The Carolina Hurricanes over the last few years have given themselves a reputation for having one of the best defenses in the league. Whether that be offensively or defensively, maybe a mix of both, the Hurricanes know how to unlock the potential that players did not know they had. Either from a younger player or
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Welcome to the Nashville Predators‘ All-Time 25 in 25. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers will unveil the top 25 players in franchise history in honor of the organization’s 25th anniversary. Starting Sept. 18, we will unveil a new player every day until the Predators’ home opener at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 12. Join us along for the ride
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Mitch Love had a major decision to make this summer. Love went into the offseason fresh off winning the Louis A.R. Pieri Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the second consecutive season. He led the Calgary Wranglers to a league-best 51-17-3-1 mark last season and his second consecutive Pacific Division
NHL Network: Steve Konroyd and Mike Rupp on unrestricted free agent Phil Kessel who is still looking for a team this season. Kessel is eight points away from 1,000. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Konroyd: “I look at that and I see Phil Kessel and I can’t believe he’s eight points shy of a 1,000. He still
The Edmonton Oilers are going to win the 2024 Stanley Cup. Granted, I predicted that the Oilers would win the 2023 Stanley Cup, which they very much did not. In fact, my preseason championship prognostications have become something of a curse. As is tradition, I reached out to the general manager of my Stanley Cup
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll discuss Max Domi’s addition to the Maple Leafs by highlighting his passionate and gritty style of play. So far, he’s looked as good as Tyler Bertuzzi to my eyes and has the potential to bring versatility and strength to the team. However, he’s got
Is it Oct. 10 yet? With the roster pared down to 26 players and not a ton at stake beyond finalizing the group that will suit up opening night, the NHL preseason seems to be dragging with about a week to go until the Stanley Cup banner is raised at T-Mobile Arena. In the meantime,
The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Samuel Fagemo off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. Fagemo, 23, collected 23 goals and nine assists for 32 points in 56 games for the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season, while adding two goals and an assist in nine NHL games with the Kings. He notched his first career
Oct 3, 2023, 03:36 PM ET Forward Derek Stepan, who became the fourth player in league history to record a hat trick in his NHL debut, announced his retirement Tuesday after 13 NHL seasons with four different teams. Stepan, 33, made an immediate impact to start his NHL career, scoring three times against former Vezina
Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. The Tampa Bay Lightning head into the final week of the preseason still reeling from the news that they will be without star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy for the next
The Buffalo Sabres had an impressive season last year. The team narrowly missed out on a playoff spot by one point, falling just behind the Florida Panthers. Now, the organization is determined to put an end to its 12-season playoff drought. From both the inside and outside, you have to believe the Sabres can make
Connor Bedard thinks hockey fans are probably sick of hearing about Connor Bedard. The No. 1 pick at June’s NHL draft, the sport’s most talked about prospect since Connor McDavid, has been mentioned as a potential “Next One” since age 13. And after Bedard dominated junior hockey on both the national and international stage the
The Iowa Wild have signed forward Mason Shaw to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Shaw, 24, enters his seventh pro season in 2023-24, spent entirely with the Wild organization. Last year, he was named captain of the Iowa club and played in two games before being recalled to Minnesota, where he recorded seven goals
Admittedly, the concept of a “goalie tandem” is becoming increasingly archaic in the NHL. For example, the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights used five different goalies last season and had three of them available in the playoffs. “Goalie quintet rankings” does have a nice ring to it. So in building our list for the
Ottawa Senators general manager (GM) Pierre Dorion recently offered presumed star centreman Shane Pinto a one-year, $1 million contract according to Hockey Night in Canada’s (HNIC) Elliotte Friedman. The Pinto camp should take that offer and get the 22-year-old back to training camp. Pronto. Before Pinto fans start to light their hair on fire and
The New Jersey Devils headed into the Oct. 2 showdown against the New York Islanders undefeated in preseason play. With three games in five days this week, head coach Lindy Ruff deployed a lineup consisting of two lines of NHL sure bets and a bottom six made up largely of hopefuls. The Islanders instead chose
Many young hockey fans are eager to get a glimpse of their hometown hero as Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins are in Nova Scotia. The Penguins held a practice at Cole Harbour Place on Sunday morning ahead of their sold out NHL pre-season game against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax Monday
The Pittsburgh Penguins have claimed forward Jansen Harkins off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets. Harkins scored a team-high 25 goals and added 25 assists for 50 points in just 44 games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose last season. He added four goals and three assists to lead the team in scoring during their five-game Calder