After not being allowed to play in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympic Games, NHL players will participate in the 2026 and 2030 Games. NHLers did not represent their country in the 2018 Winter Olympics because the league was unable to reach an agreement with the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA), the International Ice
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The 2023-24 NHL regular season is just one month away, much to the excitement of all hockey fans. However, there are still several notable free agents still without contracts even with the season being so near. Interestingly, many of these free agents are former Rangers. As a result, let’s take a look at each player
The New York Rangers made a splash today, naming Peter Laviolette their new head coach. Although general manager (GM) Chris Drury has now secured his coach, the team remains uncertain as fans wait to see what moves are made to stay under the salary cap while fielding a team that can compete for a Stanley
The New York Rangers’ most important player was hit in the mask with a puck during practice Monday. After leaning over momentarily in pain, star goaltender Igor Shesterkin slammed his stick against the glass, an act that brought mostly relief from his team as he expressed frustration rather than any indication he was hurt. Such
General manager Chris Drury did the inevitable by trading long-time New York Rangers’ backup, Alexandar Georgiev to the Colorado Avalanche. To many, that move was easily predictable, but the part most questioned was who would replace him. That answer was found in veteran netminder Jaroslav Halak, who the Rangers inked to a one-year deal worth
If Mike Smith retires, what would the Edmonton Oilers do in net? Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic: 40-year-old Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith has another year let on his contract and played through multiple injuries all season. “Playing through injuries for the majority of the season is not easy,” Smith said. “I don’t know where
The Sabres may need to add a stop-gap goalie this offseason Lance Lysowski of the Buffalo News: Looking ahead, goaltending is a little bit of an uncertainty for the Buffalo Sabres after this season. They have four pending UFA goalies in Craig Anderson, Dustin Tokarski, Aaron Dell and Malcolm Subban. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the
Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has one of the best save percentages in the NHL so far this season. He’s their No. 1 now and it could lead to some decisions to make with Semyon Varlamov this offseason. Indications are that they may want to keep him next season
Semyon Varlamov, Scott Mayfield and other Islanders’ assets Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: The dilemma for Lou Lamoriello is quite real. He has some definite assets that can gain a nice return on this NHL Trade Deadline market. Does Lamoriello make some moves to maximize and retool? Both Semyon Varlamov and Scott Mayfield have a
Some pending UFAs who could be on the move Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Pending UFAs that might find themselves available ahead of the trade deadline include Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tomas Hertl, Phil Kessel, Joe Pavelski and John Klingberg. Giroux holds the hammer on if he’ll be traded for not. If Fleury wants to be traded, the Washington Capitals, Colorado
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Gord Miller of TSN is one of just many media members commenting on the Evander Kane situation. He notes, “ From what I hear, he’ll have a contract with a new team by the end of the week.” Miller isn’t the only one who is following the situation closely. Michael
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is a report that defenseman John Klingberg has asked the Dallas Stars for a trade. Meanwhile, the Arizona Coyotes aren’t just getting trade interest in Jakob Chychrun. They have another forward who teams are asking about. Are the Vancouver Canucks willing to trade goaltender Jaroslav Halak, and are the
Report that John Klingberg asks the Dallas Stars for a trade David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Sources are saying that Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg has asked for a trade. The Stars and the pending UFA were talking about an eight-year contract extension this past offseason and into October, but the sides were far
Last night, the Boston Bruins played what seemed to be their most dominant hockey in a win over the Washington Capitals. Going into the game, the Capitals had gotten the better of the Bruins the previous game in a 3-2 shootout result. However, this time around would be anything but close, with the Bruins steam-rolling the Capitals for a 5-1
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price finally has his Jaroslav Halak. He just goes by Jake Allen instead. After years of failing to properly insulate and rest Price, the Habs took a large step in the right direction by acquiring Allen from the St. Louis Blues. Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin got Allen and a 2022
As the Tampa Bay Lightning were preparing for the 2020 NHL Playoffs, there was nothing but uncertainty surrounding hockey. Between the difficulties of bubble life, to the insanity that could be the play-in/ Round Robin games, there were far more questions than answers. Now, as we start Round 2 of the playoffs, things appear to
Prior to a pivotal Eastern Conference First Round Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Saturday, it was announced that Boston Bruins’ Vezina Trophy finalist goaltender Tuukka Rask was opting out of the rest of the playoffs. That means that backup goalie Jaroslav Halak is going to be the main guy going forward for the
For Boston Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak, it was clearly more about quality with his latest one-year, $2.25 million extension than quantity. Regardless, he got some of the latter too. Halak’s Career Highs and Lows Halak could have theoretically made more come free agency (whenever that will be), term especially. Nevertheless, the 35-year-old will get a