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The Tampa Bay Lightning allowed Steven Stamkos to hit NHL Free Agency this summer. Stamkos could not agree to a new contract with Tampa Bay before July 1. And in the end, he signed a contract with the Nashville Predators when the market opened. According to Victor Hedman, the departure of Stamkos will have a […]

The Seattle Kraken went big in NHL Free Agency to bolster their roster for the season ahead. However, they have taken care of their own over the last few weeks. The Kraken signed Matty Beniers to a seven-year contract extension recently. And now, it appears as if defenseman Adam Larsson is the next to sign […]

The Vancouver Canucks played without Brock Boeser in Game 7 of their second-round matchup with the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Scans revealed that the Minnesota native suffered from blood clots in his leg. Boeser is not entirely in the clear as it pertains to this issue. However, the Canucks forward did […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are still working to sign Sidney Crosby to a contract extension this summer. Reports earlier in the summer indicated a deal between Crosby and the Penguins was close. However, the future Hall of Fame center remains unsigned as the team prepares for training camp. And reports have indicated that Crosby may be […]

Netflix made a lot of announcements on Monday with multiple sports-related projects coming out soon. There will be an Aaron Rodgers docuseries, a show about the 2004 Red Sox, and the long-awaited Happy Gilmore 2. Fans already knew this was in the works and Travis Kelce will make a guest appearance. In a social media […]

James van Riemsdyk has been unable to find a landing spot ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season. He spent last year with the Boston Bruins after becoming a free agent, holding a bottom-six role where he managed 38 points in 71 games. It was an improvement over his 2022-23 season with the Philadelphia Flyers where […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and forward Mitch Marner are embroiled in contract negotiations. Marner has been the scapegoat for their playoff struggles over the past five years. While he has been a great regular-season player, they could move on from him to improve their team elsewhere. TSN’s Darren Dreger reported that the two sides are […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were the class of the National Hockey League in the early 2020s, advancing to back-to-back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals between 2020-22 — and winning two of them. But it’s been nothing but disappointment since, with the Bolts losing in the first round of two consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Lightning were on […]

Mark Giordano was the oldest player in the National Hockey League in 2023-24, but despite the fact he will be turning 41 when the new season starts, the veteran still thinks he has a few good years left. The undrafted defenseman broke into the league as a member of the Calgary Flames in 2005-06 — […]

The Carolina Hurricanes and Hartford Whalers have had great players in their joint history despite just one championship. From Ron Francis to Sebastian Aho, the team’s top ten list is full of players who dominated in Connecticut and North Carolina. Will any Whalers end up on our list? And which players from the current team, […]

The Boston Bruins have had one big piece of business to attend to for most of the offseason — and Jeremy Swayman still remains without a new contract with just over a week until training camp opens. Although rumors have continued to fly, including one that stated the Bruins haven’t returned Swayman’s calls in three […]

Players are gearing up for training camp across the NHL. With NHL Free Agency largely in the review mirror, most notable free agents have found a new home. However, some still remain on the open market. Max Pacioretty still needs a new home, for instance. Veteran defenseman Justin Schultz is also seeking employment. Among the […]

Teams and players are preparing for NHL training camp as we speak. In a week and a half, camps across the league will begin. Recently extended players like Juraj Slafkovsky will look to build upon impressive 2023-24 campaigns. However, unsigned players such as Justin Schultz are simply looking to land a job somewhere. Schultz has […]

The Edmonton Oilers came close to the Stanley Cup in 2024. Unfortunately, they could not beat the Florida Panthers in Game 7 to claim hockey’s ultimate prize. Edmonton’s defeat extended the championship drought for Canadian teams by another year. But if there’s any team that could end that drought soon, it is this team. The […]

The Montreal Canadiens traded for Patrik Laine this summer in a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, this move almost did not happen. Laine reportedly rejected a different trade prior to his move to the French Canadian hockey hotbed. Now, we may have learned which team he rejected in favor of joining the Canadiens. […]

The Washington Capitals are done with NHL Free Agency like most other teams. As a result, they are gearing up for the incoming 2024-25 NHL season. The Capitals lost to the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs this past spring. And they hope to avoid an early postseason […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell short of the Stanley Cup in 2024. Connor McDavid had a historic postseason and helped lead his team to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. However, they fell just two goals short of winning it all. Ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, McDavid is hoping to avoid a repeat of this […]

The tributes for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau continue to come in over a week after their tragic deaths. The Gaudreau brothers were killed on Thursday, August 29 by an alleged drunk driver in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. The Blue Jackets and Flames, Johnny’s NHL teams, held candlelight vigils in their honor on Wednesday night. On […]

The Dallas Stars fell in the Western Conference Finals to the Edmonton Oilers last season. The Stars 2024-25 season is one with massive expectations and our predictions reflect that. The Stars had a great regular season in 2023-24. They finished with 113 points, won the Central Division, and had home-ice advantage throughout the Western Conference […]

Kevin Shattenkirk hasn’t found a landing spot before the 2024-25 NHL season’s training camps. He spent the 2023-24 season with the Boston Bruins, which was special for him after he played college hockey with Boston University. It was a full-circle moment for Shattenkirk after a 16-year NHL career. It wouldn’t have been surprising if Shattenkirk […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have found a way to get the job done in the regular season. They have put together a talented roster that has been able to score goals in bunches and they have exceeded the 100-point mark in their last three seasons. The Maple Leafs have made it to the playoffs in […]

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 […]

Training camps across the NHL will begin in earnest within the next few weeks. Rebuilding teams such as the San Jose Sharks are looking to make progress on the ice. And teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs are gunning for the Stanley Cup. For now, though, players are preparing for the 2024-25 season. This includes […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins added depth in NHL Free Agency this summer. Pittsburgh refrained from adding established star players to the team through the open market or trade. In fact, the largest move they made in the offseason involved a player with no NHL experience. The Penguins traded Brayden Yager to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have completed their NHL Free Agency business for the summer. Chicago brought back a familiar face when they signed Teuvo Teravainen to a multi-year contract. Outside of that, the Blackhawks signed veterans like Tyler Bertuzzi, Alec Martinez, and TJ Brodie in the offseason. All of these moves are meant to provide support […]

The New York Rangers are largely done with NHL Free Agency this offseason. New York didn’t make a major splash on the open market this summer. In fact, their biggest move on July 1 came through the trade market. The Rangers traded for Reilly Smith in a deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers are […]

The Detroit Red Wings made major moves in NHL Free Agency this summer. And the Red Wings were regularly mentioned in trade rumors throughout the offseason. However, the offseason has come and gone without the team making a trade to add to the roster. They certainly subtracted — sending Jake Walman to the San Jose […]

The New York Rangers enjoyed a brilliant season last year, their first with Peter Laviolette behind the bench. They finished with the best regular-season record in the NHL, recording 55 victories and 114 points, but the Rangers fell victim to the same Presidents Trophy jinx that has hit every NHL team since the start of […]

The New Jersey Devils had a massive offseason in which they loaded up to pursue a deep playoff run. The Devils traded for goalie Jacob Markstrom in a trade with the Calgary Flames. And they added defensemen Brenden Dillon and Brett Pesce this summer to bolster the defense. However, there is one remaining item on […]

Earlier this summer, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson requested a trade out of Ontario. This is far from the first time Robertson’s name has popped up in trade discussions. In fact, the Maple Leafs reportedly considered trading him during the 2023-24 season as they pushed for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, this is the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be hoping to bounce back in the 2024-25 season and make the playoffs. The team traded Jake Guentzel at the deadline and has made numerous other changes ahead of training camp. However, one of the most important storylines is the contract situation surrounding captain Sidney Crosby. Crosby is heading into the […]

The Detroit Red Wings fell short of their goal of making the NHL Playoffs last season, but there is a sense that Coach Derek Lalonde’s team is building something good in the Motor City. The Red Wings have a defenseman who hails from Zell, Germany named Moritz Seider on the roster, a key contributor to […]

The Nashville Predators were eliminated by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round in 2023-24. They responded to that by making three big splashes in free agency. The 2024-25 Predators are a star-studded group and our bold predictions reflect that. The Predators had a rough first half of the season last year. With new coach […]

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 […]

The New York Islanders are built around star goalie Ilya Sorokin. He had his worst pro season in 2023-24, forcing a coaching change and eventually a goalie change on Long Island. The concern at the time was that Ilya Sorokin was working through an injury. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman spoke about that possibility on the 32 […]

The Anaheim Ducks must power out of their rebuild soon. The Ducks drafted Beckett Sennecke third overall to help them do that in 2024. With just weeks to go before training camp, they were given brutal injury news on the forward. Sennecke will be out for six to eight weeks with a foot fracture, according […]

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 […]