In-depth NHL analysis and opinion
Matvei Michkov, 21, posted 51 points in the regular season and zero through four playoff games. Rick Tocchet sat him for Game 5. We break do...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
The 2026 NHL Awards finalist class is the most lock-heavy in five years. Editorial picks for Hart, Norris, and Calder, with the runner-up ca...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Free agency opens noon ET July 1, 2026 with the largest cap leap of the cap era. Live tracker, top UFAs, cap-space leaders, and the Frenzy P...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Tankathon ranks the 2026 NHL Mock Draft algorithmically. We rank it editorially: McKenna alone in Tier 1, Stenberg and Verhoeff fighting for...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Tuesday, May 5 decides the 2026 NHL Draft order. Vancouver carries a 25.5% pre-lottery ceiling and a guaranteed top-three floor; Chicago sit...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Gavin McKenna's $700K Penn State NIL deal is the most lucrative in college hockey history. Inside The NIL Kickoff, his 51-point freshman sea...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
From zero trade offers to three UFA destinations: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Edmonton. Inside The Specialist's Premium for Teddy Blueger's 2026 fr...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Lindy Ruff lists Josh Norris day-to-day. He played 44 games and missed 37 in 2025-26 alone. Inside The Glass Center, the cap-anchored injury...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
The Winnipeg Jets need a 2C, and three names keep cycling: Charlie Coyle, Shane Wright, Vincent Trocheck. Inside The Little Inheritance, 76...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Mats Zuccarello finished Game 1 with three assists in 16:41 after a Tyler Myers elbow. Then he missed Games 2 and 3 — both Wild losses. The...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
The Haula Discount: A 35-year-old two-way center on a $1.75M one-year deal that gives Winnipeg, Florida, or Seattle exactly what their botto...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Two of Drury's three top Rangers free agency 2026 targets are Buffalo Sabres UFAs. Inside The Buffalo Pipeline, the post-Panarin retool, and...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
The complete 2026 NHL free agents list, ranked by position and reconciled for July 1. Alex Tuch headlines a thin Survivor Market, defense is...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Filip Gustavsson went to Milano Cortina as Sweden's No. 1. Jesper Wallstedt watched from the bench. Two months later, the rookie has Game 1...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Jake Sanderson is out (concussion) and Artem Zub is out (leg). Ottawa trails Carolina 0-3. The 0-3 comeback math: 4 teams in 211 tries. Insi...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
James Hagens, Fraser Minten, and Marat Khusnutdinov: Boston's Kid Line is posting 58.09% xGF as rookies - and being used to kill penalties....
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Steve Yzerman publicly admitted Detroit needs better players after a tenth straight missed playoff. J.T. Compher's 10-team no-trade list, Al...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Eighteen days from NHL debut to playoff game-winner. Porter Martone's 1.11 PPG in 9 games eclipses Connor Bedard's Calder-winning 0.90 - her...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Elliotte Friedman named John Chayka (36) and Scott White (58) as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM finalists for 2026 - the 22-year age gap hides a...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Friedman says Vancouver may pause the GM search until May 5. The math is brutal: 18.5% McKenna, guaranteed top-3, five candidates, three lis...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read