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A recent addition to the Los Angeles Kings this offseason was the signing of free agent Erik Haula. The 5-foot-11 Finnish forward was added to the group for depth and his strong two-way play. Having come off 24 assists and a 38-point season in 81 games, Haula just might be the glue that provides the…
On Monday, Ak Bars of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) have signed NHL UFA forward Kevin Hayes to a one-year deal. The forward spent the past two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording eight points with four goals and four assists in 28 regular-season games in 2025-2026. Kevin Hayes played 12 seasons in the NHL,…
Many of the New York Rangers’ top players underperformed or missed extended time with injuries last season. However, they played better in the second half of the season, and many of their young players brought energy and showed promise, including rookie wingers Jaroslav Chmelar and Adam Sykora. Both players made the most of their opportunities,…
The Edmonton Oilers are entering their most important season of the Connor McDavid era. As has been the case in Edmonton the last several years, this is truly a Stanley Cup or bust type season, though the pressure is undeniably ramped up even more this time around. That, of course, is due to the fact…
As summer winds down, most NHL rosters are now in place, with some teams trying to make some final tweaks to go from contender to champion while others are assessing their place in the landscape. Plenty of players have something to prove, but a quartet of sophomores are poised to take a big leap forward….
Joel Hofer took over the starting goaltender’s job for the St. Louis Blues last season. As Jordan Binnington struggled, Hofer took advantage of the opportunity and claimed the number-one role for himself. In 46 games (43 starts), the Winnipeg product posted a 24-13-5 record alongside a .909 save percentage (SV%) and a 2.61 goals-against average…
The New York Rangers finished last in the Eastern Conference last season and have made some significant changes to their forward group. Gone are Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck, and in are new faces, including Pavel Dorofeyev and Oliver Bjorkstrand. While the forward core on paper might look better than what it did at the…
When San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier traded William Eklund and Shakir Mukhamadullin and let Mario Ferraro walk in free agency, 23-year-old two-way forward Collin Graf somehow became the longest-tenured member of the team. He played seven games in 2023-24 for his first taste of NHL action. Graf signed a three-year, $12.75 million deal…
The Chicago Blackhawks have spent a century producing some of the greatest players in NHL history. From Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita powering the franchise back to prominence in the 1960s to Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith leading a three-time Stanley Cup champion in the 2010s, Chicago’s history is filled with players who…
When the Dallas Stars packed up after a first-round loss to the Minnesota Wild in the spring, general manager Jim Nill kept coming back to one thing: the team was never fully healthy. Head coach Glen Gulutzan, for his part, faulted his group for not defending well enough in the series. A Game 6 exit…
