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John Hynes Has Everything To Gain In the Second Half
There will be a lot on the line when the Minnesota Wild resume their NHL schedule on Thursday night. The Wild are visiting the Colorado Avalanche in their first game after the Olympic break. They're hanging onto the second spot in the Central Division and looking to hold off the Dallas Stars for any...
How to watch Wisconsin’s game on Wednesday
The Wisconsin Badgers are back in action on Wednesday in a late-night West Coast game against the Oregon Ducks, looking to build off their latest win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. Wisconsin, standing at 19-8 on the season and 11-5 in Big Ten play, is currently sixth in the Big Ten standings with just four games […]
Oilers’ Adam Henrique wants to contribute more as he returns from LTIR
Adam Henrique has scored 20+ goals seven times. He’s scored at least 11 goals in each of his first 14 NHL seasons, but he struggled with only two goals in 43 games before a broken finger forced him to sit out the previous 15 games. Henrique will be activated from LTI after this morning’s skate…
Checking in on Lightning prospects – Part Two
After yesterday’s check-in on the first half of the Lightning’s Top 25 Under 25 for 2025 there are thirteen spots left. Thanks to a trade and some waiver activity, there are only ten players left to take a look at. Roman Schmidt (#12), Niko Huutannen (#9), and Jack Finley (#4) are all now in other organizations. Still, some pretty good names are left, so let’s take a look at how they’re doing this season. 13 Dyllan Gill – Orlando Solar Bears – ECHL 46 games, 2 goals, 9 assists ...
Scouting Jets quarterback Hendon Hooker
Over the last few months, we’ve been taking an in-depth look at some of the late season signings who are under contract for 2026, and futures signings after the end of the season. We continue today with quarterback Hendon Hooker, who was added to the active roster at the end of last season, although he […]
Flyers NCAA prospects who could turn pro this spring
The Philadelphia Flyers season is continuing on. We’re pushing ourselves through the goo of what is likely yet another season without playoffs in Philadelphia and without completely bottoming out to then get excited about a potentially elite talent coming in the draft. But, there is thankfully still a couple things to be excited about. Such as, college players graduating and deciding to start their professional hockey careers. As soon as their season wraps up, college players are fre...
Red Wings & Blues Linked To Huge Trade
The St. Louis Blues have some huge names littering Trade Boards around the NHL as we steam towards the March 6th trade deadline. One of the biggest is 26-year-old center Robert Thomas. The Detroit Red Wings are focused on adding a top-six talent on offense as they battle for position near the top of the Atlantic Division. Could a deal be in the works that would see Thomas transported to the Motor City? According to insider Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet , it's a distinct possibility.&nb...
Wednesday Morning Links
Morning, all! Shawn McFarland is profiling the Rangers top 30 prospects and takes a look at number 29, Braylon Morel, and number 28, Frandel Pineda. Sebastian Walcott had internal brace surgery on his elbow Mk day and is looking at a 4-6 month rehabilitation. Walcott observed that you can’t speed up your recovery just by […]
Musings on Madison, Episode 204 — Olympic reactions and T25U25 prospect rankings
An eventful week of hockey before the NHL returns this week.
Sidney Crosby placed on IR, expected to miss minimum of four weeks
The Penguins provided a Sidney Crosby update, and it wasn’t a good one. The Pens captain has been placed on injured reserve, with the team adding he will be out for a “minimum” of four weeks. Crosby was injured in the Olympics, and reportedly was searching for a brace for his knee while taking an […]
Decision time is nearing for the Leafs on Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton — Latest Trade Deadline Updates
On TSN Insider Trading, Darren Dreger provided the following updates on the Maple Leafs’ deadline approach with their top two pending UFAs, Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann: Dreger: It sounds strange, what I am about to say. It is less about Toronto’s playoff chances and more about the cost-effectiveness of extending certain players like Bobby […] The post Decision time is nearing for the Leafs on Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton — Latest Trade Deadline Updates appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotst...
Breaking: Sidney Crosby Injury Timeline Revealed by Penguins
It's official. The Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff push just took a massive hit. The team has announced that Sidney Crosby has been ruled out for at least four weeks. Crosby is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks. https://t.co/K3WB2aQa9y — Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) February 25, 2026 Crosby suffered a lower-body injury late in the Olympics, in the team’s quarterfinal matchup against Czechia. He missed both the semifinal victory against Finland and the Gold Medal Game l...
Preview: The Avs make a Mammoth return to action tonight!
The Olympic break is finally over! After a three week pause for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the Colorado Avalanche kick off the next phase of their historic 2025 – 2026 campaign for one last(?) visit to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Mammoth. Colorado Avalanche The Avalanche won’t have the luxury of […]
Rising Stars: Offensive contributors
The final two entries of the Rising Stars of the Carolina Panthers series will be dedicated to the players on each side of the football who, while compelling in their own way, have not quite done enough to qualify as a ‘star’. Those who have had an eyebrow-raising game or two, but for one reason […]
Flyers Top 25 Under 25, Winter 2026: #7-5
Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking. This is really where the ranking picks up. In this batch are the clear-cut young NHLers who aren’t the most exciting players — either for reaching their ceiling very ...
NHL Rumors: Canucks Changing Their Stance On Conor Garland
The Vancouver Canucks appear to be shifting their position on Conor Garland as the NHL trade deadline approaches, indicating an interesting change in direction as the organization leans further into a rebuild. For weeks, the message around the league was that Vancouver valued Garland’s leadership and energy and had little interest in moving him. Now, CHEK TV’s Rick Dhaliwal reports the tone has changed, and the Canucks are no longer opposed to dealing the veteran winger if the righ...
GM #57: Winnipeg Jets @ Vancouver Canucks
After a 3 week hiatus due to the 2026 Winter Olympics, the National Hockey League will resume its regular season today with a slate of 8 contests that includes the Winnipeg Jets taking on the Vancouver Canucks. That means that I am back writing about our hockey team again….did you miss me?? I had planned on doing some other articles during the break….but found that I enjoyed taking a step back too much and couldn’t get the motivation to do anything other than a bit of research of prospect Kier...
NHL Rumors: Penguins Could Trade Stuart Skinner Again
The Pittsburgh Penguins may be sitting in a surprising playoff position, but that hasn’t stopped speculation from building around goaltender Stuart Skinner’s future. Despite stabilizing the crease since arriving in the Tristan Jarry deal, Daily Faceoff's Josh Yohe is questioning whether Skinner could be flipped again before the trade deadline as general manager Kyle Dubas continues to prioritize long-term roster planning. Why Stuart Skinner Could Be Traded Again The biggest factor dr...
Should the NHL learn from the Olympics and switch to a 3-2-1-0 standings format?
With the Olympics in the rearview mirror, we’re back to… what was it again? That league with all the teams and the six-month season? Right, the NHL, that was it. The NHL is back. Feel the excitement. But while the Olympic tournament is over and some of us might be eager to move on , now might be a good time to wonder about whether the NHL could learn something from how the tournament was structured. No, I don’t mean using 3-on-3 overtime to settle championships – fans around the world seem to ...
Pre-Scout: Against mixed-up Oilers lineup, the Ducks look to stay hot
Here’s a phrase we haven’t said for a while: it’s an Edmonton Oilers gameday. After three weeks between contests, the Oilers begin a massive roadtrip in western California on Wednesday night, beginning with the Anaheim Ducks. It’s a stretch of three games in four days against division opponents (Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose) who are all…
Hitting the ground running: Maple Leafs at Lightning Preview
Game Fifty-Six: Toronto Maple Leafs (27-21-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-14-4) Time: 7:30 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Home of Gold Medalist Jake Guentzel TV/Stream/Radio: TNT/ HBO Max/ Tru TV, 102.5 FM, Lightning App (audio) Odds: Lightning -230 Know the Opponents: Pension Plan Puppets Twenty-seven games in the next fifty days. Buckle up Bolts’ fans, there is about to be a lot, and we mean, a lot of hockey. Fresh off of the Olympic break, the T...
Samuel Girard the latest to get an opportunity in Pittsburgh
The latest trade made yesterday by the Penguins to acquire Samuel Girard for Brett Kulak was right up the wheelhouse of what Kyle Dubas has been doing for a while now. It’s another move at incremental improvement, flipping a player recently acquired for a younger replacement, while adding another second round draft pick to the […]
NHL Rumors: Flames Set Asking Price For Mackenzie Weegar
The Calgary Flames are firmly in asset-accumulation mode, and if teams want Mackenzie Weegar, the price won’t be cheap. According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen , league executives believe Calgary is seeking a top draft pick plus a high-end prospect or roster player in any potential deal for the veteran defenseman as the March 6 trade deadline approaches. Flames Target Premium Assets in Mackenzie Weegar Trade Interest in Weegar is building across the league as contenders sea...
Bantering Points: 2/25/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
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