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Auston Matthews is the highest paid player in the National Hockey League after signing a monster four-year, $53 million contract earlier this offseason — and Toronto Maple Leafs teammate Matthew Knies also thinks he’s the best. “He’s not just the best goal-scorer in the NHL, but he plays defense, too,” Knies told ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski […]

Carson Soucy joined the Vancouver Canucks this summer knowing he could play an increased role. It’s a situation he is excited about and is welcoming with open arms. But there’s another reason Soucy decided to put pen to paper with Vancouver. And it has to do with two Hall of Fame-worthy former players on the […]

The Arizona Coyotes have an incredibly bright future on the ice. Arizona has a very promising head coach who recently signed an extension with the club. And they have some exciting players waiting to make an impact at the NHL level. On Wednesday, the Coyotes decided to keep another important figure, general manager Bill Armstrong, […]

Free agent forward Patrick Kane mentioned recently that he is willing to listen to offers from interested teams. As of now, we aren’t aware of any team that has made an offer to the future Hall of Famer. However, recent reports indicate that Kane has an interest in joining his old rival, the Detroit Red […]

Chicago Blackhawks rookie center Connor Bedard is the new face of the franchise. Just like many NHL players, Bedard looks forward to the occasional cheat food and give himself a treat. Surprisingly, Connor Bedard’s preferred cheat food isn’t as sinful as many of his NHL contemporaries, per The Athletic. “My favorite is probably sushi. I’m […]

The Ottawa Senators have an incredibly promising core of players already making an impact at the NHL level. On Wednesday, the Senators ensured one of those core players will remain with the franchise for quite a while. Ottawa has signed defenseman Jake Sanderson to a monster eight-year contract extension, the team announced on Twitter. The […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets made one of the more intriguing moves this summer across the entire NHL. And it didn’t involve a trade or NHL Free Agency signing. The Blue Jackets tabbed former Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock as their successor to Brad Larsen. Controversy has followed Babcock since […]

Although Brad Marchand is the obvious choice as the next captain of the Boston Bruins after Patrice Bergeron retired this summer, the 35-year-old isn’t focused on that as the 2023-24 campaign approaches. “It’s not something that I really think about too much,” the Canadian superstar told reporters at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston this week. […]

It’s been a long offseason in the Big Apple after a devastating first-round playoff exit for the New York Rangers in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blueshirts were one season removed from advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, where they had a 2-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning before losing four straight. It […]

Entering the 2023-24 NHL season, the Los Angeles Kings could boast the best roster the franchise has had since winning two Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014 — but they don’t have a single series win to show for it since. After three consecutive playoff misses between 2018-21, the Kings exited the rebuild by placing […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the postseason for the first time in the Sidney Crosby era in 2022-23 — and the roster was completely transformed because of it. After former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas was brought to Pennsylvania earlier this summer, he immediately got to work revamping the team to avoid back-to-back postseason […]

The retooling of the Pittsburgh Penguins front office is not stopping at the hiring of new general manager Kyle Dubas. The Penguins announced Wednesday that they hired Doug Wilson as senior advisor of hockey operations. Wilson will “provide counsel, opinions and expertise to hockey operations leadership on all matters including personnel decisions,” according to the […]

Danton Heinen and the Boston Bruins could be reuniting after the veteran forward was signed to a professional tryout agreement, the team announced on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has already played over 200 games in a Bruins uniform after being drafted in the fourth round by the team in the 2014 NHL Draft. He spent the […]

For much of the 2022-23 NHL season, the Florida Panthers seemed like they were going to be one of the more disappointing teams in hockey. After winning the President’s Trophy the year before and swinging a massive trade for star winger Matthew Tkachuk in the offseason, the Panthers were fighting just to make the playoffs. […]

The Minnesota Wild are in salary cap hell for the next two years after buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. They will cost the team a staggering $14.7 million for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 NHL campaigns, hamstringing the current roster and making it extremely difficult for GM Bill Guerin to improve the team. Along […]

The Edmonton Oilers are heading into the 2023-24 season as one of the teams to beat in the Western Conference with a superstar core led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers have lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion in back-t0-back seasons; they were swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Western […]

Martin Necas had a breakout season with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2022-23, and the young star is focused on improving even more next year, rather than his next contract. The 24-year-old is approaching the final season of a two-year, $6 million contract he signed in August of 2022, and he’ll be a restricted free agent […]

The New York Islanders are not far removed from being just one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. In 2020, the team came within two wins of competing for the Cup. New York came so close, but now it seems hockey’s holy grail is so far away. The Islanders made the Stanley Cup Playoffs […]

The Ottawa Senators pushed for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this past season. That push began last summer with their work in NHL Free Agency. Ottawa brought veteran forward Claude Giroux home as part of their effort. And during the season, they traded for then-Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun. Unfortunately, things didn’t work. […]

The Nashville Predators are heading into a new era of their franchise in more ways than one. For the first time, David Poile is not the team’s leader in the front office. That honor now belongs to Barry Trotz, who served as the franchise’s first head coach. Speaking of the head coach, that’s different now […]

The St. Louis Blues missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs this past season, but they don’t want a repeat performance in 2023-24. St. Louis is hoping for a return to postseason hockey next spring. They have a solid roster already in place and made some moves to bolster their existing group. Their most notable move might […]

The Montreal Canadiens are working through their rebuild and are likely to finish near the bottom of the Atlantic Division in 2024. Montreal has a number of promising players on their roster that should anchor them for the future. However, the team has a number of veterans who could bring a nice return via trade. […]

The Detroit Red Wings enter the 2023-24 NHL season with heightened expectations. This does not only apply to the team overall but also to some of their individual players. Especially players like Lucas Raymond who are expected to play major roles for the team down the line. Raymond, for one, is not shying away from […]

The San Jose Sharks traded their most valuable asset this offseason in Erik Karlsson. Karlsson went to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a three-team trade with the Montreal Canadiens. This trade answered the team’s biggest offseason question but inherently begged another. Who is the next Sharks player to go? San Jose is rebuilding and unlikely to […]

The Dallas Stars are gearing up for another deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. 24-year-old defenseman Miro Heiskanen is likely to play an integral role for Dallas this upcoming season. And while winning the Stanley Cup is ultimately the goal of both team and player, Heiskanen has his eyes on another set […]

The Chicago Blackhawks were blessed early in the offseason. When they went into the NHL’s Draft Lottery in May, they had no better than the third-best opportunity to come away with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. Connor Bedard. A work of art. 🤌@BioSteelSports NHL CAMP pic.twitter.com/UiSxMvn0mW — NHL (@NHL) August 30, 2023 […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets were basement dwellers for basically the entire 2022-23 season, unable to rebound from losing star defenseman Zach Werenski to a campaign-ending injury less than 15 games in. But it’s been a transformative offseason in Ohio; the additions of Damon Severson and Ivan Provorov will go a long way in shoring up […]

The Anaheim Ducks have one of the brightest futures of any National Hockey League team. They boast one of the game’s deepest prospect pools, along with exceptional young talent led by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry. But they aren’t there yet, and the consensus is still that the Ducks will be near the bottom of […]

The Winnipeg Jets are very likely going to look a lot different at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season than they do now. After another disappointing postseason defeat in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and with two key players entering the final season of their respective contracts, the Jets are firmly in the upper echelon […]

Although Colton Parayko has heard his name swirling in the rumor mill basically every offseason, the hulking St. Louis Blues defenseman has learned to block out the noise as he approaches another campaign in Missouri. “The last few years, I’ve always been in the [trade talk] mix,” he told The Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford last week. […]

Elias Lindholm could be staying in Calgary after all. After months of speculation that the Swedish superstar isn’t planning to re-sign in Alberta when his contract expires next summer, the 28-year-old made it clear that that isn’t necessarily the case. “I am willing to stay,” Lindholm told Swedish outlet Hockeysverige. “My agent and Calgary will […]

Filip Zadina joined the San Jose Sharks as an unrestricted free agent this summer. He received a fresh start after five injury-riddled seasons with the Detroit Red Wings. And it’s an opportunity the 23-year-old forward is thrilled with as training camp draws near. Zadina spoke at the NHL’s European Media Tour last week when his […]

The Arizona Coyotes are facing a number of difficulties ahead of the 2023-24 NHL season. In fact, the team’s very future in the state of Arizona is up in the air following a failed arena deal in the city of Tempe. That said, things are looking up, both on and off the ice. Arizona was […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are entering a new era for their franchise. Former player Daniel Briere is not in the driver seat as the team’s new general manager. And he has already made a major impact through his deals involving defenseman Ivan Provorov and forward Kevin Hayes. The Flyers certainly aren’t stopping there. While no other […]

The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2023-24 NHL season with the clear goal of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the very least, the team is out to prove a full-fledged rebuild is not needed. However, making the playoffs this upcoming season is going to be easier said than done for the Canucks. Vancouver has talent […]

Free agent forward Patrick Kane has spent this summer rehabbing from hip surgery. The future Hall of Famer hit the open market after splitting this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers. And he decided to take his time finding a new home as he began rehabbing from his surgery. However, things […]

The NHL is considering other international destinations for its preseason games following the 2023 NHL Global Series in Melbourne, Australia this month. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly didn’t delve into specifics. However, the development marks an exciting time in the league’s effort to expand its global reach, per NHL.com senior writer Dan Rosen. “I’m not […]

It’s going to be an interesting season for the Calgary Flames in 2023-24. Will all of Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin and Mikael Backlund be traded after it was reported that none of them were planning to re-sign in Alberta and walk in unrestricted free agency? Will new GM Craig Conroy be able to convince any […]

General manager Brad Treliving has had an interesting start to his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After some controversial moves at the draft and during the first day of free agency, Treliving has seemingly found his groove over the past few weeks. On the second day of free agency, Treliving signed both Tyler Bertuzzi […]