NHL’s top 12 RFAs of 2026: Latest rumours, reports
Leading scorers and franchise faces. Bridge candidates and budding superstars that need to be locked up before the big breakout. And forwards galore. The 2026 class of impending restricted free…
One big off-season question facing each of the NHL’s non-playoff teams
This year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs have an interesting mix of returning contenders and new challengers rising up out of rebuilds. The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a dead-heat with the…
Why Kirill Kaprizov could become the NHL’s highest-paid player
As enticing as this year’s class of pending unrestricted free agents is, led by intrigue about what Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner will earn next season, it’s hard not…
How NHL’s Situation Room handled missed Blackhawks shootout goal vs. Canadiens
Spent the night in the NHL’s Situation Room, wanting to see the process before the playoffs. It was renovated earlier this year. It’s real and it’s spectacular. Of course, something…
Ranking the NHL’s non-playoff teams based on long-term optimism
On one hand, not much separates the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins right now. The two squads play in arenas that are only about a three-hour drive from each other…
NHL’s move to decentralized draft could be short lived
MANALAPAN, Fla. — We’re months away from the NHL hosting its first non-Covid-season decentralized draft, and it’s possible it’ll be the last of its kind. As NHL chief content officer…
Everything Gary Bettman said at NHL’s GM meetings
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke with the media for nearly 20 minutes Wednesday after three days of meetings with the league’s general managers. Here is a roundup of the things…
Gretzky planning to be in attendance as Ovechkin chases NHL’s all-time goal record
Wayne Gretzky will be in the house when history is made. The NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin’s games as the Washington Capitals…
NHL’s Top 12 UFAs of 2025: Latest rumours, reports
Former captains and current Cup champs. Top-pair defencemen and elite playmakers. All-world goalies and unique talents enjoying career years. Yes, even with several franchise studs and key support players signing…
NHL’s World Cup announcement signals return of consistent international play
MONTREAL — Hockey cities, sharpen your pencils. The National Hockey League and its Players’ Association will soon be taking bids from prospective host cities for the 2028 World Cup of…