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It’s March 5, 2025. The Tampa Bay Lightning are ready to make an all-in push for another Stanley Cup and pull the trigger on a three-way deal with the Seattle Kraken and the Detroit Red Wings. The highlight of the deal saw the Lightning acquire forwards Oliver Bjorstrand and Yanni Gourde – Gourde had been…
The Vancouver Canucks are in an interesting spot right now. They are not starting from scratch, but they are also not simply trying to repeat what they have done over the past few seasons. The organization is trying to figure out who should be on the team’s roster. Some of the most significant conversations are…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will always be connected to big conversations. That is what happens when you are one of the most followed teams in sports. It is one of my favourite aspects of covering this Original Six team. Sometimes those conversations are about trades or signings. Other times, they are about bigger things: for…
It may not have been the most ideal offseason, but the Buffalo Sabres feel like they are prepared to once again contend for the Atlantic Division crown. Given the early strength of their schedule, they will want to get out of the gates in better shape than they have in the past. Going into the…
Every NHL organization faces the challenge of developing its prospects, and each player’s path to the league is different. While Francesco Pinelli found success in junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers, he has needed additional time to adjust to the professional level with the Ontario Reign. Now entering his fourth season in the Kings’ organization…
If you were to ask most Edmonton Oilers fans, they would be happy with the way the offseason has panned out so far. They were able to move out an ugly contract in Darnell Nurse, revamped their blueline with additions in Ryan Shea and Shakir Mukhamadullin, and even managed to bring back their two trade…
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been very patient this offseason, focusing their efforts on re-signing their restricted free agents (RFAs). They have already signed two of them to new deals, Jet Greaves and Cole Sillinger, with the most important one left to finish: Adam Fantilli. Fantilli’s contract will depend on other contracts recently signed by…
The Boston Bruins have continued their organizational changes by naming Trent Whitfield as the 14th head coach in Providence Bruins history. The team also hired Ryan Ward as an assistant coach in the AHL. This move comes just a few weeks after former Providence head coach Ryan Mougenel joined the Vancouver Canucks as an assistant…
John Chayka has wasted little time putting his stamp on the Toronto Maple Leafs. In just one offseason, the new general manager has reshaped the roster, changed the front office, and made it clear that Toronto is trying to build a different kind of hockey team. But with training camp drawing closer, the work doesn’t…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have already done most of their offseason work. That does not mean the offseason is completely finished. That is the natural place for this team to be in late July. President of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas has added forwards, reshaped parts of the blue line, settled most of the…
