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After coming up short in the Western Conference Finals for the third straight year, the Dallas Stars are going to spend this offseason looking for a way to get improve their roster so that they can finally get over the hump. With NHL free agency opening on Tuesday, that led to the Stars reinforcing their […]

The New York Islanders were unquestionably the team of the NHL Draft. They traded Noah Dobson for two first-round picks, drafted first overall, and used both picks from the trade. New general manager Mathieu Darche has set up the prospect pipeline for the future and then turned his attention to the present. The Islanders made […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been one of the least busy teams in NHL Free Agency, but they’ve made one significant move: re-signing key depth forward Parker Kelly, the team announced on Tuesday. Kelly, who has anchored one of the better fourth lines in hockey over the last few seasons, gets a four-year contract extension that […]

The Minnesota Wild are looking to again reload their roster for the 2025-26 season. Minnesota is keeping an eye and closing in on signing center Nico Sturm, per The Athletic. Sturm is a two-time Stanley Cup champion. “5th-best faceoff guy in the NHL last season (min. 422 draws), 2-time Cup champ, fills PK/size/forechecking role,” Michael […]

The Boston Bruins have been active early in NHL free agency. They started the day by trading for Edmonton Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson and also signed Tanner Jeannot. Minutes later, Don Sweeney made two more low-cost signings. The Bruins have brought Sean Kuraly back and signed Mikey Eyssimont during NHL free agency. “Kuraly 2 yrs […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have made a flurry of additions in NHL Free Agency, the most notable including the signings of center Christian Dvorak and goaltender Dan Vladar, general manager Danny Briere announced. The franchise has also added defensemen Noah Juulsen and Dennis Gilbert, along with depth center Lane Pederson. Dvorak and Vladar are certainly the […]

The Boston Bruins are adding veterans to improve their depth as free agency opens. They started the day with a trade for Edmonton Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson. When it came to free agency, the Bruins started their day by signing Tanner Jeannot, who is entering his sixth NHL season. “Tanner Jeannot 5 x $3.4M, Boston,” […]

The New York Rangers fell out of Stanley Cup contention in 2024-25, missing the playoffs at the end of a very disappointing season. Now, they are hard at work in free agency trying to revamp their roster and rise back to the top of the Eastern Conference. New York took a big step in that […]

The Seattle Kraken missed the postseason for the third time in their four-year history last year. They responded by firing Dan Bylsma and hiring Lane Lambert as the head coach. After a few trades before the draft, they opened up some cap space for free agency. Just after NHL free agency opened, the Kraken signed […]

Corey Perry is doing the exact opposite of if you can’t beat them, join them. After spending the last two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers — and knocking out the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs both times — the veteran forward is joining the SoCal franchise. Joel Armia, who […]

NHL Free Agency is off to a hot start as there have been a plethora of deals across the league, and the New Jersey Devils got in on the action on Tuesday by picking up Connor Brown from the Edmonton Oilers. Brown has been in the NHL since 2015, and he has played for four […]

The New York Rangers are making massive changes to their blue line as free agency opens. They started by giving Vladislav Gavrikov a seven-year deal worth $7 million per season. Minutes later, the Rangers sent 25-year-old defenseman K’Andre Miller to the Carolina Hurricanes in a trade. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was among the insiders to break […]

The San Jose Sharks finished 2024-25 with the worst record in the NHL. But there are still young players on their team who have shown promise for the future. With a ton of cap space available on July 1, they could make a big splash before the day is over. But the Sharks started the […]

The Dallas Stars have reunited with a very familiar face. Following Pete DeBoer’s departure shortly after the Western Conference Final, the franchise has tabbed Glen Gulutzan as the 11th head coach in the organization’s history, general manager Jim Nill announced on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to name Glen as the head coach of the Dallas […]

The Vancouver Canucks have made the first big splash of NHL free-agency day. After letting Brock Boeser get to free agency without a deal, they were able to bring back the goal-scoring winger. The Canucks and Boeser have agreed to a seven-year deal worth $7.25 million per season, according to Dan Murphy of Sportsnet. “7.25 […]

The Montreal Canadiens and St Louis Blues have connected on an intriguing trade on free-agency day. While NHL contracts start to be signed, these two teams flipped promising prospects to solve positional logjams. The Blues have sent forward Zach Bolduc to the Canadiens for defenseman Logan Mailloux in a one-for-one swap. The Blues have acquired […]

The first major domino of the 2025 NHL Free Agency period has fallen as Mitch Marner has a new home. Marner agreed to a sign-and-trade, sending him from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Vegas Golden Knights. This was a win for all parties involved. Marner has signed an eight-year deal worth $96 million, signing […]

NHL free agency is officially underway, but before the market opened up, the New York Islanders managed to take care of a sneaky important piece of business. Just a couple hours before free agency opened, the Islanders managed to keep one of their own players in town, as they re-signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell just short of the Stanley Cup once again this year. They did not get the depth scoring they needed late in the postseason, allowing the Florida Panthers to win the title again. Edmonton already traded Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks, but made another move to clear cap space and re-set […]

The New Jersey Devils had a disappointing and injury-plagued 2024-25 campaign. But goaltending was not the reason for disappointment. In his first year in New Jersey, Jacob Markstrom was solid despite an injury and led them to the playoffs. Behind him, Jake Allen was great for the Devils and has earned a new contract. According […]

A lot of big names came off the NHL Free Agency board the day before the market opened. However, July 1 always promises to be a chaotic day of signings and movement across the league. Could we see a Connor McDavid contract extension on Tuesday? Perhaps we see some major trades go down on this […]

The Carolina Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Final again this season. It ended a wild season, which saw them trade for Mikko Rantanen and then trade him away after contract negotiations fell through. The big piece that came back was Logan Stankoven, who was a perfect fit with Rod Brind’Amour. The Hurricanes have re-signed […]

The New York Islanders were one of the most active teams at the 2025 NHL Draft. They traded Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Emil Heineman and two first-round picks. They used all three for their first-rounders, including the first-overall selection they got from the lottery. The Islanders started the draft with Matthew […]

Following the unfortunate news that Alex Pietrangelo will be stepping back from hockey to deal with multiple injuries, there is a hole on the Vegas Golden Knights’ blue line. And it looks like Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson wants to fill it. Andersson and the Flames remain far apart in contract talks, and as The […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been busy early on this offseason, and that continued ahead the start of NHL free agency. After reportedly closing in on new deals with goaltender Thatcher Demko and right winger Conor Garland, the team announced contract extensions for both of them on Tuesday morning. A former second-round pick in the 2014 […]

The Florida Panthers are back-to-back champions, and if they want to go for the 3-peat, they’re going to need to bring back the core players that helped them get to where they are. That’s what they recently did, as they were able to re-sign a depth piece to the team, according to The Athletic’s Pierre […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vegas Golden Knights got the NHL offseason started with a bang a day early, agreeing to a blockbuster trade to send star forward Mitch Marner to Vegas. The deal came a day before Marner was set to hit free agency, and he got a brand new contract extension as […]

The Calgary Flames are beginning an exciting new era by announcing that Brent Seabrook has joined their player development staff, as announced on Monday. Seabrook, who has three Stanley Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal, will work closely with both their NHL club and their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. His main job will […]

The Los Angeles Kings have announced they will continue to benefit from Andrei Kuzmenko’s talents. The 29-year-old left-winger signed a one-year contract extension worth $4.3 million for the 2025-26 season. Kuzmenko was acquired in a trade with the Flyers and stepped in to contribute immediately. After being a little inconsistent at first, Kuzmenko tallied 17 […]

Gavin McKenna, the current projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has narrowed his NCAA options down to two powerhouse programs in the Big Ten Conference. He spent the weekend visiting both Penn State and Michigan State, the only on-campus visits he has scheduled so far. Standing out as an elite young talent, […]

The 2025 NHL Draft is over and done with, and teams are looking toward NHL Free Agency beginning on Tuesday. Some teams were incredibly busy at the draft, though. The Pittsburgh Penguins had 13 picks in Los Angeles over the weekend. Meanwhile, teams like the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues had just three selections. […]

The 2025 NHL Draft saw many prospects realize their dreams of making it to the league. Teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins had major draft hauls and hope their depth can lead them in the future. Meanwhile, teams like the Edmonton Oilers didn’t have a ton to do at the draft over the weekend. In fact, […]

The Ottawa Senators keep Leevi Meriläinen in the crease for at least another season. The 22-year-old goaltender has inked a one-year contract extension worth $1.05 million, which is a significant move for the team as they continue to develop ahead of the 2025–26 season, as the club has announced. Meriläinen made quite an impression during […]

The Florida Panthers continue to live it up after repeating as Stanley Cup champions, having once again defeated the Edmonton Oilers in what was the first Cup Final rematch since the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins met in 2009. Most fans and analysts figured that the Panthers would be unable to re-sign all of […]

The 2025 NHL Draft has come and gone, and there was one team busier than most. The Pittsburgh Penguins did not trade a star player like the New York Islanders did with Noah Dobson. Nor did they use their picks to move into the top 10. But they came away from the 2025 NHL Draft […]

On Sunday, rumors persisted that Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo could miss next season due to a career-ending injury. On Monday, he made it official that he was stepping away from the game to focus on his health, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic.  In a statement, Pietrangelo said his decision was due to […]

The Detroit Red Wings officially signed 24-year-old right-winger Jonatan Berggren to a one-year contract extension worth $1.825 million for the 2025–26 season. This decision comes just in time, as he was about to hit restricted free agency, according to the Red Wings’ press release. With Berggren now part of the lineup, the forward situation looks […]

The action has been fast and furious across the hockey world leading into NHL Free Agency on Tuesday. Mitch Marner has found a new home before hitting the open market. And players like Ivan Provorov have remained with their teams. On Monday, another name remained with his current club as Patrick Kane has re-upped with […]

In a bustling NHL free agency period, it looks like Steven Lorentz and the Toronto Maple Leafs are sticking together. The team has locked in the 29-year-old forward with a three-year contract extension of $1.35 million, according to NHL Insider Chris Johnston. After joining Toronto on a professional tryout, Lorentz made quite an impact, playing […]