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The Toronto Maple Leafs could be in pursuit of a new guy to man the net, beginning next season. Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic is reporting that the Maple Leafs are among those rumored to have developed an interest in goalie Philipp Grubauer, who is now an unrestricted free agent following his three-season stint in […]

Well, it appears that Alex Ovechkin will finish out his NHL career with the Washington Capitals. Ovi and DC agreed to a five-year, $47.5 million extension on Tuesday, which drew a very hyped response from the Russian superstar: I’M BACK DC !!!!! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/7XQPfT6aZP — Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) July 27, 2021 Alex Ovechkin has been […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are acquiring veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Vegas Golden Knights, according to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. The Golden Knights will not be retaining any of Fleury’s $7 million salary, and only minor leaguer Mikael Hakkarainen is going to Vegas. Robin Lehner will be taking over as the top goalie for the Golden Knights, […]

The trade rumors on Johnny Hockey aren’t that loud these days. But if there are teams interested in him, it might soon get significantly harder for them to acquire Johnny Gaudreau from the Calgary Flames. Pierre LeBrun of TSN has just reminded everyone that by Wednesday noon, Eastern Time, a particular clause in Gaudreau’s contract […]

The Montreal Canadiens were the feel-good story of the 2020-21 NHL season after making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals despite having the least points among all teams that made the postseason, Well, the same hockey franchise didn’t make a lot of people go through the same sweet sensation Friday when the […]

The trades continue to happen in the NHL. After much speculation that he could be dealt, the Columbus Blue Jackets have dealt defenseman Seth Jones to the Chicago Blackhawks, according to ESPN: Seth Jones is being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, sources tell ESPN. — Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) July 23, 2021 It’s unknown what’s going […]

Friday has been the day for trades across the NHL. Now, the Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks are finalizing a deal that would involve the No. 9 overall pick in the NHL Draft and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The news first came out of the deal via John Gambadoro: Breaking Arizona Coyotes news – hearing Ekman-Larsson and […]

Hours before the 2021 NHL Draft, the New York Rangers executed an already controversial trade that sent excellent wing Pavel Buchnevich to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Sammy Blais and a 2022 2nd-round pick. Buchnevich, 26, is a pending restricted free agent, as is 25-year old Blais (he’s arbitration-eligible). Buchnevich posted 48 […]

By the looks of it, Philadelphia Flyers fans are not thrilled with the franchise’s blockbuster trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Philly acquired defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen from Buffalo in exchange for the No. 13 pick in tonight’s 2021 NHL Draft, a second-round pick in 2023, and defensemen Robert Hagg. 🚨 TRADE ALERT! 🚨 We […]

After an illustrious career for Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber, it appears it could be all over. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin revealed on Thursday that Weber is dealing with multiple injuries that could very well stop him from playing in the NHL ever again. “I was amazed how he played,” Bergevin said, via NHL.com. “He […]

The Montreal Canadiens will still have the services of Carey Price. Although the Habs exposed the goalie in the NHL expansion draft, the Seattle Kraken decided not to take the veteran netminder. According to Pierre LeBrun — considered by some as the Adrian Wojnarowski of NHL reporting — the Kraken simply did not have enough […]

The NHL expansion draft took place on Wednesday night as the Seattle Kraken finally got to add some names to their roster. The city of Seattle was excited and so was the NHL after working for years to get a team in place. Well, the Kraken got a special guest appearance from former Seattle Seahawks […]

The Seattle Kraken are this much closer to kicking off their career as an NHL team. On Wednesday, the NHL expansion draft took place and the Kraken finally got to put players on their roster. Fans were excited, the city was excited, and the NHL was excited after working for years to finalize and put […]

Nashville Predators top prospect Luke Prokop made NHL history on Monday by coming out as gay. He is the first active player that has been signed by an organization to ever do so and he received an outpour of support from social media for his courageous act. Prokop took to Instagram to make the announcement […]

The NHL is going to have a new team seeing action on the ice, beginning in the 2021 season. That’s the Seattle Kraken, whose logo you may or may not find cool but hockey fans will surely keep a close eye on in the offseason, especially during the NHL expansion draft.  Starting on Wednesday, July […]

Vancouver Canucks veteran goaltender Braden Holtby could be on the move. According to The Athletic, NHL newcomers Seattle Kraken are eyeing the keeper as one of their first signings. Holtby is expected to be unprotected in the expansion draft, but the Kraken has made contact with the Canucks to retain part of his salary in […]

Longtime Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday morning after a long career with the franchise. Rinne penned an essay for The Players’ Tribune thanking Nashville and also held a press conference to discuss his decision to step away from the game. Rinne said his final decision came down […]

The Minnesota Wild are buying out longtime fixtures Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic. Parise and Suter joined the Wild a little more than nine years ago on the Fourth of July. They both got 13-year, $98 million contracts when they signed with the franchise in 2012 and played […]

It felt as though it was an end of an era in Windy City when the Chicago Blackhawks decided to ship veteran defenseman Duncan Keith to the Edmonton Oilers for Caleb Jones and a future pick in the third round. With a hole on their blue line due to Keith’s departure, it wouldn’t be too […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are continuing their rebuild by trading away defenseman Duncan Keith, who was an instrumental part of three Stanley Cups. Keith is going to the Edmonton Oilers for young defenseman Caleb Jones and a third-round pick. Pending trade call, sounds like #Hawks Duncan Keith will indeed be heading to #Oilers in exchange for […]

A busy offseason is at hand for the Washington Capitals. It’s been three years since Alex Ovechkin and some of the Caps went wet and wild at Georgetown Waterfront after delivering the first — and so far only — Stanley Cup title for the nation’s capital. What followed was three straight seasons of playoff exits […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady became a meme at the Super Bowl celebration. Brady chucked the Lombardi Trophy from one boat to another during the festivities, and it was soon obvious just how hammered drunk he was. The GOAT later claimed he had imbibed a bit too much avocado tequila. After the Tampa Bay Lightning […]

In a Stanley Cup Finals that is already memorable in its own right, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov made it even more unforgettable with his best JR Smith-like celebration. After the Lightning completed their Stanley Cup title defense to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016, Kucherov was […]

How about them, Montreal Canadiens? The Habs have averted a sweep with a win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which was exactly what the mayor of Tampa wanted to happen. Are we going to see Montreal pull off another life-extending victory? Or have will the Stanley Cup be finally kissed this coming […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Monday morning that goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks had tragically died in an accident at the age of 24. The team statement said Kivlenieks had “suffered an apparent head injury in a fall,” and police said he “died after falling and hitting his head on concrete in a July Fourth fireworks-related accident,” per […]

It’s a sad day for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the NHL. According to the Blue Jackets’ official Twitter account, goalie Matiss Kivlenieks is dead at the young age of 24. “It’s with a very heavy heart that we share the news that goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks passed away last night at the age of 24. […]

You know that a Stanley Cup Finals is lopsided when the mayor of the favored team is openly asking for that squad to lose a potential series clincher. That’s exactly the case right now for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as Tampa mayor Jane Castor is hoping that the Bolts would lose to the Montreal Canadiens […]

The Montreal Canadiens don’t want to get swept in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final on their home ice. All hands will be on deck for the Habs in Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they look to extend the series for at least another game. With that being said, it’s time to continue […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are headed to the Bell Centre for the first time in the series and the Lightning have a commanding 2-0 lead thus far. In all honesty, it has been all Lightning, as they have won the past two games and outscored the Habs 8-2. With that being said, […]

Not much was known about Chicago Blackhawks legend Jonathan Toews’ future during a lost 2020-21 season, but he was dealing with issues of personal health. The longtime Blackhawks center was thought to possibly be pondering retirement this past season. Instead, Toews tweeted out a video revealing he was dealing with chronic immune response syndrome. He […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t just strike one time in Game 1. They did it five times to take the 1-0 series lead in the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. Could the Bolts do it again, or will the Habs pull even before the series goes to Bell Centre? It’s time to […]

The Edmonton Oilers appear to be on the verge of securing the services of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for almost a decade more. According to a report by Ryan Rishaug of TSN, the Oilers and the forward are nearing the conclusion of a lengthy extension deal negotiation that would have Edmonton as Nugent-Hopkins’ NHL home for the […]

The Montreal Canadiens are rolling into the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals riding a pumpkin ride. Will they be able to complete their Cinderella run in the Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning? Who gets the early 1-0 series lead?  It’s time to continue our NHL odds series and make a Canadiens-Lightning Game 1 prediction and […]

For the fourth time in the history of franchise history and second since 2020, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Prince of Wales Trophy and are going to the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals after edging the pesky New York Islanders in seven games in the semis. Their mission is clear: to become the newest […]

The Montreal Canadiens are not supposed to be playing this deep in the postseason. They are the NHL team that has drawn the most “what are you even doing here?” reactions the most since the postseason started. Heck, two teams that didn’t even get the chance to play beyond the regular season had more points […]

The Montreal Canadiens, through the early 1990s, were a heavyweight in the NHL, the New York Yankees of hockey. This year, they were the ultimate underdog in the postseason… and yet they have made their way to the Stanley Cup final. The Habs upset the Las Vegas Golden Knights by taking Game 6 in overtime, […]

The Montreal Canadiens and Las Vegas Golden Knights embarked for a potential close-out game in Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs. The Canadiens jumped out in front in the second period and took a 2-1 lead on the night with an insane goal from Cole Caufield. this was nasty by Cole Caufield pic.twitter.com/nBjPcMBGEA — Dimitri […]

The Seattle Kraken have hired their first-ever head coach as they prepare for their expansion season in 2021-22. That would be Dave Hakstol, who was an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs the last two seasons. The 52-year-old released a statement upon getting hired: “It is an honor to be the first head coach […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are trying to avoid a collapse in their semifinals series against the New York Islanders. The Bolts entered the series as the favorites in the matchup and even took  2-1 and 3-2 leads after three and five games. respectively. They had a chance to take out Barry Trotz’s pesky Islanders squad […]