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For the better part of a decade, the San Jose Sharks entered each season with a familiar sense of low stakes. The rebuild years asked for patience, not results, and the schedule release was little more than a formality. This year is different. When the NHL released the 84-game slate for all 32 teams on…
On Wednesday, July 15, the New Jersey Devils signed forward Anthony Mantha to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million. Mantha’s average annual value (AAV) is $4.75 million, but the official contract breakdown is: 2026-27: $5.4 million & 2027-28: $4.1 million. Here, we’ll break down Mantha’s NHL career thus far and how he can contribute to the Devils team. Mantha Got His Start in…
The New Jersey Devils unveiled their 2026-27 regular-season schedule on Thursday, marking the first time in league history that all 32 teams will complete an 84-game slate. The Devils’ announcement gave fans their first look at the matchups, marquee games, and key stretches that will define the team’s campaign as they enter a new era…
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltending situation might be exciting, but that does not make it safe. If anything, it might be the clearest example of where Pittsburgh’s youth movement could either raise the team’s ceiling or make the 2026-27 season much harder than expected. President of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas has moved the…
The 2026-27 NHL regular-season schedule dropped on July 16 and there’s no shortage of intrigue and interest in the slate of games the Winnipeg Jets will play as they attempt to get back to soaring altitude after a highly-disappointing 2025-26. Here. we’ll dive the Jets’ schedule — 84 games as opposed to 82 for the…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Detroit Red Wings are dealing with the fallout of a front-office shakeup and a captain in Dylan Larkin who wants out. Some are trying to guess where things went off the rails and if the situation is repairable. Meanwhile, Patrick Kane’s free agency is down to two cities. The…
Wayne Gretzky spent his entire professional hockey career (20 seasons in the NHL and one in the WHA) rewriting the record books. When ‘The Great One’ retired following the 1998-99 season, he held 61 NHL records. Gretzky’s stats have set the benchmark so high that it appears that many — if not all — of his…
For the Toronto Maple Leafs, goaltending remains one of the biggest questions heading into the season. For a long time, fans have wondered whether the organization had the stability needed to compete deep into the playoffs. The talent up front has rarely been the issue. The question has been whether the team could get the…
The Windsor Spitfires can add another name to the depth charts. As the club continues to prepare for the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) season, they signed another important draft pick on Wednesday. There has been nothing quiet about this off-season for the Spitfires. General manager Bill Bowler knew he had plenty of graduation following…
Seeing as the Montreal Canadiens retained salary upon trading Brendan Gallagher to the Vancouver Canucks, he technically could be eligible for consideration on this list of the Habs’ worst contracts for 2026-27. He would have at least been a candidate, based on how he had found himself at the top (or more accurately bottom) of the same…
