Jake Guentzel

Carolina Hurricanes Weekly Recap 10/13/2024

The Carolina Hurricanes have officially begun the regular season. How does their opening night game fare for the team as the season continues, and what’s next for an organization in transition?

Tampa Bay Lightning 2024-25 Season Preview

With training camp in the books, the Tampa Bay Lightning have made their final roster cuts and headed to Raleigh, North Carolina for Friday night’s season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes. Speaking of hurricanes, an actual one is hit the West Coast of Florida, so the Lightning, along with any players, families, and pets, left […]

Pittsburgh Penguins 2024-25 Season Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins have found themselves in unfamiliar territory in the past two seasons. It once felt automatic that a team with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang would be in the playoffs, vying for Lord Stanley’s Cup. However, nowadays, it is a battle night in and night out on trying to make the […]

Lightning Entering New Era: News, Notes & Thoughts From Training Camp

After a long offseason full of change, the Tampa Bay Lightning reported to training camp a couple of weeks ago, hoping to go on another deep playoff run after two straight years of first-round exits. While the return was exciting for some, the offseason changes signified a new beginning for this team. Gone were star […]

Opinion: Penguins’ Offseason Moves Set Them Up for Success

It was a busy offseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and with the last big piece done with Sidney Crosby signing last Monday, the Penguins are back in business — albeit with a different philosophy, as their offseason ultimately explains. Though the offseason was busy, it was quieter than the previous year when newly hired Penguins […]

Opinion: Why Nebraska Is An Untapped Expansion Market

With the Arizona Coyotes franchise moving to Utah, plenty of discussions have been sparked about where NHL teams should be located. That coupled with what was a surprise for me personally, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stating during the All-Star break that Omaha, Nebraska, had expressed interest in getting an expansion team. That announcement has made […]

New York Rangers General Manager Chris Drury

Opinion: No One Should Envy Rangers’ GM Drury

Going into the offseason, it was clear that one area that the New York Rangers needed to address was finding a high-end winger to play on the team’s first line with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Unfortunately for the Blueshirts, team general manager Chris Drury struck out on that front. He missed out on the […]

Carolina Hurricanes Act in 2024 Free Agency

The Carolina Hurricanes are fully in a season of change.
After months of organizational adjustments, it was expected that the beloved team fans had come to adore over the past several seasons would be split up. The Hurricanes had some of the NHL’s most desired UFAs on the 2023-2024 roster and did not have the cap space to keep each player. Despite early disappointments, the organization has acted quickly in free agency, trying to fill roster holes.

Jake Guentzel, Lightning Agree To Contract Terms

Jake Guentzel and the Tampa Bay Lighting agree to a contract following being traded from Carolina

2025 4 Nations Face-Off: United States, Canada, Sweden, & Finland Potential Roster Additions

The NHL 4Nations Faceoff will showcase four national teams representing Sweden, the United States, Canada, and Finland. These teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament scheduled from February 12th to 20th at TD Garden in Boston and Bell Centre in Montreal. This weekend, the four teams unveiled the initial selection of 6 players, each […]