It was an unusually busy weekend in the NHL, with 20 games. That gives us plenty to dig into, including some storylines that are getting hard to ignore. Bonus Five: Storylines that stood out from a busy weekend 5. The Pacific is a mess — You may have seen this stat floating around about all … Read more
We’re down to the home stretch here. With 12 to 15 games left, the playoff races in the East and West are both coming down to the wire, with the East looking especially spicy. With that in mind, we’ve picked one player from each team to watch during the final stretch of the season. From … Read more
MANALAPAN, Fla. — Doug Armstrong feels it’s time for someone else to have a crack at running Team Canada. The general manager of the Canadian men’s Olympic team has informed Hockey Canada that he’s stepping down from the role, which he’s had dating back to a championship win at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. … Read more
It’s mid-March, the Olympic break and trade deadline are in the rear-view mirror, and the stretch run to the playoffs is well and truly on. Exactly one month from today, the NHL regular season will see its final night of action. Can you feel the pressure? Probably. But how much pressure you feel might vary … Read more
NHL Power Rankings: A new Top 5 team, plus ‘do-overs’ for everyone The New York Times NHL Power Rankings: Looking at who’s got puck luck — and who needs it Sportsnet NHL Power Rankings: Avalanche Don’t Let The Stars Lead For Long The Hockey News NHL power rankings: Avalanche’s big deadline swing for Kadri has them back on … Read more
Well, that was a bit of a weird deadline. It wasn’t a bad one, although I’m not sure it will rank all that highly among the best of the best. It had some decent names, and at least one surprise that we’ll get to down below. It also had plenty of names that we were … Read more
According to TSN’s Bruce Garrioch, the Detroit Red Wings are considered the frontrunners for defenseman Justin Faulk if the Blues end up moving him before the deadline. According to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic, there is confidence that the two teams were able to place a trade call before the deadline. TSN’s Darren Dreger shares … Read more
Insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet published this evening’s Trade Deadline Thoughts, where he noted that the Detroit Red Wings are in the mix on the market’s top two centers: Robert Thomas of St. Louis and the Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck. Thomas, 26, is the bigger fish and likely the #1 overall player available before tomorrow’s 3 … Read more
The Philadelphia Flyers are highly unlikely to be the landing spot for St. Louis Blues star center Robert Thomas if he is traded before the deadline, The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz reported today. A Flyers team source told Kurz that the team considers a trade for Thomas “completely unreasonable,” and with that feeling likely a result … Read more
3/5/26: Parayko has declined to waive his no-trade clause to join the Sabres, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. As a result, as The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun noted, the reported trade will not happen. On Frankly Hockey, Frank Seravalli indicated that Parayko is open to a trade from St. Louis, but will not accept a move to … Read more