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Dallas Stars Will Have the Toughest Travel Schedule
The Dallas Stars will have the toughest travel schedule with 56,700 miles in the 2024-25 NHL season, while the Pittsburgh Penguins will have the easiest travel schedule with 31,500 miles. This may or may not be an advantage for either professional hockey team. Read on for further details surrounding these two teams. According to B/R […]
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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.
Smashville’s Loading Up for the 2024-25 Season
The offseason has just begun, and the NHL has been moving and grooving at a nonstop pace since. The Nashville Predators had a solid showing at the 2024 draft, picking up eight new prospects, but kept the momentum moving right into the first day of free agency. So far, the Predators have resigned or signed […]
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Utah Hockey Club Making Splash in Draft/ Free Agency
If you are a fan of the new NHL Utah team, then do I have some good news for you. The Utah Hockey Club formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes made several moves just before, during, and now after the draft in free agency. Let’s start with things that happened just before the draft. Making […]
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Carolina Hurricanes Issue Qualifying Offers
Free agency season is directly ahead, and the Carolina Hurricanes have retained the rights to four RFA players. Dylan Coghlan, Jack Drury, Seth Jarvis, and Martin Necas are still Hurricanes – for the time being.
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Nashville Predators Free Agency Targets
We are less than a week away from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft taking place the last weekend of June, followed by the start of free agency on July 1. The Nashville Predators have plenty of capital in draft picks, prospects, and cap space, and have the potential to make a splash this summer. Thanks […]
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Revisiting the Pittsburgh Penguins-Erik Karlsson Trade
On August 6, 2023, a blockbuster trade between three teams was announced with the main piece, three-time Norris Trophy winner, Erik Karlsson, being sent from the San Jose Sharks to the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the Montreal Canadiens getting involved to help with some moving pieces. With each of the three teams involved all missing the […]
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What Would It Take for the Detroit Red Wings to Add Steven Stamkos?
The Detroit Red Wings once again did not make the Stanley Cup playoffs. The 2023-24 Red Wings season ended with a win against the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout. The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to eliminate the Red Wings prior to the shootout. I have written that the Red Wings’ roster will be […]
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NHL Announces Hart Trophy Finalists
The National Hockey League announced the finalists for the 2024 Hart Memorial Trophy today. Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche were named the three finalists. The award is given annually to the NHL player voted most valuable to his team by […]
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