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The Minnesota Wild should be given plenty of support for going out and landing a superstar to strengthen their team in Quinn Hughes. Minnesota is the State of Hockey, but it isn’t always the most attractive destination for free agents. Through trade is the best way to improve their team, and having Hughes for the […]

The Vancouver Canucks look to be entering a full-blown rebuild after trading away their captain, Quinn Hughes. The Canucks’ center depth has been getting tested thanks to a wrath of injuries, notably to Elias Pettersson, who they put on injured reserve Sunday morning before the team’s first game without Hughes. However, one of their acquisitions […]

It isn’t easy for Vancouver Canucks fans to see another star player walk out of town for the second straight season. The Canucks sent captain Quinn Hughes in a trade to the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in exchange for Zeev Buium, Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, and a first-round pick. Buium made his debut on […]

Something was in the water on the West Coast of Canada on Friday, as both the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers made trades that could change the course of their franchise. The Canucks stole the Oilers’ thunder by trading their captain, Quinn Hughes, in a blockbuster deal to the Minnesota Wild, receiving Zeev Buium, Marco […]

The Minnesota Wild weren’t on the shortlist of teams that could be a trade partner with the Vancouver Canucks for Quinn Hughes. However, in a move no one saw coming, the Wild acquired the former Norris Trophy winner in a deal reportedly including Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium, and a first-round pick, according to Elliotte Friedman […]

It’d be insensitive to Tristan Jarry to say that the Edmonton Oilers need to add another goaltender after acquiring him from the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, sometimes the truth hurts, and the Oilers could be stuck with the same problem they’ve had for the past few years if they aren’t careful. There is the question of […]

Losing Victor Hedman to an injury for any amount of time is concerning for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are currently leading the Atlantic Division. After taking a step back last season, Tampa Bay was back in fine form during the 2025-26 campaign, but will now be without its No. 1 defenseman for at least […]

Stuart Skinner isn’t just going to walk into the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and steal the starting job. The front office likely looks at Skinner’s experience in Edmonton and thinks that he will play with a massive weight off his shoulders in Pittsburgh. However, he’ll need to prove worthy of dethroning fellow goalies Arturs Silovs, Sergei […]

The Edmonton Oilers’ long nightmare is over after finally acquiring a goaltender to replace Stuart Skinner. Or, is it? The goaltender they decided on was Tristan Jarry, with the Pittsburgh Penguins acquiring Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick in return. Sam Poulin was also part of the return for the Oilers. Jarry is […]

Jacob Fowler’s dream is to follow in the footsteps of all the Montreal Canadiens’ great goaltenders before him and become the team’s leader. While it is earlier than most expected, making 36 saves in your NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins is a great start. For kids growing up in the United States in the […]

The Montreal Canadiens have been waiting for the heir apparent to Carey Price, and he will make his NHL regular season debut on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jacob Fowler honed his craft at Boston College over the past two seasons, cementing his spot as one of the top goaltending prospects in the sport. […]

If the last three Stanley Cup Playoff runs are any indication, the Florida Panthers will always have hockey fans on the edge of their seats. That’s why it should be no surprise that the Panthers, or the “Cardiac Cats” as their fans affectionately call them, are the only team in the league with multiple go-ahead […]

The Los Angeles Kings are now 4-2-4 over their last 10 games and are slowly slipping down the Pacific Division standings. The team suffered another overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night, which snapped a two-game winning streak. It has been a season of ups and downs for the veteran-led Kings, but taking […]

One thing no one could ever say about Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice is that he doesn’t go to bat for his players. He knows exactly the right buttons to press, which is why he has been to three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals and has won the last two. On Wednesday night, he propped […]

There has been a disjointed vibe to watching the New York Rangers this season, and it extends beyond the offense. The offensive output has been poor, with zero goals in 7 of their games this season, but it’s part of a broader problem. Vincent Trocheck touched on one of the main issues when meeting with […]

The New York Rangers lost their third consecutive game on Wednesday night after losing back-to-back overtime decisions to the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights. While Mike Sullivan’s struggling Rangers squad managed to snag two points in those two contests against the Western Conference’s powers, getting shut out rekindled an all-too-familiar trend for the head […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ blueline has been depleted by injury, and Chris Tanev is one of the leading players they need back in their lineup. The last time anyone saw Tanev was when medical staff had to carry him off the ice on a stretcher in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on November 1. […]

The Vancouver Canucks were in desperate need of some good news amidst all the trade chatter, and they got it on Tuesday with the update that starting goaltender Thatcher Demko would return after a lengthy injury absence. Demko has been on injured reserve since November 14 with a lower-body injury. However, he is set to […]

In the words of the Miracle on Ice-winning head coach Herb Brooks, “great moments are born from great opportunity,” and that’s what Dennis Hildeby has for the Toronto Maple Leafs. With both Anthony Stolarz out since early November and Joseph Woll going down with an injury last week, Hildeby is now the starting goaltender, and […]

The Utah Mammoth avoided a devastating injury late in November when Logan Cooley’s knee-on-knee hit was just a charley horse. Cooley returned for the next game, but had been held pointless in the three games since. In Friday night’s win over the Vancouver Canucks, Cooley suffered a scary-looking injury when he collided with the post, […]

A sound strategy for any NHL team rostering a young prospect is to allow them to represent their country at the World Junior Championship over the holidays. Team Canada could nearly roster an entire team from the league this year with all the young stars, but two players from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ben Kindel and […]

Brad Treliving faced a difficult task when Mitch Marner decided he no longer wanted to be on the Toronto Maple Leafs. He chose to use the added cap space to bolster depth, replacing Marner with Nicolas Roy, Dakota Joshua, and Matias Maccelli. As Maccelli sits in the press box as a healthy scratch, Roy and […]

Gary Bettman’s legacy as NHL Commissioner will be his growth of the sport in the USA through expansion and relocation. Since joining the league in 1993, Bettman has put new teams in Florida, Anaheim, Nashville, Atlanta, Minnesota, Columbus, and, most recently, Las Vegas and Seattle. He also helped relocate Minnesota to Dallas (before returning to […]

The Ottawa Senators finally returned to the playoffs last season, which raised their expectations heading into this season. Early rumors out of Canada’s capital stated that the Senators were interested in hitting a “home run” in the trade market to improve their chances. However, Pierre LeBrun shot that notion down in his most recent article […]

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 […]