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The New York Islanders have a revamped farm system with 2025 top pick Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie (selected 27th overall in 2023) leading the way. The two are the best forward and defenseman in the prospect pool – Schaefer is by far the best defenseman in the system. Related: Islanders AHL Team & Their…
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the envy of the National Hockey League. They’ve got a phenomenal owner in Jeff Vinik, who put the brakes on disaster and painstakingly rebuilt the organization from the inside out. A former investment wizard, Vinik managed to strike the optimal balance between the fanatical micromanagement of some of his peers,…
The Florida Panthers are in their celebration phase this summer. They’ve won their second straight Stanley Cup, becoming the second team to do so since the Tampa Bay Lightning accomplished the task in 2020 and 2021. Before free agency even began, the front office had a tough task ahead of them: they needed to figure…
Gabe Perreault is the top prospect in the New York Rangers organization. He was selected 23rd overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and played two amazing seasons at Boston College. He signed his entry-level contract with the Rangers after his second season at Boston College and joined the NHL roster immediately as last season…
The Utah Mammoth just wrapped up their 2025 prospect development camp. There was an incredible amount of talent on display, with the Mammoth featuring five first-round draft picks at the camp, including their fourth overall pick from this year’s NHL Entry Draft, Caleb Desnoyers. It is not often a team can say they have five…
*This archive was originally published before the 2024 NHL Entry Draft Maybe 2024 wasn’t the year to make bold predictions that the Montreal Canadiens would make out like bandits at No. 5 overall at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. They were no doubt in a great position to pick a top talent, which they did…
Gavin McKenna, a projected top pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has reportedly decided to attend Pennsylvania State University this fall, according to a report from Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects. The five-star commitment is the most significant signing for a program that began in 1971 but returned to Division I status in 2013 with the…
While there are always bright spots when it comes to free-agent signings, the flip side is the signings that do not pan out as well. Over the past 20 years, the Detroit Red Wings are no exception to this situation. Derian Hatcher – 2003 Derian Hatcher came to Detroit trying to make his homecoming a…
NHL Hall of Famer Joe Sakic never delivered much in the way of on-ice heartbreak to the New York Rangers, the star center spending 13 of his 20 NHL seasons in the Western Conference and thus mostly facing them sparingly during the regular season. In his only playoff matchup with the Blueshirts, Sakic’s top-seeded Quebec…
As the offseason continues, so do the Edmonton Oilers’ player report cards. Our last report card graded Mattias Janmark, and we move on to the other Mattias, in Mattias Ekholm. The Swedish defenceman had nine goals and 33 points in 65 games last season and added six points in seven playoff games. He’s been a…
