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NHL Draft: Edmonton Oilers Recap

Day 1 was boring, as expected, when you don’t have a pick in the first round. The Edmonton Oilers came into this offseason with three draft picks—one in the second round, one in the sixth round, and one in the seventh round. Everyone outside of the Oilers fanbase is well aware of the talent that […]

Florida Panthers Bolster Prospect Pipeline at 2023 NHL Draft

The 2023 NHL Draft took place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday and Thursday, ushering in the NHL’s next generation of talent. After trading their first-round pick last year to bring defensemen Ben Chiarot over from the Detroit Red Wings, the Panthers went without drafting anyone in the first round. In fact, the team is not […]

Edmonton Oilers Send Yamamoto and Kostin to Detroit Red Wings

There’s the added cap space. On Monday morning, the Edmonton Oilers traded forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings. The return for Edmonton was future considerations, meaning the players were moved for free. As I mentioned in the first sentence, this trade was a cap dump for the Oilers. Kailer Yamamoto […]

Rising Star Tom Willander: A Promising Addition to the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks’ newest prospect, Tom Willander, made a significant impression during the latter half of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft process. His outstanding performance in the J20 playoffs and the U18 World Championship captured the attention of both fans and experts alike. Throughout the draft process, it was widely believed that the Canucks focused on […]

Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno skating for the Boston Bruins

Trade Grades: Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to Chicago Blackhawks

For the Boston Bruins, this offseason was a cap nightmare. Don Sweeney’s biggest priority was to get the Bruins some flexibility to fill out their roster after carrying over $4.5m in dead cap space from the Bergeron and Krejci overages. The difficulty in the Flat Cap Era is that most teams don’t have any cap […]

Penguins Draft Forward Brayden Yager 14th Overall

The Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Brayden Yager with the 14th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft last night. Yager is 5’11” and weighs 170 pounds. He played for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League last season. He was originally listed 11th among North American skaters in the draft Prospect rankings. […]

Arizona Coyotes Select Dimitri Simashev 6th Overall.

In a move that stunned many, the Coyotes take the first “reach” of the draft in selecting the 6’4” mobile defenseman out of Russia. Reasons for optimism Simashev immediately steps into the role of Coyotes top defensive prospect. The only guy they have with top-pair upside was definitely a position of need. Arguably the highest […]

Colby Barlow Selected 18th Overall by the Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets have selected Colby Barlow with their first-round draft pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Barlow is an incredibly wise forward who can put up a ton of points given the right opportunity. Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets organization are heading into a rebuild, Colby Barlow fits their needs to a […]

Sabres Take Zach Benson With 13th Overall Pick.

The 2023 NHL Draft took place in Nashville, TN, Tuesday night. In the midst of a period of re-righting the ship, the Buffalo Sabres used their only pick in the first round to draft forward Zach Benson of the WHL’s Winnipeg Ice. Benson is a 5’10” 159 pound offensive threat who can slot in on […]

Milan Lucic skating for the Calgary Flames

Report: Milan Lucic is Headed Back to Boston

Recently, the mass exodus from the Calgary Flames began, and the reports came out that the Flames had permitted Lucic to talk to other teams about signing with them in Free Agency. Reports coming out on Draft Day from Rick Daliwahl that Milan Lucic will reunite with the Boston Bruins this offseason. While it is […]