The debate over Anthony Duclair‘s decision to cut his dreadlocks and shave his beard after signing with the New York Islanders highlights the complexity of team grooming policies, especially in a diverse city like New York. Islanders’ GM Lou Lamoriello is known for enforcing strict grooming rules. He’s always had these rules for his team.
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At the end of their season, the Pittsburgh Penguins showed that they have the potential to be a serious contender in 2024-25. However, they still have a lot of work to do this summer. There are a few different areas in need of help, but perhaps the biggest focus should be on the bottom six.
Since the All-Star Break, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been inconsistent at best and plain bad at worst. The team is 9-8, and on three separate occasions, they have lost at least two games in a row. Conversely, they also have won at least two games in a row three separate times. Clearly, general manager
On March 7, the San Jose Sharks traded winger Anthony Duclair and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defensive prospect Jack Thompson and a 2024 third-round pick. The forward is in the last season of a $3 million contract that will make him an unrestricted free agent (UFA) this
The San Jose Sharks hosted the Anaheim Ducks for the final time this season on Thursday. Before warmups even concluded, things got interesting. Ilya Lubushkin was pulled in favor of Jackson LaCombe last minute due to pending trade discussions. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before the game even began. In a game that
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are speculated to have set their price for a Jake Guentzel trade. Meanwhile, the Seattle Kraken might be looking to try and re-sign Jordan Eberle versus trade him. The San Jose Sharks aren’t getting a lot of trade deadline action. Finally, what’s Morgan Rielly looking at in
The New York Rangers have entered the All-Star Break in a strong position as they find themselves atop the Metropolitan Division with a two-point gap on the second-place Carolina Hurricanes. While the All-Star Weekend wasn’t expected to be busy as teams take a break and try to get refreshed for the second half of the
The New York Rangers continued to pile up the points when they faced the San Jose Sharks on Dec. 3 – and also witnessed an excellent audition from a possible trade target for a few months from now. Not lost in the wild nature of the Blueshirts’ 6-5 nail-biting home win over the Sharks, which
Jonathan Huberdeau’s time as a Calgary Flame has been nothing short of a disaster so far. Coming into the organization, there was plenty of excitement thanks to the 115-point season he was coming off of with the Florida Panthers. Any hopes of him replicating that success were quickly shot down, however. Jonathan Huberdeau, Calgary Flames
Earlier last week, we looked at potential defensemen the New Jersey Devils could keep an eye on as trade targets throughout the 2023-24 season. Today, we’ll review some wingers, a position group with a better chance of being a priority for general manager Tom Fitzgerald ahead of the 2024 trade deadline. With Tomáš Tatar still
The Florida Panthers needed to clear out some cap space on the first day of free agency and to do that, they were going to have to give up an impactful asset to do so. Anthony Duclair, who was a bit of a journeyman in his younger years, finally settled in and truly broke out
The odds seemed to be stacked against the New York Rangers going into the 2013 NHL Draft. Team executives had the luxury of staying close to home that year, with the league’s 51st edition of the draft being held at the Prudential Center, home of the area-rival New Jersey Devils. That, however, appeared to be
In this edition of Chicago Blackhawks‘ News and Rumors, three of the team’s prospects are set to compete in the Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) Memorial Cup, while the organization confirmed this summer’s development camp will take place solely off-ice. The Blackhawks also reportedly denied the Pittsburgh Penguins the chance to interview associate general manager (AGM)
With the 2022-23 season now past the midway point, we are beginning to get a clearer picture as to who will be buyers, and who will be sellers come the trade deadline. For the Edmonton Oilers and Ken Holland, their stance as a buyer has been known since the beginning of the season, as they
At some point, the Florida Panthers are going to have to trade one of their forwards to clear cap space for when Anthony Duclair and Patric Hornqvist return from injury. That means someone of value is going to be moved and the Calgary Flames can take full advantage of that. Since the offseason, general manager
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Scouting the Canucks and Islanders on Tuesday Jeff Paterson: Scouts listed to attend Tuesday’s game between the Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders were the New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes, Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings. Trades aren’t easy to do,
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway James van Riemsdyk available for trade Sportsnet: Jeff Marek on 32 Thoughts on Philadelphia Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “Someone to keep our eyes on is James van Riemsdyk of the Philadelphia Flyers. Having a really nice season
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway The Oilers internally talking about John Klingberg and Joel Edmundson TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that the Edmonton Oilers are looking to be buyers closer to the March 3rd NHL trade deadline and they are looking at improving their blue line. “A