Auston Matthews was forced out of the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night after a brutal knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas. Radko Gudas received a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for kneeing Auston Matthews. Matthews has since left the game 🤕 pic.twitter.com/E8lc8MjvJh — Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 13, 2026 "Matthews was in serious distress", as noted by TSN colour commentator Mike Johnson. The captain was in plenty of pain and wasn't putting an...
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Yes, we know the NHL trade deadline passed last Friday at 3:00pm Eastern. But trades can still be made with the restriction that p layers acquired after the deadline are ineligible to play in any remaining regular-season games or the Stanley Cup Playoffs for their new team. With that, the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a trade of three AHL players. TRADE: #LGRW acquire F Michael Milne and F Wocjiech Stachowiak from #GoBolts for D Ian Mitchell — NHL News (...
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With each new pending UFA signing an extension, the smile grows larger for Alex Tuch of the Buffalo Sabres. With the extension signed by Nick Schmaltz with the Utah Mammoth this past week, Tuch is all alone as the top star forward available on the UFA market this summer. By a long shot. He can essentially write his own ticket. But the Western New York-born Tuch, in his heart, wants to stay where he is, especially with the insane heater the Buffalo Sabres have been on for the last few mon...
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When forward Artemi Panarin signed in New York, he was one of the premier free agents in 2019. Leaving the Columbus Blue Jackets after sweeping the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first-round, he was highly coveted, and he chose to seek greener pastures after all was said and done. His friend Sergei Bobrovsky would exercise his rights to escape to Florida. The difference between the two is that Bobrovsky has two Stanley Cups to his name, while Panarin has nothing but disappointment to ...
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The Calgary Flames got themselves a nice addition to their pipeline on Thursday, signing top U.S. college free agent Tyson Gross—a hometown kid. The Calgary Flames have signed the most sought-after college free agent, Tyson Gross. The 23-year-old centre is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound Calgary native who was captain at St Cloud State. He sits top 20 in scoring in the nation and will make his NHL debut before season’s end. The… — Eric Francis (@EricFrancis) March 12, 2026 Gross, 23, is a 6'3" center wh...
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We had heard in the days leading up to the trade deadline that pending unrestricted free agent Corey Perry wanted to stay in L.A. He did not want to be a trade deadline casualty and was willing and hoping to sign an extension for next season. The Kings seemed to be on board with that. But then, seemingly out of the blue, Perry was traded at the 11th hour, just before the deadline hit last Friday, to the Tampa Bay Lightning . So what happened? According to insider David Pagnot...
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The Ottawa Senators are breathing a big sigh of relief today, as the NHL has announced that the team will no longer lose their first-round pick in the 2026 Draft over the Evgenii Dadonov trade controversy of a few years back. Instead, the penalty has been revised so that the Sens will receive the 32nd and final pick of the first round and are not eligible for the Draft Lottery to change that position. They cannot trade that pick, and they will also pay a $1 million fine. #NHL announces that it...
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Trade buzz tied Vincent Trocheck to the Boston Bruins leading up to the deadline, but the deal never got close to happening. The reason has now become clear that the New York Rangers simply asked for far too much. According to Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe , Rangers general manager Chris Drury placed a steep price on the veteran center, a cost that ultimately pushed Bruins GM Don Sweeney to walk away. Sullivan on how everything went down with Vincent Trocheck at the deadlin...
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For all the trade noise surrounding Dougie Hamilton before the deadline, the New Jersey Devils reportedly were not actually pushing him out the door. That was the big takeaway from James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now after a chaotic few weeks of speculation, because despite Hamilton’s name showing up on trade boards and in league chatter, Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said he did not have the veteran defenseman on the market at all. Fitzgerald said teams called assuming ...
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The Chicago Blackhawks weren't that active during the trade deadline. Instead of moving off key pieces, they traded veterans like Nick Foligno (to the Minnesota Wild), Jason Dickinson (to the Edmonton Oilers), plus two prospects: Aidan Thompson and Colton Dach. However, when we turn to other players languishing in AHL Rockford, we notice that Kevin Korchinski is one prospect who had a cup of coffee in the NHL but hasn't been able to break through since. Korchinski has played...
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Scratch yet another name off the list of notable unrestricted free agents this summer. The Utah Mammoth have signed top-line center Nick Schmaltz to an eight-year extension worth $64 million ($8M AAV). STAYING IN UTAH 🦣 The Mammoth have signed Nick Schmaltz to an eight-year extension ✍️ pic.twitter.com/5m9ogxI2Ds — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 11, 2026 It seems like a bit of a team-friendly deal for a top-line center these days, especially taking into consideration that Schmaltz would ha...
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The Nashville Predators sold off a bunch of pieces ahead of the trade deadline last week, all of them pending unrestricted free agents. And while the really big names didn't go, they tried their darndest to deal off Jonathan Marchessault as well. Meanwhile, the Preds are just one point back of a playoff spot, trailing the Seattle Kraken for the second Wild Card spot, while the LA Kings and San Jose Sharks are right there with them as well. It sounds like the sell-off while chasing a post...
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It sounds like Sam Montembault's days as a Montreal Canadiens netminder are coming to an end. Youngster Jacob Fowler had a ten-game cameo earlier in the season, and he proved he belonged with a .902 save percentage and a 2.62 goals against average with one shutout. Now, the top Montreal Canadiens goaltending prospect has been called back up to the big club. And reports are that it's not just an 'emergency callup.' Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Jacob Fowler du Rocket de Laval. The Canadi...
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The trade deadline may be over, but new details continue to emerge about how wide the market was for Bobby McMann . The former Toronto Maple Leafs winger ultimately landed with the Seattle Kraken , but according to The Fourth Period’s Dave Pagnotta , several other teams were aggressively trying to land the power forward before the deal was finalized.
McMann became one of the most sought-after rental forwards on the market, but in the end, Seattle stepped up with the winning package, se...
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The Minnesota Wild walked out of the trade deadline with more depth, more grit, and one very important piece still in the organization: Jesper Wallstedt. For weeks, Wallstedt’s name hovered over Minnesota’s search for a top-six center, with the club linked to bigger swings up front, but Bill Guerin ultimately chose not to cash in one of the organization’s biggest future assets for a deadline splash. Instead, the Wild added around the edges with players like Bobby Brink, Nick Folign...
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On the list of 2026 unrestricted free agents (UFA), we find Patrik Laine. Selected 2nd overall in 2016, he was lauded as one of the best prospects to land in the NHL and in Winnipeg. In 2021, Laine was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets with former teammate Jack Roslovic to get a fresh start after an unhappy tenure with the Winnipeg Jets. The Blue Jackets sent Pierre-Luc Dubois and a 2022 third-round pick to the Jets, retaining part of his salary. He'd find himself at anoth...
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Despite the multitude of rumors at the trade deadline, Robert Thomas wasn't moved. The player himself spoke out on Monday, telling Jeff Marek on The Sheet that he was never asked to waive his no-trade clause. However, that doesn't mean the St. Louis Blues won't try again after the season. In fact, according to insider Pierre LeBrun, in The Athletic , a trade is 'most likely' to come this summer. Alex Steen officially takes over for Doug Armstrong as GM of the Blues on July 1. Whether Rob...
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The New York Islanders made a big addition at the trade deadline, landing veteran center Brayden Schenn from the St. Louis Blues in an 11th-hour deal just before the 3pm ET buzzer. Schenn had to be convinced by GM Mathieu Darche & head coach Patrick Roy, however, to waive his no-trade clause before the deal was consummated. The Islanders, as it turns out, didn't have the same luck with their own player, forward Anthony Duclair. According to insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period , h...
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For the first time in the 2025-26 season, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov has taken the ice with his teammates for practice. In a non-contact jersey, yes, but this is a huge stepping stone for Barkov, who hopes to return before the end of the season. Looks like he's sticking around 👍 https://t.co/xb7g49Uzxp — Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) March 10, 2026 It's too little, too late for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, however, who currently sit in 14th place in the Ea...
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The Edmonton Oilers may have a massive decision looming this offseason, and it involves one of the longest-standing members of their core. Multiple reports have suggested that Darnell Nurse is a name to watch this summer, with the Oilers potentially exploring ways to move his contract as they try to reshape the roster around Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl . Oilers could move Darnell Nurse to clear cap space
As Allan Mitchell of The Athletic pointed out, Edmonton is going to ne...
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The Ottawa Senators have been hit with a brutal blow at the worst possible time, as top defenseman Jake Sanderson is now out week to week with what head coach Travis Green initially called an upper-body injury. Now, according to Jimmy Murphy of RG.org , he believes Sanderson is dealing with a separated shoulder after crashing hard into the boards on a hit from Brandon Montour in Saturday’s win over the Seattle Kraken . Hearing #GoSensGo defenseman Jake Sanderson’s injury is a separated s...
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Rumors of a rare rivalry blockbuster surfaced after the NHL trade deadline, and Sportsnet insider Nick Kypreos says Matthew Knies may have been right in the middle of it. According to Kypreos, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens held serious discussions about a potential deal that would have sent shockwaves through the league.
The speculation gained traction after Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes revealed his team came extremely close to completing a trade that would ha...
It's been a couple of years now that people around the sport have questioned how long Brady Tkachuk will remain in Ottawa with the Senators . Rumors hit a fever pitch again after the Olympics, when the Team USA Gold Medal winner returned to play games in Canada and was met with boos and negative reactions around the country north of the border. The Senators' captain vehemently denied any ill-feelings and professed his love for the team. But according to insider Pierre LeBrun in The Athle...
One of the most talked about players at the trade deadline was the St. Louis Blues' star first-line center Robert Thomas. The 26-year-old was notably one of the big-name players that GM Doug Armstrong was willing to trade in his attempted big sell-off. But Thomas has five years left on his eight-year deal, and owns a full no-trade clause. He appeared on Monday on The Sheet podcast with insiders Jeff Marek and Greg Wyshynski to tell us all just exactly how close he came to being dealt (hi...
It appears that Tristan Jarry has once again not been endearing himself to his Edmonton Oilers teammates. Elliotte Friedman noted on his 32 Thoughts podcast Monday morning that " There's a lot of talk out there about Jarry got into it in practice with some of his teammates ." Noted Oilers insider Bob Stauffer originally revealed that, on his Oilers Now podcast on Friday. “There’s some extraneous things that have me quite concerned with Tristan. I can read be...