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Sustainable? Nope. But the Wild Power Play Is For Real

It's hard to emphasize just how weird this feels to type: The Minnesota Wild have the best power play in the NHL. If that's ever been true before, it's never been for long. Since the Wild's inception in 2000-01, their power play percentage has been 18.0%, 24th of 32 teams. (I refuse to split up...

From Hockey Wilderness | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Golden Knights

A 10 PM Eastern start?! In this economy?! Yes, it’ll be the Bruins vs. the Golden Knights, far, far past my bedtime as the B’s begin a three-game trip through the western United States. While we’ve all been impressed by the Bruins’ spirited start to the season, including the fight back-ability (just go with it, […]

From Stanley Cup of Chowder | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Breaking: Brady Tkachuk Has Hand Surgery; Return Timeline Revealed

The mystery surrounding just how long the Ottawa Senators will be without Brady Tkachuk has been solved. The team has revealed that their captain and spiritual leader had hand surgery today, and will be missing from the lineup for six to eight weeks. An update on Brady Tkachuk: pic.twitter.com/uA905TyPAn — Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 16, 2025 That timeline would keep him out for about 20-to-25 games and have him back late November or the first half of December.  The hand inju...

From NHL Trade Rumors | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Teams 'Lurking In The Weeds' As Kempe Contract Talks On Pause

Pending unrestricted free agent Adrian Kempe is off to a sensational start to the NHL season, as if to put an emphatic stamp on extension talks with the Los Angeles Kings . The price, it seems, keeps going up, so much so that the two sides have hit the pause button for now.  The latest report from insider David Pagnotta, speaking on the Oilersnation Everyday podcast, said the $9M or $10M AAV numbers the two sides were haggling over this summer have gone up (thanks largely to the Kirill Ka...

From NHL Trade Rumors | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

NHL Notebook: Carter Hart joins Vegas Golden Knights on PTO

The Vegas Golden Knights have announced that goaltender Carter Hart will be joining the team. Official statement from the Vegas Golden Knights on Carter Hart. More: https://t.co/7jWN6i0tzr#VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/kzvbA2uSlv — Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 16, 2025 “Following the reinstatement decision agreed on by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association, goaltender…

From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers – Game #5 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info

The Maple Leafs are seeking consecutive wins for the first time this season when they host the 2-3-0 New York Rangers tonight at Scotiabank Arena (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the challenges presented by the Rangers under new head coach Mike Sullivan: They’ve got a lot of good players — […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers – Game #5 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

From Maple Leafs Hotstove | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

The Wild Still Have A Gap To Fill

The Dallas Stars entered Tuesday’s national TV game on a 14-game point streak against the Minnesota Wild (9-0-5). Dallas made it 15 after an 8:50 pm puck drop on ESPN. It’s unwise to make sweeping generalizations about early results. Still, it’s also wrong to dismiss them entirely. The Wi...

From Hockey Wilderness | about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Takeaways from the Leafs’ first four games + Easton Cowan’s start – MLHS Podcast EP100

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs’ 2-2-0 start to the regular season, first impressions of the new faces up front, Craig Berube’s lineup configuration, and Easton Cowan’s first NHL games. Episode Topics General impressions of the Maple Leafs’ 2-2-0 start to the season (0:50) Craig Berube’s lineup […] The post Takeaways from the Leafs’ first four games + Easton Cowan’s start – MLHS Podcast EP100 appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

From Maple Leafs Hotstove | about 2 months ago | 1 read

Craig Berube on the Leafs’ response after Easton Cowan took a few cheap shots: “It’s situational… We got a power play on the one, so you can’t react to that… The power play’s job is to make them pay”

Ahead of Thursday’s game against the Rangers, Craig Berube discussed Steven Lorentz sitting out as a healthy scratch, the team’s response to Easton Cowan taking a few “cheap shots” versus the Predators, and the challenge against NYR. Morning Skate Lines – October 16 Note: Maintenance for William Nylander (expected to play) Leafs lines at skate […] The post Craig Berube on the Leafs’ response after Easton Cowan took a few cheap shots: “It’s situational… We got a power play on the one, so you ...

From Maple Leafs Hotstove | about 2 months ago | 2 reads