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The Chicago Blackhawks were quiet during the NHL offseason. Outside of hiring Jeff Blashill as their new coach and re-signing Ryan Donato, they did not do much. The Blackhawks did sign one of their last restricted free agents over the weekend, avoiding arbitration with Arvid Soderblom thanks to a two-year contract. 🔔 Saturday morning Sodie […]

The Anaheim Ducks made some major changes this offseason, including picking up Chris Kreider in a trade. They hired Joel Quenneville as the head coach, sent out Trevor Zegras and John Gibson, and signed Mikael Granlund. Jon Lane of NHL.com caught up with Kreider at a charity event and asked him about being a member […]

For the second time in three seasons, the Carolina Hurricanes were one of the final four teams standing in the National Hockey League in 2024-25. But as has been the case far too often, the Canes were defeated easily in the Eastern Conference Final, losing in five games to the eventual champion Florida Panthers. Carolina […]

The Buffalo Sabres have just one restricted free agent left to sign after the team announced a two-year, $4.4 million contract for recent trade acquisition Conor Timmins on Sunday. The 26-year-old was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with fellow defenseman Isaac Belliveau, on June 28. Buffalo sent Connor Clifton and a second-round pick back […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was a disappointing exit for a Lightning team with Stanley Cup ambitions. It’s even more disappointing considering they didn’t give the Florida Panthers much of a fight. Entering NHL Free Agency, Tampa had to pick up the pieces […]

The Ottawa Senators have had a relatively quiet NHL offseason to this point. They didn’t make any huge splashes to add to their group in NHL Free Agency, but also didn’t lose any key pieces. We did see one notable trade, with the team acquiring Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings. Meanwhile, the Senators […]

The New York Islanders missed the playoffs for the second time in the last four years. The team would make multiple moves this offseason to improve and rebuild. They have continued making moves this summer, signing Maxim Tsyplakov to a contract extension and avoiding arbitration. The Islanders have had a busy offseason thus far. They […]

The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial is over, with all five defendants being found not guilty. Now, the question of NHL eligibility for Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, and Cal Foote is on the table. The Athletic spoke with NHL sources, which prompted an NHLPA response, obtained by John Shannon. “All five […]

The Washington Capitals have made the playoffs in 10 of the last 11 seasons. This includes being the top team in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25. They had a quiet 2025 NHL offseason, but despite that, still made one perfect move this offseason. The Caps missed out on the top free agents in the market […]

The New York Islanders made some significant changes under new general manager Mathieu Darche this offseason. They traded Noah Dobson and made three first-round picks, putting emphasis on the future. One significant piece of their future was unsigned until Friday. The Islanders and Maxim Tsyplakov agreed to a two-year contract, avoiding arbitration, according to Sportsnet’s […]

The Montreal Canadiens returned to the playoffs for the first time since losing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2021. The Canadiens would fall in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Capitals. If the squad wants to advance further in the playoffs in 2025-26, they had to make some offseason moves in […]

The Boston Bruins are headed into a unique season in franchise history. There have not been many years in recent memory when Boston has been openly rebuilding. But with Brad Marchand gone, they are looking to change things up in Beantown. The Bruins are looking to trade forward Pavel Zacha before the season begins. “The […]

The Vancouver Canucks have missed the playoffs for four of the last five seasons. They have often narrowly missed out on a playoff spot in recent years, and after a tumultuous 2024-25 campaign, in which they traded JT Miller, the team needed to make moves in NHL Free Agency. They did make some moves, but […]

The New York Rangers were one of the most disappointing teams of the 2024-25 season. From the Presidents’ Trophy to missing the playoffs, they fired Peter Laviolette and hired Mike Sullivan. They made other changes as well, sending franchise legend Chris Kreider out and signing Vladislav Gavrikov. The Rangers should finish their offseason by sending […]

The Carolina Hurricanes signed Logan Stankoven to a huge contract extension in NHL Free Agency. However, he is not the only young star Carolina has rewarded. Trade pickup K’Andre Miller also received a huge eight-year contract from the Hurricanes. And on Thursday, it was forward Jackson Blake receiving his big payday. Blake signed an eight-year […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made big splashes in NHL Free Agency this summer. And they’ve made sure to reward their own young stars, as well. Carolina is gearing up for a Stanley Cup run in 2026. On Thursday night, Carolina paid another key piece to the team. Forward Jackson Blake is sticking around for quite some […]

The Montreal Canadiens made a significant move up the standings last season as head coach Martin St. Louis drove the team to the playoffs. While the Canadiens lost their opening round series to the Capitals in five games, the Habs demonstrated speed, scoring ability and improved clutch play during the season. Players like Nick Suzuki, […]

The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial has concluded, with all five players being found not guilty. Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, and Cal Foote were the players on trial. They were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after celebrating their 2018 World Junior Championship victory. The verdict came […]

The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs for a 14th straight season, the longest playoff drought in the NHL. General manager Kevyn Adams needed to make major improvements to the roster if the team is going to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. The Sabres would make multiple moves this offseason, […]

The Los Angeles Kings underwent some massive changes this offseason. They hired Ken Holland as their general manager, who in turn signed Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin in free agency. The Kings also signed Corey Perry in NHL free agency after a run with the rival Edmonton Oilers. NHL.com’s Mike Zeisberger caught up with Perry […]

The Winnipeg Jets won the President’s Trophy as the top regular season team in the NHL in 2024-25. Still, they would fall in the second round of the playoffs to the Dallas Stars. This left GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Jets in a precarious situation of attempting to improve the team in NHL Free Agency, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They are fully inside a period of transition as their aging core heads toward the end of their careers. Pittsburgh entered NHL Free Agency not looking to make a ton of splashes. But they wanted to add depth around the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, […]

The Florida Panthers have the entire offseason to bask in the success they just had in the 2024-25 NHL season. But winning the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row has also put an even bigger target on the back of Matthew Tkachuk and company. That means new and bigger challenges as well […]

The Minnesota Wild are locked in on a clear goal this fall: seeing young defenseman Zeev Buium make his mark from day one in the NHL. At 19 years old, Buium isn’t just aiming to make the roster — he wants to contribute immediately and help the Wild win. “I do think that there is […]

The Dallas Stars weren’t too far off from the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. Unfortunately, they fared worse in their third straight Western Conference Final than they had in their other appearances. Dallas entered NHL Free Agency feeling a bit of pressure to improve around the edges and give things another go in 2025-26. Dallas had […]

The Dallas Stars are still considering a Jason Robertson trade deep into the 2025 NHL offseason. Robertson is one of the best players on this Stars roster. In fact, he has been their points leader in two of the last three seasons. However, he is a restricted free agent next summer, and there are obstacles […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has accomplished a lot in his legendary hockey career, and he can continue adding to his resume in the NHL, with a new season ahead for the Russian. However, there is only a year left on his current contract, a fact that is feeding rumors about the 2025-26 NHL campaign […]

After years at the bottom of the Pacific Division, the Anaheim Ducks have made a concerted effort to get better in 2025, using their 10th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to land center Roger McQueen while adding Chris Kreider and Mikael Granlund in free agency. Discussing how it feels to go from a […]

The Colorado Avalanche had limited cap space coming into this offseason. The franchise has made the playoffs eight straight years, including winning the Stanley Cup in 2022. Still, they would fall to the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs this year. With limited cap space and a clear need to improve the […]

The Los Angeles Kings have made it to the playoffs for four straight years, falling in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers in each of those seasons. This led to the Kings parting ways with general manager Rob Blake and hiring Ken Holland. The new general manager would make a flurry of moves and […]

After missing the playoffs for the third time in four years, the Seattle Kraken looked to have a productive offseason. The Kraken have been busy this summer, making a few solid free-agency moves while also hitting the trade market to improve the roster. To cap off the summer, Seattle has brought back Kaapo Kakko on a […]

It has been a busy summer for the New York Rangers and general manager Chris Drury. The Rangers made multiple free agent signings and trades, but were without their first-round pick as part of the trade for J.T. Miller.  They would still own eight draft picks, including three in the first 100 picks of the […]

The highlight of the New York Islanders’ offseason was taking Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick. Even with trading Noah Dobson for two more firsts, they were thrilled to add the Erie Otters defender with the top pick. While playoff expectations are tempered, there is excitement around Schaefer. How is Matthew Schaefer preparing for […]

Craig Conroy, the general manager of the Calgary Flames, just completed his third draft as the GM. The Flames owned eight picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, including two in the first round. As the team hopes to make the playoffs for the first time since 2021-22, they laid the foundation for future success with […]

There is nothing more important for Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin than getting superstar Kirill Kaprizov locked up long-term this summer. But it looks like that is going to be a lot easier said than done. As The Athletic’s Michael Russo reported on Monday, the two sides are still far apart on contract extension […]

It has been a busy offseason for Bill Armstrong, the general manager of the Utah Mammoth. Beyond bringing in JJ Peterka, he also signed Nate Schmidt, Brandon Tanev, and Vitek Vanecek. The Mammoth also had another solid showing in the 2025 NHL Draft. Utah owned seven draft picks this year, including three in the top […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made the biggest splash of NHL Free Agency a day before the market even opened. The Golden Knights signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year contract in a sign-and-trade deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Once the market opened, Vegas had little else to do. Still, they made a few moves. The […]

As Daniel Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers look forward to 2025-26, they can take solace in knowing they had a solid offseason. The Flyers owned nine draft picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, including two in the first round. While they did not have a perfect draft, it was a solid group of selections for […]

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk battled injuries in the 2024-25 NHL season but still won a second Stanley Cup with the team. Now that it’s offseason, Tkachuk has time to address any lingering injury, and according to Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, the 27-year-old, that could include going under the knife for a “corrective surgery.” “There’s […]