Oilers’ Babcock Has His Work Cut Out for Him
I was recently in Austin, Texas, for the Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival where Pete Townshend was slated to appear. I wanted to hear him perform “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” That…
Blue Jackets Enter a Whole New Goaltending World: Greaves on Top, Talbot Ready to Help
The Columbus Blue Jackets will enter the 2026-27 season with an important change on their roster. A mainstay in their goaltending room has moved on. With Elvis Merzlikins included…
Sabres Notes: Quinn, Samuelsson, Hayes
The Buffalo Sabres have accumulated an impressive number of talented NHL forwards, and the club has shown a clear willingness to lock up some of those key forwards to long-term ex…
Canucks News & Rumours: Teaching Young Players How to Play
The keys to the Vancouver Canucks‘ opening-night win over the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton were easy to miss with everyone focused on the 6-5 score. The Canucks weren’t just playin…
The Hockey News' Top 80 Players In The NHL: 80-71
The Hockey News turns 80 this year, and to celebrate, we're naming our choices for the top-80 NHL players. And in the first reveal of our files, we're unveiling picks 80 through 7…
The 3 best season openers in Flyers history
The Flyers are about to embark on another season, this one 84 games long but sure to be as interesting as last year was. Over their franchise history, Philadelphia has lost some o…
Injury Updates: Barzal, Zellweger, Mangiapane
New York Islanders GM Mathieu Darche updated the media (including Stefen Rosner of The Elmonters) on the health status of injured star forward Mathew Barzal. Per Rosner, Darche “h…
NHL Rumors: Edvinsson Turn, O’Reilly Trade Watch, McKenna Snubbed by Bobrovsky… Again
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Detroit Red Wings still haven’t reached a contract agreement with Simon Edvinsson with opening night just days away. Now he’s left the country, …
Whalers’ All-Time Greatest Lineup
Players and even franchises come and go, oft-forgotten in the pages of history, but some remain in legend and folklore. Though the Hartford Whalers were a struggling franchise for…
The Best NHL Players of All-Time, by Decade
The National Hockey League was founded on Nov. 26, 1917. Over the league’s 100 years, countless players have left indelible marks on the game. Names like Morenz, Shore, Richard, H…
Stars Sign Casey DeSmith To Two-Year Extension
The Dallas Stars are keeping their goalie tandem intact for the next three years. The Stars announced they have signed netminder Casey DeSmith to a two-year, $5MM ($2.5MM AAV) ext…
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The Hockey News Morning Skate: Raddysh Struggles For Maple Leafs, Bouchard Makes History In Oilers Loss
In this edition of The Hockey News Morning Skate, Eric Cruikshank and Michael Traikos give a quick recap of all the biggest news from opening night of the NHL season, including Da…
Red Wings’ Simon Edvinsson Contract Standoff Exposes Bigger Organizational Problem
The Detroit Red Wings kick off their 2026-27 season Friday and top-pairing defenseman Simon Edvinsson remains unsigned. In fact, he’s not even in Detroit – he’s training in Sweden…
4 Takeaways From Canucks’ Thrilling 6-5 Overtime Win Over the Oilers
Hockey is back, and the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers provided plenty of fireworks and excitement in an opening night for the record books. After the Carolina Hurricanes o…
Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes Picks up Where He Left Off
The Montreal Canadiens entered the 2026-27 season with plenty of expectations, and one of the biggest questions surrounded their situation in goal. After emerging as a major piece…
NHL Rumor Roundup: Updates on Connor Hellebuyck, Alexander Nikishin, And More
The San Jose Sharks were reportedly interested in Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, the Carolina Hurricanes are still trying to move defenseman Alexander Nikishin, while the…
Avalanche Sign Jared Bednar To Four-Year Extension
Barring unforeseen changes, the Colorado Avalanche will have the same head coach through the end of the decade. The Avalanche announced they have signed Jared Bednar to a four-yea…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Not to Confuse Messy with Broken
The most interesting thing about the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 3-2 loss to Montreal on opening night had very little to do with the final score. Toronto looked like a team…
Colorado Avalanche Extend Head Coach Jared Bednar On Multi-Year Deal
The Colorado Avalanche have locked up their head coach ahead of their first game of the season.
2026-27 Atlantic Division Preview: Detroit Red Wings
Vibes. They aren’t great in Detroit right now. A rough off-season is over. Will the regular season be even rougher, or will some of the youngsters shine bright in the Motor City? …
NHL Power Rankings: Avalanche, Panthers enter new season with Stanley Cup aspirations
The Avs and Panthers face the most pressure entering the 2026-27 season
Evan Bouchard Produces Historic Stats in Oilers’ Loss to Canucks
In their first game of 2026-27, the Edmonton Oilers fell 6-5 in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place on Tuesday (Sept. 29). This marks the fourth straight season…
Player Preview: Matvei Michkov can have the bounceback season we’re dreaming of
As we wrap up our season preview series, it’s time to talk about the most polarizing, most talented, and most important player on the Flyers roster, Matvei Michkov. The 21-year ol…