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The 2023-24 NHL season starts soon and the race for the Metropolitan Division will be tight. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a special winner of the Metropolitan Division prediction and pick. Last year, the Carolina Hurricanes won the division with 113 points last season. The New Jersey Devils finished second […]

The Colorado Avalanche boast a strong defensive core, and Devon Toews made a firm claim, saying that they are the best defensive team in the league ahead of the start of the season. “I don’t even think it’s a question,” Devon Toews said, according to Kayla Douglas of theScore. “I feel like no one can […]

The Chicago Blackhawks landed Connor Bedard in the 2023 NHL Draft, and he is one of the most hyped prospects in a long time. Connor Bedard’s performance in the preseason for the Blackhawks seems to have legitimized that hype. Bedard appeared on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday and talked about being the face of […]

The Pacific Division is a monster. And that’s not just because the Seattle Kraken are now involved. That’s because there are at least three teams with Stanley Cup aspirations in the division, and at least six who enter the 2023-24 season with the goal of being one of the last eight teams standing in the […]

The Minnesota Wild were dealt a disappointing injury blow on the eve of the 2023-24 regular season, losing captain Jared Spurgeon week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The 33-year-old suffered the ailment during Minnesota’s 3-2 preseason shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The injury itself was not confirmed, but appeared to occur after […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will likely be without Matt Murray for the entire 2023-24 season after the veteran goaltender underwent successful hip surgery on Monday. “The [Maple Leafs] announced today that goaltender Matt Murray underwent successful bilateral hip surgery,” the team shared. “He is expected to miss a minimum of 6-8 months.” Murray has struggled […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are just days away from playing the first regular season game of the Connor Bedard era — and the team’s general manager knows he has something special in the 2023 No. 1 overall pick. “He’s been exactly as advertised,” Kyle Davidson said on Monday, according to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. “He’s everything we […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the top regular season teams in the NHL over the past five years. Their success in the regular season hasn’t translated to much in the playoffs, as they have made the Eastern Conference finals two times since 2019 but were swept both times. The last time the Hurricanes […]

The Buffalo Sabres locked up a crucial piece of their future on Monday morning, inking superstar defenseman Rasmus Dahlin to a monster eight-year, $88 million contract extension, the team announced. The 23-year-old enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2022-23, recording 15 goals and 73 points in 78 games as the Sabres came within one win of […]

The St. Louis Blues enter the 2023-24 NHL season with something to prove. Last season, the team missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It marked just the second time since 2011-12 that the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. And it was the first time since the team took down the Boston Bruins in 2019 […]

The Ottawa Senators begin their 2023-24 NHL season on Wednesday. Ottawa travels to North Carolina for a date with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Senators have their eyes on making the Stanley Cup Playoffs this upcoming season. But they will begin the hunt for playoff hockey without forward Josh Norris. Norris is out indefinitely with a […]

The Minnesota Wild are entering the 2023-24 NHL season with one less item on their to-do list. Minnesota and forward Ryan Hartman agreed to a new three-year contract extension on Saturday, the team announced. The contract is worth a total of $12 million. It also includes a full no-movement clause for this season and 2024-25. […]

The Seattle Kraken open their season Tuesday night in Las Vegas. They will take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights as they raise their championship banner. However, Seattle will play this game without 2022 fourth-overall pick Shane Wright. The Kraken sent Wright down to the American Hockey League, the team confirmed on […]

The Vancouver Canucks and general manager Patrik Allvin announced that they have acquired forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Sam Lafferty is an interesting addition to the Canucks’ roster by general manager Patrik Allvin. He is purely a depth forward who has […]

The Calgary Flames had plenty of optimism heading into the 2022-23 season. They lost two superstars after Johnny Gaudreau walked in free agency and Matthew Tkachuk had asked for a trade. In the deal for Tkachuk, the Flames acquired Florida’s top-scoring forward Jonathan Huberdeau and defensive stalwart Mackenzie Weegar. They also signed reigning Stanley Cup […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have known nothing but success in their 6 years in the NHL. However, they brought that level of achievement up considerably during last season’s playoffs when they secured their first Stanley Cup championship. It may have been somewhat of a surprise when the regular season came to an end, but head […]

The Anaheim Ducks are heading into the 2023-24 season with a lot of hope, thanks in large part to adding an extremely promising prospect in Leo Carlsson with the second overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft. However, those hopes were quickly dashed on Saturday when it was announced that Carlsson picked up an injury […]

The Vegas Golden Knights head into the 2023-24 season with a target on their back. Vegas won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the Florida Panthers in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Now, they have to defend that title from 31 teams with every incentive to take it from them. But this is […]

The Vancouver Canucks have a rather promising core of players in place. A foundation led by defenseman Quinn Hughes and forward Elias Pettersson is one most teams would envy. Unfortunately, the Canucks just haven’t had much success with this foundation. Take last season, for example. Vancouver got off to a horrible start, and eventually fired […]

The Nashville Predators did not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. This failure certainly did not sit well with the front office. More specifically, it did not sit well with Barry Trotz. Trotz, the first head coach in franchise history, is now the team’s general manager. The 2018 Stanley Cup champion set out to […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the NHL’s model organization as of now. Last year’s first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn’t change that. Tampa made it to three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup twice in 2020 and 2021. They are the team that all […]

In many ways, this feels like the last ride for this current iteration of the New York Islanders. This is a team that’s been chasing the high of nearly reaching the Stanley Cup Final in back-to-back playoff runs for two seasons now. Since that 2021 Stanley Cup semifinals loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the […]

As if there wasn’t already enough pressure on Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard, the Chicago faithful are certainly hoping to see some fireworks from the No. 1 overall pick. The Blackhawks say their season ticket sales have nearly doubled, both full-season and partial packages, following Bedard’s arrival. Chicago expects a 10% increase in overall ticket […]

The Anaheim Ducks have reached a new contract with restricted free agent defenseman Jamie Drysdale for $2.3 million a year over three years, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. The Ducks have now reached deals for both restricted free agents this offseason in Jamie Drysdale and Trevor Zegras. The deal wit Trevor Zegras was […]

The Washington Capitals took a step back last season. Washington uncharacteristically found themselves outside of the playoffs around the NHL trade deadline. And to their credit, they didn’t try to force a playoff push. The Capitals sold at the deadline, picking up assets that will help them compete down the line. Don’t misconstrue their actions, […]

The Minnesota Wild have an incredibly talented team. Now, this is nothing new. The Wild have had talented teams in the past. And like all those past teams, Minnesota failed to capitalize on that talent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Perhaps they were on the receiving end of questionable officiating. But the fact remains that, […]

The Buffalo Sabres were one of the more impressive teams in the NHL last season. Buffalo was easily the most impressive team to miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After years of failing to take that proverbial next step, the Sabres finally put together a season to be proud of. Buffalo missed the playoffs by just […]

The Montreal Canadiens are working through a rebuild as the 2023-24 NHL season approaches. This became all too apparent last season when four rookies found themselves on the opening night roster. But it’s also seen in the types of moves they’ve made in the last two offseasons. At the 2022 NHL Draft, the Canadiens made […]

Perhaps the most satisfying thing to do in NHL 24 is starting a fight with a player on the other team. Something about beating your opponent to a pulp just feels so satisfying. So how do you perform this action in NHL 24? We created a guide on how to both start and win fights […]

For those looking to get into NHL 24’s Franchise mode, you might be interested in a blog from the developers detailing all the new changes. While EA Sports plan to add more and improve the experience over time, the current adjustments should hold fans over. Without further ado, let’s check out everything new in NHL […]

NHL 24 drops this week, finally bringing cross-play to HUT and WOC while expanding the feature to allow for you to play with friends. Additionally, the trailer showcased brand new gameplay features, a new engine, and the NHL 24 release date. The 2023-2024 NHL season begins next Tuesday on October 10th, so it was the […]

The Anaheim Ducks entered last season hoping they could push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And it’s hard to blame them for having those expectations for themselves. Anaheim finished the 2021-22 season with 76 points. With a core led by Trevor Zegras and breakout star Troy Terry, it made sense that the playoffs would be […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have had some rough times recently. Last season saw them absolutely crater and finish in the bottom half of the league. This is in spite of their marquee signing of Johnny Gaudreau in NHL Free Agency. Unfortunately, things haven’t gotten off to the greatest start this summer given the Mike Babcock […]

The Los Angeles Kings have experienced disappointment in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Not only that, but it’s essentially been the same song and dance for them. They take on Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. And after a hard-fought series, they just can’t overcome […]

The San Jose Sharks are long past the days of competing for the Stanley Cup. We saw this well before they finished seventh in the Pacific Division last season. San Jose is in the midst of what could be a long rebuild, and it may be hard for their fans to see the light at […]

The Anaheim Ducks announced that they have signed restricted free agent center Trevor Zegras to a three-year extension, and the contract gives him $5.75 million a year, according to Chris Johnston of TSN. Trevor Zegras is 22 years old and is a key part of the Ducks’ future. Despite playing on bad teams, Zegras has […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are in a bit of a transition period. Not necessarily in their roster-building philosophy, as the team is continuing their rebuilding process. But they are in a transition period in their front office. Former Flyers star Daniel Briere is now the team’s new general manager. And he made quite the first impression […]

The Winnipeg Jets are sporting a bit of a new look this upcoming season. I’m not even talking about the new jersey they unveiled recently, either. Winnipeg underwent some roster changes over the summer. New faces are coming to play prominent roles, while old faces are headed for greener pastures. It’s hard to project just […]

The Colorado Avalanche finally found themselves atop the hockey world in the summer of 2022. After years of coming close to the Stanley Cup Final, they managed to punch their ticket. What’s more, they managed to take down a Tampa Bay Lightning team gunning for their third Stanley Cup in a row. Many expected the […]