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Analysis Jun 18, 2026

No NHL expansion has been approved as of June 2026: still 32 teams, no formal process. Houston is the reported front-runner thanks to an exi...

By Mike Johnson · 9 min read

Analysis Jun 13, 2026

The NHL 2026-27 season expands to 84 games, the first since 1993-94. Both new games are divisional. Here is why it changed, when it starts,...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read

Free Agency Jun 13, 2026

A quarter-billion in unspent cap room sits across the NHL — and almost none of it belongs to a team that wants to win. The War Chest Index r...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read

Free Agency May 20, 2026

NHL RFAs must file for salary arbitration by July 5. Jason Robertson headlines the 2026 eligible class, but the Hearing Bluff means almost n...

By Mike Johnson · 9 min read

⚡ Breaking Breaking News Apr 30, 2026

Jamie Benn fined $2,604 for cross-checking Hartman in Game 5. CBA Article 18 math, three-incident pattern in five games, and the 2023 Stone...

By Mike Johnson · 8 min read

Team Analysis Apr 29, 2026

NHL Article 50.10 recapture penalty in plain English. Kovalchuk, Luongo, Weber, Keith math + the 2020 rewrite that saved Nashville $24M + 20...

By Mike Johnson · 11 min read

Trade Rumors Apr 29, 2026

NMC blocks 3 doors. NTC blocks 1. Inside the Veto Gap with Parayko, Stamkos, Hamilton, the 2017 Fleury waiver, and the CBA Article 11.8 elig...

By Mike Johnson · 11 min read