This installment of the Eastern Edge offseason series tackles its final four Eastern Conference teams: the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals, both recently ousted in the second round, alongside the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers, two powerhouses still vying for Stanley Cup contention in the Eastern Conference Final. Carolina Hurricanes – New GM, New [...]
Today we’ll continue our Eastern Edge offseason series by tackling the next quartet of teams in alphabetical order – those that punched their playoff tickets only to bow out in Round 1: the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning. After dissecting the eight clubs that never made it to April, [...]
Today we will continue our series addressing some of the biggest questions facing each Eastern Conference team this offseason. This column will mark the halfway point of the conference, completing eight of the sixteen teams in alphabetical order – and funnily enough, it will also be the eight teams who missed the playoffs. We’ll dive [...]
Today, we begin by addressing the offseason question marks facing each NHL team as they head into the summer. This week, we'll focus on four of the teams that missed the playoffs, many of whom face significant challenges. Next week, we'll turn our attention to the remaining four non-playoff teams, and then we'll move on [...]
Capping off last week’s Young Players Who Might See a Regular Role in 2025-26 article where we covered top prospects who could potentially see 60 or more games (25 for goalies) in the 2025-26 season. We started with the alphabetical first half of teams in the Eastern Conference and top prospects in each organization, and [...]
To pair with the theme Grant is diving into in the Wild West column, let’s take a look at some young players on rosters in the East who could play 60 games (25 for goalies) or more in 2025-26 in the NHL, not including players who played 40 or more games in 2024-25. We’ll carve [...]
The Eastern Conference has been a masterclass lately in team resilience, competition and individual brilliance. The playoffs are currently around 15 games away for most clubs, and the competition to get in has been heating up. Alex Ovechkin is steadily chasing history—he’s now just eight goals shy of breaking the all-time record. On March 15, [...]
The playoff race is heating up in the Eastern Conference, and the past week has provided no shortage of compelling storylines. From Alex Ovechkin closing in on history to major shake-ups across contending teams, every game carries weight as the postseason looms over nearly half a dozen Eastern squads. In Washington, Ovechkin inches closer to [...]
Trade deadline could potentially reshape a lot of the Eastern Conference, as teams have already begun to make changes, additions and improvements to their respective rosters. Let’s get into our final Eastern Edge before the NHL’s trade deadline this Friday. The Florida Panthers made the latest – and arguably most significant – splash over the [...]
After a much-needed Four Nations break, the NHL is back in action. Without an All-Star Game to mark the pause, the usual sense of a midseason reset feels a little different this year. That natural transition into the final stretch of the season isn’t as pronounced as in previous years—at least, not personally. All 32 [...]
