprise to some fans. Matheson seemed like the perfect piece for the organization to move once they were in the middle of their rebuild. The Canadiens are deep on defense, and they have offensive defensemen, so keeping Matheson seemed a […]

The Winnipeg Jets suffered a brutal blow when Connor Hellebuyck’s knee injury caused him to undergo arthroscopic surgery. Last year’s Hart, Vezina, and Jennings Trophy winner has to miss 4-6 weeks with the injury, something the team can’t afford. They are already three points out of the wild-card race in the Western Conference and sitting […]

Matthew Tkachuk has been battling an injury since the Florida Panthers’ first Stanley Cup, but he is nearing a return after two surgeries in the offseason. After fighting through ailments for most of last season, Tkachuk knew he should take the time to get to 100% this season, and the Panthers’ star seems to be […]

It isn’t just Edmonton Oilers fans hoping their goaltending nightmare will soon end. Fans around the league are likely sick of hearing about potential trades and whether Edmonton will ever figure it out. It’s looking like the worst it has ever been for Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard, which seems to be forcing the Oilers’ […]

It’s rare to see a team roll with three goaltenders for an entire season, and it looks like the Buffalo Sabres might not try to change that trend in the 2025-26 season. With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen out of the lineup with an injury in training camp, the Sabres claimed Colten Ellis on waivers from the St. […]

The career of Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been an unfortunate one with respect to injuries. Whenever McAvoy seems to be playing his best and getting back into form, he is hit with another setback. The most recent one came in last Saturday night’s rivalry game against the Montreal Canadiens, when he was hit […]

The Chicago Blackhawks gave one of their young players, Lukas Reichel, a fresh start when they traded him to the Vancouver Canucks earlier this season. Reichel had fallen out of favor in Chicago, and it looked like he might be able to help a Canucks team that sometimes struggles on offense. However, after 13 games […]

It’s time for the Edmonton Oilers to exercise some demons when they face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The Panthers are the team that defeated them in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, and unfortunately for the Oilers, the goaltending struggles are still the talk of the town, which has been an ongoing problem ever since […]

The unfortunate reality of the NHL salary cap is that the Winnipeg Jets would have a difficult time fitting all their expiring contracts under the limit. Winnipeg had a window to win a championship with its entire core group. However, when Nikolaj Ehlers’ contract expired after last season, the Jets had to let him sign […]

It has been an interesting career for Brad Lambert with the Winnipeg Jets. He burst onto the scene with 55 points in 64 games in his rookie AHL season. However, Lambert has never been able to put it together at the NHL level. He also suffered through a 20-point decrease in his second AHL season, […]

It’s safe to say that no one had a Bill Simmons-Columbus Blue Jackets beef on their bingo cards for the 2025-26 NHL season. Simmons made some comments about the franchise on a recent podcast, which was a bit of a shock, considering he doesn’t have many hockey takes on his shows. Nevertheless, the polarizing podcast […]

The Utah Mammoth looked like they’d be one of the NHL’s most surprising teams at the beginning of the season. They were near the top of the Central Division standings, and their high-powered offense made them an exciting watch. However, after a recent four-game losing streak, the team is now on the outside looking in […]

Tensions are running high with the New York Rangers’ struggles this season, and superstar forward Artemi Panarin isn’t exempt from criticism from his head coach, Mike Sullivan. Panarin is one of the top offensive players in the league at his best, but he sometimes forgets about the defensive side of the game. It’s fine when […]

Craig Berube isn’t the type of coach that the Toronto Maple Leafs want to get upset, but he is reaching his boiling point due to the team’s recent struggles and subsequent losing streak. Toronto’s injuries are starting to pile up, and the team hasn’t been in good form for weeks. Auston Matthews hasn’t skated since […]

It might’ve seemed silly, but the brawl that ended the Detroit Red Wings’ win over the New York Rangers on Sunday night was a perfect representation of what makes hockey great. The Red Wings’ Mason Appleton shot the puck in the empty net a half-second after the final buzzer ended, which prompted Rangers’ goaltender Jonathan […]

Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini are attempting to lead the charge for the future of the NHL, but the Anaheim Ducks have their own candidate in Leo Carlsson. The 2023 second-overall pick had some growing pains over his first two seasons in the NHL, like Bedard, but both third-year forwards are exploding this season while […]

Drew Doughty’s most significant obstacle over the last few seasons has been staying clear of injury for the Los Angeles Kings. The legendary defenseman missed 63 games last season before returning in time for the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, while this foot injury will keep him out for a bit of time, it shouldn’t affect […]

Longtime executive Lou Lamoriello might have taken a step back from running the New York Islanders’ front office last summer, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still having his voice heard around the building. While Mathieu Darche took over general manager duties once Lamoriello left, there might still be some influence by the 83-year-old legend, […]

Another one of the stacked 2026 NHL Free Agency class went off the board on Sunday afternoon as the Los Angeles Kings agreed to a contract extension with Adrian Kempe. The Swedish star’s representation and the Kings re-entered talks earlier this week, and they finally settled on an eight-year, $85 million deal, according to Elliotte […]

Despite making small steps towards contention this year, the Detroit Red Wings continue to show why they are still rebuilding. The young team has plenty of young talent surrounding captain Dylan Larkin, but for some reason, can’t piece it together. The 2025-26 season has been successful in some ways, but after a brutal blown lead […]