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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 […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to build upon their 2022-23 season. Though it ended sooner than they would’ve liked, the Maple Leafs still won their first playoff victory in nearly 20 years. It’s a victory that the Tampa Bay Lightning are still rather upset over. But it’s a weight off the back of Toronto. […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are entering a new era for their franchise, moving forward without icons Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. However, they have another potential icon ready to make his mark. First overall pick Connor Bedard is generating a level of hype fans have not seen in a while. But what exactly is it that […]

Training camp around the NHL will begin in earnest rather soon. And with it marks a shifting of the tide in terms of offseason moves. Instead of signing outright contracts, teams prefer to hand out professional tryout agreements and give players the chance to earn their spots. On Wednesday, the Arizona Coyotes were the latest […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have emerged as the class of the NHL over the last few seasons. In fact, they became somewhat unbeatable, or so it seemed. Tampa won two consecutive Stanley Cups and made a third Stanley Cup Final in 2022. In 2022, they finally fell, losing to the Colorado Avalanche. Despite that loss, […]

For the first time in NHL history, the league will head to Australia for preseason games between the Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings this September. The two Western Conference teams leave for Melbourne this Friday, and will play back-to-back games at Rod Laver Arena on Sept. 23 and 24 in the 2023 iteration of […]

Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin is entering a contract year with the team, and he spoke about the upcoming season and whether or not he would like to stay with the team long term. “I just want to see how this year kind of played out a little bit and take my time a little […]

Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm is entering a contract year at age 29, and he spoke about whether he would like to stay with the team with an extension or hit free agency next offseason. “I’ve been pretty clear that I’m willing to stay,” Elias Lindholm said, via Julian McKenzie of The Athletic. It will […]

Erik Karlsson burst back onto the scene in 2022-23, turning back the clock and scoring an absolutely outrageous 101 points en route to his third Norris Trophy. The fact he did it with the lowly San Jose Sharks is seriously impressive; he became the first D-man to score over 100 points in a season since […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are adding free agent forward Max Comtois to the training camp roster on a professional tryout, team GM Kelly McCrimmon announced on Tuesday. After being selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the No. 50 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, Comtois played four full seasons with the team between 2019-23. […]

The National Hockey League could potentially bring a franchise back to Atlanta for the third time, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Tuesday. “I think some of the challenges that we’ve seen in the past in Atlanta can be overcome,” Daly explained at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour, per ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski. “I think […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are likely to debut number one overall pick Connor Bedard this upcoming season. Bedard, considered a generational prospect, is one of the most hyped prospects in recent history. Only two players generated a similar buzz: Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. Bedard likely begins his NHL career on October 10 when his Blackhawks […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have added a former member of their team in an off-ice capacity. Defenseman Nick Holden, a veteran of 12 NHL seasons, has accepted a player development role in Vegas. The 36-year-old also announced his retirement as a player on Tuesday. “Playing for Vegas was an amazing time in my career for […]

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk is feeling good heading into training camp this fall. This is a very positive development after Tkachuk suffered a brutal sternum injury in the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights. On Tuesday, we learned a bit more about exactly how painful the injury was. Matthew’s brother, Ottawa Senators […]

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has provided a disheartening update on his return to the ice rink in a recent press conference held in Brossard, Quebec. The goaltender, who has been sidelined with a knee injury, has missed a lot of games in the past two seasons. In response to inquiries about his return to […]

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk turned in one of the most clutch performances in the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He scored big goals time and time again to lead his team to the Stanley Cup Final. Unfortunately, the Final didn’t go as he or the Panthers thought. Tkachuk fractured his sternum in Game […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are currently without a captain now that Jonathan Toews is no longer on the team. He served as the team’s captain beginning in the 2008-09 season. Chicago and Toews agreed to part ways this summer as the future Hall of Famer hit the open market as a free agent. A couple of […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are under fire due to recent allegations regarding head coach Mike Babcock. NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette shared claims from unnamed players on his Spittin Chiclets podcast on Tuesday. The allegations are that Babcock requested to see the pictures his players had on their phones and AirPlayed them on his office TV. […]

Linus Ullmark came out of nowhere to win the Vezina Trophy as the National Hockey League’s best goaltender last season, helping the Boston Bruins put together one of the greatest regular seasons in the history of the sport. In just his second year with the team after coming through the Buffalo Sabres system, Ullmark recorded […]

When Jack Eichel was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2021, he looked far from the player who was selected No. 2 overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. After missing nearly the entire 2020-21 season with a neck injury, there was skepticism across the National Hockey League whether Eichel had […]

Mike Babcock’s tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets has allegedly gotten off to a bizarre start. The controversial head coach has reportedly been asking various players to see their phones, before then AirPlaying them on his office television. The story was first broken by former players Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney on the Spittin’ Chiclets […]