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It’s no secret that the New Jersey Devils need to upgrade offensively. During exit interviews, general manager Tom Fitzgerald himself said, “I banged my head against the wall every day wondering: ‘What is depth scoring?’”. Related: Devils’ Targets for First 3 Picks in 2025 NHL Draft In the calendar year of 2025, the Devils scored…
One player hit a personal milestone in the Edmonton Oilers‘ Western Conference clinching game: Jeff Skinner. His journey through the NHL has always been a story of individual talent met with collective frustration. Drafted seventh overall in 2010 by the Carolina Hurricanes, Skinner burst into the league with a Calder Trophy-winning rookie campaign. Yet, playoff…
Less than eight minutes into the Dallas Stars‘ do-or-die Game 5 matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, starting goaltender Jake Oettinger was yanked from the crease. With head coach Pete DeBoer‘s team on the brink of elimination, he sought a change—allowing two goals on two shots wasn’t cutting it for him. You could say the decision…
The Oilers were crestfallen. Heads sank into hands. Tears flowed from reddened eyes. Edmonton’s bloodied and bearded roster had given everything in the Stanley Cup final. The gutsy, backs-against-the-wall effort — valiant in erasing a 3-0 series deficit to force Game 7 — came up just short 12 months ago. The team’s core, led by…
The Buffalo Sabres have been a member of the NHL for 55 years now, and while things haven’t been good for them in recent memory, this is a team that has iced some of the top players in history and has been a part of their fair share of amazing stories over the years. Along…
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the Dallas Stars are out of the playoffs, and head coach Pete DeBoer seemingly threw goaltender Jake Oettinger under the bus. Meanwhile, are the New York Rangers and Chris Kreider looking for a fresh start? Finally, are the Montreal Canadiens ready to move a first-round pick in this…
This date in National Hockey League history has seen its fair share of memorable moments. From Stanley Cup Final drama to coaching changes and trades, May 30 has provided us with a little bit of everything. The THW time machine is fired up and ready to take us back through the decades to relive all…
The calculation: When the accused testifies I’m Katie Nicholson, one of the CBC reporters covering the trial. With Carter Hart entering the witness box yesterday to testify, a well-worn legal strategy may have been at play. McLeod’s lawyer, David Humphrey, made it clear he would not call evidence. We don’t yet know if the other…
In Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday (May 29), the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 6-3 to win the best-of-seven series and advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Related: 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Hub Edmonton got one goal each from Mattias Janmark,…
It looks like the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s championship window is now in the review mirror after their third straight playoff exit in Round 1. The team is top-heavy, especially up front, and their key players are getting older. The Lightning are still a good team. A bunch of scrubs wouldn’t finish with 102 points and…
