As the NHL's Holiday Roster Freeze was lifted as of Sunday morning, several teams around the league have made some moves. The Edmonton Oilers have placed Noah Philp on waivers for the purpose of an assignment to AHL Bakersfield. However, with a face-off win percentage of 56.9%, and the dearth of available centers around the league, there's a chance that he could be claimed by another team, saving him a trip back to the minors. Philp is a defensive-minded, fourth-line center ...
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The Ottawa Senators have announced that struggling goaltender Linus Ullmark has taken a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. Linus Ullmark is taking a leave of absence from the Ottawa Senators for personal reasons. Statement below: pic.twitter.com/MZz1N0sJec — Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) December 28, 2025 The Sens say that the goaltender will be away from the team indefinitely. “Linus has the full support of our organization during this time,” said Senators GM St...
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The Minnesota Wild continue to make roster moves, this time around on a much different level than the Quinn Hughes trade. The Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a deal on Sunday, seeing Boris Katchouk heading to Minnesota in exchange for Michael Milne. #mnwild acquire Boris Katchouk from the Lightning for Michael Milne. 179 career NHL games for Katchouk, who is heading to Iowa — Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 28, 2025 Katchouk, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Lightning. He'...
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The Calgary Flames are just three points out of a playoff spot and there's still plenty of opportunity to become a playoff team this season after a horrible start. Not many teams are out of the race yet and the Flames have been shown continued support that they can become a playoff contender without retooling in a big way or having to rebuild. Rasmus Andersson is one of a few big-name Flames that have been constantly surrounded with trade rumors, and he does seem like the most likely consideri...
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Two offseasons ago, the Washington Capitals shook up their roster and set a standard of how good they are going to be moving forward. The Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson era isn't over just yet, but it's approaching quickly and the team is expecting to stay very competitive for a long time longer. With what the Capitals have done, they are in a good position, with not only who's on their roster, but who's in the system as well. Some of those prospects and picks can be used to upgrade, but other...
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The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs may be two of the biggest rivals in the NHL, but that doesn't mean they don't ever do business together. Last season ahead of the deadline the two teams pulled off a blockbuster deal involving Brandon Carlo, Fraser Minten and two draft picks, and this season, their next deal could involve Leafs' winger Matias Maccelli. The Maple Leafs have Maccelli on the trade market, even though he's back in their lineup and producing on the team's second line. Macce...
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Pete DeBoer was hearing his name all over the Toronto media landscape and wanted to get out ahead of it. With the struggles ongoing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and one assistant coach fired in Marc Savard, DeBoer was hearing his name as a replacement for head coach Craig Berube. DeBoer had been on the other side of this throughout his career, so he felt it was important to reach out to Berube and still the waters. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday. One other thing that happen...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and defenseman JJ Moser have agreed on a big, long-term extension. Insider Elliotte Friedman tells us it'll be an eight-year extension with a $6.75M AAV. Good afternoon…belated Christmas gift in Tampa Bay for JJ Moser, who is having a great season. Hearing he is closing in on an eight-year, $6.75M AAV extension with the Lightning. — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 27, 2025 Moser, in his second year with the Bolts, is having a tremendous season, with a plus/min...
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After their wild 7-5 win against Czechia in the World Junior Hockey Championships opener, Team Canada did not shake the hands of their opponents before departing the ice. This was not a good look for the Canadian team, and Hockey Canada has had to issue a public apology on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/FYFgem60ng — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 27, 2025 "Following last night's game, Canada's junior hockey team skated off the ice before shaking hands with Czechia. Hockey Canada takes full ...
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Yegor Chinakhov has been looking for a new start since before the 2025-26 season even began, but Christmas has come and gone, and the disgruntled forward got nothing but coal in his stockings from the Columbus Blue Jackets . He's still in Raleigh. And in the two games since the arrival of Mason Marchment in a trade, Chinakhov has played seven minutes in the first contest, and was a healthy scratch in the other (making way in the lineup for Miles Wood, and, of course, Marchment). The fifth-year...
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Pending unrestricted free agent Connor Murphy has been a good foot soldier for the Chicago Blackhawks for 8 1/2 years now, logging an average of close to 20 minutes of ice time over the course of his time there. The two-way defenseman is a physical, veteran presence, always good for 100+ hits and blocked shots per season. Insider Chris Johnston writes in The Athletic, with Murphy being a legitimate trade candidate at the upcoming deadline, " The Blackhawks could certainly do right by Mur...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have greatly underperformed based on expectations and aren't in a good place. They are constantly in rumors looking to trade some of their depth forwards, but nothing continues to happen. They have players on down years and a GM that many fans don't believe in after most of the moves haven't turned out good. While smaller pieces are thought of as the easier play to move, the Maple Leafs may have to go bigger. There is a trade partner that has emerged within their divisi...
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The Ottawa Senators are one point out of a playoff spot in a very tight race from top to bottom in the Eastern Conference. They got over the hump and finally got into the playoffs last season, so this is a season where they feel like they have to build off of that. The team is pretty strong, having to deal with injuries to Brady Tkachuk and Thomas Chabot, most notably, but they are set for a stronger second half. With that being said, additions are needed to bolster the team. David Pagnotta sa...
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The Florida Panthers are going to be buyers, as per usual, ahead of the trade deadline in March, and there's plenty of insiders who feel most of their leg work will be done before the Olympic break. This means the Panthers could be pulling off a huge trade in January, and they could be once again, involved with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Panthers have been linked to Blackhawks defenceman Connor Murphy, who is a pending unrestricted free-agent and someone who will be dangled ahead of the deadl...
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The 2026 Olympics from Milan are fast approaching, and there's a lot of excitement in the air in Canada, as the men's hockey roster will be named on December 31. It's the first time in 12 years the best players in the world are going to the Olympics, and with a loaded roster expected for Canada, they'll look to carry on their momentum from the 4 Nations Faceoff. What we do know is there's already been a handful of players named to the roster, you'll see them in bold below. Here's our final Tea...
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Some teams in the NHL enjoy sustained success, but others can't get their rebuild or retool right and miss the playoffs for many years in a row. Some are more unfortunate than others because teams that were in similar positions pass them by and are contenders first. Much of the NHL standings are close and there are certain teams in great position to finally get over the hump into the playoffs, but strong second half performances can get others who have had a rough go in finally as well. Detroi...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have been busy of late on the NHL's trade market, and there's a few different reports out there stating they are far from finished. The Blue Jackets have disgruntled forward Yegor Chinakhov who has asked for a trade months ago, and now, he's being linked to a familiar face with the Buffalo Sabres. According to The Athletic's Chris Johnston, Chinakhov could be on the way out and look for the Sabres to be heavily involved. You won’t find anyone in the NHL more familiar ...
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The Edmonton Oilers have a couple of things to take care of before the trade deadline. And one insider is suggesting that they're looking to make a big splash on defense. Reminiscent of what they did at the 2023 deadline. In March of that season, the Oilers brought in Mattias Ekholm, who completely transformed the Edmonton blueline, pairing up with—and unleashing—Evan Bouchard, while helping to lead the team to two straight Stanley Cup Finals. David Pagnotta feels they're loo...
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If Marc-Andre Fleury wants to play NHL hockey this season, he'll have every opportunity to. Fleury's name has been making the rounds of late, and there's been multiple reports stating he's been contacted about making a comeback for numerous teams. Fleury, 41, signed a one-week contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins before this season started, and had himself a great week 'retiring' as a Penguin, which included playing in one preseason game. It gave Fleury one last chance to play alongside Sidne...
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The Nashville Predators are going to be entering sell mode, where the Montreal Canadiens will be buying all day long, and these two teams have been linked to a trade by one of the biggest hockey insiders in the game. The Athletic's Chris Johnston sees the Canadiens as a perfect landing spot for Predators' veteran forward Jonathan Marchessault. The 34-year-old winger has three seasons left on his contract at $5.5 million AAV, and owns a full no-movement clause. This is a move that would c...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't take long to replace Marc Savard on their bench, as the team announced they've promoted Steve Sullivan to assistant coach. Sullivan joins the Leafs bench from the AHL's Toronto Marlies. He'll replace Savard, who was running the power play, which was ranked last in the entire NHL at just over 13% efficiency. Once Savard was let go on December 22, Brad Treliving made it clear the team wasn't hiring anyone externally, and that's exactly the case as Sullivan gets pro...
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His role with the team has been greatly diminished over the past couple of months, and now David Tomasek is officially finished with the Edmonton Oilers . The team will be placing him on waivers on Sunday (at the end of the NHL's Holiday Roster Freeze period) for the purpose of contract termination. Once he officially clears waivers, he will be heading back to the Swedish Hockey League. Oilers and Tomasek mutually agree to part ways. He’s going back to SHL, but has to clear NHL wai...
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The Los Angeles Kings have been kicked out of the top-3 in their division and recently traded Phillip Danault after things went south quickly. Danault has completely lost his scoring touch and has just five assists in 31 games this season (30 with LA). The second/third line two-way center at least still has his defensive game, and that's why the Montreal Canadiens traded for him, but he wasn't adding to the offense that the Kings needed, in LA. The team reportedly turned down offers to get a p...
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The Seattle Kraken are in an interesting spot. It's tough to pin down their direction as they came in as a struggling expansion team, shocked everyone in their second season, and then are back to a non-playoff team, but also not a lottery team either. The Kraken have plenty of good young talent, but also tradeable veterans to alter their roster and bring in more futures and open up space. In the 2024 offseason, the Kraken brought in Chandler Stephenson and Brandon Montour, but it didn't push t...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have had somewhat of a nightmare season and are second-last in the Eastern Conference with 37 points (16-15-5). There have been plenty of injuries, underperforming players, and assistant coach Marc Savard already let go, but more is going to be in store for the Maple Leafs if they don't go on a run very soon. The next to go will have to be head coach Craig Berube, despite comments that Berube and GM Brad Treliving are safe. Organizations will always say that until it ge...
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