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The Winnipeg Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy in the 2024-25 season as the top team in the NHL. Still, they would be eliminated in the second round by the Dallas Stars. Now, the Jets turn their focus towards the offseason. One major question is the future of their mid-season acquisition, Brandon Tanev. If the Jets […]

Wyatt Johnston has been a key factor in the Dallas Stars advancing to back-to-back-to-back Western Conference Finals — but the 22-year-old has struggled mightily since Round 1 against the Colorado Avalanche in 2025. Johnston managed just one goal in a six-game victory over the Winnipeg Jets in the second round, and he’s still searching for […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to take a stranglehold on the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night — but they’ll have to play at least one more contest without key defensemen Mattias Ekholm. Ekholm, who hasn’t played since April 11, is now day-to-day but won’t suit up at […]

The Dallas Stars will be looking to avoid a 3-1 hole on Tuesday night when they face the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Pete DeBoer’s squad was hammered 6-1 in Game 3 on Sunday, and they had to play without the injured Roope Hintz. The star centre missed out after […]

The New York Islanders were hoping to return to the playoffs for a third straight season, but would fall short, finishing sixth in the Metropolitan Division. Now, the Islanders turn their focus towards the offseason. One major question for the Islanders is the future of free agent Kyle Palmieri. Kyle Palmieri is coming off another […]

The Buffalo Sabres missed the playoffs for the 14th straight year this year. Now, the Sabres will look to break their long playoff drought. They narrowly missed the playoffs in the 2022-23 season and took a small step back the next year. They took another step back in the 2024-25 season and now need to […]

The Edmonton Oilers have the chance to take a three games to one stranglehold on the Dallas Stars when they meet in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The Oilers won in convincing fashion in Game 3, a 6-1 final score that put them on top in the […]

The Ottawa Senators will look to build on their noteworthy 2024-25 NHL campaign, where they made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2017. Although they lasted just a round in the 2025 postseason, they proved that they are a capable bunch who could be a perennial playoff team. But whether their short-term […]

Edmonton Oilers executive Stan Bowman thinks a specific point in this Stanley Cup Playoffs energized his team. Bowman says Game 3 of the team’s series against the Los Angeles Kings set off his club. The Kings were leading that series 2-0 heading into Game 3, and the Oilers seemed a breath away from imploding. “No […]

For the ninth straight season, the Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs. This year, they were eliminated by the Florida Panthers in seven games. Still, this is the ninth straight season that the Maple Leafs failed to make it to the conference finals. Now they have to make multiple decisions regarding free agents, including restricted […]

Edmonton Oilers executive Stan Bowman is pleased with his team’s play at the goaltender position right now. Bowman, who serves as Edmonton’s general manager, says working with his two guys in goal has worked wonders for his club this postseason. Some Oilers fans hoped that the team would find at least one new goalie before […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ early elimination from the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs means that they can start paying more attention to dealing with players with expiring contracts — like star forward Matthew Knies, who is a pending restricted free agent. In fact, the Maple Leafs are reportedly back on the negotiation table already with […]

The Winnipeg Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy as the top team in the NHL this year, but the Jets fell in six games to the Stars in the second round of the playoffs. Now the Jets have multiple decisions to make regarding the offseason, including the restricted free agency of Gabriel Vilardi. We look at […]

For the first time since 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes have won an Eastern Conference Final game. It took 19 years — and 16 games in the final four — but Rod Brind’Amour’s team has finally broken the curse. The Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night, riding a Frederik […]

For the seventh straight year, the Anaheim Ducks did not make the playoffs. This playoff drought has already led the Ducks to make a change at coach, but also has them looking to make roster changes to hopefully make a playoff run. One of the major decisions to be made for the Ducks is regarding […]

Another season, another heartbreaking Game 7 loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs. You’d think that by now, their fans would be used to the pain and frustration of constantly falling short in the postseason, but this latest loss in a winner-take-all game hurts a little more. The Maple Leafs roster that left the ice in […]

Rod Brind’Amour watched his team deliver exactly what he had been asking for. The Carolina Hurricanes came out with urgency, focus, and discipline to shut out the Florida Panthers 3-0 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final. Facing elimination, they responded with their best performance of the series. “It was how we need to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes won Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night. Carolina has snapped its 15-game losing streak in the East Final with a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers. Goalie Frederik Andersen helped his team to victory at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with his performance on Monday. Andersen […]

Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers could not complete the sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Logan Stankoven scored the opening goal for the Hurricanes in the second period. After that, they added another two empty net goals in the third period to complete a 3-0 victory in Game 4 at the Amerant […]

The Carolina Hurricanes needed a win in Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. They had lost their last 15 games in the East Final. And a Monday night loss to the Florida Panthers would have ended their season. Thankfully for them, they were able to avoid another sweep. Logan Stankoven scored a massive […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the brink of elimination in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina has lost 15 straight games in the Eastern Conference Finals dating back to 2009. They need a win against the Florida Panthers in Game 4, and rookie Logan Stankoven stepped up to draw first blood. Stankoven scored the first […]

The Florida Panthers are one win away from the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. No matter how their postseason run ends, this team has major decisions to make this summer. They have key pieces of the roster set to test NHL Free Agency once again. One of these key pieces is veteran defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad […]

The Dallas Stars desperately need all hands on deck in the Western Conference Finals against the Edmonton Oilers, as things are getting away from them quickly. After coming back to win Game 1 in Dallas, the Oilers handled Dallas in Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead and take home-ice advantage. During Game […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are trying everything they can to alter the trajectory of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. A goalie change in Game 3 did nothing to slow down the Florida Panthers, who scored six goals on Pyotr Kochetkov to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. They are now switching back to their regular starter. […]

The Edmonton Oilers continue their march through the Stanley Cup Playoffs, leading the Stars in their series. Still, the Oilers will need to make decisions in the offseason regarding their upcoming free agents. We look at the three best destinations for Edmonton Oilers winger Jeff Skinner in this 2025 NHL Free Agency season. Skinner has […]

Mattias Ekholm hasn’t played a game for the Edmonton Oilers since April 11 against the San Jose Sharks — but it looks like the 35-year-old is on the verge of returning to the lineup. After missing the first two rounds against the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights, respectively, and sitting out the first […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been absolutely dominated by the Florida Panthers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Final — and it’ll be curtains on their season if they can’t find a victory at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night. Despite finishing second in the Metropolitan Division and dispatching the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals in […]

The Florida Panthers are just five wins away from winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year, which would solidify them as an undeniable juggernaut in the NHL history books. They would not even have a chance to attain such greatness if not for their remarkable depth. Well, head coach Paul Maurice will have […]

The Dallas Stars are currently playing in the Western Conference Finals for the third straight season. While the Dallas Stars are focused on trying to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, soon they will be focused on the offseason. The Stars have multiple high-quality free agents. We look at the three best destinations for […]

Brad Marchand has fit in perfectly with the Florida Panthers since being acquired from the Boston Bruins at the NHL Trade Deadline — but it wasn’t so long ago that he was one of their most bitter rivals. The Panthers spoiled one of the best regular seasons in NHL history in 2022-23, beating Marchand and […]

The Washington Capitals’ season came to an end after losing in five games to the Carolina Hurricanes. While the Capitals made a surprising run to the top spot i the Eastern Conference, they fell short in the playoffs. Now the Capitals have to make offseason decisions on how to move forward. We look at the […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has his fair share of embarrassing starts in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that seems to be behind him now. While NHL goalies are always vulnerable to humiliating performances between the pipes, it’s not the case of late for Skinner. The 26-year-old netminder humbled the Dallas Stars anew […]

The Dallas Stars are currently playing in the Western Conference Finals for the third straight season. While the Dallas Stars are focused on trying to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, soon they will be focused on the offseason. The Stars have multiple high-quality free agents. We look at the three best destinations for […]

The Edmonton Oilers have wrestled control back in the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars after a disastrous Game 1 loss, winning both Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead and get home-ice advantage back. The Oilers offense usually gets most of the praise when things are going well in Edmonton, and […]

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger is watching as history repeats itself: him being outdueled by the Oilers’ Stuart Skinner in the Western Conference Final. It happened a year ago when the Oilers beat the Stars in six games, and the same trend is developing in the 2025 iteration of the West Final. In Game 3 […]

While the Florida Panthers are just one game away from making a third straight Stanley Cup Final, they will have major decisions to make in the offseason. One of those big decisions will be the future of Sam Bennett. We look at the three best destinations for Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett in this 2025 […]

The Edmonton Oilers have responded admirably from a Game 1 collapse in the Western Conference Final, rebounding to win the next two games and take a 2-1 lead. Edmonton fans certainly would have been seeing ghosts of playoffs past after their team was outscored 5-0 in the third period of Game 1, but now the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are two wins away from their second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final — and Stuart Skinner has been a huge reason why. Skinner made 33 saves on 34 shots on Sunday afternoon, backstopping the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference […]

After the Winnipeg Jets saw their season end to the Dallas Stars in six games, they turned their focus to the offseason. The biggest pending free agent for the Jets this year is Nikolaj Ehlers. We look at the top free agency destinations for Ehlers in this 2025 offseason. Ehlers was one of the top […]