It’s that time of the year where it’s easy to pencil in a handful of teams that should cruise to a playoff spot or division title, but nothing is guaranteed. Michael Amato looks at the biggest potential flaws for each division favourite this season.
The Calgary Flames hit the ice for the third time in this exhibition season on Thursday night, trekking to the Emerald City to visit the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken dressed their opening night NHL roster, more or less. The Flames had far more prospective members of the Calgary Wranglers than NHLers. And yet, it was…
CALGARY — Calgary’s relationship with its NHL team and the building it plays in will soon change. The Flames open their final season at the Saddledome on Oct. 1 after 43 years. The team will move across the street to Scotia Place next year. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation president and chief executive officer Robert The post New
The NHL opens its 1,344-game regular-season schedule next week. The league’s 32 teams will play 84 contests each — up from 82 — for the first time since the 1993-94 campaign following pared-down training camps. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the headline-grabbing dates on the calendar. OPENING NIGHT The puck drops The post
And just like that, the showcase portion of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp and preseason is over. A couple of […] The post Dan’s Daily: New Trade Board; CBJ Caves on Fantilli; Full Penguins Analysis appeared first on Pittsburgh Hockey Now.
A few interesting names always surface when NHL teams start putting players on waivers in the final days of training camp. Most of them disappear into the waiver-wire pile pretty…
The Colorado Avalanche are returning to Ball Arena tonight to take on the Winnipeg Jets in preseason action. Which of […] The post Deen’s Daily: Avs Back At Ball Arena; Fantilli Signs; Zegras’ Obscure Penalty appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now.
The Toronto Maple Leafs preseason has concluded as their second series of split squad games were completed against the Ottawa Senators. After losing both games against the Montreal Canadiens, they…
The Flyers brought it home for their penultimate game of the preseason last night, and with something much closer to their projected opening night lineup in tow, they finally delivered a more complete game and picked up their first win of the preseason as a result. This matchup saw no shortage of s
Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin has reportedly expanded his trade list, but only one team might actually care. The post Dylan Larkin Expands Trade List, but Only One Team Makes Sense appeared first on HEAVY.
New Jersey Devils defenseman Seamus Casey left yesterday’s preseason loss to the New York Rangers early with a lower-body injury, and head coach Sheldon Keefe told the media after the game (including team reporter Amanda Stein) that Casey will have to “miss some time” as a result of the injury. Keefe also noted that the […]
The Boston Bruins have a solid core of David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman. Those three pillars are complimented by veterans such as Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie, JJ Peterka, Hampus Lindholm, and several others.But for the Bruins to make the playoffs from what should be an ultra-competitive Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference overall, they need multiple young players to play key roles in the 2026-27 NHL season.Depth is vital, especially in the regular season. E
The NHL gave its first estimate for the 2028-29 salary cap at this week’s Board of Governors meeting, and according to multiple sources, it’s a whopper, reports Elliotte Friedman.
As we continue through our 2026-27 season previews, today I am going to dive into special teams. I am trying my best to bring a healthy amount of skepticism into this season, but I have been sneaking Kool-Aid shots for the past few weeks, and am truly excited to see what this team can do. […]
Helge Grans fick bara 1.29 minuters istid innan försäsongsmatchen mot Boston tog slut för svenskens del. Philadelphia Flyers uppger att den 24-årige backen drabbades av en underkroppsskada. Någon diagnos eller prognos finns ännu inte, men skadan kommer olägligt när Grans slåss om en plats i NHL-laget. Grans hann bara göra två byten i Philadelphias 2–0-seger […] Inlägget Helge Grans tvingades bryta – skadad e
Calle Rosén gjorde matchens enda mål när St. Louis Blues besegrade Chicago Blackhawks med 1–0 under NHL-försäsongen. För den 32-årige svenske backen kom avgörandet i ett läge där en skada på Tyler Tucker har öppnat en oväntad möjlighet i kampen om en NHL-plats. Rosén avgjorde 3.39 in i den tredje perioden i Enterprise Center. Efter […] Inlägget Calle Rosén sköt St Louis till seger – slåss om NHL-plats dök först
Autrement dit, même si Kent Hughes avait suffisamment d'intérêt pour tenter de conclure une transaction, il faudrait d'abord que Larkin accepte de venir à Montréal.
The Utah Mammoth are ready to start the 2026-27 season, which is officially less than one week away, as they open their 2026-27 NHL regular season calendar at home against the Chicago Blackhawks next Thursday, October 1st. We recently discussed Vincent Trocheck point projections. Now it is time to turn our attention to our Logan …
Look at that – the Detroit Red Wings are only a week away from their season opener against the New York Rangers. The 2026-27 regular season is upon us. If…
Ivar Stenberg fortsätter att stärka sina chanser till NHL-spel med San Jose Sharks. Den 18-årige svensken gjorde tre mål och en assist när Anaheim Ducks kördes över med 10–0, och efter två försäsongsmatcher pekar allt mer mot att Stenberg kan finnas med redan i NHL-premiären. Stenberg hade redan gjort ett starkt avtryck under sin första […] Inlägget Ivar Stenberg gjorde hattrick – NHL-premiären rycker nä
Travis Sanheim is arguably the most important player on the Philadelphia Flyers. That isn’t taking away from the importance long-term of players like Porter Martone and Matvei Michkov, who could prove to be better than Sanheim in the years to come, but it does speak to the role Sanheim plays on this team in the present.
This is your thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Blues 1, Blackhawks 0 (SCH) (Sun-Times) Blackhawks sign Oliver Moore to contract extension (
The Toronto Maple Leafs took a gamble on Dakota Joshua 11 years after they drafted him, when they acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks in Summer 2025. Originally a fifth-round pick of the Maple Leafs, Joshua found his way to the NHL with the St. Louis Blues in 2020-21 before establishing himself as an NHL…
Another young player has signed a long-term extension with the team that drafted him. After sitting out for about the first week of training camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Thursday that they’ve signed Adam Fantilli to a six-year extension worth $13.75 million annually. NEWS: #CBJ have signed forward Adam Fantilli to a six-year…
In the season preview episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli go player by player to tee up the 2026-27 Maple Leafs campaign. Episode Topics Impressions from the Leafs’ two preseason games (1:00) Season Preview: Matthew Knies (9:45) Season Preview: Auston Matthews (17:15) Season Preview: Jack Roslovic (21:00) Season Preview: William Nylander + […] The post A Player-by-Player
The Florida Panthers “B” team struck for a hard-earned 5-3 victory over a pretty well-stocked Tampa Bay Lightning last night at Benchmark International Arena. Each member of the line consisting of Kai Schwindt, Hunter St. Martin and Cole Reinhardt turned on the red light and St. Martin and Reinhardt also added assists. First Star Reinhardt stole the puck from defenseman Ryan McDonagh and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy from between the circles 5:35 into the final fram
Si tout se déroule comme prévu, Ivan Demidov devrait reprendre l'entraînement vendredi matin avant de retrouver l'action samedi soir contre les Maple Leafs.
We have already done three of the five top NHL scorers from 2025-26, so why not a fourth? (And he even finished fourth in scoring last year, too.) And since we at Last Word On Hockey ask, we answer the bell, too. So far we have looked at player point total predictions for Connor McDavid, …
Last Word On Hockey‘s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2026-27 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the …
We are down to less than a week remaining before the puck drops on another NHL season. With training camps and preseason well underway, cuts are already being made to trim rosters. With tongue in cheek, here are five bold Montreal Canadiens predictions for 2026-27. Bold Montreal Canadiens Predictions and Sam Montembeault Traded By Canadian …
Cependant, lorsque Martin St-Louis a été questionné concernant l'état de santé d'Ivan Demidov, Chantal Machabée a partagé des informations plutôt rassurantes.
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Florida Panthers have a number of young kids trying to make their roster this preseason, but […] This article: Boko Imama Fighting His Way into the Florida Panthers Lineup originally appeared on Florida Hockey Now.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been in disarray but their signing of Adam Fantilli has changed the Toronto Maple Leafs' trade hopes involving Zach Werenski.
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Stefan Noesen scored and Amadeus Lombardi got things tied up late, but the Devils fell in the shootout to the Rangers, 4-3, on Thursday. [Devils NHL] Sounds like Seamus Casey will miss some time: “Looking at some players whose situations and underlying metrics will necessitate positive changes […]
This week's episode of Called Up centers around the recently-released early-season NHL Scout polls from Elite Prospects and TSN. Cam talks about his Cam's Consensus Rankings over at EP, while Chris shared some details about the TSN draft rankings he contributes to with Craig Button. There were some clear differences in the two lists, which made for some interesting conversation. Plus, Chris and Cam whip around the NHL training camps to talk about some of the highly-anticipated rookies and how t
The Toronto Maple Leafs organization has drafted and developed a number of youngsters currently playing in the NHL (Auston Matthews, The post Leafs Top 50 Prospects – Ben Danford first appeared on Hockey HotStove.
A notable insider has revealed that the Toronto Maple Leafs have been pursuing Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko. The post Maple Leafs Reportedly Have Marchenko in Their Sights, Insider appeared first on HEAVY.
There are still some unsettled pieces of business around the NHL (specifically Dylan Larkin and Connor Hellebuyck), but it is going to be too late to consider them as part of the offseason when they eventually get finished. That is because the start of the 2026-27 regular season arrives this week.
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects and has been condensed from two articles to one. The article will bring you: The highlighted team’s draft; insights into its off-season moves; looking at prospect risers, fallers and likely prospects to play NHL games; and of course, the writers’ top-20 prospects. Articles may be [...]
Mike and Dom give you their bullet points from Thursday night's preseason game in Vegas, we listen to who Head Coach Andre Tourigny highlighted after the game and we'll hear how Liam O'Brien really feels about the Golden Knights. Then, we'll get Dmitri Simashev "Uncut" and a wardrobe issue that led to a penalty on Thursday in the NHL. Avalanche broadcaster Conor McGahey joins to entertain on the Friday Free-4-All ahead of Saturday's preseason game at the Delta Center and in our Third Period Frid
*The Flyers came home for their penultimate game of the preseason last night, and would you believe it, with closer to their full NHL lineup against a less stacked Bruins squad, they picked up their first exhibition win of the year! [BSH]
The Islanders are at home Friday night to host more of that hot preseason action, as the Rangers visit for the third of four preseason contests. Islanders News Elsewhere
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins played the Columbus Blue Jackets in preseason game three of four on Thursday night. Pittsburgh iced what ultimately represented a B-squad and took home a 4-0 loss to the Blue Jackets. The final preseason game is set for Saturday. [Recap] Penguins forward Andrei […]
The Flyers earned their first preseason win on Thursday thanks to great efforts from Joseph Woll and Matvei Michkov vs. the Bruins. The post Michkov & Woll Shine In Flyers Shutout Win vs. Bruins appeared first on Philly Hockey Now.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to enter the 2026-27 season with a totally revamped roster as they look to put last season’s disappointment behind them. Among many of the changes was the addition of two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, whom the Maple Leafs signed to a three-year, $21-million contract on July 1. Bobrovsky…
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to focus on some preseason storylines. Preseason is an interesting time with wild line combinations, players out of the lineup, random depth players scoring big in preseason games, and players being sent back to the minors. We are going to try sifting through some of the [...]
Unless the Wild's supporting cast improves, there are too many holes to put them in the same tier as the other contenders.
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