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When Kent Hughes took over as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens in 2022, one of his first major tasks was maximizing the value of the veterans left on a team headed toward a rebuild. Few moves represented that strategy better than the Ben Chiarot trade. At the time, Chiarot was one of the most…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent the past several years rebuilding a prospect pool that desperately needed more talent. Their decision to keep Kirk MacDonald in charge of developing much of that talent could prove just as important as adding another draft pick or prospect. Pittsburgh confirmed its 2026-27 minor league coaching staffs on Aug. 7,…
Right now, when people think of the Chicago Blackhawks, they think of superstar forward Connor Bedard. While it’s great that the Blackhawks have a franchise leader, one player alone can’t carry his team to the playoffs, and every roster has those potential stars waiting to take their game to the next level. Here are five…
Sergei Murashov could become one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most important players during the 2026-27 season, but his first extended NHL opportunity may come with statistics that do not immediately reflect how well he is actually playing. That is the problem Pittsburgh must account for when evaluating its top goaltending prospect. A recent look at…
The Edmonton Oilers did not spend the offseason searching for another superstar. Their most important additions were instead designed to address specific weaknesses around a veteran core that remains capable of competing for the Stanley Cup. Edmonton added Mathieu Joseph to its bottom-six competition, acquired Devon Levi as a young goaltending option and brought in…
The Edmonton Oilers will have less time than usual to settle several important training camp battles before the 2026-27 season begins. Edmonton has only four preseason games scheduled between Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, creating a condensed evaluation period for a roster with legitimate competition at forward, defense, and in goal. The shortened schedule will…
The New York Rangers traded away one of their top centers, Vincent Trocheck, while adding key defensemen Sean Durzi and Marcus Pettersson and wingers Pavel Dorofeyev and Oliver Bjorkstrand this offseason. They will have to rely heavily on their veteran centers Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller to produce offensively while also providing strong defensive play….
There’s a good chance that Canucks fans will be getting to see quite a bit of Braeden Cootes this season. The 2025 15th-overall pick had a brief stint with the team to start last season, but was re-assigned to the Western Hockey League, where he split the season between the Seattle Thunderbirds and Prince Albert…
The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2026-27 season with a veteran core that has already accumulated an impressive collection of individual accomplishments, and several more milestones should arrive over the next eight months. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard are all within reach of significant round numbers that could add another layer to…
Hockey remains a topic of conversation in the Atlanta metro area. Over the last week, some smaller updates have come about that keep the sport relevant locally in some fashion. Without further ado, here is the latest round-up of Atlanta hockey news. I’m opting to keep these as three separate topics this time around as…
