Let’s not waste any time and start with the juicy stuff, shall we? According to multiple sources, Toronto and Vegas have been in conversation about a Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, although the deal has not been completed at the time of writing. A sign-and-trade would allow the Golden Knights to sign Marner to a maximum eight-year [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick. (The Kings then traded the third-round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick.) Spence is a 24-year-old defenseman with offensive upside, having [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have traded goalie John Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings for Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second-round pick, and a 2026 fourth-round pick. After years of rumors, the Ducks finally pulled the trigger on a Gibson trade. A cap hit of $6.4 million with multiple years remaining made it difficult for teams to [...]
Winners of the draft lottery, the New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL’s Erie Otters with the first overall pick. Schaefer has all of the tools to be a star NHL defenseman, including skating, scoring upside, ability to control play, defensive acumen, character, and leadership. He has also dealt with adversity, having [...]
Chicago and Seattle made a one-for-one swap on Saturday, with the Blackhawks receiving Andre Burakovsky and the Kraken receiving Joe Veleno. Burakovsky is the more established NHLer of the two, having scored 20 goals twice in his career. However, his five-year contract with a cap hit of $5.5 million hasn’t paid off for the Kraken, [...]
Jonathan Toews is coming home. The Winnipeg Jets announced that Toews has agreed to sign with the Jets, although the signing cannot be formally announced until July 1. Toews has not played for the past two seasons for health reasons, and he also missed the entire 2020-21 “bubble” season due to COVID-19. In other words, [...]
Florida 5, Edmonton 2 (Panthers lead Stanley Cup Final 3-2) Brad Marchand continues to add to his legend. With two goals in the Panthers’ Game 5 victory, Marchand has scored six of his 10 playoff goals in the Stanley Cup Final. He now has 10 two-goal playoff games in his career, and he has joined [...]
Because one of the teams has a local connection to me, I'll give you Calder Cup updates as long as I can provide them on my Ramblings days. Game 1 in the Calder Cup Final went to double overtime, with Danila Klimovich breaking the deadlock to give the Abbotsford Canucks (Vancouver’s AHL affiliate) a 4-3 [...]
Spencer Carbery has been named the winner of the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s best coach. Carbery unexpectedly led the Capitals to the best record in the Eastern Conference (51-22-9) following a season where they barely qualified for the postseason. One could argue that Carbery was aided by the offseason acquisitions of Pierre-Luc [...]
Panthers 5, Oilers 4 (series tied 1-1) Brad Marchand made his breakaway opportunities count during Game 2. Marchand scored both of his goals on breakaways, with his second goal of the game the game-winner in the second overtime period of Game 2 on Friday. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1931206268900819147 Marchand had an impressive game with two goals, a plus-3, [...]
