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3 NHL Teams That Need a Strong Start to the 2026-27 Season
We’re in the dog days of the NHL offseason, with no noise around any transactions. Training camps are inching closer, but I want to get out ahead of the narratives…
Adam Henrique Deserves to Be On an NHL Roster in 2026-27
We are almost a month and a half removed from the beginning of the new league year and there are still some notable names left unsigned on the free agent…
What Can the LA Kings Expect From Corey Perry This Season?
With the season opener just over seven weeks away, Corey Perry is entering his 22nd season in the NHL and his second with the Los Angeles Kings after splitting the…
The Best #15 in St. Louis Blues History
On Monday (Aug 12), the St. Louis Blues announced that forward Dalibor Dvorsky will change his jersey number to 15 this season. This is the fifth new number the team…
Bruins Still Need Top-6 Forward Help After Peterka Trade
The Boston Bruins have addressed several needs this offseason while also making some fairly significant organizational changes, particularly involving their AHL affiliate. While they’ve been aggressive in some regards, the…
Top 5 Canadiens Consolation Prizes From an Unsuccessful 2026-27
The Canadiens should aim for an Atlantic Division title in 2026-27 (at least)... but it wouldn't necessarily be a lost season without one.
Minnesota Wild’s 3 Worst Contracts for 2026-27
The Minnesota Wild’s offseason has been pretty quiet, with the exception of trying to nail down a contract extension with Quinn Hughes. It’ll be interesting to see what he eventually…
Utah Mammoth’s 2025-26 Report Cards: Lawson Crouse
The Utah Mammoth’s 2025-26 season is officially over. The team finished with a 43-33-6 record, good enough to clinch the first wild card spot in the Western Conference. Despite a…
Projecting Canadiens’ Josh Anderson Extension
The Montreal Canadiens surprised the hockey world this past season with a run to the Eastern Conference Final. It requires a full team effort to knock off a couple of…
Oilers Can’t Afford Another Slow Start to the Season
If there’s one trend that new head coach Mike Babcock can change for the Edmonton Oilers this season, its avoiding the slow start. It seems like during the last seven…
Penguins and Oilers Could Be Ideal Trade Partners Before the Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers have spent the summer creating two very different traffic jams, which eventually send Penguins GM Kyle Dubas and Oilers GM Stan Bowman toward the…
Golden Knights Should Take a Chance on Eeli Tolvanen
The Vegas Golden Knights don’t need to make a splash just for the sake of making one. After years of aggressive roster construction, the organization has shown it can find…
Mike Babcock’s History With Frederik Andersen Could Shape Oilers’ Goalie Battle
Frederik Andersen has already lived through one version of life as Mike Babcock’s starting goaltender. It involved 66 starts in consecutive seasons, public pressure in Toronto, and enough trust for…
Oilers’ Beau Akey Has a Crucial Development Season Ahead
Beau Akey does not need to play an NHL game for this season to be a success. After everything that has interrupted his development, simply putting together a healthy, dependable…
Penguins May Have Found a Seventh-Round Steal in Finn Harding
By the time the 2024 NHL Draft reached pick No. 223, most of the recognizable names had been taken off the board. The Pittsburgh Penguins still found a defenseman who,…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 12
Yesterday in Hockey History: Aug. 11 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Aug. 13 A Hall of Fame defenseman announced his retirement on this date, although he did not exactly spend much…
Capitals’ Best-Case Scenarios for 2026-27
In a perfect world, every move Washington Capitals general manager Chris Patrick made this offseason would align perfectly with head coach Spencer Carbery’s system. After several new additions to the…
NHL Rumors: Hughes Favor, Detroit Delay, Nikishin Market, Flames Trade
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Minnesota Wild are still waiting to see if Quinn Hughes feels like he owes them one. Meanwhile, one scribe tried to explain why the…
Canucks News & Rumours: Novotny, Belliveau & More Interesting Young Players
The Vancouver Canucks are still in that interesting part of a rebuild where some moves are made for the roster, and others are really about building the organization underneath it.…
Flames Need to Extend Morgan Frost Before 2026-27 Season
Taking a glimpse at the Calgary Flames roster for the 2026-27 season, there isn’t much to be excited about. Sure, the likes of Zayne Parekh, Matvei Gridin, and Hunter Brzustewicz…
The 10 Coolest Old School NHL Goalie Masks
The goalie mask is one of the most interesting pieces of equipment in all of sports. It allows for personality to show, which hasn’t always been promoted in sport –…
The Worst First-Overall Draft Picks in NHL History
Ever since the NHL Draft began in 1963, NHL teams have been utilizing it as the main way to bring in talent to their teams. For the teams that have…
Top 10 Hobey Baker Winners of All Time
The Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to the most valuable player in the college hockey world, was first dished out in 1981. Since then it has been handed out to…
4 Things the Blackhawks Need to Go Right to Make the Playoffs
Training camp is within eye distance and as is the case with any young team, the future feels limitless. For a team like the Chicago Blackhawks, this is a critical…
Revisiting the Islanders & Panthers’ Roberto Luongo and Olli Jokinen Trade
Florida Panthers general manager Bill Torey acquired Oli Jokinen and Roberto Luongo in a trade that set up an entire era of Panthers hockey, acquiring two tremendous young pieces. He…
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