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Vladimir Tarasenko hit NHL Free Agency as one of the more interesting players on the open market. The former Stanley Cup champion has a track record as a reliable sniper in the top six. However, this past season wasn’t exactly his best season. And he isn’t exactly getting any younger. It seemed as if the […]

Just when the NHL offseason was starting to feel a bit too quiet, the Carolina Hurricanes made one of the biggest moves of the offseason. Of course, that big move was signing star forward Sebastian Aho to a massive extension, and on his 26th birthday no less. The Hurricanes gave Aho quite the birthday present […]

Over the past few months, not much has gone right for the Boston Bruins. After their historic 2022-23 regular season campaign, the Bruins were bounced in the first-round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers. They followed that up by losing a handful of key pieces to their team early in the […]

This is the summer of Connor Bedard for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is expected to be the most dynamic rookie to come into the NHL since Connor McDavid was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015. When the Blackhawks won the NHL’s Draft Lottery, they knew they would have a winning offseason because they gained […]

The Ottawa Senators landed star forward Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year deal worth $5 million in free agency, after weeks of speculation where the former New York Ranger would end up. The 31-year-old was traded to the Rangers in February for forward Sammy Blais and several draft picks, as New York was gearing up for […]

The New York Islanders made a return trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023 but were quickly ousted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round. Returning to the playoffs was a solid step forward, but the Islanders will be looking for more this season. However, getting to that point is going to be […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning saw their streak of three straight Stanley Cup Finals come to an unceremonious end this year, as they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The goal remains the same after a long offseason, though: get back to the Cup. The question is: can the Lightning get back […]

The St. Louis Blues didn’t just miss the postseason for the first time in five years in 2022-23 — they put together their worst regular season in recent memory, winning just 37 games and failing to advance by 14 points in the Western Conference. The Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019, beating a juggernaut […]

If the Buffalo Sabres had beaten the Florida Panthers on April 4, 2023, they would have qualified for the postseason, snapping the longest active NHL playoff drought. Instead, the Panthers defeated them 2-1 and ended up advancing all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Such is the nature of parity in the National Hockey […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been knocking on the door of supremacy in the Eastern Conference for the past few seasons, but 2023-24 could be the year they are finally the team to beat in the East. The Canes advanced to the Eastern Conference Final during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but were surprisingly swept by […]

Although the Columbus Blue Jackets made headlines across the National Hockey League when they hired Mike Babcock as the franchise’s new head coach, defenseman Zach Werenski is unfazed by the 60-year-olds reputation. “You want your head coach to fire you up and get your group going in the right direction,” Werenski said this week, per […]

The New Jersey Devils set out to improve their team after completing their best regular season in franchise history. Shortly before the NHL Draft, the Devils did just that. They acquired some added scoring punch in the form of Tyler Toffoli. Now that the offseason has slowed down a bit, let’s reflect a bit. How […]

The last couple of days have been quite emotional for the Boston Bruins and their fans. As expected, longtime star and team legend Patrice Bergeron has announced his retirement from the game of hockey. Without Bergeron on the ice, the Bruins are likely to have a new team captain next season. No official decision has […]

The Detroit Red Wings set out to overhaul their roster in NHL Free Agency, and they’ve done just that. Detroit looks a lot different heading into the 2023-24 season than it did at the end of this past campaign. However, questions about the Red Wings roster still remain. The Red Wings made a flurry of […]

Bad contracts are an unfortunate reality of any sport, and can often sink a team’s contending window. That’s especially true in the NHL, with the league having a hard salary cap with fewer ways to maneuver around it. In the year of our lord and savior 2023, there are a plethora of bad contracts floating […]

The Boston Bruins were dealt another tough blow in an offseason that has been full of them on Tuesday morning when it was revealed that Patrice Bergeron was calling it a career. After 19 seasons in the NHL, all of which he spent with the Bruins, Bergeron announced his retirement from the league, capping off […]

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is retiring from the NHL. It isn’t because the Bruins center no longer loves professional hockey or is unable to play the game at a high level. Patrice Bergeron’s retirement stems from the time that it took for him to get ready for an NHL game and how he wants […]

In the NHL, it’s critical for a team to navigate the salary cap to have success. Even more so than in other sports, as the NHL has a hard cap with fewer ways to manipulate it. As such, it’s not uncommon for one or two bad contracts to completely sink a team. On the other […]

Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Matt Murray went down with a concerning head injury in April and never seemed to be himself again. That’s resulted in the team making a crucial move for next season, placing him on the LTIR: “The Maple Leafs announced today that goaltender Matt Murray is out indefinitely and will be placed […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are making sure that one of their best players isn’t going anywhere for a long, long time. The Hurricanes have signed Sebastian Aho to an eight-year, $78 million contract extension, per TSN. Sebastian Aho’s contract includes a $9.75 million average annual value and runs through the 2031-2032 NHL season. Aho had been […]

Defenseman Tony DeAngelo’s time with the Philadelphia Flyers was a brief one. He is now back with the Carolina Hurricanes after the Flyers released him this month following a contract buyout. Recently, DeAngelo opened up about his short stint in Philly, and it might not surprise a lot of people to hear that he pointed […]

Rocky Wirtz, who played a big role in further uplifting the brand of NHL franchise Chicago Blackhawks the last couple of decades has passed away at the age of 70, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times. Wirtz served as the Blackhawks’ chairman and principal owner from 2007 up to the time of his […]

It was a somber day in Boston on Tuesday after the news that one of the all-time great Bruins was hanging up the skates for good. Patrice Bergeron was the heart and soul of the Boston Bruins for 19 years, leading by example on and off the ice and helping bring a championship to Massachusetts […]

The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with forward Eetu Luostarinen on a three-year contract extension that will keep the Finn in South Beach through the 2026-27 season, general manager Bill Zito announced on Tuesday. “Eetu is a dynamic two-way center whose speed and strength allow him to excel on any line,” Zito said, per […]

Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron, who turned 38 on Monday, is walking away from the NHL. The Bruins captain announced his decision to retire after 19 seasons in the NHL via a statement posted on Boston’s official website. “It is with a full heart and a lot of gratitude that today I am announcing my […]

The Los Angeles Kings entered the summer looking to take that next step. And they had two ways to go about it. Los Angeles could spend big on either a top-line center or a top-end goaltender. In the end, general manager Rob Blake decided on the former. With the dust settling on the NHL offseason, […]

We’ve reached the point in the NHL offseason where things begin to quiet down. Especially on the free agency front, where impact options are rather scarce. However, with players like San Jose Sharks star Erik Karlsson available via trade, perhaps there’s still work to be done there. Karlsson is not the only elite player to […]

The Dallas Stars announced the contract extension of general manager Jim Nill on Monday. The two-year extension keeps Nill in Dallas through the 2025-26 season. Nill has been the Stars’ GM for ten seasons and is the longest-tenured GM in franchise history. “Jim has proven himself to be one of the best general managers in […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are bringing back a familiar face. After reaching a buyout agreement with the Philadelphia Flyers, defenceman Tony DeAngelo is set to sign a one-year, $1.6 million deal with the Canes, as reported by Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. DeAngelo, who was a first-round pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning back in 2014, […]

The NHL’s free agent period is nearly a month in, and most of the top free agents have found a new home. Dmitry Orlov is a Carolina Hurricane, Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi are Toronto Maple Leafs, Ryan O’Reilly and Luke Schenn are off to the Nashville Predators, and the list goes on. But despite […]

Erik Karlsson was almost traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the NHL Draft back in June, but after the deal fell through for Kyle Dubas, the stalemate continues for one of the game’s premier defensemen. The three-time Norris Trophy winning blueliner has continued to be pursued by the Penguins GM, and according to The Athletic’s […]

The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Philipp Kurashev will be partnered for the next two years after an independant salary arbitrator awarded the 23-year-old a contract. The deal carries a salary-cap hit of $2.25 million per year. The decision was announced by the team on Sunday, after the Swiss-Russian centre set career highs with nine goals […]

Before he turned heads as a star in the NHL, Mitch Marner applied his incredible skill in the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights. With the Knights, he formed a fearsome tandem with fellow forward Max Domi that went on to etch their names in Knights history. Now, the two are reunited with the […]

All things considered, the Arizona Coyotes had a respectable season on the ice. They finished with 70 points in the 2022-23 season, missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, head coach Andre Tourigny once again managed to steal points that his team probably had no business earning. And it seems like Tourigny is the man who […]

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov has been awarded a new contract in arbitration for the 2023-24 season, according to The Athletic’s James Mirtle. Samsonov’s new contract will be worth $3.55 million over one year. The 26-year-old goalie is slated to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Samsonov, a former first-round pick of the […]

The Boston Bruins suffered a crushing close to their 2022-23 campaign, which saw them blow a 3-1 lead in their first round series against the Florida Panthers after putting together the best regular season ever seen in NHL history. While there was a lot of good from Boston’s regular season campaign, their controversial signing of […]

The Arizona Coyotes were arguably the busiest team in the entire National Hockey League when the free agency period opened on July 1. GM Bill Armstrong brought in a load of new players, completely transforming both the offense and D-core in one fell swoop. Jason Zucker, Nick Bjugstad, Alex Kerfoot, Troy Stecher, Travis Dermott and […]

The Anaheim Ducks had another tough season in 2022-23, but the future is bright for this franchise. The hope is that the young talent they’ve stockpiled led by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry can help get this team back to Stanley Cup contention, reminiscent of the 2007 championship run in California. Ducks GM Pat Verbeek […]

Vince Dunn has been awarded after a breakout season with the Seattle Kraken, signing a four-year, $29.4 million contract with the team on Friday. He’ll be paid an average annual value of $7.35 million throughout the deal. The 26-year-old was set to be a restricted free agent, but was able to avoid salary arbitration and […]