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The Chicago Blackhawks are entering a new era and that means bringing in a new crop of talent, something that general manager Kyle Davidson is trying his best to do. This meant parting ways with players such as Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Toews is ready for another NHL opportunity, although it will not be […]

Hockey fans will need time to get used to the reality that Brad Marchand is no longer with the Boston Bruins. Marchand was traded by Boston to the Florida Panthers ahead of last Friday’s deadline for a conditional second-round pick in the 2027 NHL draft. The 36-year-old veteran forward has never played a game in […]

Joel Armia’s name was swirling in rumors ahead of the trade deadline, but he ended up staying put, as the Montreal Canadiens opted to hold onto him. General manager Kent Hughes decided to stay the course and not move on from his expiring contracts, trusting the team to make a playoff push. It showed a […]

The Utah Hockey Club has been a hit in their local market during their inaugural season. Even with the playoffs slipping away, excitement is growing as the mascot choices narrow down. But sad news came out of Utah on Sunday when goalie Connor Ingram was placed in the NHLPA Player Assistance Program. He took to […]

There will be a new official leading goal scorer in National Hockey League history not named Wayne Gretzky for the first time in decades, and his name is Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. Currently, Ovechkin is at 886 career goals, eight away from tying Gretzky’s record of 894 and nine away from passing him. […]

The Montreal Canadiens were engulfed in trade rumors leading into the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Montreal had some veteran players they could trade, as well. Defenseman David Savard and forward Joel Armia made sense as rental players. Forward Jake Evans was a trade candidate until he signed a four-year contract extension before the deadline. Savard […]

The Carolina Hurricanes traded Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars on Friday afternoon. Rantanen was a massive acquisition for the Hurricanes earlier in the season. However, their attempts to sign him failed. In exchange for the star winger, Dallas sent Carolina four draft picks and young forward Logan Stankoven. Stankoven is in the midst of […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is now in the rearview mirror. And as a result, the Stanley Cup Playoff race is coming into full focus. However, the 2024-25 campaign is a bit more unique. History beckons this year as Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record. On Sunday, the Capitals star pulled […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone after months of rumor and speculation. Deadline Day itself was a chaotic affair with multiple big moves. However, there were also some major moves before March 7th. One of those moves involved the Edmonton Oilers trading for Jake Walman in a deal with the San Jose […]

The New York Islanders made one big splash at the NHL trade deadline. They shipped pending free agent Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche for a massive return. But their other pending free agent, Kyle Palmieri, stayed put. Reports surfaced that the Islanders are looking to extend Palmieri before he hits free agency. But Lou […]

There were a number of huge trades throughout the NHL at the trade deadline, but none of them involved Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner who is scheduled to be a free agent July 1. Prior to the deadline, there was speculation that Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving might move the team’s leading scorer […]

Steve Yzerman saw his Detroit Red Wings enter the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline just outside of the Wild Card race in the East. Detroit held onto one of the Wild Card spots heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, a string of four straight losses — two of them to their fellow playoff contender Columbus […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made two big deals before the NHL trade deadline. They picked up a much-needed righty defenseman in Brandon Carlo from the Boston Bruins. They also made a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers for center Scott Laughton. They paid a first-round pick and more to land the Ontario native. Was that too […]

The Detroit Red Wings will battle the Ottawa Senators as both teams look to make it to the playoffs. It will be a clash at the Canadian Tire Centre as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Red Wings-Senators prediction and pick. The Red Wings lead the head-to-head series 35-28. Also, the Wings […]

Everything has gone wrong this season for the Vancouver Canucks. Elias Pettersson and JT Miller’s locker-room rift forced the latter’s trade back to the New York Rangers. Thatcher Demko is hurt again, Quinn Hughes’ MVP-caliber season has been interrupted by injury, and they are outside the playoffs. The Canucks have winger Brock Boeser, who is […]

It has been another rough season for the San Jose Sharks and their fans. Their loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday night was their 48th of the season, the most in the league. But they cannot say their fans were not trying to help. After an Islanders goal was waived off, the referees […]

The Utah Hockey Club has announced that goaltender Connor Ingram has entered the National Hockey League Player Assistance Program. Ingram, who tragically lost his mother to breast cancer in December, explained in a social media post that he hasn’t been feeling like himself and that he’d be away indefinitely while receiving care, via The Bluefield […]

The biggest stunner of the NHL trade deadline was the Carolina Hurricanes trading Mikko Rantanen. Just weeks after picking him up from the Colorado Avalanche, they flipped him to the Dallas Stars after failed contract negotiations. The Toronto Maple Leafs called the Hurricanes about him but they wanted pending free agent forward Mitch Marner. Per […]

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman is speaking up about trades that have affected his team. Those trades didn’t end up affecting the club on Saturday night. Boston knocked off Tampa Bay, 4-0, in a dominating effort. “To get the result after everything that happened yesterday, it goes to show what we have in this locker […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline was an exciting affair on Friday afternoon. However, some of the biggest bombshells did not become public knowledge until after the 3 PM deadline passed. For instance, the Boston Bruins traded captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers in one of the more stunning deals at the deadline this season. […]

The Dallas Stars made the biggest splash at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes. The Stars are pushing for a Stanley Cup after coming close in recent years. They began their push for the Cup on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. However, they may be without Roope Hintz. Hintz […]

The Boston Bruins are looking to the future after completing multiple moves prior to NHL’s Trade Deadline. The Bruins have struggled throughout the 2024-25 season and they are a long shot to make the playoffs. As a result, general manager Don Sweeney was in a sell mode at the deadline. The biggest move was trading […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline saw a lot of movement across the league on Friday afternoon. One team that found themselves rather active was the New Jersey Devils. The Devils sought to add forward depth to their team throughout the season. And on Friday, they did just that. One of the trades they made saw […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline featured a ton of action, with multiple big-name players changing teams Friday afternoon. One of those big-name players left his team in a rather surprising fashion. The Florida Panthers traded for Brad Marchand in a stunning trade with the Boston Bruins. Marchand has recently suffered an injury, so it may […]

The Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars came close to a Mikko Rantanen trade in the early hours of Friday morning. The deal was entirely contingent on Rantanen signing an extension in Dallas, however. As the hours ticked by, fans waited to see if the two sides could work something out. On Friday afternoon, they did. […]

It was a day that fans of the Boston Bruins never thought would come, but now it’s the reality they’re dealing with: now-former captain Brad Marchand, who had been a staple on the roster since entering the NHL as a rookie in the 2010-11 NHL season, was traded to the Florida Panthers. Marchand is set […]

The NHL trade deadline came with a flurry of deals and there were a number of winners and losers. The Dallas Stars were able to acquire Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes, and that move may make Dallas the favorite to land the Stanley Cup. On the other hand, the Hurricanes sent a brilliant player […]

Dylan Cozens was a rumoured trade candidate around the Buffalo Sabres, but not many expected the Ottawa Senators to be the landing spot. In a trade involving some more pieces, the leading players in the deal were Cozens to the Senators and Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker to the Sabres. The Senators also received Dennis […]

It’s rare in the sports world for both fanbases to view a trade as a win. However, with the Toronto Maple Leafs adding Brandon Carlo in a trade from the Boston Bruins for Fraser Minten and a first-round draft pick, it’s approaching win-win territory. It’s easy to grade it as that from the outlook, but […]

The Los Angeles Kings will head to Sin City for a showdown with the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be a Pacific Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Golden Knights lead the head-to-head 22-17. Additionally, they are 6-4 in the past 10 games […]

The Boston Bruins shocked the hockey world on Friday afternoon, trading captain and franchise legend to the Florida Panthers. Absolutely nobody saw this blockbuster coming, especially Bruins fans. It puts the end to a 16-year tenure for Marchand in Beantown, the only team he’s ever played for since coming into the NHL in 2006. Following […]

The NHL trade deadline was a productive one on Friday, with a plethora of notable moves across the league. Arguably the most surprising trade of them all saw the Boston Bruins ship franchise legend Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers. Marchand has spent all 16 of his NHL seasons with the Bruins and is known […]

The Boston Bruins have cleaned house at the NHL’s trade deadline. They have moved out several notable players, including center Charlie Coyle and solid defenseman Brandon Carlo. However, their decision to trade their 36-year-old captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers was a shocking move for the oldest U.S franchise in the NHL. The Bruins […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline was fast and furious, and although a ton of blockbusters happened well ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. deadline, there were no shortage of moves on the final day general managers across the league could make moves. There were still a ton of big fish on trade boards league-wide on March […]

The St. Louis Blues were one of the teams that was projected to be a seller at this year’s trade deadline, but they ended up making no moves. Instead, the Blues stuck with the status quo and will move forward in their far-fetched playoff push. After the deadline passed, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong released […]

The New Jersey Devils didn’t have the loudest trade deadline in 2025, instead opting to add some depth across the roster as they prepare for a playoff push. While New Jersey wasn’t one of the teams going after some of the big fish on the market, it still clearly wanted to get ready to challenge […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been pursuing playoff success for the last eight years and they have attempted to put together a stronger team for this year’s postseason. They have acquired forward Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers and Brandon Carlo from the Boston Bruins. In addition to those moves, the Maple Leafs have placed […]

The Florida Panthers have added a massive piece to their lineup in their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, trading for now-former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand. Marchand joins a battle-tested team that has proven their metal come playoff time the last two straight years and adds valuable championship experience of his own as […]

One of the biggest trades that was made on deadline day involved star winger Mikko Rantanen, who was dealt to the Dallas Stars from the Carolina Hurricanes in a massive move. The move ended a long standoff between Rantanen and the Hurricanes that had been taking place ever since they acquired him from the Colorado […]