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It’s once again been a struggle for the Vancouver Canucks to find consistency, as they’re currently in seventh place in the Pacific Division with a subpar record of 9-12-2 through the first 23 games of the 2025-26 NHL campaign. Naturally, as a team struggles as the Canucks are, there are going to be trade rumors […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a dreadful start to the 2025-26 NHL season, with a 9-10-3 record. They are last in the Eastern Conference and will not have their first-round pick in June’s draft if it lands outside the top five. That is because the Maple Leafs traded for Brandon Carlo, who struggled […]

The Nashville Predators are off to a dreadful start to the 2025-26 season, leading to a lot of trade rumors. Ever since signing Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei before last season, the Predators have been disastrous. Now, teams are calling on Stamkos as his Hall-of-Fame career winds down. Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos broke down […]

After narrowly missing the playoffs last season, many expected the Vancouver Canucks to make another run at the postseason this year. Unfortunately, the Canucks have stumbled to a 9-12-2 start to begin the 2025-26 campaign. If this current dip in form continues, Vancouver could look to deal multiple players ahead of the March trade deadline. […]

The Montreal Canadiens started the season hot, but have struggled as of late. They are 2-4-3 in their last nine games, but did defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. This had led to speculation that the Canadiens are making trade calls. Now, it is being reported that the team is clearly looking […]

The Vancouver Canucks are currently one of the worst teams in the NHL. If the season ended today, they would finish with the fourth-best odds of winning the NHL Draft lottery. It’s a far fall from grace for a team that won the Pacific Division a few years back, thanks to a Norris Trophy performance […]

It’s rare to see a team roll with three goaltenders for an entire season, and it looks like the Buffalo Sabres might not try to change that trend in the 2025-26 season. With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen out of the lineup with an injury in training camp, the Sabres claimed Colten Ellis on waivers from the St. […]

The career of Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been an unfortunate one with respect to injuries. Whenever McAvoy seems to be playing his best and getting back into form, he is hit with another setback. The most recent one came in last Saturday night’s rivalry game against the Montreal Canadiens, when he was hit […]

The Chicago Blackhawks gave one of their young players, Lukas Reichel, a fresh start when they traded him to the Vancouver Canucks earlier this season. Reichel had fallen out of favor in Chicago, and it looked like he might be able to help a Canucks team that sometimes struggles on offense. However, after 13 games […]

The Ottawa Senators are on a vital West Coast trip, with matchups against the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings coming up. They are still without Brady Tkachuk, although the captain is expected back soon. But that isn’t stopping the front office from scouring the market. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Senators are […]

It has been an interesting career for Brad Lambert with the Winnipeg Jets. He burst onto the scene with 55 points in 64 games in his rookie AHL season. However, Lambert has never been able to put it together at the NHL level. He also suffered through a 20-point decrease in his second AHL season, […]

Despite getting off to one of their best starts in recent memory, there is significant concern surrounding the Montreal Canadiens as of late. The team is dealing with a plethora of long-term injuries, with Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook recently joining Kaiden Guhle and Patrik Laine on the shelf. The Habs are paper thin at […]

At 39, he wasn’t supposed to look like this. Evgeni Malkin is playing at a level that has surprised even the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it has pushed trade rumors and contract questions back into the spotlight. He leads the team in scoring. He’s creating chances on tired legs. And he’s beating Father Time in real […]

The Buffalo Sabres and Alex Tuch have become the focus of a growing debate, with tension climbing over a potential extension as both sides face one sizable gap in contract talks. The relationship between Tuch and the Sabres has always carried promise. The fit works. The energy connects. But the Alex Tuch contract discussion has […]

The Anaheim Ducks are surging under new head coach Joel Quenneville to start the 2025-26 season. They are 13-6-1, atop the Pacific Division, but not everyone is happy in Southern California. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov is asking for a trade as his playing time diminishes. “After back-to-back healthy scratches, word […]

The four-year association between David Kampf and the Toronto Maple Leafs came to an end this week when the team gave the 30-year-old center his unconditional release. The relationship between Kampf and Maple Leafs fell apart when the team tried to assign him to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. However, Kampf wanted […]

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night, moving to 9-5-4 on the season. As Ken Holland’s first season at the helm continues, one negotiation continues to hang overhead. But the GM insisted that there is no ill-will between Adrian Kempe and the Kings during the contract negotiations, […]

The St. Louis Blues could have a lot of things happening between now and the trade deadline if they don’t turn things around. It has been a disappointing start for last year’s surprise playoff team, as the shine of new head coach Jim Montgomery slowly starts to wear off. While General Manager Doug Armstrong won’t […]

The recent influx of contract extensions in the NHL would’ve led everyone to believe that the Los Angeles Kings and Adrian Kempe would reach a deal in short order. There’s no reason why Kempe wouldn’t want to keep playing hockey in Los Angeles, and the other extensions served as a starting point for a potential […]

The Nashville Predators aren’t where they wanted to be in the second year of their all-in strategy. Steven Stamkos’ first year in Nashville was a flop, as he, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei signed a couple of big contracts before the 2024-25 season, which ultimately led to them being one of the worst teams in […]

The Calgary Flames are off to a hugely disappointing start in 2025-26, winning just four of their first 15 games and currently sitting dead last in league standings ahead of a home matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. If the team can’t right the ship, it could spell the end of veteran forward […]

It has been a brutal start for the St. Louis Blues and they are going to need a major turnaround if they are going to have a chance to earn a spot in the Western Conference playoff structure this season. After 15 games, the Blues have a troubling 5-8-2 record and they are in 15th […]

The Nashville Predators were one of the most disappointing teams of the 2024-25 campaign. After signing three big-name free agents, including Steven Stamkos, they finished with the third-worst record in the NHL. Now, they are off to another poor start with expectations to challenge the playoffs. But TSN’s Pierre LeBrun says any Steven Stamkos trade […]

It’s been a struggle in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL season for the St. Louis Blues, who are in last place in the Central Division with a 5-8-2 record. If things continue on their present course, it won’t be long before several Blues players begin seeing their name arise in trade rumors. Brayden […]

The Carolina Hurricanes’ ongoing search for a high-impact forward has led them to the Calgary Flames’ Nazem Kadri, but a significant obstacle stands in the way. Carolina has been actively pursuing a top-line player since missing out on Mikko Rantanen and Mitch Marner last season. Yet Kadri, one of the most experienced centers on the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are about to have a very crowded house. With forward Zach Hyman and defenseman Alec Regula getting close to a return from the injured list, the Oilers are going to have to move players off of their roster in order to bring back two players who are important to head coach Kris […]

The Winnipeg Jets appear to be on the verge of securing a long-term contract extension with captain Adam Lowry. The 32-year-old center made his season debut on Tuesday after missing the first four weeks recovering from offseason hip surgery, and TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported that discussions between the team and Lowry are progressing […]

The St. Louis Blues are trying to turn their season around early, so they’ve decided to make a few changes to the roster ahead of their matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. It looks like Jordan Kyrou will be a healthy scratch for the first time since 2017, according to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. […]

This is not at all the kind of start the Minnesota Wild envisioned in 2025-26 after making Kirill Kaprizov the highest-paid player in NHL history over the summer. Despite winning two games in a row, John Hynes’ club is 5-6-3 and currently sitting 30th in league standings. That’s not satisfactory for general manager Bill Guerin, […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are one of many Eastern Conference teams hovering around .500 as the first week of November rolls on. With 15 points in 13 games, they have a great opportunity to make the playoffs, but need a hot stretch to get there. Flyers coach Rick Tocchet was brought in to help develop young […]

The Frozen Frenzy is a day where all 32 NHL teams play in conjunction with an ESPN whiparound. It was on Tuesday, October 28, for the 2025-26 season, the third year of the show. Following the NFL RedZone model, John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes show viewers as many goals as possible for eight hours. The […]

As the Chicago Blackhawks start the season strong, there have been big contracts signed by young players across the league. The Utah Mammoth signed Logan Cooley to an eight-year deal worth $10 million per season. As the third-overall pick from the 2022 season signs a deal, the attention is beginning to turn to the top […]

The New York Rangers are looking to have a better season than last year, and they have started 5-5-2. It’s still early, but if they can’t keep up the form to stay competitive as the year continues, a lot can change. One of those things is the future of Artemi Panarin, who is looking for […]

The New York Rangers are one of the worst teams in the NHL this year. The Rangers’ defense has already been called out for its poor performances in 2025-26. The team made a blockbuster trade last season to bring in now captain JT Miller, and after the poor start, the front office may be making […]

The Colorado Avalanche continued their electric start to the season with some off-ice news on Thursday, signing Martin Necas to an extension. Reports from the offseason indicated that the two sides were far apart in negotiations before the puck dropped. But now, just 11 games into the season, he is locked in for eight years. […]

The San Jose Sharks are one of the most exciting teams in the NHL, but their offensively talented youth movement hasn’t translated to many wins, which is why they still have one or two more years of selling at the trade deadline and pursuing top draft picks. The Sharks currently sit near the bottom of […]

The Calgary Flames are off to a slow start in the 2025-26 season, and trade rumors are heating up for some of their veteran players, namely Nazem Kadri and Rasmus Andersson. While Andersson’s rumors stem from his being in the last year of his deal, the Kadri rumors are somewhat surprising, considering he has four […]

The Calgary Flames are 1-6-1 to start the 2025-26 season heading into a Friday night matchup with the Winnipeg Jets. They have gotten solid play from second-year goalie Dustin Wolf, but cannot get into the win column. Calgary has the fewest goals per game in the league so far. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun says the […]

The Edmonton Oilers have worked hard to become a defensively tougher squad over the last couple of seasons. Their efforts have yet to translate to a Stanley Cup, as they fell to the Florida Panthers two years in a row, but the blue line has become an important component of this Connor McDavid and Leon […]