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Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl joined truly elite company Sunday night, after tallying another goal and two assists in the Oilers win at St. Louis, 5-4. Draisaitl now has 15 goals and 16 assists in his team’s first 14 games of the season. Leon Draisaitl is the 3rd player in the last 30 years to […]

Just when the Anaheim Ducks are finding their groove, as evidenced by their current five-game undefeated streak, the team finds itself engulfed in an off-the-ice controversy involving Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. Murray resigned Wednesday, a day after he was put on administrative leave amid an investigation that’s apparently focused on a professional conduct […]

The year 2021 has been a tumultuous one for the Chicago Blackhawks — on and off the ice. The team has stumbled right out of the gate of the 2021-22 NHL season, and it’s hard not to think that the fallout of the controversial manner with which the Blackhawks handled the Brad Aldrich situation is […]

Every year, multiple NHL teams make the postseason that did not do so the year before. That pushes a few teams into a one-year drought that can turn into a longer one if not handled correctly. Currently, there are eight teams with a two or more year drought in between playoff appearances. Of those eight, […]

Amid an atrocious start to the NHL season, the Chicago Blackhawks have relieved head coach Jeremy Colliton of his duties with the team. Via Emily Kaplan of ESPN: The Chicago Blackhawks have dismissed coach Jeremy Colliton, sources tell ESPN. Interim GM Kyle Davidson made the call. Derek King will be the interim coach. — Emily […]

After months of waiting, forward Jack Eichel was finally traded by the Buffalo Sabres, heading to the Vegas Golden Knights for a package of players and picks. In exchange for Eichel, along with a third-round pick in 2023, the Sabres received forwards Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch, as well as a first-round pick in next […]

The Buffalo Sabres’ Jack Eichel saga is finally over. The Sabres have traded Eichel to the Las Vegas Golden Knights for Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch , a 2022 first-round draft pick and a 2023 third-rounder, with a 2023 third-round pick draft pick also going to Vegas in the deal, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger. ESPN’s Emily Kaplan […]

The New York Rangers are off to a surprisingly hot start to the season, with a 6-2-2 record thus far. They’ve also managed to pick up five of those six wins away from home, with a current road record of 5-1-1. While top players like Adam Fox, Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad have […]

Sidney Crosby is coming to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ rescue. According to Pen Inside Scoop, the Pens star center is all set to make his season debut Saturday night against the New Jersey Devils at home. HE'S IN! Sidney Crosby will make his season debut tonight against the Devils! pic.twitter.com/LT05p5CrUB — Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October […]

At this point, it’s fair to assume that the relationship between the Buffalo Sabres and Jack Eichel will not be repaired, at least anytime soon. That’s why Eichel trade rumors just keep on coming. This time, it’s the Las Vegas Golden Knights, who are rumored to have a target on the back of the embattled […]

After being implicated in the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal, Joel Quenneville has resigned as the head coach of the Florida Panthers. Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday and then tendered his resignation, which the Panthers accepted. Quenneville released this statement on his decision to leave the Panthers: Statement from Joel Quenneville: […]

Toronto is no longer Josh Donaldson’s home as a professional athlete, but the Minnesota Twins slugger still wants to go out there and help the Toronto Maple Leafs get out of their current slump. Here’s Donaldson in troll mode, Maple Leafs threads and all. Thank you to the @MapleLeafs for giving me the opportunity tonight […]

Just like last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be without star forward Nikita Kucherov for an extended period because of an injury he suffered in a recent game against the Washington Capitals on Oct. 16. This time, though, Kucherov is not expected to be absent for the rest of the regular season. Instead, he’ll […]

The Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal came to a head this week with the full release of the report by the law firm Jenner & Block, which showed that senior leaders for the Blackhawks didn’t act after a player reported sexual assault and harassment by former video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010. This report resulted […]

With the NHL season underway, the Metropolitan Division is solidifying itself as the NHL’s best. So far, every single team in the division holds a winning record, with teams having played between four and seven games. Two of the surprises within the division have been the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.  With the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are in serious hot water right now following an investigation into the organization over sexual assault from a former assistant coach from 2010. Florida Panthers head honcho Joel Quenneville was at the helm in Chicago at the time, which means his name has been dragged into the mess. By no surprise, the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are on the hot seat following a bombshell report of a sexual assault investigation into the team from 2010. As a result, GM Stan Bowman has stepped down after two former players made allegations against an assistant coach at the time. Stan Bowman has resigned from the Blackhawks. — Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) […]

The Chicago Blackhawks were one of the most active teams during the 2021 NHL offseason. The team made some massive additions, in a clear attempt to compete now. They acquired defenseman Seth Jones from the Columbus Blue Jackets, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Vegas Golden Knights, forward Tyler Johnson from the Tampa Bay Lightning, and […]

The San Jose Sharks are having a nice start to the season despite the controversy surrounding Evander Kane, who got suspended for 21 games by the NHL because of a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. Kane will not be able to play until at least Nov. 30, plus there’s also the possibility, perhaps a remote one […]

It seems like an eternity since Jack Eichel trade rumors first surfaced with the Buffalo Sabres. Despite all the speculation and coverage, however, the actual trade is still yet to come. The situation seemed to escalate in May when Eichel said there was a ‘disconnect’ between himself and the Sabres organization, regarding the handling of […]

It’s hard to imagine San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane regaining the trust of people invested in the NHL with the tumultuous time he is having off the ice. After getting cleared by the NHL for any illegal betting activities brought to the light by his estranged wife, Kane is now dealing with an entirely […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a major injury boost in Auston Matthews just in time for their showdown with the New York Rangers on Monday. Matthews has been sidelined for months now after undergoing wrist surgery last August. He has missed the Maple Leafs’ first three games of the 2021-22 season as he recovered […]

Boston Bruins fans can enjoy watching Charlie McAvoy for basically the next decade. Emily Kaplan of ESPN reported on Friday that McAvoy agreed to a massive eight-year, $76 million contract extension that will keep him in Boston through the 2029-30 season. The Bruins later confirmed the deal, which makes the 23-year-old one of the highest-paid […]

At age 36, Washington Capitals scoring machine Alex Ovechkin is still…well…a scoring machine. In the Caps’ first game of the 2021-22 NHL season, one where Ovechkin was questionable to play in days prior because of an injury he suffered in the preseason finale against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Russian superstar didn’t just take the ice […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is a hockey fan. Perhaps not too many people know about that, but a lot have also just realized that when Chuck appeared on the NHL on TNT Wednesday night where he lent his comedic flair to the show, even going as far as to making fun of Wayne […]

Washington Capitals fans should keep their expectations of Alex Ovechkin’s availability for Wednesday’s season-opening game against the New York Rangers in check. The Russian sniper is considered questionable as of the moment, with Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette not giving much about the potential of Ovechkin’s real status. Asked about Ovechkin’s availability against the Rangers, […]

The New York Rangers selected Vitali Kravtsov with the No. 9 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, but the two sides are embroiled in a bitter feud that could lead to a trade, according to the New York Post. Kravstov didn’t make the Rangers’ season-opening roster after starting training camp in the top nine. The […]

There’s some uneasiness among Washington Capitals fans right now, following a scary injury suffered by Alex Ovechkin during Friday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Flyers Friday. But for The Great 8’s teammate, T.J. Oshie, the future Hall of Famer is going to be just fine.  Ovi left the game after this awkward hit pic.twitter.com/A2qUo2Nxr5 — […]

The Florida Panthers are locking up captain Aleksander Barkov on a historic eight-year, $80 million contract extension, according to The AP’s Tim Reynolds. The deal is now the largest given out in franchise history in terms of overall value. The previous record was held by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who inked a seven-year, $70 million contract in […]

New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz believes in his team’s new-look top line that now features the trio of Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal, and Kyle Palmieri. Last season, the combination atop for the Isles consisted of Lee, Barzal, and Jordan Eberle, but with Eberle now a member of the Seattle Kraken, that prompted Trotz […]

Ryan Reaves was acquired by the New York Rangers shortly after the conclusion of the 2021-22 NHL season to address the perceived lack of toughness on the team. Unfortunately for Reaves, he was not durable enough to come away unhurt from an on-ice entanglement with defenseman P.K. Subban during Wednesday’s 6-2 home loss to the […]

San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane will need a heavy dose of help and maybe an injection of common sense. With those lame puns out of the way, Kane is in hot water right now after allegedly using a fake COVID-19 vaccine card. According to a report by ESPN, the NHL is already looking into […]

The NHL regular season will be starting up soon and many teams will head into the season with a new look.  While some teams made progress towards contending or took steps in their rebuild, others seemed to make some puzzling roster decisions.  Below, we look at the five biggest losers of the 2021 NHL offseason.  […]

Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner said some strong words directed towards the NHL Players’ Association for its silence over the Jack Eichel situation with the Buffalo Sabres.  Where is the @nhlpa and all nhl players in all this attacks on our freedom of choice? Jack situation is crazy to me.. also people getting attacked […]

Chicago Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews didn’t play all of last season because of a mystery illness that he has referred to as “chronic immune response syndrome.” After over 14 months since his last game, Toews returned to the ice for the Blackhawks on Wednesday night in a preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings. While […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without their two biggest stars to start the 2021-22 NHL season. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was already out six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery on Sept. 8, and that timeline hasn’t changed. Furthermore, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall announced that center Evgeni Malkin will miss the first two months of […]

After an exhaustive investigation, the NHL has arrived at the conclusion that there’s no reason to believe that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane made bets on games he played in based on the lack of evidence to support the allegation made by his wife, Anna. The NHL announced its findings on Wednesday with regards […]

Unsurprisingly, Jack Eichel did not pass his physical on Wednesday. But the tremor that shook the hockey world was because of the Buffalo Sabres stripping him off the team’s captaincy. Buffalo general manager Kevyn Adams offered a brief explanation on why the team has decided to take away the “C” on the center’s uniform, per […]

Man, it’s a hot one. The St. Louis Blues have accomplished one of their remaining key goals in the offseason, as they inked forward Robert Thomas to a new, two-year deal that comes with an average annual value of $2.8 million, according to a report by The Athletic. Of course, the Blues are still not completely […]