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As the New Jersey Devils trickled out for Tuesday night’s warmups, the team announced that Ondrej Palat be held out for “roster related reasons”. Now, per Pierre LeBrun, Palat has been dealt to the New York Islanders, in addition to a 2026 third-round pick and 2027 sixth-round pick, in exchange for forward Maxim Tsyplakov. Related:…
The San Jose Sharks visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. The Sharks look a lot less like a rebuilding afterthought and more like a team that’s figured out how it wants to play. They haven’t been on the ice since Friday’s 3–1 win over the New York Rangers, but there’s been nothing accidental about…
What felt like minutes after Week 15 of THW’s Power Rankings went live, the next big trade chip came off the board, as Kiefer Sherwood was acquired by the San Jose Sharks from the sinking Vancouver Canucks. This move makes a lot of sense for both parties, as the Canucks got a decent return on…
It has been great to be a fan of the Buffalo Sabres of late. The winning streak is certainly at the heart of it but signing invaluable winger Josh Doan to an extension only added to the positive vibes. As of this writing, the Sabres sit third in the Atlantic Division and feel like a…
As the 2025-26 season marches on, award season, at least between the pipes, is starting to take shape. January has arguably made it a two-goalie race for the Vezina Trophy, with one or two candidates with a chance to get back in it. With the month nearing a close, the two leading candidates are Tampa…
A shocking trade candidate has emerged out of the blue. Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt was on fire to start the 2025–26 campaign, even placing second in NHL.com’s midseason Calder Trophy poll. Now, he’s reportedly on the block. Related: NHL Rumors: Malkin Injury, Maple Leafs Selling, Panarin Price, Wallstedt Trade The natural reaction to this…
At some point, even optimists have to level with themselves. My often-writing partner, Stan Smith, and I have both spent years trying to see the upside of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and even now neither of us wants to say they are likely to miss the playoffs. But as the season goes on, it’s growing…
Every hockey fan in Minnesota and likely almost every hockey fan in the United States knows that Minnesota is considered the “State of Hockey”. Winters in Minnesota are cold and snowy, as most know, but as soon as it gets cold enough to make a nice clean sheet of ice, many kids can’t wait to…
More often than not, both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have looked otherworldly. It’s often been said that there is no way the two Edmonton Oilers superstars can get any better, and then they go out and raise the bar even higher. It’s already clear that these two will go down as some of the…
The Buffalo Sabres hired Jarmo Kekalainen as the team’s new general manager (GM) in December, and one of the first questions he was asked at his introductory press conference was about pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) Alex Tuch and where things stand with him. Kekalainen stated that “it takes two parties to agree on a…
