With the 2019-20 NHL season firmly in the rearview mirror for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s time we turn our attention to the upcoming offseason. It will be a bit strange, since it’s in the fall and it’s shorter than usual, but the feel is that Columbus is ready to make a move to shake
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In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation surrounding defenseman Zdeno Chara. Was Monday’s loss his last game in the NHL? Might it have been his last game for the Boston Bruins? Meanwhile, TSN’s Frank Servalli has added two key names to his recent Trade Bait Board, both of whom are from the Winnipeg Jets.
2:33 AM ET The Dallas Stars emphatically defended goalie Ben Bishop, whose disastrous first period led to a 6-3 win for the Colorado Avalanche as they avoided elimination in Game 5 on Monday night in Edmonton. Bishop, the team’s starting goaltender in the regular season, made his first start in 18 days for the Stars
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed center Joel Kellman to a two-year contract. Kellman, 26, split the 2019-20 season between the Sharks and the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda. He posted four goals and 12 assists for 16 points in 25 AHL contests, along with three goals and four assists for seven points in 31 NHL
While minor hockey federations get closer and closer to the start of the traditional hockey season — a season that could start without traditional hockey — the federation with the biggest complications could well be the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association. “Ideally, we want to be opened up everywhere but it’s the local health departments that
The Tampa Bay Lighting can book their flight to Edmonton. Victor Hedman’s shot at 14:10 of the second overtime went in through a crowd as the Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday to win their second-round series 4-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference final. Anthony Cirelli and Ondrej Palat scored in regulation
Wounds are still fresh after the Carolina Hurricanes were thumped by the Boston Bruins in Round 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and although their quest for the Cup is over, general manager (GM) Don Waddell hasn’t stopped to rest. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts, the Hurricanes may be looking for an
Pekka Rinne was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft at 258th overall. He has since become the franchise leader in wins, shutouts, has been an All-Star four times, Vezina finalist three times and Vezina winner once in 2018. That is incredible value for a player who had 257 players selected
7:00 AM ET Once again, it’s elimination Monday. The Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins — two popular Stanley Cup picks — both need to win out in their series, or they’ll leave the bubble. That also means the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning are a win away from making it to the conference finals.
The Vegas Golden Knights have hired Manny Viveiros as the first head coach of the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights. Viveiros joins the Golden Knights organization with 13 years of coaching experience, most recently as head coach of the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs in 2019-20. He was an assistant with the Edmonton Oilers in 2018-19,
EDMONTON—Vegas forward Max Pacioretty, set back by injury in the return to play tournament, found his groove Sunday and put the Vancouver Canucks deep in the ditch in the NHL playoffs. Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period to beat the Canucks
Max Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period and beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday night. The Golden Knights took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven second-round series. With a win in Game 5 on Tuesday, Vegas can eliminate Vancouver, the
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at some of the recent rumblings emerging from and about the team throughout the NHL world. Specifically, I’ll consider the impact of the flat salary cap on the work of Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas as well as how it might impact
After a long battle with cancer, NHL legend and Hall of Fame member Dale Hawerchuk left this world on August 18, 2020. He left behind a legacy that will affect the game of hockey for years and possibly decades to come. For me personally, his passing carries a little bit of extra sadness. Hawerchuk was
3:19 AM ET After two weeks without a game and one controversial tweet from his agent, Marc-Andre Fleury returned to the crease to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to within a victory of advancing to the Western Conference Final. Fleury made 28 saves in the Golden Knights’ 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game
Jean Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal 7:18 into the third period and the New York Islanders moved within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Brock Nelson scored twice, both set up by Josh Bailey, and the Islanders gained a 3-1
Brock Nelson scored twice Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in Game 4 in Toronto. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period for the sixth-seeded Islanders, who seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Heading into the 2020 NHL trade deadline, it was clear that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be buyers. With a stockpile of draft capital and a playoff position all but locked in, Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois had the pieces in place to make a big splash. What BriseBois should trade for was debated, of