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 [...]
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, [...]
The Dallas Stars had their year-end press conference on Saturday. As expected, Pete DeBoer’s replacement of Jake Oettinger in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final was brought up. Both DeBoer and Oettinger said all the right things about their relationship, but another comment that DeBoer made was interesting. DeBoer revealed that the team discussed [...]
Two days after their elimination at the hands of the Panthers, the Hurricanes held their year-end press conferences. Some takeaways from the interviews: Seth Jarvis said he had re-injured his shoulder early in the season after rehabilitation in the offseason. He plans to rehab his shoulder again without surgery. Jarvis could be playing for Canada [...]
