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Anaheim Ducks general manager (GM) Pat Verbeek has been named as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award. The award celebrates the best GM in the league, and Verbeek has certainly made a case for it this season. This is his first nomination, but not the first in franchise history. Former GM Bob Murray was…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Follow Winter Olympic SportsPersonalize Your Feed Sidney Crosby is poised to again pull on the red Maple Leaf this spring. The…
Three members of the Washington Capitals organization will be representing their home nations at the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship this month. Young forward Ryan Leonard will take the ice with the United States, while head coach Spencer Carbery and goaltending coach Scott Murray will be behind the bench for Team Canada. Leonard’s Success Leonard…
Change is coming for the Detroit Red Wings. There’s no doubt about that. But before Steve Yzerman makes any decisions on how to adjust the roster, it’s important that a thorough assessment of Detroit’s organizational depth takes place. In addition to 2025-26 team and player evaluations, a comprehensive analysis of Detroit’s depth will illuminate both…
The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs have served as an example of evolution in tactical adaptation for the Montreal Canadiens; more importantly, it has signaled the arrival of Martin St. Louis as one of the league’s premier bench bosses. Since taking over a rebuilding squad in 2022, St. Louis has evolved from an unconventional concepts-over-systems coach…
The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the 2026 offseason with several big decisions to make. On Tuesday morning, they made an important decision and locked up one of their key players from last season. The Blue Jackets re-signed Charlie Coyle to a six-year contract that’s worth $36 million total. His cap hit will be $6 million…
The debate around Mitch Marner’s playoff performance with the Vegas Golden Knights has completely taken over the city of Toronto, and it’s time to call it what it is. Yes, the production has been there, and the numbers look great. But the context matters too, and that part keeps getting brushed aside whenever the conversation…
*This article was published ahead of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Toronto Maple Leafs advanced past the Tampa Bay Lightning for their first series win since 2004. Before 2023, the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was in 2004. A lot has…
Rest in peace to NHL Free Agency? At this time last year, all the talk was about how much potential the 2026 free-agent class had. Stars like Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and Kirill Kaprizov were among the potential UFAs, but they all signed extensions before the 2025-26 season began. As such, what was once a…
At the beginning of the 2025-26 NHL regular season, many believed that the Pittsburgh Penguins would be waiting to see if the ping pong balls would bounce their way at the NHL Draft Lottery. But, after a really strong season, they found their way back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since…
