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2026 NHL Draft Rankings – Final Consensus Picks
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ Final 2026 Draft Rankings, a combination of the rankings from our top prospects writers. This year’s list is a compilation of Peter Baracchini’s Top 128…
Grading Oilers’ 5-Year Extension for Connor Murphy
The Edmonton Oilers recently completed another piece of business, extending defender Connor Murphy on a new five-year deal worth $4.1 million annually. The announcement of his extension came just a…
Bruins’ Bergeron Named First-Ballot Hockey Hall of Famer
It’s been a good June for Patrice Bergeron. The Boston Bruins legend was informed on Thursday that the team would retire his jersey number next season. Just four days later, he…
Buffalo Sabres 2025-26 Player Grades: Tyson Kozak
The Buffalo Sabres have their work cutout for themselves going into the offseason. Contract extensions, potentially huge trades, and the NHL Draft are all on the checklist of Sabres General…
Canadiens’ Great Carey Price Named to Hockey Hall of Fame
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price added to his legacy with an induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.
Trend of American Stars Demanding Trades Shifting Focus off the “Russian Factor”
For as long as any general manager (GM) in this league cares to remember, the “Russian Factor” was the ultimate draft-day boogeyman. It was the dynamic that kept executives sweating through…
Chicago Blackhawks 2025-26 Player Grades: Matt Grzelcyk
The Chicago Blackhawks finished their 2025-26 campaign 31st in the league, with a record of 29-39-14 and 72 points. It was an improvement from last season’s totals of 25-46-11 (61 points), but the…
Maple Leafs and Sabres Blockbuster Trade Theory Has Legs
The Maple Leafs have been looking at the possibility of a Matthew Knies trade since at least the 2026 trade deadline. There was a reported deal to the Montreal Canadiens…
4 Trade Destinations for Sabres’ Bowen Byram
The 2026 NHL offseason is underway as the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in six games. Now, the Buffalo Sabres have a very important…
NHL Rumours: Knies/Byram Swap, Pettersson Trade Talks & Dickinson Extension
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres, who could come together to talk about a swap of Matthew Knies and…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Robertson, Lettieri, Shaw, Laughton & Leadership
Two very different decisions are unfolding around the Toronto Maple Leafs right now, but they actually circle back to the same question: what kind of players does this team want…
Canucks News & Rumours: One Roster Question & One Prospect Turning Heads
There’s a familiar feeling around the Vancouver Canucks these days. Not chaos exactly, but a team trying to sort out its identity while juggling short-term expectations and longer-term planning. The…
Ron Francis Returns to Pittsburgh in Advisory Role
The Pittsburgh Penguins are bringing back one of the most respected names in franchise history. On Friday, the organization announced that Hall of Famer Ron Francis has returned to the…
Senators Still Have a Bright Future After Brady Tkachuk Trade
The Ottawa Senators made one of the NHL’s biggest trades in recent memory on June 21, 2026, but they were on the selling end of it. Former captain Brady Tkachuk…
Oilers Lock Up Connor Murphy With Five-Year Extension
On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers took another important step toward solidifying their blue line, signing veteran defenseman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract extension carrying a $4.1 million annual cap…
Jets’ 8th-Overall 2026 Pick Has New Importance in Context of Spiking Salary Cap
The Winnipeg Jets’ 8th-overall pick at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft will be among the most important selections the organization has ever had, and not just because it’s an opportunity…
NHL Rumors Rundown: Tkachuk Fallout, Oilers Sign D-Man, Bobrovsky to Toronto?
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators are looking to reshape their roster after the Brady Tkachuk blockbuster, the Edmonton Oilers have locked in another key piece, and the…
The Real Reason the Maple Leafs Bet on Darren Raddysh
One of the things I enjoy most about writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs is reading the responses afterward. I appreciate the time readers take to comment and discuss. Sometimes…
‘Brass Bonanza’ – The Sound of Hockey
I remember the first time I heard “Brass Bonanza.” It was while I was playing NHL 94 on my Sega Genesis, something I wasted a lot of time doing as…
Best Current NHL Player From Each Canadian Province
There’s nothing more Canadian than the game of hockey, so it’s not surprising that more than 40 percent of current NHLers are from the Great White North. You don’t have…
Flames & Oilers Trade History Revisited
The Calgary Flames joined the NHL as the Atlanta Flames in 1972. While the team was in Georgia, they had no interstate rivals like the two Pennsylvania teams, the Pittsburgh…
Sabres Weekly: Byram Trade Rumors, NHL Draft This Week & More
Here are the Buffalo Sabres news, rumors and latest reports for June 22 – 28, 2026. Bowen Byram Extension Talks Have Gone Nowhere The Sabres and defenseman Bowen Byram have…
Hurricanes Shouldn’t Rush to Move Kotkaniemi
The roster of a Stanley Cup champion is by definition formidable. You do not win the most prestigious trophy in sports through luck alone. You need some, but rosters that…
Senators Should Have Bigger Expectations for Eskild Bakke Olsen
The signing of 24-year-old Norwegian centre Eskild Bakke Olsen last week might be seen as another depth option for the Ottawa Senators’ farm system on the surface. But when you…
Today in Hockey History: June 22
Yesterday in Hockey History: June 21 Tomorrow in Hockey History: June 23 A pair of games were played on June 22, and both of them saw the winner move two…
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