Egor Zamula is going to have to pay the consequences for his decision making. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward decided he didn't want to report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, and has now been suspended by the organization. Zamula was acquired by the Penguins earlier in the week from the Philadelphia Flyers. Acquired earlier this week from #LetsGoFlyers , the Penguins #LetsGoPens have suspended defenseman Egor Zamula for failure to report to AHL Wilkes-Barre. — Frank Seravalli ...
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Auston Matthews sits atop Toronto Maple Leafs history. With two goals against the New York Islanders on Saturday night, Matthews tied, and surpassed Mats Sundin as the best goal scorer in franchise history. Matthews scored his 421st career goal against the Islanders, one a great feed from linemate Bobby McMann, setting up the one-timer. Making History pic.twitter.com/eZFBkT2bHM — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) January 4, 2026 Sundin had held the record since 2007, when he passed Darry...
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It was an ugly scene in Ottawa on Saturday as Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley decided he wasn't going to wait for Brady Tkachuk to drop his gloves before decided to throw a haymaker. Tkachuk and Stanley were mixed up together towards the Senators bench, when things escalated quickly, however, Tkachuk wasn't having any part of a fight. That's when Stanley took matters into his own hands, literally, and decided to connect on the button to Tkachuk's chin. Brady Tkachuk’s FURIOUS after taki...
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The Winnipeg Jets are in the throes of an ugly eight-game losing streak, plunging them to the very bottom of the Western Conference standings. This, from a team that won the Presidents' Trophy last season with the best record in the NHL. But if they're not ready to throw in the towel, there are some things the Jets could look to fix. Like the desperate need for some scoring—any kind of scoring—outside of their top line. The Edmonton Oilers happen to have a guy like that who has fallen ou...
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The Blake Coleman rumors have been ramping up around the National Hockey League for several weeks now. While the Calgary Flames have cooled down some of the trade talk with a nice run to get back to .500 and within striking distance of a Wild Card spot, hockey insiders are still speculating on where some of their top trade candidates could be headed. And while Nazem Kadri and Rasmus Andersson get most of the ink, Coleman is quite the wanted man in trade circles, coming with a much less onerous...
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First things first: The Buffalo Sabres aren't trading anyone coming off the highs of their just completed 10-game winning streak. But... There's a big piece of internal business that does need to get done by new GM Jarmo Kekalainen, or there could be a big change by the trade deadline. Alex Tuch's pending unrestricted free agency is still hanging over the team, and while it hasn't affected them—or him—recently, if the two sides can't agree on an extension, a trade is certainly in the off...
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It's been a tough week for Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, who is having an unreal season in 2025-26. Blackwood was first snubbed off of Team Canada's Olympic team, and left off for goaltenders he has better numbers than, and then it went from bad to worse on the ice, as the Avs have placed Blackwood in injured reserve. The 29-year-old netminder is out due to a lower-body injury and Blackwood will be re-evaluated after the current Avalanche road trip. The team has called up ...
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The Boston Bruins are battling for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and if they are on the outside looking in before the Olympic break in February, expect to see GM Don Sweeney re-tool on the fly. The Bruins have two first-rounders the next two years, they have a good strong core, and they have some bright pieces coming up the ranks. There's also a long list of underachievers this season and several trade candidates, and that includes center Casey Mittelstadt. Mittelstadt, 27, i...
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The NHL's trade deadline is set for March, but many insiders feel all the heavy lifting is going to get done before the Olympic roster freeze next month. Locking in on the Winnipeg Jets, the team has gone from first to worst in the league, and there's going to be multiple changes made to the roster. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff isn't looking to rebuild or blow it up. It's been a bad year, there's no denying that when you're 15-20-4 heading into Saturday's action. The Jets have 34 points, worst in the...
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The Nashville Predators aren't advertising a fire sale at the moment like they may have been earlier in the season, but they have moved out Spencer Stastney to the Edmonton Oilers ard have more players to trade, whether they're standing pat or selling. Steven Stamkos has been one of the names heavily in trade rumors since last season. His contract isn't ideal and he has trade protection, so a trade would have to go through him. He has won two Stanley Cups, but that doesn't mean he isn't trying...
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As the season ticks on and we draw closer and closer to the trade deadline, teams will have started to reveal themselves as buyers, sellers, and in between teams who could do both or neither. In the midst of all these trade rumors, there are players that are mentioned that turn out to be nothing or just don't make sense for a team anymore. Two in particular come from the Atlantic Division. The Buffalo Sabres have rattled off a 10-game win streak and are in a playoff spot with games in hand. It...
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Kiefer Sherwood is a piece that is inevitably going to be traded. With where the Vancouver Canucks are in the standings, plus following the trade of Quinn Hughes, they have to build a better all-around team going into next season and get as many assets as possible before that time. Sherwood is a highly sought-after forward that teams think they can sign if acquired. This will only boost the price of Sherwood, which bodes well for the Canucks. There are plenty of teams rumored to be in the mix,...
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The Montreal Canadiens have been hammered by injuries this season. Several key pieces are currently out of the lineup. But eventually , players like Jake Evans, Patrik Laine, Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook will all be back. But that will make for a crowded forward corps. Habs insider Marco D'Amico feels the team will have to trade some excess roster pieces. I don't see how the Canadians don't make a trade between now and the trade deadline to maybe alleviate themselves with some of th...
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The New York Islanders ' leading scorer is out once again. After spending 15 days out of the lineup in December, Bo Horvat returned for the last four games, but was injured again last night. He exited in the third period of Thursday's game against the Utah Mammoth. But the team is breathing a bit of a sigh of relief after the prognosis came in. It was not as bad as originally thought. Bo Horvat avoids the worst-case scenario. Out this week for sure, hopeful to be day-to-day after re-evaluation...
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Now with one of the NHL's top defenseman to go with one of its top goal scorers, the Minnesota Wild are poised to go forward with that dynamic Quinn Hughes/Kirill Kaprizov combo, right? Not so fast. According to Michael Russo and Joe Smith in The Athletic, the way the Wild have been energized by the Hughes blockbuster addition, GM Bill Guerin is likely not done swinging for the fences. Russo and Smith report that with the Wild's excellent run, including a 7...
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While the Eastern Conference seems wide open, it's much tougher to hold down a playoff spot in that conference than the Western Conference, where the cutoff is five points lower. That means while a team has to be 6-7 games over .500 at this point in the season to hold a wildcard spot in the East, a team can be .500 to three games over .500 to hold one in the West. That being said, some not so good teams in the West, who were seen as sellers and willing to have a fire sale to prepare for the fu...
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It was the biggest shock of all the players left off Team Canada's Olympic roster when Sam Bennett's name was missing from the list. Ignoring everything Bennett has done in the NHL in the past year alone, Canadian hockey fans will remember the beautiful game-tying goal he scored against the USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off final game. He recorded six shots (most on the team) and five hits (most on the team) in that game. SAM BENNETT IN THE CLUTCH! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 #4Nations pic.twitter.com/qlINVGKp09...
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The Boston Bruins , like every team in the Eastern Conference, is very much in the playoff race. They are 21-18-2 and are two points out of a wildcard spot, but need improvements. The defense and goaltending are pretty solid, but it's the forward group that really needs the upgrades. Frank Seravalli said, "The Bruins are in a spot where they need more heft up front. How are they going to find that? Maybe moving out Mittelstadt to get a better fit is a way to start, but you're going to have to ...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets took a bit of time to trade Yegor Chinakhov to find the right trade, but there was more interest from teams than just the Pittsburgh Penguins who ended up landing the former first-round pick. Chris Johnston reported, "There were teams around it. Going way back earlier in the season, the Leafs were one of them. I don't know that they were there later on here. San Jose I think had some interest. Winnipeg. A lot of teams were curious." Chinakhov is a 24-year-old drafted ...
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The Detroit Red Wings are sitting pretty in the standings, but Max Bultman of The Athletic thinks the biggest deadline question is still staring them in the face. Detroit’s top pair of Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson looks legit, and Ben Chiarot has been solid, but the blue line depth behind that gets a lot shakier once the games tighten up. With the March 6 trade deadline approaching fast, the Red Wings should add an experienced No. 4 or 5 defenseman who can handle heavy pressur...
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We brought you the word a few days back that the Philadelphia Flyers are looking to work out a multi-year extension with surprise top-line center Christian Dvorak. Signed to a one-year, $5.4 million deal in the offseason, the 29-year-old has had a strong first season in Philly. Now, insider David Pagnotta is adding more detail to the ongoing negotiations, projecting what a deal might look like for the 10-year NHL veteran. It sounds like three years in that $5.5M range is realistic. That'...
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Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill thinks Hockey Canada made a huge mistake leaving off Connor Bedard from the recently announced roster. Blashill came to the defense of his star player, who is currently on the IR with a shoulder injury. Blashill feels Bedard can help Canada win a gold medal, and be a huge reason for their success, much like he's seen in Chicago this season. I have a ton of respect for how hard these decisions are. Honestly, Canada, the U.S., Sweden, you h...
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The New York Rangers enter 2026 three points out of the second wild-card position in the Eastern Conference, however, they have several teams to leap frog, and the Buffalo Sabres, who are red hot and occupy the last playoff spot, have three games in hand. There's going to be some major decisions to make on Broadway, and one is the trade of star forward Artemi Panarin. Panarin, 34, is the biggest name on the rental list as he's on the trade market as a pending unrestricted free agent. The Range...
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The Carolina Hurricanes are going into the calendar year 2026 with goaltending becoming a big question mark. Pyotr Kochetkov is done after season-ending surgery for a lingering lower-body injury. Yes, rookie Brandon Bussi has been sensational, but he's never faced the full rigors of an NHL season before, and for a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, they'll need to do better than the struggling Frederik Andersen as their veteran between the pipes. According to insider David Pagnotta...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a big boost to their lineup for Thursday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets, as captain Auston Matthews is returning to action. Matthews missed the Leafs last game against the New Jersey Devils after blocking a shot last weekend against the Detroit Red Wings. He finished the game, but the swelling was too much the past few days, keeping Matthews out of the lineup against New Jersey. The Leafs went on to win the game 4-0, thanks to Joseph Woll standing on...
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