After an embarrassing and disastrous 2024-25 season by the Nashville Predators and a poor start to this season, it appears as though the white towel has been thrown in. The Predators appear to be on the verge of starting to sell off pieces, and this early in the season so that there is a better chance at that number one overall pick and Gavin McKenna or Keaton Verhoeff. Chris Johnston reported, "The Predators have made it known they're open for business. They are anxious to start selling soon....
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The San Jose Sharks are 10-8-3 on the season and have been playing very well over the last few weeks as they are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games. While some are hopeful this can last, there is still a feeling that they just aren't there yet and the majority of the players on this current team won't be there for when they are actually good. David Pagnotta said, "(The Sharks) have five defensemen...who are pending UFAs, all five of those guys are going to generate interest as the season moves along...
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In an unexpected blow, the Winnipeg Jets will be without their Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck for four to six weeks. He'll be undergoing a minor arthroscopic knee procedure. Breaking: The @NHLJets are shutting down Connor Hellebuyck in order for him undergo a minor Arthroscopic knee procedure. It is anticipated Hellebuyck will be out 4 to 6 weeks. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) November 21, 2025 Hellebuyck, the NHL's top goalie for the past two seasons, was on pace for his...
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The Ottawa Senators are off to a solid start to the 2025-26 season, tied for second place in the Atlantic Division at the quarter-pole, and they seemingly feel that their time is now. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Senators " are lurking, looking to hit a home run" on the trade market. How big of a home run? He explained on his 32 Thoughts podcast : I think they see this as their window now. And I think they would like to add on the blueline and up front with the ...
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The Quinn Hughes dilemma in Vancouver has taken another significant turn, based on the latest intel brought to us from Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal. Appearing on Canucks Talk , Dhaliwal says team management is now considering the unthinkable: I do believe that they internally do think that it's better to move him this year if - capital letters 'IF' - he doesn't wanna commit to the franchise long term. To be clear, the Canucks don't have to do anything right now, as the Norris Trophy-win...
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From bad to worse in Toronto. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube recently admitted that goaltender Anthony Stolarz injury is a little bit more serious than the team first realized. Berube spoke to the media and opened up about the latest on his goaltender. "Worse than we thought," Berube said Thursday, per Sportsnet's Luke Fox . "He's not ready to get on the ice yet and do the things he has needed to do. Hopefully it's soon. I really don't have a timetable for him. Maybe tomorrow he'll ...
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The Winnipeg Jets have granted forward prospect Brad Lambert permission to seek a trade around the league. Hockey insider Frank Seravalli was first to report the news. Lambert was originally a 2022 first-round pick, 30th overall, and now his agent is working the phones with general managers across the league looking for a new home. Lambert has had a tough time cracking the Jets lineup on a consistent basis since being selected three years ago, and through just 10 career NHL games, he's scored ...
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Mats Zuccarello’s future with the Minnesota Wild is officially in wait-and-see mode. The 38-year-old winger, still riding shotgun with close friend Kirill Kaprizov on the top line, admits he hasn’t decided whether he’ll play beyond this season, the final year of his two-year, $8.25 million deal. After core muscle surgery wiped out training camp and the first 15 games, he wants to use the rest of the year as a personal measuring stick to determine if he still feels good enough to pl...
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Artemi Panarin sits at the center of the 2026 UFA drama, and it might not end with him walking straight to July 1. With the New York Rangers unwilling to keep his $11.6 million cap hit rolling into his late 30s and Panarin reportedly uninterested in a pay cut, the door is wide open for a blockbuster. If the Rangers slip in the standings before the March 6 trade deadline, they’re expected to at least explore asking him to waive his no-move clause. That’s where Sportsnet insider Nick...
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After so many top NHL pending unrestricted free agents have re-upped with their teams, Alex Tuch stands to be one of the biggest names available if he makes it to UFA status. And after so many of those aforementioned extensions came in in the $10M to $12M AAV range, Tuch knows what his value would be on the open market as one of the lone top guns. But it doesn't sound like the Buffalo Sabres are reading the room. Per insider Pierre LeBrun in The Athletic , they haven't gotten ...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets are still looking to trade Yegor Chinakhov after the young forward asked for a trade, but they aren't just going to give him away for nothing. The Toronto Maple Leafs made an attempt to bring in the Russian from the Blue Jackets when they offered the team Nick Robertson for Chinakhov. Columbus rejected the trade, per Elliotte Friedman. While, for the most part, it was believed that Nick Robertson needed a fresh start elsewhere, he has been playing on the top line and ...
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The St. Louis Blues continue to be one of the teams to watch on the early-season trade market. A very slow start has left GM Doug Armstrong with an itchy trigger finger, and he's likely to start making some moves to snap his team out of their doldrums. One of the names that has drawn plenty of attention is speedy, scoring forward Jordan Kyrou. He's at No. 20 on the latest Trade Board from The Athletic, one of three Blues on the list. With five more years after this one on his contr...
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The Edmonton Oilers are abysmal in goal and at this point, anything and everything has to be done to get at least one new goalie in the mix to get the team some saves. As a team, the Oilers now have an .857 SV%. In comparison, one of the worst teams in NHL history in the highest-scoring era (1984-85), the Toronto Maple Leafs, had a team SV% of .864 and finished with 20 wins in 80 games, per Captain Jack via X . The Oilers rank 32nd in the league with 80 goals against, 58 goals against at 5-on-...
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It was exactly one year ago that the Boston Bruins got the jump on the coaching change market when they fired Jim Montgomery. So who can we expect to be the first coach fired this season? There are a number of struggling teams that are far underperforming their expectations. Insider David Pagnotta focused on four names, three of them in Canadian markets, when assessing the Head Coach Hot Seat futures. For one, Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss Craig Berube shouldn't be worried about his job...
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Keep an eye on the St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens. Trade talks are picking up around the league and these two teams have been linked to a deal involving Blues forward Alex Texier. Texier isn't happy with his role on the Blues, and with the Canadiens desperate need for forward help, they have been linked to a trade together by hockey insider Elliotte Friedman . Less than one week after David Kampf terminated his contract to stay in the NHL at a lower salary, there are rumours that...
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The New York Rangers continue to struggle to stay afloat despite a talented core group of players. But there is criticism inside that group, along with the weak depth. The Rangers may be approaching a point where they break things up and we see a couple of key players moved to at least change some of the culture. Elliotte Friedman spoke about the possibility of the Rangers and Anaheim Ducks pulling off a deal and said, "A guy I kind of wondered about a while ago was Artemi Panarin. The thing i...
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We're at the quarter mark of the 2025-26 NHL season, and it appears we have an early trade request. According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Anaheim Ducks defenceman Pavel Mintyukov has informed the team he'd like to be moved. Friedman wrote about the Ducks defenceman in his latest 32 Thoughts blog: After back-to-back healthy scratches, word filtered that Ducks defenceman Pavel Mintyukov would like to be moved if he’s not going to play. He has fallen behind Jackson LaCombe and Olen Z...
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The San Jose Sharks are going to be an interesting team to follow this season on the trade market, as they have a boatload of pending free agents, and will have to make some decisions on whether they're going to shoot for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, or try and sell off their assets. The Sharks are exceeding expectations this season, but they should still be building for the future. One forward they should be moving is Alexander Wennberg. The center trade market is slim this season so the Sharks ...
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The New Jersey Devils are officially on “big fish” watch. With Jack Hughes out roughly two months after finger surgery and the Metro wide open, multiple insiders say general manager Tom Fitzgerald is expected to be in on at least one marquee name before the March 6 trade deadline. Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period has repeatedly mentioned New Jersey as a team ready to pounce if a star becomes available, while James Nichols has zeroed in on one clear priority: center depth.
That ...
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The Winnipeg Jets have officially locked in the heart of their identity down the middle. Captain Adam Lowry has signed a five year, $25 million contract extension that carries a $5 million AAV and begins in the 2026 27 season. The 32 year old centre, who has spent his entire 12 year NHL career in Winnipeg, was set to hit unrestricted free agency in 2026 but now remains a Jet through 2030 31.
Lowry is coming off a career year in 2024 25, posting personal bests with 16 goals, 34 points a...
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Boston Bruins fans have been waiting for days for an update on Charlie McAvoy, who took that brutal puck to the face on the weekend. The word is finally in, and the B's top defenseman will be out indefinitely after having facial surgery. Bruins coach Marco Sturm on Charlie McAvoy: “Charlie had a facial surgery. Successfully. So he's doing good. He's recovering right now at home, and we still don't know how long he's gonna be out for.” #NHLBruins Bruins coach Marco Sturm revealed the news to th...
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The Nashville Predators are off to another dreadful start to the season, with the second-worst record in the NHL at 6-10-4, last place in the Central Division. On the newest trade board from Chris Johnston in The Athletic, the Preds have no less than three players in the Top 10 trade candidates at this early stage of the season, and Stamkos heads up the Nashville contingent at the No. 2 spot on the trade board. But a move out of Music City for the future Hall of Famer won't be easy to pull off...
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Even after surviving a brutal injury stretch to start the season, the Florida Panthers have taken yet another unexpected hit. Perhaps, the most unexpected. Forward Eetu Luostarinen is officially listed as week-to-week after suffering burns in a barbecue accident, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters Wednesday. Luostarinen did not require an overnight hospital stay, and his return will depend on when he apparently feels comfortable wearing full equipment. It’s an wild setback for ...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have a lot of work to do to turn things around this season, but they are far from out of it and far from having a bad roster that can't dominate the rest of the season, even with the injuries the team is currently dealing with. The Maple Leafs are still 9-9-2 on the season and second-last in the conference, but amidst many trade rumors and a need to shake something up, Elliotte Friedman said, Toronto doesn't want to trade Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Matthew Knies...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets appear to be a middle-of-the-pack team once again, as certain players expected to be carrying the team just aren't having repeat seasons of 2024-25 or have declined. If this carries on all season, it will create an interesting situation for Columbus, which has players they can sell at a high value. According to David Pagnotta, Boone Jenner is likely going to be a prime trade candidate for potential contenders this season. The Blue Jackets are 10-8-2, out of a playoff ...
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