Brendan Shanahan and Marc Bergevin are linked as a president-GM tandem to Nashville. The Islanders rejected this pairing in 2025. The Insula...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
T.J. Hughes is the most wanted college free agent in the NHL — and every team offers the exact same deal. The Zero-Dollar Bidding War scores...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Toronto has hired five GMs since 2008. Each one represented the opposite philosophy of the last. Burke was toughness. Dubas was data. Treliv...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
The Golden Knights have cycled through six starting goalies in eight seasons and still don't have an answer. Adin Hill's .868 save percentag...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Dougie Hamilton's $9 million cap hit makes him the hardest defenseman to trade this offseason. Our Retention Ladder framework shows how Devi...
By Mike Johnson · 14 min read
Bruce Cassidy won't coach the Maple Leafs, per TSN's Darren Dreger. His career pattern — championships in Year 1-3, locker room fractures by...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Jonathan Marchessault — a Conn Smythe winner producing at a fourth-liner's pace — wasn't moved at the 2026 deadline. Here are three offseaso...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
John Chayka — the former Coyotes GM suspended by the NHL in 2021 — interviewed with Toronto in February and is now a legitimate candidate. H...
By Mike Johnson · 14 min read
Toronto fired Brad Treliving. Now comes the hard part — hiring a GM who can build a contender before Auston Matthews hits free agency in Jul...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Owen Michaels, the 2025 Frozen Four MOP, signed a 1-year ELC with Edmonton — the second straight year Bowman has signed a standout from the...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
