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Bruins Notes: Poitras, Zacha, Lindholm

Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that Matthew Poitras will “get an opportunity.” The forward has been getting healthier every day, and it appears that when he is, he’ll get an extended …

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NHL Rumor Roundup: Latest On Kirill Marchenko, Oilers Reportedly Interested in Kirby Dach

Trade rumors continue to swirl around Kirill Marchenko, but the Columbus Blue Jackets have set a high price. Meanwhile, it's rumored that the Edmonton Oilers could be looking at a…

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Wild Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Faber Possibly Out, Special Teams Scrutiny

The Minnesota Wild finished up their preseason with a rough loss to the Dallas Stars at home on Friday evening, Sept. 25. They had what was expected to be their…

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Meet the Newest New Jersey Devil: Remi Poirier

On Sunday, Sept. 27, the New Jersey Devils placed several players on waivers to reassign them to New Jersey’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team, the Utica Comets. In add…

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Training Camp Cuts: 9/28/26

With the regular season starting on Tuesday, teams have to have compliant rosters in by 4 PM CT on Monday. Accordingly, the next few days will be very busy on the transactions fro…

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3 Bold Predictions for Philadelphia Flyers’ 2026-27 Season

If you were writing bold predictions for the 2025-26 Philadelphia Flyers, you could have written something like a career year for Trevor Zegras, Dan Vladař becoming the starter, a…

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Edmonton Oilers’ 3 Stars of the 2026 Preseason

The Edmonton Oilers finished the 2026 NHL preseason with a 4-0 record after defeating the Calgary Flames by a score of 4-1 at Rogers Place on Saturday (Sept. 26). This…

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Update on Alexander Nikishin

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin has a few potential teams looking to acquire his services. According to Elliotte Friedman via the 32 Thoughts podcast, the New Yo…

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Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Bobrovsky, Raddysh, McKenna, Paul, Rielly & Knies

The preseason is winding down, and soon the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to stop being an interesting collection of new players and start being a hockey team. That’s the…

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2026-27 Atlantic Division Preview: Buffalo Sabres

The Sabres were one of the biggest surprises of the 2025-26 season. Can they build on their success or will they get swallowed up by a tough Atlantic Division? 2025-26 Record50-23…

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Canadiens Questionably Cut Fowler and Keep Montembeault

The Canadiens cut top-prospect Jacob Fowler, choosing veteran Sam Montembeault over him to end the preseason. It was the wrong choice.

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The Flyers’ new power-play unit breaks one of the NHL’s biggest unwritten rules

There has been enough noise about the Philadelphia Flyers and the power play. It’s hoping to improve. It hasn’t improved in years. There is hope with this new crop of Flyers, a yo…

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Monday Morning Bag Skate 9-28-26

This is your thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Blues 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) As training camp ends, key roser and lineup decision…

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Monday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum

Training camp is over and after posting 2-0-2 record during the truncated preseason, the Florida Panthers are ready to start the 2026-27 regular season “Revenge Tour.” On Sunday, …

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The week ahead: Penguins season is back (and so are the injuries)

The 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins did not waste any time when it comes to accumulating injuries. The regular season has not even started yet and the team is already looking at the p…

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Pens Points: Opening night nears

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Penguins assigned Bill Zonnon, Harrison Brunicke and Joel Blomqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday and placed Blake Lizo…

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Monday Morning Fly By: Winding down

*It’s been a busy few days around here, that’s for sure! The Flyers played their penultimate game of the preseason on Thursday, and picked up a tidy little win over the Bruins. Th…

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Kyrie Irving gets candid about finishing his career with Mavericks

Kyrie Irving is entering an intriguing 2026-27 NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks.

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Kings Make Multiple Roster Moves

The Kings announced what should be their final set of preseason roster moves on Sunday night, reassigning goaltender Erik Portillo, right-winger Taylor Ward, and defenseman Scott …

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Bruins Place Matthew Poitras On Injured Reserve

The Bruins announced today, along with their final round of roster cuts, that center Matthew Poitras will start the season on injured reserve, retroactive to Sep. 22. He’s been de…

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Mackie Samoskevich, Jake O’Brien To Open Season On Injured Reserve

The Kraken have placed forwards Mackie Samoskevich and Jake O’Brien on injured reserve to start the year, the team announced. Seattle won’t need any further roster moves to submit…

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Rangers To Carry Alberts Smits On Opening Night Roster

The Rangers have informed reigning fifth overall pick Alberts Smits that he’ll break camp, reports Mollie Walker of the New York Post. The 18-year-old defender is one of five 2026…

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Bruins Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – New Captain, Final Cut and More

The Boston Bruins end their preseason with crucial roster decisions on the horizon and a significant shift in leadership that sets the tone for the campaign ahead. Here are the…

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David Jiricek has lost his grip on a spot in the Flyers’ opening night lineup

The Philadelphia Flyers have whittled down their roster during this shortened training camp ahead of their season opener this week. While rosters aren’t officially due until Monda…