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Analysis Apr 28, 2026

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

Analysis Apr 28, 2026

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

Team Analysis Apr 24, 2026

Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, JT Miller, Vladislav Gavrikov, Igor Shesterkin and Gabe Perreault are untouchable. Inside The Drury Firewall and $...

By Mike Johnson · 15 min read

Team Analysis Apr 23, 2026

Kevin Hayes, Noel Acciari and Stuart Skinner are 3 Pittsburgh Penguins not expected back in 2026-27. Inside The Dubas Pivot: $8.2M out, $53M...

By Mike Johnson · 15 min read

Team Analysis Apr 22, 2026

Buffalo went .500 under Kevyn Adams then .776 after firing him. The Dark Cloud Unlock, Peters's dark cloud quote, and the 14-year drought en...

By Mike Johnson · 9 min read

Team Analysis Apr 22, 2026

Canucks added Shane Doan to their 2026 GM search — but not as the next GM. Per Elliotte Friedman, Doan is being auditioned as part of a grou...

By Mike Johnson · 9 min read

Trade Rumors Apr 20, 2026

Jonathan Toews has not made a retirement decision. But every public word he has said since the final horn of game 82 points to the same answ...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read

Team Analysis Apr 18, 2026

Seven candidates have interviewed for the Maple Leafs GM job in 2026 — but the search was shaped by one name that isn't in the room. Here's...

By Mike Johnson · 13 min read

Team Analysis Apr 17, 2026

Jim Rutherford admitted the $112.25M in Boeser, Garland, and Demko extensions were partly Hughes retention bait. Hughes left anyway. Inside...

By Mike Johnson · 11 min read

Team Analysis Apr 15, 2026

Matthews posted 27 goals in 60 games before a Grade 3 MCL tear ended his season. Now, with a full NMC and two years left on his $13.25M deal...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read