Bleacher Report The 2022 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are underway as 16 teams begin their quest to win hockey's greatest prize. Only one will be…
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New Jersey Devils Release Alain Nasreddine and Fire Mark Recchi
All About The Jersey Just after noon today, the New Jersey Devils released a short statement from their official website. They have announced that assistant coaches Alain Nasreddine…
2022 NHL Playoffs Tiers: Where Do All 16 Teams Land?
Bleacher Report Sixteen teams have a chance to win the 2022 Stanley Cup. Some are more likely to pull it off than others. We grouped…
The bandwagon-hopper’s guide to the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Athletic It’s playoff time, and almost everyone knows who they’re rooting for. Almost everyone. Obviously, half the league’s fan bases get to watch their…
Canucks not ready to commit to Bruce Boudreau beyond next season
The Score Bruce, there it isn't? The Vancouver Canucks aren't currently willing to commit to head coach Bruce Boudreau beyond next season, president of hockey operations Jim…
Bruce Boudreau Hoping To Return As Canucks Head Coach
Yardbarker Though it had been trending this way for quite a while, Vancouver Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau made it very clear what his intentions are for…
Winnipeg Jets Not Expected To Retain Coaching Staff
Pro Hockey Rumors The Winnipeg Jets decided that the blame for this season’s collapse was not on general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, or at least not…
8 Questions from a Leafs fan to a Lightning fan
Pension Plan Puppets I knew this series was going to come eventually. As a staff writer for both Pension Plan Puppets and Raw Charge, it’s…
Connor McDavid wins Art Ross, Auston Matthews secures Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy
Sportsnet For the second straight season and fourth time in his career, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will take home the Art Ross Trophy while Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Auston Matthews has captured…
3 reasons Maple Leafs will win the 2022 Stanley Cup
Clutch Points The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to make a deep run in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs after a strong regular season saw…
4 Oilers’ 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions
The Hockey News The Edmonton Oilers are back in the playoffs for the third season in a row and expected to do much better than…
The Maple Leafs Will Trade William Nylander This Offseason
The Hockey Writers In the final game of the season, the head coaches for both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins talked about…
Will the NHL officiating crackdown carry over to the playoffs?
The Athletic It’s an annual rite of spring, as predictable as cherry blossoms in Washington D.C., or freak snowstorms in Western Canada: Complaining about the…
Carey Price’s Playing Future Uncertain
Pro Hockey Rumors Canadiens goaltender Carey Price missed most of the season with knee issues dating back to offseason surgery. While he was able to play in…
Oilers, Rangers to push hard to bring back Evander Kane, Andrew Copp
The Score A pair of playoff-bound teams are hoping to keep their highly successful midseason acquisitions beyond 2021-22. The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers will make concerted efforts…
Sidney Crosby aware this could be last run for Pens’ core: ‘Not going to last forever’
NHL.com Sidney Crosby has played 16 of his 17 NHL seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins as part of a core with Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. That could soon…
Frederik Andersen, Antti Raanta Win William M. Jennings Trophy
Pro Hockey Rumors With the conclusion of their final regular season game tonight, a 3-2 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils at home, Carolina…
10 burning offseason questions facing the NHL’s 16 non-playoff teams
Daily Faceoff The 16-team field is set for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Matchups and home-ice advantage still need to be determined. But that means half…
2022 End of Season NHL Awards Predictions
Bleacher Report Nothing gets NHL fans going like a good debate on awards, and this year is no different. The battle for the NHL's version…
Ryan Whitney Suggests Early Playoff Exit Should Result in Draisaitl Trade
The Hockey Writers After a massive slide during the middle of the season that led to the firing of Dave Tippett, the Edmonton Oilers have…
It’s not just the goal scoring. The other reason Auston Matthews is the MVP frontrunner
The Athletic On the surface, it looked just like any other Auston Matthews performance. Two goals, including the game winner, during a Thursday night win over the Minnesota…
Keys to the offseason for NHL teams, including draft, free-agency game plans
ESPN The 2021-22 NHL season included a great deal of highlights, from the dominance of the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers, to the goal-scoring prowess of Auston Matthews and Chris Kreider,…
NHL playoff watch: Ranking the most likely matchups, from 1-8
The Athletic Credit the Vegas Golden Knights. They sacrificed themselves for the greater good. That’s what the last couple of weeks of the NHL playoff chase have been…
IIHF Withdraws 2023 World Championship From Russia
Pro Hockey Rumors The IIHF has imposed another sanction on the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, this time removing the 2023 World Championship from St. Petersburg. The event…
Maple Leafs to sign Dryden McKay
Sportsnet Dryden McKay, the Hobey Baker Award-winning goaltender from Minnesota State who was recently sanctioned after testing positive for a banned substance, has signed a…
Keys to the offseason for NHL teams, including draft, free-agency game plans
ESPN The 2021-22 NHL season included a great deal of highlights, from the dominance of the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers, to the goal-scoring prowess of Auston Matthews and Chris Kreider,…
NHL Trade Deadline impact on Stanley Cup Playoffs debated
NHL.com Five weeks is a big enough sample size to dissect the impact of the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline and discuss which team landed the…