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Top NHL 2026-27 bounce-back candidates after suffering sophomore slumps
It can be hard to live up to expectations as a second-year NHLer. These players hope the struggles are in the past.
Stars sign Sam Steel to four-year extension
Steel is coming off his best season in the NHL, and is a solid depth piece in Dallas.
Capitals Alex Ovechkin out day-to-day with lower-body injury
The Capitals are set to open their season on Oct. 2 against the defending champion Hurricanes.
2026-27 NHL team preview: Tampa Bay Lightning
Can the Lightning finally end their playoff series win mini-slump, or are we witnessing the beginning of the end of a cap-era dynasty?
Former NHLer Kevin Hayes announces retirement
Hayes had played five games in the KHL before deciding to hang up his skates.
Bruins place Navrin Mutter on waivers
Mutter is set to begin his first full season with the Providence Bruins, if he goes unclaimed.
Panthers sign Samu Salminen to entry-level contract
Salminen enters the pro ranks after winning an NCAA title with the University of Denver.
Are NHL teams betting too high on unproven talent?
The contract dollars were flying in September, but will teams end up regretting the amount spent on unproven youngsters?
2026-2027 NHL team preview: St. Louis Blues
Can the Blues’ bets on youth and skill help them compete in a tough Central Division?
Wiesblatt brothers fight during Predators’ intrasquad scrimmage
The Nashville Predators’ training camp scrimmage brought a little family drama.
Ducks sign Tim Washe to four-year extension
Washe collected five points in 39 games with the Ducks in the 2025-26 season.
Blues place Marc-Andre Gaudet on waivers
Gaudet collected 20 points in 53 games with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds in 2025-26.
Canadiens, Mammoth among the teams with best value contracts for young stars
Each of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov will make less than $9.2 million through 2029-30.
2026-27 NHL team preview: Seattle Kraken
Are the Kraken in store for another middling season, or will they finally commit to a path forward?
Leafs’ Matthew Knies ‘100 percent’ healthy ahead of 2026-27 season
Knies is looking to improve upon a career-high 66 points he earned over 79 games last season with the Leafs.
Kyle Konin to serve as Lightning’s EBUG for 2026-27
Konin has been called to strap on the pads a few times over the past number of years.
Leafs’ Matthews, Roslovic recount ‘Superman line’ with Matthew Tkachuk
Matthews and Roslovic were joined by Matthew Knies on Toronto’s top line during the team’s first practice on Thursday.
Ducks provide injury updates for three players
Ryan Poehling, Ian Moore and Herman Traff are off the ice due to various reasons.
Bruins’ hockey operations staffer passes away
Alex Gimenez was hired as director of hockey operations in July after working for the PWHL.
Flames sign Brennan Othmann to one-year contract
Othmann will make a salary of $975,000 when at the NHL level this season.
2026-27 NHL team preview: San Jose Sharks
After big improvements last season, are the playoffs in the conversation this time around?
Ranking every NHL team’s 2026 salary cap situation: #8-1
Some of the most efficient teams in the NHL make up the final eight places in the rankings.
What will it take for the Blue Jackets to get back into the playoffs?
Steps from younger players and a fast start to the season will be major factors in the Blue Jackets making the push into the spring extravaganza.
Brock Seguin’s 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey ADPs to Avoid
Every fantasy hockey draft has players who become too expensive for their projected production. An ADP to avoid isn’t necessarily a player we expect to have a bad season — it’s a player whose draft-day cost leaves little room for upside. Whether they’re being drafted near their ceiling, coming off an unsustainable season, facing increased […]
Nick Szeman’s 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey ADPs to Avoid
Every fantasy hockey draft has players who become too expensive for their projected production. An ADP to avoid isn’t necessarily a player we expect to have a bad season — it’s a player whose draft-day cost leaves little room for upside. Whether they’re being drafted near their ceiling, coming off an unsustainable season, facing increased […]