The Minnesota Wild made their big swing earlier this season, pulling off a blockbuster deal, landing the second-best defenseman in hockey, Quinn Hughes. But according to reports, GM Bill Guerin will be right back on his horse this summer, setting up for his "next superstar swing." Wild insider Michael Russo of The Athletic tells us that " there’s a reason — and a good one — that Guerin didn’t blow the Wild’s remaining potential trade assets at this year’s deadline for B players. He has every i...
The Philadelphia Flyers are loaded on the wing, but have a lack of center depth at the NHL level. They have several pivots occupying their top 10 prospects list, but for immediate help at the NHL level, the team will have to look elsewhere. That has prompted Philly insider and Daily Faceoff writer Anthony Di Marco to propose four trade targets for the team to go after this summer. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues Thomas was the biggest name out there at the trade deadline, but the Blues ne...
We reported yesterday that the Edmonton Oilers announced that their superstar forward Leon Draisaitl would be out for the remainder of the regular season . But there was no mention of anything to do with treatment or playoff ramifications. Today, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman tried to clarify a couple of things. As the NHL's GM Meetings continue in Florida, insider Elliotte Friedman was able to catch up with Bowman to get the latest on the troubling Leon Draisaitl injury ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading toward a summer of real change, and Morgan Rielly might be at the center of it. According to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos , the organization may need to consider a route that felt unthinkable not long ago. If a trade cannot be worked out, a buyout could be the only realistic way forward.
Nick Kypreos floats Morgan Rielly buyout option
Kypreos openly questioned whether this is the offseason the Maple Leafs sit down with Rielly and try to move him,...
The Toronto Maple Leafs kept a familiar trend alive, dipping back into the college free agent market by signing Vincent Borgesi to a two-year entry-level contract. Maple Leafs add Vinny Borgesi to defensive pipeline
Borgesi, 22, wraps up a strong four-year run at Northeastern University where he served as the team's captain and produced 80 points in 135 games. This past season alone, he posted 20 points in 36 games while leading all Huskies defensemen in scoring and logging massi...
The Chicago Blackhawks are ushering in a new-era of hockey with Connor Bedard leading the way. Slowly, but surely, the Blackhawks continue to trade veteran talent, and their last move saw former Captain Nick Foligno dealt to the Minnesota Wild, a chance to play postseason hockey for a job well done. Now, the Blackhawks have another tough decision to make with pending unrestricted free agent Matt Grzelcyk. Signed as a free agent in July to a one-year, $1 million average...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a rebuild, and general manager Kyle Dubas is sparing no one from his watchful eye. At the beginning of a rebuild, teams will try to trade their top veteran talent and keep core pieces to build around to help train the next generation of stars. That is, unless it's a full-blown teardown. One NHL journeyman may be the next to exit stage left , as the Penguins are poised to make some moves in July, and one could be Anthony Mantha . Ma...
The New York Islanders are solidifying their blueline for years to come. The Isles announced on Tuesday, they've signed former first-round pick Kashawn Aitcheson to a three-year, entry-level contract. Aitcheson is known as one of the best defenceman outside the NHL and is notoriously a bone-crushing defender, who isn't afraid to step up and lay huge hits in open ice. The 19-year-old blueliner leads all Ontario Hockey League (OHL) defensemen in goals (28), power-play goals (15), points (70) and...
The New York Islanders went pretty close to all in this season, as rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer is certainly accelerating the expectations. Schaefer's burst onto the scene and pushed management to sell off some assets ahead of the trade deadline, and expect to see the Isles pushing to make some noise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs This offseason, there's inevitably going to be roster turnover, regardless of the outcomes this spring. Here's three Islanders who aren't expected back next season...
The talk around the Toronto Maple Leafs over the 'Matthews/Gudas incident' hasn't died down yet. Specifically, it was the glaring lack of response by the Leafs when their captain and best player, Auston Matthews, was taken out with a vicious knee-on-knee hit by "The Butcher" (as Radko Gudas is known around the league). Craig Berube says he's revisited the #leafs lack of response to the Auston Matthews hit almost daily with his team since it happened last Thursday: "Sometimes it's a wake ...
A tough break for the Ottawa Senators, who have learned that veteran defenseman Nick Jensen is officially done for the season. As Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen writes, Jensen will be undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and he " has likely suited up for his last game with the Ottawa Senators." Nick Jensen will miss about six weeks due to a knee injury, per @SunGarrioch . He has likely played his last game with the Ottawa Senators. pic.twitter.com/G883ShDrxb — PuckEmp...
Things are starting to get a bit clearer about which teams have fallen or will be falling far short of expectations this season, and with that, talk about coaches on the proverbial hot seat starts to heat up. So who is it that's about to get burned? Insider Frank Seravalli has posited a list of head coaches who are the most likely candidates to find themselves out of a job come the end of their teams' seasons. In some cases, that could be the regular season, but in at least one instance, it co...
A shocking announcement from the Edmonton Oilers, who have declared Leon Draisaitl out for the remainder of the regular season. Statement re: #Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl https://t.co/u6HoSaaYQO — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) March 17, 2026 Draisaitl was injured when he was taken into the boards by the player bench this past weekend by the Nashville Predators' Ozzy Wiesblatt. His right hip appeared to take the brunt of the damage. It's being called a lower-body ...
Doug Armstrong has had a busy couple of months. Trying his best to rebuild the St. Louis Blues with an attempt to sell of a number of high-profile pieces, and overseeing Team Canada at the Olympic Games. He has now decided to step down as GM of the latter. Per @PierreVLeBrun , Doug Armstrong has stepped down as Canada's Olympic Men's Hockey GM. pic.twitter.com/7hQMu1dUZC — TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 17, 2026 Armstrong has held the Team Canada role since the 2016 World Cup of Hoc...
The Toronto Maple Leafs ’ offseason is already starting to take shape, and the latest chatter from Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne, on the Real Kyper and Bourne podcast, has the team overhauling their blue line. After ranking 24th in defenseman scoring this season, Toronto is once again staring at the same issue that’s lingered for years: a lack of elite puck movement and offensive creation from the back end.
Maple Leafs eye Adam Fox as blockbuster solution
If there’s one name t...
The Edmonton Oilers may be preparing to add another intriguing college free agent to their system, with reports linking the team to University of Michigan captain T.J. Hughes . According to insider Jeff Marek, Edmonton recently scouted the Wolverines in person and has come away with a strong interest in the forward, who has become one of the most talked-about NCAA free agents this spring.
Oilers Eye Michigan Captain TJ Hughes
Hughes, a 24-year-old native of Hamilton, Ontario, is enjo...
You wouldn't know it, but the Dallas Stars have been missing one of their best players since early February. They have a 15-game unbeaten streak (14-0-1), a franchise-record-tying feat. But the last time superstar Mikko Rantanen played was back on February 4th, just six games into this streak. Rantanen was injured while playing for Finland at the Olympics, and his return has been undetermined. Today, they got the news that it'll be at least another two weeks or so before he's back. ...
The Edmonton Oilers are trying to win a Stanley Cup this season after back-to-back years of losing in the finals. While GM Stan Bowman made a few changes throughout the year, regardless of how things play out this spring, expect to see some roster changes coming this summer. The Oilers will enter these playoffs next month with several holes in their lineup, as they're far from a complete hockey team. Here's three Oilers who aren't expected back next season: Tristan Jarry Let's get the easy tar...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a storied franchise that is in the throes of chaos at the moment. Without Captain Auston Matthews and the burden of general manager Brad Treliving's failures coming to light, fans in Toronto aren't happy. The team has begun to sell, as the inclination of the team is to remake itself, but what will they look like after Treliving is done tearing down the Kyle Dubas and Brendan Shanahan consensus? Mitch Marner was the first casualty, being traded to the Ve...
The latest to weigh in on the Auston Matthews/Radko Gudas affair are none other than the Tkachuk brothers, Matthew & Brady. Trust us when we say that if they watched as their team's best player was taken out with a dirty hit like that, they would not have been standing around doing nothing. But don't take our word for it. Here they are on their latest Wingmen podcast, basically ripping Matthews' Toronto Maple Leafs teammates for not sticking up for their captain: “If you go after our bes...
He was a Top 5 prospect for the Buffalo Sabres for three years running, but the bloom seems to be off the rose for goaltender Devon Levi in Western New York, once considered the Sabres' goalie of the future. With a stellar goaltending tandem at the NHL level right now in Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon, the Sabres are soaring and seem set between the pipes. Even unheralded youngster Colten Ellis has moved ahead of Levi on the depth chart. With that, the Sabres put Levi, 24...
The Edmonton Oilers picked up a big win on Sunday against the Nashville Predators, but the cost was an injury to Leon Draisaitl. He met with doctors on Monday morning and was not on the ice with the team for practice. Head coach Kris Knoblach has admitted that the superstar forward will be out for a bit of time. No update on Leon Draisaitl from Kris Knoblauch, but he does anticipate he may miss some games. #Oilers . #NHL — Derek Van Diest (@DerekVanDiest) March 16, 2026 Draisaitl was hit hard ...
It was a contentious offseason last summer for the Anaheim Ducks and one of their young core players, Mason McTavish. The 23-year-old center was a restricted free agent, and engaged in a holdout from training camp as the Ducks just weren't convinced they wanted to hand out the kind of massive contract that the player was looking for. In the end, they settled on a six-year, $7 million AAV deal. But McTavish hasn't quite lived up to his end of the bargain this season with just 13 goals and...
However the rest of the season shakes out for the Ottawa Senators , the team looks to be heading toward an important offseason, and general manager Steve Staios has already identified where the roster might need help. Speaking during a recent interview with TSN’s Claire Hanna , Staios made it clear that strengthening the blue line will be a major focus once the season wraps up, even though the organization still believes in the core group currently in place.
Steve Staios Says Sen...
The Vegas Golden Knights paid a hefty price to acquire Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames , so a contract extension was fully expected to follow soon after. However, nearly three months have passed with no deal in place, and that raises the question of whether Vegas should be concerned about the situation or not.
Why the Golden Knights Haven’t Extended Rasmus Andersson Yet
At first glance, the delay might look worrying. When the Golden Knights traded for Noah Hanifin in 2...