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The Calgary Flames have endured an up-and-down 2023-24 season. Goalie Jacob Markstrom has been mentioned in a number of trade rumors with the NHL trade deadline right around the corner, and he recently addressed the whispers, via Julian McKenzie of The Athletic. “I think everyone in here, every player in here, I really respect everything […]

The NHL Trade Deadline is a week away, so rumors will start to pick up even more. Some trades have already been made around the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs are one team engaged in a number of different rumors. Recently, Leafs general manager Brad Treliving discussed the possibility of them dealing a first-round pick […]

The fluctuating Calgary Flames (29-25-5, 63 points) are presently riding a four-game winning streak and still in contention for the final wild card slot in the Western Conference. None of that momentum, however, is changing the front office’s plans for the March 8 NHL trade deadline. But one of their players might. With Chris Tanev […]

The Anaheim Ducks caused a ripple of NHL trade rumors after they removed Ilya Lyubushkin from their lineup shortly before their game against the San Jose Sharks. Now, word has come in that the Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs have engaged in a trade that brings depth. Maple Leafs bolster their center depth in decisive […]

The Calgary Flames are hoping to build up a head of steam in the second of the 2024 NHL season and goaltender Jacob Markstrom could be a big key to their plans moving forward. Markstrom is the Flames’ leader in goals against average, wins, and save percentage, for a team that needs a big second […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been mulling an Elias Pettersson trade amid the team’s Western Conference aspirations. Moreover, new NHL rumors suggest the Canucks’ negotiations with the Carolina Hurricanes made Vancouver and Pettersson enter a deep state of reflection. The Canucks’ Elias Pettersson trade negotiations entered concerning territory The Canucks’ and Hurricanes’ trade discussions advanced to […]

The Boston Bruins have struggled throughout the month of February, losing multiple games in overtime when they held leads in the third period. As a result, after leading the Eastern Conference in points for a majority of the season, they have fallen to second place in the Atlantic Division behind the Florida Panthers. While they […]

The Calgary Flames appear to be in a sell mode as the March 8 NHL trade deadline approaches. They just traded defenseman Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, and now the focus is on fellow defenseman Noah Hanifin, who is in the final year of his contract with Calgary and is considered the best defenseman […]

Jake Guentzel may have already played his last game with the Pittsburgh Penguins. After spending his entire career in Pennsylvania, the future of the superstar is in the hands of Kyle Dubas and the Pens front office ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. With Pittsburgh seven points out of a playoff spot and […]

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 […]