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The Seattle Kraken are beginning to follow a bit of a pattern with their roster. During the trade deadline, Seattle was involved in discussions that didn’t amount to anything, but they did make a bit of a splash on the big day. Instead of trading captain Jordan Eberle, they signed him to a contract extension, […]

Thursday night’s matchup between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers hasn’t been going the way that captain Connor McDavid might’ve liked. The Oilers had been reeling lately with their goaltending issues, but back-to-back wins over the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights had fans dreaming of the team peaking again at the right time. However, […]

The Los Angeles Kings had an interesting month leading up to the trade deadline. Shortly before the Olympic break, the Kings acquired Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers and signed him to a contract extension, signaling that they were in win-now mode. However, after a string of losses following the break, Ken Holland traded […]

The New York Rangers had one of the more underwhelming 2026 NHL Trade Deadline performances. Chris Drury started the trading early by dealing Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings for Liam Greentree and two mid-round conditional draft picks. It wasn’t the greatest return, but after the Rangers sent a letter to the fans about […]

One of the headlines that stole the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline was the potential availability of St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas. The 26-year-old has five seasons remaining at an $8.125 million cap hit, and he has been a point-per-game player before even entering his prime. It would’ve taken a haul to pry Thomas out […]

The injury bug hit at the worst possible time for Jake Sanderson and the Ottawa Senators. Sanderson was riding high from his gold medal win with Team USA at the Olympics, and the Senators were inching closer to a surprising run at the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. However, if their best […]

The Jaden Schwartz injury on Saturday night is one that every hockey fan hates to see, not only Seattle Kraken supporters. The forward was moving through center ice during the team’s 7-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators and was struck in the face by an errant skate. The skate caused Schwartz to fall to the […]

The Minnesota Wild made one mistake at the trade deadline, but that doesn’t mean Bill Guerin’s plan was a disaster. In fact, if it wasn’t for the Colorado Avalanche’s late acquisition of Nazem Kadri, Guerin’s team might’ve been on ClutchPoints’ list of deadline winners. However, the Avalanche won the center’s sweepstakes, and not only is […]

One of the more stunning moments of the 2025-26 season is going to be when John Carlson suits up for his first game with the Anaheim Ducks. The former Washington Capitals defenseman has been out with an injury since early February, but had been progressing toward a return before the Ducks acquired him at the […]

It feels like Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been in trade rumors for the New York Islanders for his entire career on Long Island, which makes this contract extension even more ironic at the 2026 trade deadline. Pagaeu isn’t going to lead the Islanders in scoring or consistently play in the top-six, but there is some value […]

The 2026 NHL trade deadline was less than impressive. Some of the most talked about names: Robert Thomas, Colton Parayko, Jordan Binnington, Vincent Trocheck, Elias Pettersson, and Sergei Bobrovsky didn’t change teams by the time the clock ran out. Whether it was a lack of interest or a lack of ability to reach the team’s […]

The biggest losers of the 2026 NHL trade deadline might be the fans, as the promised drama of the day was met with a lot of empty promises as the deadline passed. The late trade of Nazem Kadri back to the Colorado Avalanche helped save the day a bit, but some expected trade candidates didn’t […]

You rarely look at a trade and wonder what both teams are doing. That was the reaction to the news that the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Scott Laughton to the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round pick in the dying moments of the trade deadline. In Brad Treliving’s defense, Laughton’s play this season didn’t lend […]

The New York Islanders’ big splash at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline was St. Louis Blues captain Brayden Schenn. Some rumors circulated about Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou, which makes the acquisition a little underwhelming, but that doesn’t mean acquiring Schenn is a disaster by any means. They received a 2026 first-round pick (the Colorado […]

Seattle Kraken captain Jordan Eberle earned his contract extension with his resurgence during the 2025-26 season. The forward struggled with injuries during the 2024-25 season, but with the Kraken hurting for offense, it was hard to justify letting him walk after recording 42 points in 59 games. Eberle might still want some help to shelter […]

The Washington Capitals made a shocking trade shortly after midnight on trade deadline day, sending John Carlson to the Anaheim Ducks. Chris Patrick drew a line in the sand that he was going to be a seller this season, and trading a franchise legend is a good way to make that clear. If Patrick isn’t […]

Ever since the New York Rangers released their letter to the fans warning of a rebuild, it felt like a Vincent Trocheck trade was a foregone conclusion. However, on trade deadline day, it’s looking more and more likely that their asking price will be a tough one for contending teams to meet. The Rangers aren’t […]

The Washington Capitals’ decision to move on from their franchise’s greatest defenseman was a shocking thing to happen after midnight Eastern. Nevertheless, the cruel world of the NHL Trade Deadline led to the Anaheim Ducks acquiring John Carlson from the Capitals for a conditional first-round and third-round pick. Carlson leaves Washington ranked first in franchise […]

The Vancouver Canucks teardown started last season when they traded JT Miller, and the final straw might happen on Friday before the trade deadline. The last time Vancouver made a playoff run in 2023-24, the top scorers were Miller, Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek, and Conor Garland. With Miller’s trade last season, […]

The San Jose Sharks decided against flipping Kiefer Sherwood at the trade deadline, instead opting to sign him to a five-year contract extension. The Vancouver Canucks traded Sherwood to the Sharks earlier this season for two second-round picks and Cole Clayton, but San Jose didn’t rule out flipping him if they couldn’t agree to an […]

The shock on social media from the Edmonton Oilers sending a first-round pick, along with Andrew Mangiapane, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach could be one of the more significant reactions to the 2026 trade deadline. It wasn’t the most well-received deal because of the first-round pick, but to get out […]

The ability to land a right-shot defenseman is a valuable commodity heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. When that defenseman’s salary with retention is under $2 million, he becomes even more of an asset. That fact was never clearer than on Wednesday evening, when the Vancouver Canucks sent Tyler Myers to the Dallas Stars for […]

The St. Louis Blues could be one of the most active teams at the trade deadline if Doug Armstrong has his way. They have a long list of names making the rounds in rumors, including: Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, Colton Parayko, Justin Faulk, and Jordan Binnington. A team can rarely get every rumor done, but […]

The Nashville Predators drew a line in the sand with their trade deadline plans on Tuesday evening with two depth forward deals. The most surprising return was for Michael McCarron, as the Predators managed to trade him for a second-round pick from the Minnesota Wild. While that was a tidy piece of business, Steven Stamkos […]

Simon Nemec is starting to look like a real possibility to move on from the New Jersey Devils before the trade deadline. It might seem too early to give up on the second-overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, but the Devils also know they need to upgrade other areas of their team. Despite […]

The Nashville Predators are getting very active as the NHL season heads toward the trade deadline. Tuesday night, the team lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets and traded Michael McCarron and Cole Smith for draft picks. The loss brought them closer towards becoming sellers, while the trades for future assets show where Barry Trotz’s head […]

The Edmonton Oilers likely made their bed already as the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline approaches. The team chose to trade Stuart Skinner for Tristan Jarry, which has mostly been a disaster to this point. Instead of chasing another goaltender, the next logical decision was to trade for a defensive defenseman, which the Oilers did by […]

Add the Calgary Flames to the list of Canadian NHL teams that will become sellers at the 2026 NHL trade deadline. With the Vancouver Canucks already starting what looks to be a fire sale, there are rumors that the Flames could also be in the middle of trading away some of their top players. Things […]

The Vancouver Canucks’ 2025-26 season has been such a disaster that players are getting lost in the shuffle in trade rumors. At the start of the season, Conor Garland was a name many were circling, but the Quinn Hughes trade made it clear that the Canucks were open for business. It isn’t time to forget […]

Everything is coming up for Mike Sullivan after winning a gold medal behind Team USA’s bench earlier this week and now returning to a relatively healthy New York Rangers lineup after the break. New York has been struggling through injuries over the past month, which hasn’t helped their quest to stay relevant in the Eastern […]

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin isn’t afraid to swing for the fences. Most executives wouldn’t consider trading a haul for a player like Quinn Hughes without an extension in place. The general manager knows that he has a two-year window to win with the superstar defenseman, and the rest is unknown for now. It […]

The Colorado Avalanche could’ve rested on their laurels after a great start to the 2025-26 season, but a sputtering end to the pre-Olympic break has them changing some things around as soon as the trade freeze ends. The Avalanche traded nine-year depth defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Brett […]

Luckily for Filip Chytil, his latest injury isn’t another concussion, after a concerning number of concussions in his hockey career. However, the bad luck continues for the Czech-born forward, as a freak facial injury at Vancouver Canucks practice could put him out for the remainder of the season. Chytil was standing in line for a […]

Kyle Connor can’t be happy about how his Olympics went in Milano-Cortina. He played the first two games of the tournament, but after recording zero shots or points, Mike Sullivan made him a healthy scratch for the rest of the tournament. While it’s still an honor to be a gold medal winner, given the personal […]

Samuel Girard’s long history with the Colorado Avalanche makes his trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Brett Kulak feel like a much bigger loss for the organization than it actually is. Girard has been a mainstay on Colorado’s blueline for the last nine seasons, including a Stanley Cup run with the team in the 2022-23 […]

It’s hard to justify what hockey fans saw on Sunday morning. Canada dominated the USA at five-on-five for most of the gold medal game, but the Olympics ended with Jack Hughes scoring an overtime winner in three-on-three hockey. While it made for great theatre, it left some hockey fans wondering whether ending an all-time classic […]

The Seattle Kraken are making the most out of a weak Pacific Division this season. Entering the Olympic break, Lane Lambert’s squad had taken the third overall spot in the division, one point behind the Edmonton Oilers with two games in hand. The Kraken are in a prime position to steal a playoff spot, which […]

The NHL has a long and storied history, with the league being around since 1917. We have never seen a faster or more entertaining brand of hockey than what is currently on the ice. However, that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some great players to play in the league over its 108-year history.  Today, we […]

The last time Chicago Blackhawks fans saw Connor Bedard, he was rushing off the ice, visibly distressed by a shoulder injury. That was December 12, and the Blackhawks had been in a freefall since the budding superstar exited their lineup. The team could receive some good news for Friday night’s game against the Washington Capitals, […]