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The San Jose Sharks are still a couple of years away from competing for the Stanley Cup. They have one of the most exciting young rosters in the league, complete with budding superstars like Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, stud prospect defensemen like Sam Dickinson, and a solid goaltender in Yaroslav Askarov. The future is […]

Dustin Wolf answered all questions about his future as the Calgary Flames’ goaltender last season by starring in his rookie year, and the team rewarded that success by signing him to a long-term contract extension on Tuesday morning. Calgary agreed to a seven-year, $52.5 million extension with Wolf, solidifying him as their starting goaltender for […]

The Detroit Red Wings are gearing up for the 2025-26 season. Now that the calendar has flipped to September, the team is preparing to begin training camp. Young stars such as Marco Kasper have something to prove. At the same time, veterans such as J.T. Compher are looking to get into game shape for the […]

The Colorado Avalanche could not win the Stanley Cup in 2025. Colorado failed to make it past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, in fact. The elite duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar did very well to bring the team to the postseason. Unfortunately, they were dispatched by former Avalanche star Mikko […]

Training camp for the New York Islanders’ full roster is set to open on September 17. There were questions about the availability of Mathew Barzal after a season-ending injury in 2024-25. Speaking with reporters about his recovery, the forward would be “100% ready to suit up” if the Isles had a game tomorrow. “Injuries like […]

It has already been a busy summer for the Vegas Golden Knights. Most notably, the Golden Knights completed a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner. They have now turned their focus to re-signing Jack Eichel. In a conversation with Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, general manager Kelly McCrimmon noted that getting an extension done with Jack Eichel […]

The Carolina Hurricanes continue to make moves in the offseason. After the Hurricanes signed two veterans to professional tryouts, the front office has added another. Kevin Labanc has been signed to a professional tryout, according to Elliotte Friedman. Labanc is a former sixth-round pick, selected No. 171 overall in 2014 by the San Jose Sharks. […]

The Chicago Blackhawks were one of the worst teams in the NHL in the 2024-25 season. Still, there is hope for improvement from the Blackhawks in 2025-26. The team is anchored around a young but emerging star in Connor Bedard. Chicago also has a lot of young talent around him. As the Blackhawks hope for […]

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to return to relevancy after a hugely disappointing 2024-25 campaign. The squad followed up a trip to Game 7 of the Western Conference second round by missing the postseason entirely, finishing fifth in the Pacific Division after a tumultuous year. One key place the team has been looking to upgrade […]

No one is wishing for Connor McDavid to leave the Edmonton Oilers more than the Los Angeles Kings. It has been four consecutive years that the world’s best player has beaten the Kings in the first round, and the team is slowly running out of answers. As their core gets older, the mountain has never […]

It has been over 10 years since Canada last won a hockey gold medal in the Winter Olympics. That was way back in 2014 at the Sochi Games, where Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby helped Canada claim the top step on the podium. In 2025, Crosby is still among those expected to be part of the […]

The St. Louis Blues made an amazing run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25 but fell in the first round to the Winnipeg Jets. Now the team looks to improve in 2025-26, and there are bold predictions to be made about their upcoming campaign. The Blues were in 11th place in the Western Conference […]

Following a second-to-last finish in the Pacific Division last season, it could be tough to see the Seattle Kraken as a playoff team in 2025-26. The NHL’s newest team enters its fifth season of existence looking to improve on the second-worst season in franchise history, outside of its inaugural campaign. Luckily for Seattle GM Ron […]

After narrowly missing the playoffs in 2024-25, the Columbus Blue Jackets look to improve in 2025-26. The Blue Jackets have players primed to break out this upcoming season. Will it be enough to put them over the hump? It is time for bold predictions for the Jackets in 2025-26. The team was expected to potentially be […]

The New Jersey Devils have not advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs since losing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2012. The Devils made solid moves in NHL Free Agency to remedy that situation. The team still has a young core, and their window is open to win a Cup. They hope to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are the most successful expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League. As they begin their 10th season of competition, the Golden Knights are clearly among the elite teams in the sport. This is certainly not a surprise. They made the Stanley Cup Finals in their first year and […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed for a rebuild that could take them years to get out of. After two decades of competing for a championship, winning three Stanley Cups, their run is over. Team president Kyle Dubas and head coach Dan Muse have been placed in charge of turning this franchise around. The 2025-26 season […]

The San Jose Sharks had some big news that came out recently, as former player and assistant general manager Ryan Clowe resigned from his position. Clowe made a post about his decision and thanked the organization for the opportunity. “Recently, I had to make the extremely difficult decision to resign from my position as assistant […]

The Boston Bruins are coming off a hugely disappointing season that saw them not only fail to make the playoffs but also finish in last place in the Atlantic Division. Since the Bruins have been so strong for so many years, it seems likely that a downturn is coming and it may be another year […]

Despite winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 2024-25, Montreal Canadiens star defenseman Lane Hutson was left off of Team USA’s Olympic orientation camp in August. And his father was not too happy about it. “Personally, from my viewpoint, yeah, I think he should’ve been invited,” Rob Hutson told Grant McCagg on […]

The New Jersey Devils open their training camp on September 17th — and they’ll have a couple of veterans joining the fray. Kevin Rooney, Luke Glendening, Adam Scheel and Georgi Romanov were all signed to professional tryout contracts, the team announced on Friday. Of the four, Rooney is the only player who has suited up […]

Training camp for the Pittsburgh Penguins is fast approaching. As franchise stars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang age, it’s clear that the Penguins under GM Kyle Dubas are staring down the barrel of a rebuild. Furthermore, it appears that the team could be sold at some point. However, even with a potential ownership […]

The Edmonton Oilers have a lot of talent they are trying to hold on to in the years ahead, including Connor McDavid. One of their other players who might be staying is defenseman Mattias Ekholm. He is entering the last year of his contract, and made it clear he would love to stay in Alberta. […]

The New York Rangers missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. Their season went much worse than that, however. New York was a fractured team throughout the season. Team legends noticed it, management noticed, and the players did as well. As a result, the team never had a chance despite a fantastic start to the […]

One of the greatest Montreal Canadiens players of all time has unfortunately passed away. Ken Dryden, the legendary goaltender who backstopped the team’s dynasty in the 1970s, passed away at the age of 78, the Canadiens announced on social media. The Hall of Fame netminder had been battling cancer. “Ken Dryden was an exceptional athlete, […]

The Montreal Canadiens pondered trading Carey Price’s contract before the 2025-26 season. Noise grew louder about a potential deal involving the informally retired goaltender’s contract. On Friday, a deal was finally struck. Price, along with a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, was traded to the San Jose Sharks. To be clear, this is […]

The Boston Bruins lost their way in 2024-25 and the season turned out to be a disaster for the Original 6 team. The Bruins had been one of the NHL’s most consistent teams for 17 seasons, but instead of finishing the regular season in one of the to three spots in the Atlantic Division, the […]

The Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks agreed to a blockbuster trade on Friday, with veteran goaltender Carey Price being sent south of the border. Price is being traded alongside a 2026 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for defenseman Gannon Laroque, according to NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman. Price played all 15 years of his NHL […]

For the second straight season, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s campaign came to an end at the hands of the Florida Panthers. The two in-state rivals have clashed for NHL supremacy over the last few seasons, and once again, the Panthers captured the Stanley Cup. The team down in Sunrise has won back-to-back Cups and is […]

General Manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames took care of an essential piece of business on Friday afternoon. The Flames confirmed rumors from Thursday, signing forward Connor Zary to a three-year contract. Zary was still a restricted free agent for the Flames heading into training camp. Calgary is low on scoring talent up front, […]

It’s an exciting time for hockey fans as the 2025-26 NHL season is around the corner. For fans of the Anaheim Ducks, there is a renewed optimism in the air. After the Ducks hired Joel Quenneville as their new head coach, there is a sense that things could finally be looking up. The Ducks’ 2025-26 […]

The Minnesota Wild made the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year, losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round. They went into the offseason with one massive question: would Kirill Kaprizov sign a contract extension? The Wild have not answered that question yet with training camp. Will the Wild make the playoffs again with […]

Alex Pietrangelo has been a key piece of the Vegas Golden Knights’ blue line since joining the team as a free agent in the fall of 2020, and he helped the franchise win its inaugural Stanley Cup championship in 2023. But with the 35-year-old stepping away from hockey indefinitely to deal with his health — […]

The Nashville Predators were one of the most disappointing teams in the NHL in 2024-25. The Predators lost their first five games, and then never recovered. It was a seventh-place finish in the Central Division, missing the playoffs. As they look to rebound in 2025-26, we make bold predictions about their upcoming campaign. After a […]

After falling to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final for a second time in three years, the Carolina Hurricanes made some major moves this offseason. The Hurricanes added both K’Andre Miller and Nikolaj Ehlers to improve the roster.  Expectations are high in Raleigh, and we have some bold predictions for the Canes’ 2025-26 […]

The Edmonton Oilers are heading into training camp looking for revenge after losing the Stanley Cup Final again. They already signed one of their big-name forwards, but another contract situation is lingering as the season draws near. Oilers star Leon Draisaitl already has his deal, and he was asked about Connor McDavid’s contract situation. “It’s […]

The Edmonton Oilers have lost to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons. This offseason, GM Stan Bowman renovated the bottom six and put his faith in the goaltending. Meanwhile, the conversation has been about what could be the biggest contract in NHL history. Connor McDavid is […]

There were a lot of reasons why the Boston Bruins missed the postseason in 2024-25. Injuries were certainly part of the equation, as Charlie McAvoy missed every game after the 4 Nations Face-Off. But one disappointment was a carryover from a dramatic offseason storyline. The Bruins got a terrible season from goalie Jeremy Swayman after […]

The Minnesota Wild entered the offseason after losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with one big question. As September begins and training camp nears, that question remains unanswered. Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov is entering the final year of his contract and can sign an extension at any point. The Athletic’s Mike […]