Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas has another tall task ahead of him this upcoming offseason as I’m sure this familiar feeling is getting old.

After the Nashville Predators were swept from the opening round of the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche, Paul Skrbina of The Tennessean raised questions about the club's offseason plans.

Pittsburgh Penguins veteran Sidney Crosby has dominated the league ever since he erupted onto the scene in 2005-06, and it appears the 34-year-old will continue his NHL career for at least a little while longer.

It’s a melancholy annual tradition during the Toronto Maple Leafs’ hiatus from second-round playoff hockey, which extended to 18 years with their Game 7 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last Saturday: the players and management meet with media a few days later for an extended end-of season availability, during which they search for answers as to why they couldn’t get over the hump this time.

Evgeni Malkin has played nearly 1,000 regular-season games and another 177 in the playoffs while establishing himself as one of the most prolific players in recent history.

The Golden Knights fired coach Pete DeBoer on Monday after missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Lane Lambert is the new head coach of the New York Islanders, the team announced Monday.

Throughout May and possibly into June, we'll look at potential candidates for the Flyers' head coaching vacancy.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Minnesota Wild had high expectations for the playoffs following a franchise-best campaign in the 2021-22 NHL season.

Despite relatively low fanfare, one of hockey’s biggest names is set to be become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov has avoided supplemental discipline for a check to the head on Dallas Stars forward Luke Glendening in Game 6 on Friday night, the NHL's department of player safety announced Saturday.

The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to be one of the busiest teams this offseason.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander is about to suit up for his fourth career Game 7, and he's learned a couple lessons along the way.

Bruce Boudreau will be back behind the bench with the Vancouver Canucks next season, the team announced Friday.

Welcome to a weekend of Game 7s. If your favorite team isn’t playing in one, prepare to be entertained.

While the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs has included a few too many blowouts for our liking, it has also provided at least three Game 7s, the ultimate "tension convention."

Montreal Canadiens fans went through a roller coaster of emotions over the last calendar year.

Sidney Crosby had those looks about him in these Stanley Cup playoffs.

Those familiar with him know the signs: a steely, focused stare in his eyes; a pulsating thrust in his skating stride; powerful and indefatigable but also creatively calculating with and without, on or away, from pucks — the complete package.

Now that the draft lottery gave the Chicago Blackhawks some clarity on their draft pick situation, Chicago’s front office’s focus can now shift to their offseason plans more earnestly.

The Vegas Golden Knights suffered a disappointing end to the 2021-22 NHL season, tumbling out of a playoff spot over the final few months.

Darnell Nurse will miss a critical Game 6 of the Edmonton Oilers’ opening round series against the Los Angeles Kings after he was suspended one game by the NHL.

Well, it happened again. The New Jersey Devils got lucky at the draft lottery and will have another top pick at the NHL Entry Draft.

The Montreal Canadiens have won the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery, giving them the first-overall pick in the upcoming entry draft and the chance to select consensus top prospect Shane Wright at an event they are hosting.

This has been a strange first round on a number of fronts. Scoring is up, penalties are being called, teams are holding onto multi-goal leads, the margin of victory has never been higher, and series have never been closer.

You’ve heard the news.

Jeff Blashill will not be behind the Detroit Red Wings’ bench next season, and now the search for Hockeytown’s next head coach has begun.

Could Erik Karlsson or Brent Burns be on the trade block?

Elliotte Friedman reported on Sportsnet yesterday that the San Jose Sharks had “preliminary trade talks” centered around Karlsson early in the season.