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The Colorado Avalanche rode a stellar offense to another 100-point season in 2023-24. Nathan MacKinnon’s 144-point Hart Trophy campaign led the Avalanche to a third-place finish and a playoff berth. They took down the Winnipeg Jets in the first round but lost to the Dallas Stars in the second round. While they are seen as […]

The Washington Capitals were among the NHL’s most surprising playoff teams ever last season. They had a -37 goal differential, helped by Alex Ovechkin’s 31 goals. He and Dylan Strome were the only two players on the team who had more than 20 goals last season, but Darcy Kuemper and Charlie Lindgren were able to […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have won three championships in their short history. Which teams rank in the top ten in franchise history outside those three? They have had great players from Martin St. Louis to Nikita Kucherov who brought these teams to great heights. Which of the championship squads takes the top spot? And where […]

The future was bright for the Montreal Canadiens and the possibility of regression candidates in 2024-25 was nothing to worry about. It looked like they could afford one more trip to the bottom of the standings to pick up another top prospect and await the arrival of Ivan Demidov in 2025-26. However, their acquisition of […]

Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving is looking for additional depth at left wing. After signing Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson for help on defense, Treliving is looking to replace Tyler Bertuzzi, who Toronto lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in free agency, according to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman. “I think there are things percolating out […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to look a whole lot different without Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos this season, but that might not be such a bad thing, according to re-acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh. “I’ve heard it from a handful of guys, ‘We haven’t gotten out of the first round two years in a […]

After two seasons forming the best tandem in the National Hockey League along with Linus Ullmark, Jeremy Swayman is now the undisputed No. 1 goaltender for the Boston Bruins — but the restricted free agent remains without a new contract. Despite that, head coach Jim Montgomery is confident that the team’s last piece of important […]

The Minnesota Wild are one season away from really being able to improve a roster that missed the playoffs for the first time in five campaigns in 2024. General manager Bill Guerin and the front office are patiently waiting for the buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter — which will cost them just over […]

The Chicago Blackhawks received the second overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft this season. On one hand, this is a great benefit to a rebuilding franchise. Especially for a team that picked first overall in 2023. However, Chicago received this pick due to a nightmare performance during the 2023-24 season. A nightmare performance they […]

The St. Louis Blues have been active this offseason. St. Louis is looking to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs after the Blues missed the postseason last year. With Drew Bannister officially the head coach, St. Louis set out to fortify its roster in a few different ways. The Blues made trades for Alexandre Texier, Radek […]

At one point this offseason, Martin Necas was a trade candidate for the Carolina Hurricanes. The 25-year-old forward entered restricted NHL Free Agency back on July 1. And reports indicated that he would welcome a change of scenery this summer. In the end, Necas signed a two-year contract with the Hurricanes to remain in Carolina. […]

David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was an enthralling series that saw the two Original Six rivals go back and forth. Boston’s triumph booked them a playoff rematch with the Florida Panthers in round two. And that is where […]

The Winnipeg Jets made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in emphatic fashion this past season. Winnipeg finally found a defensive structure that aided goalie Connor Hellebuyck and the team thrived. In fact, the Jets looked like a true Stanley Cup contender heading into the playoffs back in the spring. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way. […]

The Seattle Kraken missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. It was a disappointing outcome considering their run to the Western Conference second round the year prior. In fact, the Kraken were within a single game of making the 2023 Western Conference Finals. In saying this, the outcome isn’t entirely surprising in hindsight. Seattle lost […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the premier teams in the NHL for the last decade. They won the Stanley Cup in both 2020 and 2021, and while they suffered first-round defeats in both of the last two seasons, there is a full-fledged respect around the league when opponents host the Lightning or […]

The Utah Hockey Club is experiencing a youth revolution that new owner Ryan Smith is hoping will bring playoff hockey to Salt Lake City in Year 1 of professional hockey in the state. Although it’s been four years since the now-defunct Arizona Coyotes competed in the postseason, the roster was much better in last year’s […]

The Nashville Predators are loaded with effective veterans. Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg turned in true superstar performances last season, while Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly — who are both far on the wrong side of 30 — helped to form one of the league’s best lines along with Forsberg. Juuse Saros was a brick […]

The St. Louis Blues have made interesting moves this summer as they look to contend for the playoffs. Their two recent moves are certainly their most interesting, however. Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway signed in St. Louis after being extended offer sheets. With the new season drawing close, goalie Jordan Binnington revealed his thoughts on […]

The Detroit Red Wings missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the back of a tiebreaker with the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings were boosted by the likes of Patrick Kane, Lucas Raymond, and Dylan Larkin in 2023-24. And they hope others can step up and support the team’s push for playoff hockey in 2025. Of […]

The Winnipeg Jets made a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday that many expected months ago. The Jets traded Rutger McGroarty to the Penguins in exchange for prospect center Brayden Yager. This move came after reports of a likely trade involving McGroaty back around the 2024 NHL Draft. McGroarty has yet to speak about […]

Nick Suzuki and the Montreal Canadiens missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. However, they have made some intriguing moves this offseason to secure the future of the franchise. And their most notable move — trading for Patrik Laine in a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets — could see success come back to the […]

For the first time in superstar captain and franchise icon Sidney Crosby’s career, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the postseason two years straight after falling just short of qualifying this past spring. The Penguins were locked into a three-team battle with the rival Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the final Wild Card spot in […]

The San Jose Sharks added another piece to their rebuild by acquiring Yaroslav Askarov in a trade from the Nashville Predators. The Sharks acquired Askarov, a third-round pick in 2025, and Nolan Burke in exchange for David Edstrom, a conditional 2025 first-round pick, and fellow goaltender Magnus Chrona. Askarov played in three NHL games since […]

The summer months are usually when NHL teams make trades involving veteran players. However, a recent trend has seen younger prospects be the center of a couple of trades. On Friday, we saw the San Jose Sharks trade for goalie Yaroslav Askarov in a deal with the Nashville Predators. Before that, we saw the Winnipeg […]

The San Jose Sharks made a trade for Yaroslav Askarov earlier in the day on Friday. The young goaltender went from the Nashville Predators went to San Jose following a trade request. San Jose certainly has a lot of faith in their new young goalie. And they didn’t wait all that long to sign him […]

The San Jose Sharks finished off a quiet offseason by making a big trade Friday. The Sharks have made a trade for Nashville Predators’ goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov, according to Elliotte Friedman from Sportsnet. “Not sure yet all the particulars, but sounds like Yaroslav Askarov is being traded from Nashville to San Jose,” Friedman posted […]

The Vegas Golden Knights followed up their maiden Stanley Cup championship in 2023 with a disappointing seven-game loss at the hands of the Dallas Stars in Round 1 of the 2024 postseason. And the franchise watched a couple of heart and soul players walk afterwards in free agency, led by former Conn Smythe winner and […]

The New York Rangers had one of the best regular seasons in franchise history last year. Their .695 points percentage is the third-highest in franchise history and they won their fourth President’s Trophy for best record in the league. Artemi Panarin scored 120 points and finished fifth in the Hart Trophy voting for league MVP. […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets may be rebuilding, but the team’s new president and general manager is not OK with losing — even after trading away Patrik Laine. Don Waddell, who succeeded John Davidson and Jarmo Kekäläinen as the Jackets’ president and general manager, respectively, is desperately trying to change the culture of the Columbus franchise, […]

The Dallas Stars have been a playoff mainstay since their move to Texas in 1994. With one Stanley Cup and two other Final appearances since the move, the Stars have a history of great teams. Combine that with their Minnesota North Stars days and they have a great list of teams. Great players from Mike […]

The New York Rangers fell just a bit short of reaching their ultimate goal last season. That goal, of course, is winning the Stanley Cup for the fifth time in the team’s history. The Rangers made it to the Eastern Conference Finals against the eventual Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers. The Rangers dropped that series […]

EA Sports has released a Crossplay details for the upcoming NHL 25, which releases for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The game, which launches this October, is receiving tons of improvements to both gameplay and several modes. Although we don’t know them yet, we do have more details about Crossplay thanks to the latest […]

After nearly three decades of hockey in the state of Arizona, it looks like the NHL may have left the Coyotes behind for good. While it’s impossible to rule out an eventual return, it’s looking like Gary Bettman and the league are ready to put the saga of the last few years firmly in the […]

After another eventful offseason, the Vegas Golden Knights are set to compete for another Stanley Cup. They let Jonathan Marchessault walk and traded away Logan Thompson and still have Stanley Cup aspirations. Team captain Mark Stone spoke with Gary Lawless of VegasGoldenKnights.com about the team’s chances at the Stanley Cup and his attitude towards Golden […]

The Winnipeg Jets have granted Rutger McGroarty’s wishes. The top prospect has been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins before even playing a single game in the NHL. Via Elliotte Friedman: “Working on more, but hearing Rutger McGroarty is being traded from Winnipeg to Pittsburgh.” McGroarty reportedly believes that he can get more playing time with […]

The Edmonton Oilers’ blue line looks a whole lot different than it did a week ago. After Philip Broberg was shockingly offer sheeted by the St. Louis Blues — a contract the front office didn’t match — Cody Ceci was shipped to the San Jose Sharks shortly after. And with that, two players who were […]

The St Louis Blues made the rare double offer sheet move to snag Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway from the Edmonton Oilers. The move added to a crowded blue line in St Louis. Broberg became the tenth defenseman on a one-way contract and should break the opening-day lineup because of his salary. The Blues are […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been unusually absent from each of the last two Stanley Cup Playoffs — the first time that’s happened in Sidney Crosby’s career — and the roster is getting older and older every season. But general manager Kyle Dubas still believes that this squad can compete for a Stanley Cup before No. […]

A contract extension was thought to be a foregone conclusion for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. While Sid is no longer a kid, he has remained one of the NHL’s best and most popular players despite entering his late 30s. But there’s now a greater possibility than ever that Crosby will not finish his […]