Toronto Maple Leafs ' physical forward Dakota Joshua suffered a kidney injury in the team's last game in Detroit on Sunday, and according to head coach Craig Berube, it doesn't sound pretty. Craig Berube expands on what Dakota Joshua is dealing with Read More Here 📰 | https://t.co/RE4mF1yF2e pic.twitter.com/JsOP4DVmcw — TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) December 30, 2025 “Joshua’s still in Detroit,” Berube told reporters at practice Tuesday morning. “Whether he took a hit or went into the boards, it’s h...
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Devin Cooley has made quite the impression as backup goalie for the Calgary Flames—both on and off the ice. In 13 appearances (10 starts), he's logged a .914 save percentage and a 2.40 goals against average. The Flames have seen enough to know that they want him around for a while, and have locked Cooley up to a two-year extension worth $2.7 million (AAV of $1.35M). TOO COOL 😎 Devin Cooley has signed a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.35 million! pic.twitter.com/mgP3wvLkH6 — Calga...
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Kiefer Sherwood is has turned into one of the more interesting names on the market, and the Dallas Stars are popping up as a fit. Vancouver has made its pending unrestricted free agents available, and Sherwood checks a lot of boxes for a contender because he's producing at a career level while carrying a low cap hit. With 16 goals in 38 games and a reputation for being a heavy, disruptive winger, he looks like the kind of add that can matter in tight playoff hockey, especially for a Star...
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The Blake Coleman trade chatter is getting louder. Insider Frank Seravalli has openly connected the Calgary Flames winger to his hometown team, the Dallas Stars . Coleman is a Dallas-area product, and Seravalli basically spelled out the storyline, saying Dallas has interest and that you could imagine a “one-stop” call to Calgary that brings Coleman home.
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Seravalli also reported that interest around the league is huge, with sources...
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The Los Angeles Kings are barely holding down a playoff spot in the West and have only won three of their past 10 games. Fortunately right now, the West is much weaker than the East in terms of the wildcard spots. Regardless, the Kings have to take one last swing at the playoffs with Anze Kopitar and need center depth to do it. Kopitar and Quinton Byfield hold down the top two lines, but Alex Turcotte and Samuel Helenius have been thrust into larger roles even though their ice time is very low...
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The Carolina Hurricanes suffered another big blow as goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov suffered what seems to be a season-ending injury. The Hurricanes still have Brandon Bussi, who has been somewhat of a saviour for them this season out of nowhere, and Frederik Andersen, who can't really be trusted to play at a high enough level anymore, especially for a Stanley Cup contender. Kochetkov was 6-2-0 on the season with a 2.33 GAA and .899 SV%. The Hurricanes don't allow a ton of shots, so the SV% is alw...
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The Edmonton Oilers have been making moves lately with players coming off of the injured reserve. Noah Philp was placed on waivers and claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes , Cal Clattenburg was assigned to the AHL, and David Tomasek returned to the SHL. But there are still moves yet to be made as Andrew Mangiapane was a healthy scratch in the team's previous game. If the Oilers are sitting Mangiapane over players like Trent Frederic, Adam Henrique, Curtis Lazar, and Max Jones, then there's more ...
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It looks like we'll soon be able to scratch another center off the ranks of unrestricted free agents next summer. At the beginning of the season, not many around Philadelphia expected the Flyers to be talking extension with Christian Dvorak before the new year. But here we are. The 10-year veteran's strong performance in the first half of the season has the Flyers looking to sign him to a multi-year extension, reports insider Elliotte Friedman . When you sign a 1-year c...
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The Carolina Hurricanes will have to rely on their goaltending depth as goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov is undergoing surgery and is expected to be out for the season. The 26-year-old Russian netminder has appeared in just nine games this season, posting a 6-2-0 record, with a 2.33 goals against average and .899 save percentage. Kochetkov is owed $2 million AAV this season and next, and the Hurricanes will move ahead with the tandem of Frederik Andersen and one of the biggest stories of the season ...
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We haven't heard his name much at all on the rumor mill this year, but with the Chicago Blackhawks ' recent tumble to the bottom of the standings, Tyler Bertuzzi is now starting to make the rounds. Insider Elliotte Friedman suggested on The Fan Hockey Show on Monday that the Hawks could look to solidify themselves in the running for a top draft pick in 2026, by trading off a high-producing veteran. Chicago has lost six of their seven games since Connor Bedard went down to injury (and the...
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The Edmonton Oilers are getting healthier, and that means their depth, particularly at forward, has gotten deeper. But in direct inverse correlation with how healthy the team is getting, Andrew Mangiapane's role has gotten more and more 'unhealthy', playing-time-wise. Elliotte Friedman tells us on the 32 Thoughts podcast that that could mean that Mangiapane's days with the team are numbered. He says that a trade is beginning to sound good to both player and club. I do think both sides wo...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have granted forward Yegor Chinakhov's wish, trading him off the roster to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2026 second-round pick, 2027 third-round pick, and forward Danton Heinen. TSN's Pierre LeBrun was first to report Chinakhov was on the move Monday. The Blue Jackets are finalizing a trade involving Igor Chinakov. Columbus getting draft picks back. — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 29, 2025 Chinakhov, 24, is a former 2020 first-round pick of the Blue Jackets...
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The Carolina Hurricanes added some depth down the middle of the ice on Monday, as the team has claimed forward Noah Philp from the Edmonton Oilers. The #Canes have claimed forward Noah Philp off waivers. Forward Bradly Nadeau has also been assigned to the @Chicago_Wolves . Details » https://t.co/bGWefbxg4C pic.twitter.com/XjULWWHetg — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) December 29, 2025 Philp, 27, is an undrafted product of Canmore, AB and has had quite the hockey journey to eventually land with the...
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The Nashville Predators have won six of their past 10 games and are three points out of a playoff spot with one game in hand, but they are still under .500 and unless there's a big turnaround, they aren't a playoff team. If the last season and a half has been any indication, the Predators are not a contender with how they are built. They have plenty of talent for the future, but that is going to have to wait and build. Nashville already moved on from Spencer Stastney and many more players have...
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It's been a tough season for Vancouver Canucks forward Jake DeBrusk, and on Monday, it's going to hit a new low. DeBrusk won't be dressing for the Canucks game against the Seattle Kraken, and will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season. DeBrusk has been very inconsistent on the struggling Canucks this season, recording nine goals, and 17 points in 37 games. Head coach Adam Foote had started to take some ice-time away from the veteran winger, as he played a season low 12:52 last we...
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The Carolina Hurricanes have shown their great organizational depth through a ton of injuries this season. Even right now, they are currently playing without Jaccob Slavin, K'Andre Miller, Seth Jarvis, and Alexis-Charles Legault. While the Hurricanes' forward depth is another discussion with someone like Taylor Hall playing on the fourth line, the defense is the focus here. Carolina has arguably 10 defenseman that could be on the roster and contributing, all of whom have played at least a game...
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When healthy, the Philadelphia Flyers ' defense is crowded. This is why Yegor Zamula was placed on waivers less than two weeks ago. After only playing 13 games for the Flyers this season, the 25-year-old defenseman has now played two games in the AHL. Over the past two seasons, it seemed as though Zamula solidified himself as an NHL defenseman, putting up five goals and 21 points in 66 games and three goals and 15 points in 63 games last season. He never played more than a third-pairing defens...
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Keifer Sherwood's days with the Vancouver Canucks are surely nearing an end. The pending unrestricted free agent has been linked to a number of different teams in trade rumors, including the Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, NY Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and others. But we now have a new contending team linked to the gritty, physical power forward, a team that has not previously been discussed as having him on the radar. According to veteran NHL analyst Jesse Granger in Th...
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As the NHL's Holiday Roster Freeze was lifted as of Sunday morning, several teams around the league have made some moves. The Edmonton Oilers have placed Noah Philp on waivers for the purpose of an assignment to AHL Bakersfield. However, with a face-off win percentage of 56.9%, and the dearth of available centers around the league, there's a chance that he could be claimed by another team, saving him a trip back to the minors. Philp is a defensive-minded, fourth-line center ...
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The Ottawa Senators have announced that struggling goaltender Linus Ullmark has taken a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. Linus Ullmark is taking a leave of absence from the Ottawa Senators for personal reasons. Statement below: pic.twitter.com/MZz1N0sJec — Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) December 28, 2025 The Sens say that the goaltender will be away from the team indefinitely. “Linus has the full support of our organization during this time,” said Senators GM St...
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The Minnesota Wild continue to make roster moves, this time around on a much different level than the Quinn Hughes trade. The Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a deal on Sunday, seeing Boris Katchouk heading to Minnesota in exchange for Michael Milne. #mnwild acquire Boris Katchouk from the Lightning for Michael Milne. 179 career NHL games for Katchouk, who is heading to Iowa — Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 28, 2025 Katchouk, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Lightning. He'...
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The Calgary Flames are just three points out of a playoff spot and there's still plenty of opportunity to become a playoff team this season after a horrible start. Not many teams are out of the race yet and the Flames have been shown continued support that they can become a playoff contender without retooling in a big way or having to rebuild. Rasmus Andersson is one of a few big-name Flames that have been constantly surrounded with trade rumors, and he does seem like the most likely consideri...
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Two offseasons ago, the Washington Capitals shook up their roster and set a standard of how good they are going to be moving forward. The Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson era isn't over just yet, but it's approaching quickly and the team is expecting to stay very competitive for a long time longer. With what the Capitals have done, they are in a good position, with not only who's on their roster, but who's in the system as well. Some of those prospects and picks can be used to upgrade, but other...
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The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs may be two of the biggest rivals in the NHL, but that doesn't mean they don't ever do business together. Last season ahead of the deadline the two teams pulled off a blockbuster deal involving Brandon Carlo, Fraser Minten and two draft picks, and this season, their next deal could involve Leafs' winger Matias Maccelli. The Maple Leafs have Maccelli on the trade market, even though he's back in their lineup and producing on the team's second line. Macce...
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Pete DeBoer was hearing his name all over the Toronto media landscape and wanted to get out ahead of it. With the struggles ongoing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and one assistant coach fired in Marc Savard, DeBoer was hearing his name as a replacement for head coach Craig Berube. DeBoer had been on the other side of this throughout his career, so he felt it was important to reach out to Berube and still the waters. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday. One other thing that happen...
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