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The Calgary Flames may have more than $15 million in cap space, but their entire salary-cap situation may not be in as good of shape as you’d expect. That cap space has come due to general manager (GM) Craig Conroy shipping several veterans out of town in exchange for draft picks and prospects, and while…
The Calgary Flames haven’t made many changes to their roster this offseason. While a few depth players left, including backup goalie Dan Vladar, only one free agent, goaltender Ivan Prosvetov, was brought in. Related: Flames’ 5 Burning Questions Heading Into 2025-26 Season The familiarity will make life relatively easy for head coach Ryan Huska in…
There’s a real buzz building as the Calgary Flames gear up for the 2025–26 season. The team is shaking things up—young, speedy, and full of promise. And right in the middle of it all? Matthew Coronato, the Harvard alum, is ready to take his game to the next level under head coach Ryan Huska. Related:…
In a recent breakdown of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason storylines—roster turnover, bubble players, and the team’s push for a new identity—one thing became clear: Toronto is in the midst of more than just a personnel shuffle. They’re not simply changing who they play; they’re changing how they play. And at the heart of that…
It is a fine line between contender and pretender in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche fall firmly in the former category, thanks in part to a core that features two of the very best players in the world in Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The price of contention is having to be creative with other…
The last time the Winter Olympics took place in Italy, Mats Sundin, Henrik Lundqvist, and a slew of Detroit Red Wings players helped Sweden bring home gold. Can the next generation of Swedish stars do the same? Now that the NHL has announced that NHL players will be allowed to participate, Sweden has the chance…
It’s common knowledge that the Los Angeles Kings didn’t have the offseason they were hoping to have, nor one that could be classified as a success up to this point. That’s not to say that no good moves were made, but when you look at everything as a whole, there’s one thing that becomes clear;…
When the New Jersey Devils acquired Timo Meier from the San Jose Sharks at the 2023 Trade Deadline, expectations were sky-high. The 6-foot-1 power forward arrived with a reputation as a dynamic scorer, fresh off a 31-goal stretch in San Jose that had cemented him as one of the NHL’s most dangerous shooting threats. His…
Finland’s Liiga does not match the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) or Switzerland’s National League on market power. Budgets, broadcast reach, and top-end salaries are higher in Sweden and Switzerland, which helps explain why many Finnish players move after one or two seasons. Switzerland raised its import allowance to six dressed players per game, with critics…
On Aug. 11, the Seattle Kraken announced they have signed defenseman Ryker Evans to a two-year contract extension. His contract has an average annual value (AAV) of $2.05 million. Following the 2024-25 season, Evans was a restricted free agent (RFA) and received a qualifying offer from Seattle on July 1. When Evans first came to…
