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The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for ways to improve their team after a first-round Stanley Cup Playoff exit. Toronto commands attention in several NHL free agency rumors, but notable buzz surrounds Vancouver Canucks defenseman Nikita Zadorov. Will Zadorov land in Torontp? The Canucks made it known on Friday that Zadorov would not be resigning […]

As the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to end their season in heartbreak year after year, a lack of physicality and toughness has become a common criticism that fans sling at them. Well, the front office is looking to immediately address that problem during the offseason. The Leafs are completing a trade with the Dallas Stars […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were never really considered in the running for Jake Guentzel’s services — general manager Julien BriseBois has his hands full with potential Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos extensions, after all. But that could have all changed after the organization offloaded Mikhail Sergachev and Tanner Jeannot to a pair of Pacific Division […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are on a mission to bounce back from their 2024 first-round Stanley Cup Playoff exit. The Golden Knights have pulled off a surprising trade for New Jersey Devils goaltender Akira Schmid and winger Alexander Holtz. Golden Knights gain youth in decisive trade Vegas is sending center Paul Cotter and a 2025 […]

Trades have been happening non-stop during the 2024 NHL Draft, which proceeded on Saturday. The latest took place between the Boston Bruins and the Minnesota Wild. Via Sportsnet: The Bruins have dealt Jakub Lauko to the Wild in exchange for Vinni Lettieri. 🔁 pic.twitter.com/TNuF4hI2lj — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 29, 2024 Jakub Lauko is heading to […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have executed a trade with the St. Louis Blues for veteran forward Kevin Hayes, as first reported by NHL insider Frank Seravalli. The 32-year-old Hayes will be on the move to Pittsburgh as the Penguins try to regroup after a disappointing season in which the team missed the playoffs for the second […]

Just days after trading goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings, the Washington Capitals have found his replacement. The Caps acquired Logan Thompson from the Vegas Golden Knights during Day 2 of the NHL Draft on Saturday, the teams announced. In return, Washington receives a 2024 3rd-round pick and a 2025 3rd-round selection, the […]

The Utah Hockey Club is proving that they mean business in just their first weeks of official existence. The club acquired defenseman Mikhail Sergachev from the Tampa Bay Lightning during Round 2 of the NHL Draft on Saturday, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Sergachev has been a key piece of the Bolts since being acquired from […]

Detroit Red Wings fans have been up in arms since Tuesday after a couple of shocking trades. First, Detroit traded defenseman Andrew Gibson to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round pick and a forward prospect. The second deal saw the Red Wings trade Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks in a salary […]

The 2024 NHL Draft had no surprises for the first two picks. Macklin Celebrini went to the San Jose Sharks first overall. And the Chicago Blackhawks drafted Artyom Levshunov with the second pick. However, the Anaheim Ducks threw a curveball with the third selection. They took Oshawa Generals star Beckett Sennecke, who looked caught off […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets made an intriguing pick at the 2024 NHL Draft. They selected Medicine Hat Tigers star Cayden Lindstrom, adding him to an impressive collection of prospects already in the organization. However, the Chicago Blackhawks reportedly made a huge offer for the fourth overall pick. And it would have sent shockwaves through the […]

Macklin Celebrini is officially a San Jose Shark. But who will go after Celebrini during the first night of the 2024 NHL Draft? We now have the answer to that question. The first-round of the NHL Draft took place live from inside the Vegas Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. ClutchPoints has now updated this post […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the elite teams in the NHL for nearly 16 years and they have some memorable games and achievements, but the team has just one Stanley Cup during that span. The 2011 postseason was a brilliant one that ended with a Stanley Cup triumph against the Vancouver Canucks, but […]

The 2024 NHL offseason has begun, and the free-agent market is starting to take shape. There is an abundance of right-handed defensemen available, including Matt Roy of the Los Angeles Kings. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun reports that talks between Roy and the Kings have reached an impasse. The likelihood that the 29-year-old will look for […]

Anton Silayev is one of the best defensemen in the 2024 NHL Draft. His projection varied a little bit leading into Friday’s event. Some had the Sarov, Russia native going within the top five of the draft. ClutchPoints, meanwhile, had him falling just outside of the top five in our most recent 2024 NHL Mock […]

Many believe that Ivan Demidov is a top prospect in the 2024 NHL Draft. Now, he knows where his career in the NHL will begin. Demidov has been drafted by the Canadiens with the No. 5 overall pick in the draft. The Russian winger is now set to become a key building block for Habs […]

The 2024 NHL Draft is in full swing, and Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov is the latest prospect to hear his name called. The Chicago Blackhawks have selected the Spartans rearguard with the No. 2 overall pick in Friday’s draft. He now becomes one of the Hawks’ more promising prospects as they build up the […]

Hockey’s worst-kept secret for the last few months is no longer a secret. The San Jose Sharks have officially drafted Macklin Celebrini with the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Celebrini has been the top prospect in this class throughout the season, as reflected in our most recent NHL Mock Draft. Now, he […]

Elias Lindholm was linked to the Boston Bruins long before he was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Vancouver Canucks during the 2023-24 season, and with the Swede unlikely to re-up in British Columbia, it makes sense that Don Sweeney and the B’s front office would rekindle talks with his camp. And that’s exactly […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell short of their Stanley Cup goal, losing in the finals to the Florida Panthers in seven games. Overall though, it was a promising season for Connor McDavid and Co., who took down the LA Kings, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Dallas Stars en route to facing the Cats. One of the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have identified their biggest issues throughout the years, and it’s no surprise that general manager Brad Treliving has come to the conclusion that his team needs some help with its defense. To that end, the Maple Leafs are very likely to pursue right shot defenseman Chris Tanev at the start of […]

Steven Stamkos has been the man for the Tampa Bay Lightning since he was an 18-year-old No. 1 pick prior to the 2008-09 season. His time with the Lightning appears to be growing short as he is scheduled to become a free agent July 1. Neither Stamkos nor the team have said any official goodbyes […]

Aaron Ekblad has poured his heart and soul into the Florida Panthers organization, being selected No. 1 overall in the 2014 NHL Draft and helping bring a Stanley Cup to South Beach for the first time ever a decade later. The 28-year-old is now immortalized in Panthers lore — along with every other person involved […]

Alexandre Texier has spent his entire professional career with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but he’s off to Missouri after being traded to the St. Louis Blues on Friday, his agent announced. He was also subsequently signed to a two-year contract by Blues general manager Doug Armstrong. “Congratulations to Alexandre Texier of [Blues] on signing 2 […]

Nazem Kadri was on top of the world when he won his first Stanley Cup championship with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022. But it’s been tough sledding since after the Canadian signed a massive seven-year contract with the Calgary Flames in October of the same year. The Flames have failed to qualify for the postseason […]

I’llThe Philadelphia Flyers want to recapture the momentum they had for most of the 2023-24 NHL season. At one point during the season, they were the third place team in the Metropolitan Division. However, the Flyers slid hard in the last month of the season — losing nine of their last 11 games and missing […]

Chicago Blackhawks star forward Connor Bedard snagged a well-deserved Calder Trophy at the NHL Awards on Friday night — but he wasn’t the big winner of the evening. That title belongs to Nathan MacKinnon, who finally captured his first Hart Trophy as league MVP after a terrific 2023-24 campaign. The Colorado Avalanche superstar also took […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not the powerhouse they once were but remain a contending team in an ever-changing NHL landscape. The Lightning face an intriguing offseason this summer as the roster continues to age and contracts to key players diminish. Most notably, captain Steven Stamkos is set to become a free agent on July […]

The Washington Capitals are getting the 2024 NHL offseason started with a bang. They are not content to wait for the start of the new league year to begin retrofitting their roster. Washington made a pair of trades recently, and their GM recently hinted that more trades could be on the way. “I still think […]

Being a two-way defenseman is crucial in today’s NHL. With so much speed on the ice and little room for error, blueliners have to be equipped with the tools to stay effective on both ends of the ice. Perhaps no defenseman better exudes that than Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes, who earned his first James […]

Less than one week after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup, the 2024 NHL Draft is here! Friday night will see 32 NHL hopefuls hear their names called. Their futures will change drastically as each team hopes it has drafted their next franchise cornerstone. With the draft mere hours away, ClutchPoints presents its final […]

Nathan MacKinnon from the Colorado Avalanche emerged as the standout at the NHL awards ceremony on Thursday, claiming both the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award for the NHL Players Association’s top player. He began the season with a 35-game point streak at home, ranking second all-time behind only Wayne […]

With the Stanley Cup Final concluded, it’s now being revealed that several players were dealing with injuries. Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch disclosed that the team’s key players, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, were both playing through injuries during their pursuit of the Cup. The Oilers fell to the Florida Panthers, 2-1, in Game 7 […]

Juuse Saros’ days with the Nashville Predators looked like they might have been numbered heading into this offseason, but both sides appear to be committed to each other for the long haul. The veteran goalie is agreeing to an eight-year contract extension that carries an average annual value of $7.5 million, per Elliotte Freidman of […]

He’s going to be one of the bigger (literally) players to hit free agency when the annual open marketplace begins this Monday afternoon, but where exactly are the best potential landing spots for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers? It doesn’t appear as though there has been any meaningful progress between the two sides on a […]

The Edmonton Oilers are in a sour mood. They are just days away from losing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final and falling just short of making NHL history. Now, the Oilers are dealing with trade rumors surrounding one of their biggest stars. In the days following Game 7, Oilers center Leon Draisaitl […]

Although mere weeks ago it looked like the Carolina Hurricanes were ready to offer Jake Guentzel’s signing rights for a mid-round draft pick, it now looks like the two sides might be able to come to a long-term solution that will keep the star forward in Raleigh for the foreseeable future. “There seems to be […]

The Calgary Flames seem to have a pretty easy decision for their target in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Longtime captain and franchise legend Jarome Iginla has a son, Tij, in the top ten of draft rankings. The Flames and their general manager Craig Conroy know plenty about the Iginla family, as Conroy and Iginla […]

The San Jose Sharks announced that they have completed a trade with the Buffalo Sabres to acquire the No. 11 pick in the upcoming NHL Draft in exchange for the No. 14 and No. 42 overall picks. The No. 14 pick was the second first-round pick that the Sharks had in this draft, and they […]