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The Ottawa Senators are a long shot to make a push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, and the recent injury news on Josh Norris doesn’t help their chances. The fifth-year center will miss an extended period due to an upper-body injury, though the Senators do not yet know the full extent of it, […]

The NHL announced that it has fined Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe $25,000 each for unprofessional conduct towards officials. Don Granato was fined for his conduct that resulted in a bench minor during the Sabres’ game against the Florida Panthers on Feb. 27. The conduct in […]

In Bruce Cassidy’s six-year tenure as head coach of the Boston Bruins, the franchise made the playoffs every season but failed to win a Stanley Cup. In his first season in charge of the Vegas Golden Knights in 2022-23, Cassidy finally got over the hump, leading Vegas to its first championship. As the Golden Knights […]

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares looked to have sustained an injury in Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, but the captain is good to go ahead of a date with the Arizona Coyotes at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night. “We all saw Tavares in discomfort on the bench on Tuesday which […]

The NHL trade deadline is on Friday, March 8. Before then, plenty of rumors will be circulating around the league as teams shop and buy players. The Montreal Canadiens are one team engaged in some of these rumors, and they have some decisions to make at the deadline. David Savard’s name has surfaced in some […]

Although Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios vehemently shut down any trade rumors regarding captain Brady Tkachuk, the same can’t be said for Vladimir Tarasenko. The Russian sniper signed a one-year contract with the Senators in the offseason, and with the club fading quickly out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, it makes sense that […]

Tyler Toffoli won a Stanley Cup wth the Los Angeles Kings in his rookie season in 2014, and almost a decade later, the club could be looking to reunite with the now New Jersey Devils forward ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. Kings general manager Rob Blake has been exploring the market for […]

Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk is no stranger to trade rumors as he approaches yet another NHL Trade Deadline without a contract past this season. The 27-year-old’s future in Boston seems to be in question every year, although he has yet to play for any other National Hockey League franchise. After signing a two-year pact […]

Juuse Saros has been the backbone of the Nashville Predators since Pekka Rinne retired, and it was surprising when the Finnish star’s name began swirling in trade rumors earlier this season. The Preds have been on the bubble for most of the 2023-24 campaign, but after six straight wins — and the second wildcard spot […]

The New York Rangers got their revenge on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night, leveraging another huge Artemi Panarin performance in a 4-1 win at Madison Square Garden. The Russian superstar led the way with two goals and an assist, giving him 82 points on the season and marking the fourth time in five […]

The Ottawa Senators are likely to sell at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. How far their sale will go remains to be seen. For example, veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko seems likely to move. However, young defenseman Jakob Chychrun is a different matter. That said, one player that won’t be moving is captain Brady Tkachuk. Senators […]

The Detroit Red Wings are on quite the tear. They have won their previous six games, and they hold a record of 16-4-2 since New Year’s Eve. Detroit is coming off one of their more impressive wins of the year, defeating the Washington Capitals 8-3. The Red Wings are just two points out of third […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid entered his team’s game on Wednesday without a goal in his last 10 games. McDavid has played extremely well during that span. In fact, the Edmonton superstar provided 23 assists during those 10 games. But through three periods against the St. Louis Blues, it seemed as if McDavid’s scoring drought […]

The Calgary Flames continued their sale on Wednesday night. Calgary sent veteran defenseman Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars in a three-team trade with the New Jersey Devils. With the deal official, fans are now hearing from Calgary general manager Craig Conroy about his team’s side of things. Conroy met up with FlamesTV host Brendan […]

Hockey fans are waiting for the NHL Trade Deadline action to heat up. Wednesday night saw the Dallas Stars make a move for defenseman Chris Tanev after a few quiet weeks. Now, the Anaheim Ducks could get in the action. And veteran center Adam Henrique may be the next player packing his bags. The Ducks […]

Many expected defenseman Chris Tanev to be traded for a few weeks now. With the NHL Trade Deadline approaching, it felt like it was now or never. Turns out it was now, as the Calgary Flames have traded the veteran rearguard to the Dallas Stars. It’s a three-team trade involving the New Jersey Devils. Action […]

With the NHL trade deadline just over a week away, the Vancouver Canucks are progressing toward making a move with star Elias Petterson. But the Canucks aren’t looking to move their superstar. Instead, the team is hoping to lock Petterson up to a new contract, per Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff: “Sources say #Canucks have […]

The Dallas Stars are closing in on a trade that would get them veteran blueliner Chris Tanev from the Calgary Flames, per NHL insider Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. “Trade call still pending but hearing Chris Tanev is being traded to Dallas.” In a follow-up post on X (formerly Twitter), LeBrun added some key details […]

The Minnesota Wild are having a strong 2023-24 NHL season. Minnesota has accumulated 103 points and sits third in the Central Division. Moreover, the Wild have taken a sharp stance on goaltender Marc Andre-Fleury ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The Wild will not trade Marc Andre-Fleury anytime soon The Wild indicated they would not […]

The Boston Bruins are playing some of their worst hockey of 2023-24 at a terrible time. With the NHL Trade Deadline now just over a week away, the B’s are mired in a three-game skid and have lost seven of nine dating back to Feb. 10. Remarkably, they’ve been past regulation in each of their […]

The New York Rangers’ top line of Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trochek and Alexis Lafreniere has been one of the best in the NHL this season, and for the first time in years, the team will not be trading for a right winger to play on Panarin’s line. There are holes to plug elsewhere in the […]

The Detroit Red Wings are on an absolute tear at the absolute perfect time. Victorious in six straight games, the Wings have roared back into a playoff spot and are looking like one of the NHL’s premier clubs ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. And general manager Steve Yzerman’s latest comments sure make […]

The Colorado Avalanche crushed the Dallas Stars in Denver on Tuesday night, and like he’s been for so much of the 2023-24 campaign, Nathan MacKinnon was the focal point. The Hart Trophy contender scored a goal and an assist in a 5-1 Avs win at Ball Arena, increasing his home point streak to 29 games. […]

The Winnipeg Jets have emerged into one of the National Hockey League’s premier hockey clubs in 2023-24 — but it isn’t leading to an uptick in attendance at Canada Life Centre. The opposite, actually. The team confirmed that the season-ticket base had shrunk by 27 percent over the last three years, from 13,000 to just […]

As the Columbus Blue Jackets endure another miserable National Hockey League campaign, interim general manager John Davidson will be busy in his new role ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. Now last place in the Eastern Conference, not many players on the roster will be safe from trade speculation. Ivan Provorov, who was […]

The Los Angeles Kings were dealt a brutal injury blow this week, with star forward Adrian Kempe suffering an upper-body injury in a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The loss was disappointing, but Kempe’s ailment could be devastating; the 27-year-old is having a phenomenal campaign with 19 goals and 51 points […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have been without superstar forward Jack Eichel since he went down with a knee injury on Jan. 11 — but the team might not be much longer without him. The 27-year-old was back on the ice for Tuesday’s practice ahead of a road matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank […]

The Boston Bruins have been the class of the Eastern Conference for much of the 2023-24 campaign. No, this isn’t close to the team that broke all kinds of NHL records last season, but the B’s have been Stanley Cup contenders all year long. Things have started to fall off the rails lately in Beantown, […]

With every game the Nashville Predators play lately, the chances of star goaltender Juuse Saros getting traded on or before Mar. 8 goes down. That’s not entirely true, but the Preds are surging, winning five games in a row and currently occupying the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference. That isn’t making general manager […]

Jordan Eberle is having another solid campaign with the Seattle Kraken in 2023-24, but as the team’s postseason hopes continue to fade, he could be a prime trade candidate ahead of the Mar. 8 deadline. Despite an impressive 4-3 shootout win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night, the Kraken remain five points back of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without a huge piece of their offense for at least the start of a season-defining four-game road trip after Bryan Rust was injured in the third period of a wild 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Despite the key victory, the Pens lost yet another top-line forward, with […]

The Philadelphia Flyers were not supposed to contend for a playoff spot this season. Despite sitting in third place in the Metropolitan Division, the Flyers don’t plan on holding back their plans before the NHL trade deadline on March 8. Although Philly will be without defenseman Jamie Drysdale for a bit as he’s listed as […]

The St. Louis Blues will get a key piece back on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. Defenceman Justin Faulk is set to return after missing 12 games due to a lower-body injury that happened back on January 23rd. He was placed on the long-term injured reserve as a result. Faulk practiced in full on Monday, […]

The dream season for the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid just keeps getting better. The Oilers captain achieved another impressive feat on Monday, becoming the fastest skater to record 70 assists in a season in nearly 30 years. The feat had not been done since Mario Lemieux in 1996, per NHL.com. McDavid got his 70th […]

Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury wants to stay with his current team. The veteran goalie says he’s not interested in leaving the Twin Cities for another franchise this season, especially with a trip to the playoffs possibly on the line. “I love hockey,” Fleury said, per The Athletic. “I watch who is doing what. It’s […]

The Dallas Stars are in the midst of another excellent campaign in 2023-24, occupying the top spot in the Central Division and sitting just three points back of the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins in the President’s Trophy race. As the squad gears up for another playoff run in 2024, adding another defenseman is at […]

The Philadelphia Flyers continue to battle for their playoff lives, currently occupying the No. 3 spot in the Metropolitan Division but owning less points than both wildcard teams in the Eastern Conference. And they’ll have to play their most important stretch of the season without defenseman Jamie Drysdale. Drysdale is week-to-week after absorbing a hard […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid entered Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings with 21 points in his last nine games. On Monday, he added two assists to his ledger, bringing him to 23 points in his last 10 games. That’s an incredible run of form that a lot of players couldn’t dream of […]

The Ottawa Senators are having a rough season. Things have gotten better as of late, but the team’s playoff hopes are extremely small at the moment. They didn’t get any better on Monday night when they fell to the Washington Capitals in the American capital. Interim head coach Jacques Martin believes the team can take […]