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The hockey world is still in mourning following the news of the death of one of the game’s all-time greats. The Chicago Blackhawks, on Tuesday, broke the news of the death of former goalie Tony Esposito at the age of 78 after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. Esposito’s death also came the same year […]

Thanks to the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule, college athletes are now allowed to profit off their own characters. Miami Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King just took things to another level when he inked a deal with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Wait, what? First of all, King isn’t going to lace up a pair of […]

The Edmonton Oilers have signed star defenseman Darnell Nurse to an eight-year, $74 million extension. Nurse is currently heading into the final year of his two-year bridge deal he signed in December 2020, so this extension will kick in starting in the 2022-23 season. He’ll make $5.6 million in the 2021-22 season. With his new […]

It’s time to end all the retirement speculations on Marc-Andre Fleury’s career in the NHL. The veteran goalie is expected to man the net for the Chicago Blackhawks after all, as reported by Frank Servalli of Daily Faceoff: Marc-Andre Fleury has informed the #Blackhawks that he intends to play this upcoming season. — Frank Seravalli […]

San Jose Sharks star Evander Kane is in some hot water after his wife, Anna, claimed that he has gambled on his own games in the past and has even thrown games in order to win money. The NHL is investigating these claims, which were recently made in an Instagram story. Kane is now defending […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are fresh off their second straight Stanley Cup and they’re already strengthening the roster for a three-peat. On Thursday, the team announced the signing of former Anaheim Ducks superstar Corey Perry, who joins the Lightning on a two-year deal. **Breaking News** @TBLightning are signing F Corey Perry to a 2 Yr […]

Just hours after speculation that Ryan Getzlaf could test the waters in free agency this summer, it now appears that he will run it back and sign an extension with the Anaheim Ducks, per ESPN’s Emily Kaplan: Things are getting close between Ryan Getzlaf and the Ducks, sources tell ESPN. The deal is expected to […]

The Anaheim Ducks veteran center Ryan Getzlaf is hitting the free-agent market for the first time in his career. After spending 16 years in the league, it appears as though Getzlaf is excited about being a free agent this offseason, per Andy Strickland. During an interview on the Cam and Strick Podcast, Ryan Getzlaf talks […]

The Colorado Avalanche and captain Gabriel Landeskog had until 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday night to come to an agreement on a new eight-year contract extension. The two sides beat the buzzer, coming to terms on a pact that will pay Landeskog $7 million in terms of average annual value, according to ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski. […]

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 […]