Mikko Rantanen has quickly become one of the most hated players in the NHL. The Dallas Stars forward was up to his old tricks on Saturday night against the Calgary Flames, as he was ejected for the second time in three games for a hit from behind on Flames forward Matt Coronato. Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau wasn't happy with what he saw from Rantanen, and quickly dropped the gloves and came to the aid of Coronato: Mikko Rantanen receives a five-minute major and a game misconduct for...
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Things are going from bad to worse for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Already hammered by the injury bug heading in, the Leafs lost defenceman Jake McCabe to injury on Saturday night in Montreal against the Canadiens. McCabe was injured with an upper-body injury, after taking a puck in the face in the second period. From a certain angle on the telecast, it appeared the puck hit the 32-year-old defenceman right in the jaw, leaving many wondering if he potentially broke his jaw on the play. Through 21...
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The Nashville Predators are open for business and that gives the assumption that nearly everyone is available for trade. Steven Stamkos is more of an obvious one if the Predators can get a deal done to trade him. He has not been the player the team had imagined when signing him to a four-year, $8 million AAV deal. Stamkos has been incredibly streaky, hasn't fit in Nashville, and hasn't been the player the team needed to help get them to the playoffs and contend. The contract won't be that easy...
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The Buffalo Sabres have too many goaltenders, plain and simple. The team is holding three on their NHL roster, which includes Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Alex Lyon, and Colten Ellis, but also have Devon Levi and Alexandar Georgiev in the AHL. With where the Sabres are in the standings, at least one of them is going to be on the move this season, given the desperation in net by some teams around the league. Who makes the most sense to move is Lyon, but it's Luukkonen who has been linked to a surprisi...
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The St. Louis Blues are a bottom-5 team in the NHL, and it will take quite a bit for them to turn things around. They are without true superstars and have goaltending that has been questionable for years. Some things are going to change this season, so some untouchables and players they don't want to trade have been reported or rumored. Frank Seravalli said, "There's a few untouchables, maybe three. I'd say that includes (Jake) Neighbours, (Dylan) Holloway, and probably I'd guess...(Colton) Pa...
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"When I heard that today, I was blown away," said insider Elliotte Friedman . He was speaking about intel he received that Carolina Hurricanes star forward Andrei Svechnikov was looking to move on from the team earlier this season. The 25-year-old's ice time and production was way down in a disappointing start to the season. Svechnikov was averaging just 14:45 of ice time through the first 12 games of the season, and had zero points through the first eight games, while being droppe...
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The Vancouver Canucks have a dilemma on their hands with Kiefer Sherwood. For the second straight season, he's proving that he can punish opponents with more than just his body; he can do it on the scoresheet as well. Sherwood—the pending unrestricted free agent—already has 12 goals in 22 games, all while doling out his usual share of body blows, with 96, putting him second in the league. Last year, he blew away the all-time NHL record for most hits in a single season with 462. But...
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The Nashville Predators need a major roster shakeup, but don't expect to see GM Barry Trotz pull the trigger on a head-scratching blockbuster trade that's going to set his franchise back multiple years. Trotz knows his team has underperformed this year, but he's not ready to take a huge chunk out of the core, and ask forward Filip Forsberg to waive his no-movement clause. Forsberg's name has surprisingly come up a lot recently in trade chatter throughout the media, and hockey insiders, but Tro...
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The St. Louis Blues and Alex Texier are headed for a divorce, as it's been announced the team will be terminating the forward's contract. Texier was put on the trade block, but the Blues weren't satisfied with any of the offers, waivers was next, nobody claimed him, so now GM Doug Armstrong and Texier's agent have agreed to terminate the deal. The 26-year-old winger was signed for $2.1 million AAV this season, and was a pending restricted free agent. He'll now be able to sign wherever he...
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General managers around the league always look for ways to upgrade their rosters in the offseason. For Los Angeles Kings GM Ken Holland, he felt his team needed a boost on the back end, and he brought in veteran right-hander Cody Ceci. Turns out, things haven't worked out as expected. Ceci, 31, shockingly signed a four-year contract with the Kings, worth $4.5 million AAV, and he was also able to get a 10-team no-trade list included in the deal. Early returns? Through 22 games, Ceci is av...
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The Lukas Reichel Experiment in Vancouver has been a disaster. Per a report from insider Rick Dhaliwal, the Canucks are already looking to move on from the beleaguered forward, and are ready to flip him in another trade. Dhaliwal said Canucks have made Lukas Reichel available for trade. 🤣🤣 (Halford & Brough) — Taj (@taj1944) November 21, 2025 They acquired Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks less than a month ago, hoping that a fresh change of scenery would unlock the skills that made th...
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There have been all sorts of rumors making the rounds about where this year's top pending unrestricted free agent could be headed. Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers are nowhere close to considering an extension, and with all the other pending UFAs locking in with their incumbent teams over the past few weeks, Panarin would be No. 1 on the open market next summer, despite his age (34). But according to another former All-Star Russian player, Alexei Kovalev, Panarin may actually...
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It was a tough scene for the Minnesota Wild on Friday night, as forward Vinnie Hinostroza was seriously injured in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Wild head coach John Hynes told reporters postgame that Hinostroza is dealing with a significant injury, and has flown back to Minnesota to be reevaluated. Hynes admitted the speedy forward is going to be out for 'awhile'. Hinostroza left the game midway through the second period of action, after taking a hit from Penguins' physical defencem...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have been busy wrapped up in trade talks, but so far, no deal has materialized involving forward Yegor Chinakhov. The 24-year-old former first-round pick asked for a trade during the summer months, and while there's been plenty of chatter, so far GM Don Waddell hasn't received a return he's satisfied with to pull the trigger. Chinakhov is averaging a career low 10:14 of ice time per game this season, appearing in 15 games and collecting two goals, and two ...
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No team in the NHL is as desperate for goaltending as the Edmonton Oilers , despite how Calvin Pickard played against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their previous game that should have been a win. The Oilers have two goalies, Pickard and Stuart Skinner, who they can't trust and something has to be done to fix that quickly, as the team isn't holding a playoff spot at the moment and it feels different than the last two seasons. Darren Dreger said, "I can't imagine (Stan) Bowman isn't making calls. ...
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The Rasmus Andersson trade buzz has been a talking point across the league since last season, and the landing spot that continues to stand out is the Vegas Golden Knights . Calgary is almost certainly trending toward a retool phase, and moving a high-value defenseman in the final year of his contract is beginning to look inevitable. Vegas has an immediate opening on the right side of their defense after losing Alex Pietrangelo to long term injured reserve, and Andersson checks ever...
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After an embarrassing and disastrous 2024-25 season by the Nashville Predators and a poor start to this season, it appears as though the white towel has been thrown in. The Predators appear to be on the verge of starting to sell off pieces, and this early in the season so that there is a better chance at that number one overall pick and Gavin McKenna or Keaton Verhoeff. Chris Johnston reported, "The Predators have made it known they're open for business. They are anxious to start selling soon....
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The San Jose Sharks are 10-8-3 on the season and have been playing very well over the last few weeks as they are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games. While some are hopeful this can last, there is still a feeling that they just aren't there yet and the majority of the players on this current team won't be there for when they are actually good. David Pagnotta said, "(The Sharks) have five defensemen...who are pending UFAs, all five of those guys are going to generate interest as the season moves along...
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In an unexpected blow, the Winnipeg Jets will be without their Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck for four to six weeks. He'll be undergoing a minor arthroscopic knee procedure. Breaking: The @NHLJets are shutting down Connor Hellebuyck in order for him undergo a minor Arthroscopic knee procedure. It is anticipated Hellebuyck will be out 4 to 6 weeks. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) November 21, 2025 Hellebuyck, the NHL's top goalie for the past two seasons, was on pace for his...
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The Ottawa Senators are off to a solid start to the 2025-26 season, tied for second place in the Atlantic Division at the quarter-pole, and they seemingly feel that their time is now. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Senators " are lurking, looking to hit a home run" on the trade market. How big of a home run? He explained on his 32 Thoughts podcast : I think they see this as their window now. And I think they would like to add on the blueline and up front with the ...
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The Quinn Hughes dilemma in Vancouver has taken another significant turn, based on the latest intel brought to us from Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal. Appearing on Canucks Talk , Dhaliwal says team management is now considering the unthinkable: I do believe that they internally do think that it's better to move him this year if - capital letters 'IF' - he doesn't wanna commit to the franchise long term. To be clear, the Canucks don't have to do anything right now, as the Norris Trophy-win...
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From bad to worse in Toronto. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube recently admitted that goaltender Anthony Stolarz injury is a little bit more serious than the team first realized. Berube spoke to the media and opened up about the latest on his goaltender. "Worse than we thought," Berube said Thursday, per Sportsnet's Luke Fox . "He's not ready to get on the ice yet and do the things he has needed to do. Hopefully it's soon. I really don't have a timetable for him. Maybe tomorrow he'll ...
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The Winnipeg Jets have granted forward prospect Brad Lambert permission to seek a trade around the league. Hockey insider Frank Seravalli was first to report the news. Lambert was originally a 2022 first-round pick, 30th overall, and now his agent is working the phones with general managers across the league looking for a new home. Lambert has had a tough time cracking the Jets lineup on a consistent basis since being selected three years ago, and through just 10 career NHL games, he's scored ...
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Mats Zuccarello’s future with the Minnesota Wild is officially in wait-and-see mode. The 38-year-old winger, still riding shotgun with close friend Kirill Kaprizov on the top line, admits he hasn’t decided whether he’ll play beyond this season, the final year of his two-year, $8.25 million deal. After core muscle surgery wiped out training camp and the first 15 games, he wants to use the rest of the year as a personal measuring stick to determine if he still feels good enough to pl...
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Artemi Panarin sits at the center of the 2026 UFA drama, and it might not end with him walking straight to July 1. With the New York Rangers unwilling to keep his $11.6 million cap hit rolling into his late 30s and Panarin reportedly uninterested in a pay cut, the door is wide open for a blockbuster. If the Rangers slip in the standings before the March 6 trade deadline, they’re expected to at least explore asking him to waive his no-move clause. That’s where Sportsnet insider Nick...
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