With the puck about to drop on the 2024-25 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments. Brief observations: The Edmonton Oilers are all over both our player and team picks for the second consecutive season. From a player standpoint, Connor McDavid is the favorite for both [...]
Hopefully you were able to watch hockey while eating your breakfast or brunch on Saturday. If so, you would have seen the Devils complete the sweep of the Sabres in the two-game Global Series in Prague to start the regular season. In New Jersey’s 3-1 win, Seamus Casey scored his first NHL goal and was [...]
The puck officially dropped on the NHL regular season on Friday with New Jersey defeating Buffalo by a score of 4-1 in Prague. A number of brand-new Devils made a great first impression with their new team in this game, so that’s who I’ll focus on here. Playing in his first game with the Devils, [...]
The majority of players who come to camp on a professional tryout (PTO) won’t be successful on their tryout attempt, but attending Flames’ camp was worth Tyson Barrie’s time. Barrie has landed a one-year contract with the Flames for $1.25 million. The upside for Barrie is that he is able to secure time on the [...]
Patrik Laine’s fresh start with the Canadiens might have to be put on hold for a while. Laine was forced to leave Saturday’s preseason game against Toronto after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Cedric Pare. Following the game, Laine was seen on crutches with a brace on his left knee. Once he is evaluated further, [...]
It’s only the preseason and all of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares are already dealing with injuries. All of the injuries have been described using the words “day-to-day”, “minor”, “dinged up”, and “precautionary,” so none of these players need to be pushed down draft rankings. Just don’t be surprised if one or more [...]
The Canucks were finally able to agree to terms with Kevin Lankinen on Saturday, signing him to a one-year contract worth $875,000. Lankinen played in 24 games with Nashville in 2023-24 as Juuse Saros’s backup, finishing with a solid 11-6-0 record with a 2.82 GAA and .908 SV%. The main takeaway from the Lankinen signing [...]
The Utah Hockey Club has secured a big part of their future, agreeing with Dylan Guenther on an eight-year contract with a cap hit of just over $7 million. This AAV and term serve as proof that Utah really believes in the 21-year-old over the long haul after just 78 NHL games. By also acquiring [...]
Thatcher Demko worked out on the ice on his own before the start of Canucks’ training camp on Thursday. However, he did not participate with his teammates afterward during main camp and would not offer a timetable for his return. The positive from all this is that Demko did not appear to look the part [...]
For the September edition of the Roto Rankings, we are pleased that Bangers Fantasy Hockey has returned with its pre-draft rankings for a second season! As a result, you will notice some major adjustments to our rankings from last month. Since Bangers Fantasy Hockey provides its rankings with or without penalty minutes, we have opted [...]
