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Connor McDavid said it: the NHL’s Pacific Division was a pillow fight last year. This hasn’t been a collection of world-beaters in recent times. On paper, the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights should battle it out for top spot, and both are potential Cup contenders. The San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks will likely…
The NHL Playoffs have a nasty tendency to show a team’s weaknesses. Facing the Vegas Golden Knights, the Utah Mammoth realized they lacked physicality and, more importantly, goalie depth. It became evident that Karel Vejmelka’s energy dissipated as the playoffs wore on. In his last three games of the postseason, Vejmelka allowed the Golden Knights […] The post Can Sebastian Cossa Solve the Mammoth’s Goalie Depth Issues? appeared first on The Lead .
The 2026-27 NHL season is approaching rapidly with the Los Angeles Kings’ first preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights scheduled less than a month away. With each campaign comes…
The Vegas Golden Knights are known in the NHL for their ruthlessness in dealing with former players (for example, the Marc-Andre Fleury trade to Chicago ) and their lack of shame. The President of Hockey Operations, George McPhee, went on the "Cam and Strick" podcast to discuss the ethos of how they determine who to sign and why. One controversial signing in recent years was goaltender Carter Hart, who was a part of the 2018 Hockey Canada scandal . While Hart has made it out unscat...
The 2017 NHL Draft featured high-end talent at all three positions, headlined by Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar. Owen Cameron takes a look at what changes would be made if general managers across the league had a second chance to make their picks.
Taylor Hall became the latest first overall pick to win a championship in June, when the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. Hall’s path to immortality was a bumpy one, seeing him go from the Edmonton Oilers via the top of the draft in 2010 to playing for
Dylan Larkin may want out of Detroit, but the Red Wings reportedly have a clear condition for trading their captain. The Detroit Red Wings appear to be approaching Dylan Larkin’s trade request with a clear objective: if their captain is going to leave, the return needs to help the team immediately. Larkin has reportedly asked Detroit to explore a trade to a Stanley Cup contender, with teams such as the Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers among the potential destina...
Despite bowing out a bit earlier than anyone thought, a sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights, the Colorado Avalanche remain on the shortlist of contenders going into…
When the New York Rangers acquired Pavel Dorofeyev in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights and then signed the […]
The Carolina Hurricanes continue their summer of celebration after winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in 20 years, having defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in six games earlier this spring to ascend to the mountaintop after a two-decade wait. But while the Hurricanes have most of their core pieces locked up to multi-year […] The post Hurricanes’ Alexander Nikishin breaks silence on trade rumors, winning Stanley Cup appeared first on ClutchPoints .
A new report suggests the Red Wings are far from pleased with Dylan Larkin's trade request. The relationship between the Detroit Red Wings and Dylan Larkin appears to have become increasingly strained following the captain’s request to be traded. Larkin reportedly wants the opportunity to compete immediately for a Stanley Cup, with teams such as the Florida Panthers , Golden Knights, and Minnesota Wild frequently mentioned among his preferred destinations. Detroit, however, is not ready...
When the Vegas Golden Knights acquired Jack Eichel from the Buffalo Sabres in November 2021, the move came with enormous expectations. Vegas didn’t trade for a good player — they…
As the month of July comes to a close, hockey season is inching ever closer in the Inland Empire. In fact, we’re just 50 days away from the puck dropping at Toyota Arena for the 2026 Empire Classic, when the Los Angeles Kings host the Vegas Golden Knights on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Two […] The post Ontario Reign Off-Season Signings as of July 31 appeared first on LA Kings Insider .
The immediate aftermath of the team’s Game 4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs has involved a lot of “What ifs” from Colorado Avalanche…
The NHL is set to have five new head coaches for the 2026-27 season, with Ryan Craig (Vegas Golden Knights), Jim Hiller (Toronto Maple Leafs), Mike Babcock (Edmonton Oilers), Manny Malhotra (Vancouver Canucks), and Peter Laviolette (Los Angeles Kings) all taking over new teams.
Last season, the Calgary Flames fought 23 times. Ryan Lomberg accounted for five of them. While Lomberg’s tenure as a Flame may have come to an end at the start of the off-season, it’s hard to deny just how valuable of a team player he was. Early in the season, the Flames hosted the Vegas…
Head coach John Tortorella stepped in with a handful of games to go in the regular season and proceeded to take the Vegas Golden Knights all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals, before falling in six games to the Carolina Hurricanes. But virtually the minute the Finals came to a close, it's been revealed, the Golden Knights told Torts, essentially, 'Thanks, it's been nice,' and sent him on his way, telling him that they would be installing Ryan Craig behind the bench for next season....
Even though they’re teammates, Logan Thompson is openly a big Alex Ovechkin fan, but recently the Washington Capitals tested just how deep his fandom ran. To promote their recently released 2026-27 regular-season schedule, the Capitals posted goals Ovechkin scored against every team in the league. For the Vegas Golden Knights, the club aired a clip
The Florida Panthers have signed restricted free agent goaltender Akira Schmid to a two-year contract worth $4 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing scheduled for August 1. Schmid, who will share the net with Jacob Markstrom, was acquired from the Vegas Golden Knights for a third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft on June 29. The 26-year-old went 16-10-6 with a 2.59 goals-against average, .893 save percentage and two shutouts in 34 games this past season for the Pacific Divisi...
The Vegas Golden Knights have spent nearly their entire existence proving they belong among the NHL’s elite. Since entering the league in 2017, they’ve reached multiple conference finals, captured the…
The National Hockey League continues to expand. Over the past decade, fans have seen two new teams enter the league, including the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken. Additionally, the Arizona Coyotes recently moved to Utah and have rebranded to the Utah Mammoth. With the league growing in popularity, let's take a look at […]
Earlier this summer, Paul Cotter signed a one-year $2.15-million contract with the Vancouver Canucks after being left unqualified as an RFA by the New Jersey Devils. It was the latest turn in a career that has already included a championship, a trade, and two fairly different seasons in the Garden State. The Vegas Golden Knights…
The Vegas Golden Knights officially know the road ahead. The NHL released the full 2026-27 regular-season schedule on July 16, giving Vegas its first look at an 84-game campaign that…
The Chicago Blackhawks’ path through the upcoming hockey season was revealed on Thursday afternoon with the full release of the 2026-27 NHL regular season schedule. As mentioned on Wednesday, Chicago will open on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 29 against the Vegas Golden Knights for a 9:30 p.m. puck drop. Road games follow in Utah and Buffalo on that Thursday and Saturday, respectively, before Chicago returns to the Windy City for its home opener on Tuesday, Oct. 6 against the St. Louis Blues...
The Vegas Golden Knights signed Juho Piiparinen to a three-year entry-level contract this week, then confirmed he will spend 2026-27 on loan to Tappara in the Finnish Liiga. Who the…