The Nazem Kadri rumors just won't go away. The Calgary Flames own some sought-after assets for contenders looking for a boost this season, and when/if they finally decide to sell, there will undoubtedly be a bidding war for the services of Kadri and a couple of other Flames. But a recent development around the National Hockey League makes one serious contender a frontrunner to land Kadri—if and when he OKs a move. Sportsnet hockey insider Nick Kypreos gives us the scoop: Tyler Seguin &nb...
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The Vancouver Canucks have turned Kiefer Sherwood from sneaky value rental into one of the most expensive tickets on the trade market. After weeks of buzz and significant interest from the Minnesota Wild , The Athletic reports Vancouver has moved off the idea of simply landing a good young prospect. Now, they’re asking for a good roster player and a first-round pick for the pending UFA, even as Sherwood cools off with no goals in his last nine games after opening the year with 12 i...
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Some young goalies have started to force their way into the spotlight. So far this season, it has been done by Jesper Wallstedt for the Minnesota Wild , Brandon Bussi of the Carolina Hurricanes , Yaroslav Askarov with the San Jose Sharks , Akira Schmid with the Vegas Golden Knights , Arturs Silovs for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Jet Greaves on the Columbus Blue Jackets , Devin Cooley with the Calgary Flames , and even Colten Ellis for the Buffalo Sabres as they like him enough to play keep him a...
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The Buffalo Sabres just took another gut punch. Veteran winger Jason Zucker, arguably their best forward over the past few weeks, is out with a lower-body injury and “going to miss some time,” according to head coach Lindy Ruff on WGR 550. Zucker was banged up during Monday’s 7–4 loss to the Calgary Flames , left briefly in the second period, returned, then appeared to aggravate the issue after a late slash from MacKenzie Weegar. He’s now on injured reserve, meaning he’ll miss at l...
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The Vancouver Canucks have a strong trade asset in Kiefer Sherwood and it is likely he is going to get moved this season by the way things have gone for the team and the way things are headed with the organization. Sherwood is a very tradeable player that any number of teams would be looking to add. He broke out offensively last season and proved he can not only hit, but score as well. He scored 19 goals and 40 points while setting the NHL record in hits with 462, passing it by a wide margin. ...
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The Montreal Canadiens have been having trouble in net, and it's dragging their team down. They are not satisfied with what the tandem of Sam Montembeault (the entire season) and Jakub Dobes (more recently) has been providing them. The Canadiens are apparently fed up with the poor performances of both their NHL goalies and will put some pressure on both of them with the call-up of Jacob Fowler. Their highly touted young goalie has been lights out in the AHL and deserves the call, especially gi...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have gone five games without a regulation loss, and seem to have righted the ship for now, especially on the defensive end. They've allowed just five regulation goals in those five games, and haven't missed a beat with sensational breakout youngster Dennis Hildeby in net. All that said, this doesn't mean that the Leafs aren't missing Chris Tanev. The shot-blocking defensive rock hasn't played in well over a month, and his return is still undetermined. In fact, we'...
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Vancouver Canucks fans, sorry about your luck, but your captain is eventually going to be traded this season. The Quinn Hughes-saga is reaching an all-time high at the moment, as trade talks have ramped up in a major way since Elliotte Friedman dropped the bomb that the New Jersey Devils and Canucks have started to discuss their trade packages. While Hughes told Jim Rutherford he prefers to eventually play with his brothers in New Jersey, with Hughes not having any trade protection on hi...
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann will have to sit and watch Thursday's game against the San Jose Sharks. The NHL's department of player safety announced on Tuesday, McMann's been suspended for one game for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Oliver Bjorkstrand on Monday night. Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann has been suspended 1 game for high sticking #GoBolts forward Oliver Bjorkstrand. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/UKpkqo2LpB — NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) December 9, 2025 ...
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be without one of their best players for awhile, as the team announced they've placed Evgeni Malkin on the injured reserve. Malkin is considered week-to-week at this point, due to an upper-body injury. At this point, it's not clear where Malkin suffered the injury, as he missed the Penguins previous contest against the Dallas Stars on Sunday, and now finds himself on the IR. Malkin has enjoyed quite the comeback season in Pittsburgh this season, and is forc...
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They were the undisputed leaders of Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year, and they are preparing to defend the Stars & Stripes once again at the Winter Olympics coming up in February. How much are they following the controversy over the smaller-than-expected Olympic ice surface and its potential readiness for the Games? The Tkachuks' comments on the drama on their Wingmen podcast for the first time are...shall we say... colorful, and make it clear whether they're willing ...
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One of the acquitted 'Hockey Canada Five', former Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube, has been biding his time, looking for another shot at the NHL now that he and the four others are eligible to return. He hasn't gotten that yet, but he's one step closer after signing an AHL contract with the St. Louis Blues' affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. Hearing Dillon Dube plans to sign an AHL agreement with Springfield, affiliate of #stlblues . Dube was one of five Hockey Canada players acq...
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The St. Louis Blues are having a disappointing 2025-26 season. They are currently seventh in the Central Division standings with an 11-12-7 record, and there is an expectation that they will make changes to their roster because of it. Justin Faulk is one Blues player in the rumor mill right now. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could target Faulk this season. Detroit Red Wings The Red Wings could use a boost on the right side of their defense, so they could make sens...
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The Calgary Flames are expected to be among the NHL's top sellers this season. One player who has been a popular name throughout this season because of it is forward Blake Coleman. Due to this, let's take a look at three teams that could look to acquire Coleman this season. Dallas Stars The Stars could make a lot of sense as a landing spot for Coleman. When looking at their group, it is fair to argue that they would benefit by adding another middle-six forward. Acquiring Coleman wo...
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The Ottawa Senators have been fairly quiet this season, and with the changing landscape of the standings, they have gone from being in the top three of the Atlantic Division to second last in the Eastern Conference in a matter of a couple of days. Just as fast as they fell, they can rise again and have the team to do so. With Brady Tkachuk, the team still isn't at full health because Shane Pinto and Thomas Chabot are currently injured, but are looking for some upgrades to really deepen their t...
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The Los Angeles Kings are where they normally are in the standings, hanging around the second or third spot in their division. Making the playoffs hasn't typically been an issue, but doing anything when they get there has. Each season, it seems to be something different that they come up short with against the Edmonton Oilers, but as we're only 30 games into the season, there's no guarantee that the Kings play the Oilers in the first round of the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. Regard...
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The Anaheim Ducks are in a bit of goalie trouble, but fortunately, management thought ahead and signed Ville Husso to a two-year, $2.2 million AAV deal to be the third string goalie because they had more than enough money to spend. That has paid off already as it's never a bad idea to have a third string goalie with NHL experience or who can play in the NHL if something were to happen. Well, Lukas Dostal has already been out of action, and now Petr Mrazek was announced to be sidelined for 2-3 ...
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Growing speculation around the Buffalo Sabres suggests the team may seriously consider moving goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen this offseason. As reported by David Pagnotta , Luukkonen’s no-trade protection begins in July, making the NHL Draft the natural window for trade discussions. David Pagnotta: Re Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: His no-trade protection kicks in in July; this may be something to look at around the draft; with who they've got right now, with Levi coming up, I think there'...
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For anyone hoping for a surprise early-season trade, the Seattle Kraken have thrown cold water on the idea of moving Mason Marchment. Elliotte Friedman said on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast that while there had been some chatter linking Marchment to teams like the Edmonton Oilers , league sources quickly shut it down. This is exactly what the Stars miss in Mason Marchment. What a fun player. pic.twitter.com/2IJaLa420j — garrett (@POSTGAMEBEERSSS) November 10, 2025 Marchment missed Seatt...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning will have to carry on without their starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The team announced on Monday, Vasilevskiy has been placed on the injured reserve, , and at this time, his injury is a complete mystery. The Russian netminder last played on Dec.2 against the New York Islanders when he allowed two goals. He's since been ruled day-to-day and then missed games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Islanders on Saturday, and will miss his third in a row against ...
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The Colorado Avalanche are off to one of the best starts in NHL history, and they are showing no signs of slowing down. While their roster may be stacked, there are gaps, and look for management to try and upgrade ahead of the trade deadline, as the Avs are all-in this season. On a recent episode of Daily Faceoff Live , Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports joined the program to discuss what could be coming from the Avs this season on the trade market: How much do you just want to stick with this g...
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Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman started a fire storm between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers, after confirming the Oilers did indeed reach out to the Penguins regarding goaltender Tristan Jarry. While talks certainly took place, it doesn't sound like anything was accomplished, and according to reporters following the team, don't expect to see a move coming later this season. Josh Yohe of The Athletic is own of the Penguins most in-tuned beat reporters, and Rossi shed some light on wh...
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Out of the National Hockey League now for over two years, Milan Lucic is finally nearing a contract to return to play, but it will be in a surprising destination not exactly known as a hockey hotbed: The U.K. Sounds like Milan Lucic is taking his game overseas. I'm hearing he's signing with a club in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) December 8, 2025 Insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period has reported that Lucic will be signing in the UK's Elite Ice Hoc...
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It's been a tough week for the Utah Mammoth's leading goalscorer Logan Cooley. First, he suffered a scary-looking injury in a knee-on-knee collision back on November 29th, but somehow escaped relatively unscathed. He returned to the lineup for their next game on December 1st. This past Friday night, however, he was involved in another collision, this time with Vancouver Canucks' goaltender Kevin Lankinen—and his goalpost. And now, the diagnosis is much worse, and Cooley will be out "inde...
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The five-time 20-goal scorer wound down his career with a bottom-six depth role split between two teams, but now, at the age of 36, it's time for Wisconsin native Craig Smith to officially hang up the skates. pic.twitter.com/BEniRsON0S — Magnuson Hockey Agency (@Magnusonhockey) December 8, 2025 The Magnuson Hockey Agency, who represented Smith, made the announcement. Smith's humble statement focused on stating how lucky he was to have the career that he had. “I’ll start by saying h...
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