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As the Vancouver Canucks continue to reshape their entire organization, the latest moves suggest this rebuild is about more than simply adding young players. The team appears focused on creating a different culture, one built around development, patience, and giving younger players the right environment to grow. Three recent storylines stand out. Luke Schenn has…
If you want to get a sense of where the Toronto Maple Leafs are headed, you could listen to every interview John Chayka and Jim Hiller have given this offseason. Or, you could just look at the roster. Sometimes the easiest way to understand a team’s plans isn’t by what people say. It’s by looking…
Quite a few intriguing UFAs remain available, but most of the top names have already signed new contracts. With that, let’s look back on NHL free agency and review some of the worst contracts that teams handed out. A.J. Greer A.J. Greer fits the type of hard-nosed forward that Anaheim Ducks GM Pat Verbeek likes,…
Almost a month after winning the Stanley Cup, the 2026 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes are officially on the Stanley Cup. They’re now forever immortalized on the greatest trophy in sports. The 2025-26 Hurricanes will be remembered for their 16-3 playoff run en route to their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. It was a…
The Florida Panthers in the 1995–96 campaign had one key run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. This marked the full progress the organization made from expansion upstart to contender in such a short window. Let’s look back at the Panthers All-Decade Team across the 1990s, factoring in a lineup that would be…
The St. Louis Blues are bringing back a familiar face, announcing Friday that the team has re-signed forward Oskar Sundqvist to a one-year, two-way contract. General manager Alexander Steen confirmed the deal, which carries a value of $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 in the American Hockey League (AHL). The move keeps a trusted…
After drafting him in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens announced they had signed Russian defenceman Bogdan Konyushkov to a two-year, entry-level contract on Friday, July 10. As confirmed by his Russian team, Konyushkov will play the 2026-27 campaign with his home club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the…
The Nashville Predators have had a very busy offseason so far. New general manager Chris MacFarland has worked to reinvigorate the forward core via several trades and signings, starting with acquiring players from his former team, the Colorado Avalanche. The Predators traded for bottom-six forwards Ross Colton and Jack Drury days before the 2026 NHL…
Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, their record-setting five-year, $18 million cap-hit offer sheet for Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson was matched. The 21-year-old Swede returns to the Golden State. Even if they didn’t land the player, the Flyers’ heart was in the right place. With that being said, however, let’s look at the big picture….
The Chicago Blackhawks have made some new additions to their roster this summer, one of them being veteran defenseman Ian Cole. He checks a box that the Blackhawks wanted to add: stability. Someone with the needed experience to help their young defense group. The media met with Cole and other fellow newcomer, Cole Smith (more…
