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New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette said that former No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere will start training camp on the right side, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post. With Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin on the top two lines on the left side, which is Lafreniere’s natural position, it is […]

The Florida Panthers begin training camp shortly and it appears they will be without two key players until December at the very least. Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour are still nursing injuries, two key pieces in the team’s improbable run to the Stanley Cup. Via Tim Reynolds: “Panthers are still bracing for Aaron Ekblad and […]

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Matt Murray said that goalie Matt Murray will need a significant surgery, and it will happen in the next week, according to Chris Johnston of TSN. More details regarding Matt Murray’s surgery will be provided at a later date due to privacy reasons, according to Johnston. The Maple Leafs have […]

The Boston Bruins lost some key players this offseason, chief among them being their captain Patrice Bergeron. Bergeron closed the book on a legendary career with the Bruins, and while he will need to be replaced on the ice, his leadership presence needs to be replaced too. With the captain role up for grabs, many […]

Heading into training camp, one of the biggest storylines surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs is the future of William Nylander. After crashing out of the playoffs, there were some rumors they could potentially break up this core and trade Nylander, but that didn’t happen. However, the Swede is heading into a contract year and will […]

Steven Stamkos is the longest-tenured player on the Tampa Bay Lightning and is arguably the greatest player in the franchise’s history. He enters the 2023-24 season in the final year of his current contract. With the regular season less than three weeks ago, Stamkos is set to play out the final year of his contract […]

Streaming is taking over the world of sports. One of the biggest services in the world, Warner Bros. Max, will showcase a plethora of events. These range from the NBA, MLB, NHL, USMNT, USWNT, and NCAA college basketball’s March Madness. This means getting to see Zach Edey, Connor McDavid, Shohei Ohtani, and LeBron James immediately […]

The St. Louis Blues filled a leadership void on Tuesday, announcing that Brayden Schenn is the newest captain of the franchise. Schenn is the 24th captain in franchise history, taking over for Ryan O’Reilly after he left the Blues via free agency this summer following three seasons as team captain. Schenn is entering his seventh […]

The Los Angeles Kings have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs the last two seasons. And the last two seasons have ended the exact same way. After a hard-fought battle, the Edmonton Oilers proved too much and sent the Kings home. This summer, Los Angeles general manager Rob Blake hopes he constructed a team that can […]

The New York Rangers last made the Stanley Cup Final in 2014. And they last won the Stanley Cup in 1994 when they defeated the Vancouver Canucks. It’s quite the drought for a historic, Original Six franchise such as the Rangers. However, the tides of the NHL could be shifting in their favor sometime soon. […]

The New Jersey Devils have never finished an NHL regular season better than they did in 2022-23. They set franchise records for wins (52) and points (112) for their performances last year. Unfortunately, even a historic season for the team wasn’t enough to win their division. But there is still a lot to be proud […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have emerged as one of the NHL’s better teams in recent years. And they’ve come rather close to the Stanley Cup Final, as well. In fact, they’ve made the Eastern Conference Finals twice since 2019. However, they were swept both times. Their failures in the Eastern Conference Finals are, unfortunately, nothing new. […]

There’s been no better National Hockey League team than the Tampa Bay Lightning since the end of the 2018-19 season, and the results speak for themselves. The Bolts won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021, and came within two wins of the three-peat after losing to the Colorado Avalanche in one of the most […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have finally broken their silence amid the aftermath of the shocking resignation of Mike Babcock as the team’s head coach. In a statement released by Columbus Monday morning, the club expressed great disappointment in how the hiring of Babcock led to an offseason controversy that ultimately led to the end of […]

The last time the Ottawa Senators advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Erik Karlsson was still one of the best defensemen in the world and the team came within one goal of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final. Instead, it was a heartbreaking Game 7 double overtime goal by Chris Kunitz in the Eastern Conference […]

The Florida Panthers caught lightning in a bottle in 2022-23. After barely advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Cats went on a scintillating run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. It began with one of the biggest upsets in recent memory when Florida came back from 3-1 down to defeat the NHL’s […]

The Edmonton Oilers have a ton of talent on their roster. In fact, they have the two best players in the world, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, on their roster. However, the team just hasn’t been able to translate this to success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They’ve come close, that’s for sure. Edmonton made […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets named associate head coach Pascal Vincent as the new bench boss on Sunday. Vincent’s promotion came on the heels of former head coach, Mike Babcock, resigning due to a recent scandal. Babcock is alleged to have gone through his players’ phones searching for their personal photos. Vincent spoke about his promotion […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been in the news lately and for all the wrong reasons. Columbus hired Mike Babcock as head coach in July to lead the team for the next few seasons. However, allegations of Babcock going through the phones of his players emerged in recent days. And on Sunday, the veteran head […]

The Buffalo Sabres enter the 2023-24 NHL season with more expectations now than they’ve had in recent years. Buffalo emerged as a true up-and-coming team last year. In fact, they nearly made the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Had they earned two more points, they’d have faced the Boston Bruins and not the Florida Panthers. Sabres fans […]

It is expected that Mike Babcock has resigned as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets this afternoon, according to the team’s press release. The Blue Jackets hired Mike Babcock this offseason to try to help the young team become a winner in the Metropolitan Division. Babcock reportedly had been asking various players to see […]

Chicago Blackhawks fans must feel ecstatic after witnessing Connor Bedard’s first game with the franchise. Selected first overall by Chicago in the 2023 NHL Draft, Bedard wasted zero time in showing why the Blackhawks stud is head and shoulders above everybody in his class. In his first game in five months, the Blackhawks center scored […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the strongest regular-season teams in the NHL for the last two seasons, scoring 115 and 111 points, respectively. The Maple Leafs broke their long losing streak in the playoffs last year, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round in six games. That deep sigh of […]

Jaromir Jagr has been out of the NHL since the 2017-18 season, but that doesn’t mean he has given up on hockey just yet. Jagr immediately returned to the Czech Republic after retiring from the NHL to play for his hometown team Rytin Kladno in the Czech Extraliga. Jagr has already spent five seasons playing […]

Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid are two of the best hockey players in the world — if not the best — and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain hopes to play on the same team one day. With the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association recently announcing plans to revive a regular international tournament schedule in […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are beginning a new era in their franchise this upcoming season. Gone are the days of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane leading the Blackhawks to success. Now, the team turns to generational prospect Connor Bedard to bring glory to the Windy City over the next several years. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are […]

The Minnesota Wild entered last season hoping to make the playoffs once again. They were coming off of a 113-point finish in 2021-22 and had the talent to play postseason hockey once again. Minnesota ended up making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023, though they bowed out in round one to the Dallas Stars. The […]

The Detroit Red Wings enter the 2023-24 NHL season with some intrigue but a lot of question marks. Detroit didn’t lose any of their key contributors from last season. The most notable may have been Dominik Kubalik, who was traded to the Ottawa Senators in July. Training camps across the league are set to begin […]

Jack Hughes is one of the top players in the NHL and he has shown significant improvement in each of his four seasons in the NHL. As Hughes has grown into his role as one of the most dangerous offensive players in the league, the Devils have also improved and they have an excellent chance […]

No National Hockey League team can hope to have success without a great goaltender. But there are a few teams who boast both effective starters and capable backup options. Although some of the top teams are a one-man show; Andrei Vasilevskiy in Tampa Bay, Jacob Markstrom in Calgary, Darcy Kuemper in Washington, Thatcher Demko in […]

The fact that both Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck remain on the Winnipeg Jets after a summer of intense trade speculation is somewhat surprising — but a few longtime teammates are relieved that the two remain on the roster. “I’m pumped those guys are here,” star defenseman Josh Morrissey said on Thursday, per the Winnipeg […]

The Detroit Red Wings followed up an NHL-record 25 straight postseason appearances by failing to advance for seven consecutive years — but captain Dylan Larkin believes the team is on the cusp of returning to the dance in 2023-24. “I do believe the past couple years we’ve taken steps,” the Michigan native told NHL.com’s Nicholas […]

Colorado Avalanche backup goalie Pavel Francouz is still recovering from abductor surgery and might not be an option to start the season, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported on Thursday. “[Avs] appear to be examining options on the goalie market,” he wrote. “Sounds like Pavel Francouz has not completely recovered from his offseason abductor surgery and […]

Josh Bailey is one step closer to playing for an NHL team other than the New York Islanders for the first time in his career. The veteran forward signed a professional tryout (PTO) contract with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Bailey hit unrestricted free agency after being placed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks earlier […]

The Boston Bruins will be a changed team from previous years, and there is a legitimate fear that they don’t have players who are close to the level of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci who can man the center positions on the top two lines. But this is a team that has been a playoff […]

The St. Louis Blues are bringing former first-round pick Nick Ritchie to training camp on a professional tryout, president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced on Thursday. The 27-year-old spent the 2022-23 campaign split between the Calgary Flames and Arizona Coyotes; he amassed 13 goals and 26 points in 74 regular-season games. […]

Andrei Kuzmenko was an excellent addition to the Vancouver Canucks when he came over from the KHL’s SKA Saint Petersburg ahead of the 2022-23 season. He scored 74 points in 81 games while enjoying instant chemistry with superstar Elias Pettersson. But ahead of his second season in North America, the young Russian made a hilarious […]

The 2023-24 Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player is Connor McDavid’s to lose — just as it was in 2022-23. The 26-year-old has completely separated himself from the pack after an unfathomable 64-goal, 153-point campaign last season that hasn’t been matched in professional hockey since the days of arguably the game’s […]

As the National Hockey League Players Association continues to investigate Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock, two key members are flying to Ohio on Thursday to meet with members of the team. “NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh and Assistant Executive Director Ron Hainsey are in Columbus today to meet with some Blue Jackets as part […]