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Every team in the NHL has some degree of hope during the summer and once training camp begins. However, reality often takes hold and a veteran coach can get a good idea where his team stands less than a couple of weeks into the regular season. That was almost certainly the case last year for […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the NHL’s most dangerous and winningest teams in the last five seasons. They took home back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021, and they made it back to the Stanley Cup Final in 2022 before falling short against the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning featured their usual […]

The Anaheim Ducks are firmly entrenched in their rebuilding process. In fact, they finished dead last in the NHL this past season, one point behind the Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets. Anaheim missed out on the first overall pick in the NHL Draft Lottery. Despite that, the Ducks have cultivated a strong pipeline of […]

Things are looking up for the Arizona Coyotes, on and off the ice. Off the ice, the team may be closer to securing their long-term future in the state of Arizona. Coyotes ownership has executed a Letter of Intent to purchase land in Mesa with the goal of building a privately funded sports and entertainment […]

The Carolina Hurricanes came so close to finally winning it all. Carolina made the Eastern Conference Final after an incredible regular season performance. However, it just wasn’t meant to be in 2023. Looking ahead to 2024, the Hurricanes still have their eyes on a Stanley Cup. They brought in players like Michael Bunting and Dmitry […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be a team that wants to make another run at the Stanley Cup, but one that knows a change is coming. Perhaps the acquisition of high-scoring defenseman Erik Karlsson indicates that the Penguins believe they can get back into the playoffs and deliver a memorable run for their fans. In […]

The San Jose Sharks are committed to playing the long game. They were a consistent playoff threat for over 15 years, but the last few have been absolutely brutal with them finishing near the bottom of the Western Conference. Recently, the Sharks have made moves to tear down the roster and start over, and this […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs may very well move into the role of favorites in the NHL’s Atlantic Division for the 2023-24 season. This has become a mature team that is capable of filling up the net on an every-night basis. They are loaded with stars like Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and John Tavares, and they […]

NHL 24 receives its first announcement next week, with a playtest soon on the way. NHL 24 likely won’t release until October, and at this point the game’s development is nearing completion. That being said, we can’t help but mention a few features and changes we’d like to see in the upcoming game. This includes […]

It seems like the Nashville Predators can’t decide whether they want to blow it up and rebuild or try to compete for a postseason spot in the Central Division next season. They haven’t won a playoff round since 2018, the year after they made a run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, losing […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2022-23 season did not go according to plan, to put it lightly. After landing the biggest fish of free agency in star winger Johnny Gaudreau, Columbus at least expected to compete for a playoff spot. Unfortunately, several injuries derailed the season before it could really get going, and the Blue Jackets […]

The New York Islanders have been one of the better teams in the National Hockey League over the past five seasons, advancing to back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals in 2020 and 2021 before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. But reinforcements are not on the way for the Long Island franchise ahead […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins pulled off perhaps the best move of the NHL offseason Sunday when they traded for three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson. That doesn’t appear to be the last move the Penguins intend to make as Elliotte Friedman reports that Pittsburgh is interested in adding veteran forward Tomas Tatar. Tatar, 32, is an […]

Boston Bruins legend Patrice Bergeron recently announced his retirement after 19 years, and they might be without David Krejci, who is considering retirement as well. However, Bergeron said that he does not expect a drop-off in play from the Bruins without him on the ice next season. “I still expect the same thing from them,” […]

Overall, the Calgary Flames were a major disappointment in 2022-23. They fell short of the Stanley Cup Playoffs while seeing major offseason acquisitions Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri underperform. Calgary changed things up this summer in the front office and behind the bench. And as far as Kadri is concerned, these changes are a welcomed […]

The Buffalo Sabres had an incredible season in 2022-23. They fell short of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but Buffalo finally took a step. After years of waiting for this team to show promise, the Sabres showed it in a major way. Buffalo missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs by one single point. That final playoff spot […]

Despite losing three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture remains unfazed. Couture also remains committed to a young Sharks team that has struggled in recent years. He firmly believes San Jose GM Mike Grier and his staff will eventually turn things around, per NHL.com’s Jon Lane. […]

The Ottawa Senators made a push for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. Acquiring Jakob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes at the NHL trade deadline certainly signaled as much. However, the team fell short of their goal of playoff hockey. The Senators have had an interesting offseason, to say the least. Ottawa […]

The Boston Bruins suffered a major disappointment this past season. After setting records and turning in the greatest regular season performance in NHL history, Boston failed to win the Stanley Cup. Not only that, they failed to even get out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins held a 3-1 series […]

The Erik Karlsson trade saga is finally over now that the Norris Trophy winner is a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, the 33-year-old blueliner can look forward to what he and the Penguins can accomplish this upcoming season. Karlsson joins the Penguins after four years with the San Jose Sharks. Toward the end of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed one of the top unrestricted free agent goaltenders left on the market, inking veteran Martin Jones to a one-year deal, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported on Wednesday. “Leafs have signed free agent goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year, $875,000 deal,” wrote Seravalli. “Quality insurance.” The 33-year-old spent the 2022-23 […]

It’s not very often that a juggernaut National Hockey League team also has a stacked prospect pipeline — but that’s exactly the position the 2023-24 New Jersey Devils find themselves in ahead of another hockey season. The Devils came within three wins of advancing to the Eastern Conference Final in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, […]

The Arizona Coyotes are one step closer to building a new arena after the team released a statement on Wednesday confirming that owner Alex Meruelo plans to purchase land in Mesa for a potential entertainment district. “We can confirm that Coyotes Owner, Chairman & Governor Alex Meruelo has executed a Letter of Intent to purchase […]

Mike Hoffman was a San Jose Shark for less than a day in 2018, and the 33-year-old is hoping that his second stint in the Bay Area will be much more fruitful than the first time around. Hoffman was traded from the Senators to the Sharks in June of 2018, and flipped to the Panthers […]

After two years off of professional hockey, Brandon Sutter is looking to make a National Hockey League comeback — and he’ll have the chance to do it with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023-24. Sutter is joining the Oilers for training camp in September on a professional tryout agreement, team reporter Bob Stauffer confirmed on Tuesday […]

NHL 24, the next simulation hockey video game from EA Sports, is just around the corner. According to a tweet from the dev team, the NHL 24 reveal takes place next week on Wednesday, August 16th. The premiere begins at 11 AM EDT. We may find out information like NHL 24’s release date, cover athletes, and […]

Jeremy Swayman is done with a testy contract negotiation with the Boston Bruins. He and the Bruins had to go through arbitration to hammer out a one-year, $3.475 million contract, an experience that Swayman said he has zero interest in having ever again. “Now I’m here today and I am a Boston Bruin — I […]

The Florida Panthers were the cinderella story of the 2022-23 NHL season, barely advancing to the postseason before making an incredible run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Although it was a storybook run for the South Florida franchise, the team can’t be expecting too much help from their prospect pool. It is […]

It certainly wasn’t a deep goaltending class when the 2023 NHL Free Agency period opened, but there were some solid netminders available on July 1. Most of the top available goalies stayed with their current teams; that included Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta, who both re-signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. Tristan Jarry stayed put with the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins managed to land Erik Karlsson in a massive three-team trade with the San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens, giving interim general manager Kyle Dubas his first defining move in his short stint with the team. This deal seems like a home run for the Penguins, but before he pulled the trigger, Dubas […]

Veteran goalie Alex Stalock has found a new home in the NHL. Stalock has signed with the Anaheim Ducks, the team announced via the league’s official website. The announcement did not reveal the terms of the 36-year-old netminder’s deal to be the backup of John Gibson, but Eric Stephens of The Athletic tweeted that the […]

The Washington Capitals recently made a big splash when they signed forward Tom Wilson to a seven-year extension deal worth $45.5 million. The Caps are still looking for moves to make in the offseason, though, particularly in terms of adding another body to their top-six forward group, per Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic. “We had […]

It’s been an offseason full of questions after Chris Kreider’s New York Rangers were eliminated in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and the veteran forward is still feeling the heartbreak of the team’s defeat to the New Jersey Devils this past spring. “Like every guy on the team, I’ve got […]

The New York Rangers head into the 2023-2024 NHL season as an experienced team, even the majority of the young players on the roster have played in multiple playoff runs over the last two seasons. The Rangers are pretty much locked into this roster for the foreseeable future. However, there are some players who you […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are set to usher in a new era in 2023-24. Franchise icons Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are no longer with the team and don’t figure to join the team ahead of the upcoming season. In turn, Chicago is welcoming generational talent Connor Bedard to the team. Bedard officially went first overall […]

Defenseman Matt Dumba is now a member of the Arizona Coyotes. It turned out the Coyotes’ promising young core and a chance to take on a bigger leadership role lured Dumba to Arizona. Dumba shared his thoughts on signing with the Coyotes, per the team’s official Twitter PR account. "They have a great crop of […]

Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Jake Guentzel underwent ankle surgery last week. The initial word from the team was that Guentzel would be re-evaluated 12 weeks after his surgery, but it looks like there could be some good news for the Penguins. Jake Guentzel is now just expected to miss around five games to begin the […]

The Washington Capitals kept a potential future captain around for the long haul recently. Washington signed forward Tom Wilson to a seven-year contract extension that begins next summer. With these negotiations out of the way, Wilson now turns his attention toward the 2023-24 season. The Capitals forward faced the media for the first time since […]

The Detroit Red Wings are still working through their rebuild despite a flurry of activity this summer. General manager Steve Yzerman made many moves this offseason to try and increase the quality of the Red Wings roster. However, there are still avenues for younger players to grab a roster spot ahead of the new season. […]