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Oilers’ Lack of Organizational Defensive Talent Will Be Costly
The Edmonton Oilers head into the 2024-25 season with only one goal: winning the Stanley Cup. This is within reach for the franchise, not only because they made it to…
Report: Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Battling Injury This Offseason
In Elliotte Friedman’s latest 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, he dropped a bit of a bombshell on New York Islanders fans. He states he has “heard that [Ilya] Sorokin has been…
Devils’ Jack Hughes Should Be a Hart Trophy Favorite This Season
Since being drafted first overall in 2019, Jack Hughes has made an undeniable impact on the New Jersey Devils. Whether he’s breaking the franchise record for most points in a…
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Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks’ 2024-25 Bounce Back Candidates: Alex Killorn
Alex Killorn signed a four-year, $25 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 1, 2023, following 11 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning. General manager Pat Verbeek brought in the soon-to-be 35-year-old forward to supply the Ducks’ young core group with a veteran who possesses a winning pedigree. Killorn…
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
4 Under-the-Radar Ducks to Watch at Training Camp
The Anaheim Ducks will report to training camp in September. Players like Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson, Trevor Zegras, Mason McTavish, Frank Vatrano, Olen Zellweger, and Pavel Mintyukov will monopolize most of the attention, but there are others worth monitoring. Some face uphill climbs to secure roster spots, and whether they…
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Boston Bruins
5 NHL Teams Who Could Regress in 2024-25
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly upon us, and with that comes change. While playoff teams might not look too much different than a season ago, there are always a few teams that take a step back and some who make the jump forward. Today, we’ll look at five teams…
Previewing the Bruins’ NCAA Senior Prospects for 2024-25
With less than a month until college hockey begins, here’s a look at the final group of Boston Bruins prospects playing in the NCAA: this group is the senior class. The Bruins have two players entering their senior seasons. The first is defenseman Ty Gallagher. Gallagher no longer plays close…
4 Candidates for the Bruins Seventh Player Award
Every year, the Boston Bruins hand out the seventh player award. NESN’s 7th Player Award is voted on by the fans and is presented to the player that exceeded expectations throughout the season. It is typically not awarded to the best players, because if it was, David Pastrnak would likely…
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Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres’ 3 Biggest Weaknesses for 2024-25
About a month away from the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the Buffalo Sabres are facing more pressure than they have in years. While the world won’t end if the Sabres miss the playoffs again, things will get very murky in Buffalo. Going into the 2024-25 campaign, the team will…
Sabres Need Tage Thompson to Be Their Best Player Again
With the 2024-25 NHL season looming ever closer, the Buffalo Sabres should be taking stock of their talent and really assessing what it is they expect out of each player. Realistic expectations are always a good thing to have, but after yet another season of underperforming, there needs to be…
Buffalo Sabres’ 5 Best-Case Scenarios for 2024-25
The 2024-25 season marks a critical juncture for the Buffalo Sabres. But the Sabres’ bottom line is just making the postseason. The franchise has endured a record-setting 13 straight seasons without a playoff appearance. As the team seeks to end this discouraging drought, several forces must align for a successful…
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Calgary Flames
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
Flames Need to Give Top Prospect Zayne Parekh NHL Games This Season
The Calgary Flames may not be a very good team in 2024-25, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be exciting. They’re doing so quietly, but under general manager (GM) Craig Conroy, they have acquired some great young pieces, some of which are expected to play a large part of the…
Previewing the NHL’s 2024-25 Battle of Alberta
As the Battle of Alberta in the Canadian Football League (CFL) quickly approaches, it made me wonder how the Battle of Alberta in hockey will shape up for the 2024-25 season. In football, both the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders are sitting at the bottom of the pile in the…
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Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes Will Feel the Impact of Losing Jesper Fast for the Season
Sometimes the hockey gods can be cruel, especially when an injury occurs during the last game of the regular season before the playoffs. That unfortunately happened for the Carolina Hurricanes as forward Jesper Fast suffered a neck injury as they faced the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus, Ohio in Game…
5 Carolina Hurricanes to Watch for the 2024-25 Season
We are officially 41 days away from the Carolina Hurricanes’ opening night game to kick off the 2024-25 season on Oct. 11 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena. The upcoming season will be a fresh start for some players while others will want to continue their momentum from…
Carolina Hurricanes 2024-25 Stat Leaders Prediction
The Carolina Hurricanes are just 48 days away from their opening-night matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning at home in PNC Arena. The team has one key move to make before then, that being re-signing forward Seth Jarvis who remains a restricted free agent. Outside of that, the roster appears…
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Chicago Blackhawks
Top 5 Nationally-Broadcast Blackhawks Games to Watch in 2024-25
We’re a month away from the start of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, and fans are already starting to circle the games they’re most looking forward to. The Chicago Blackhawks, in association with the league and its American broadcast partners in ESPN and TNT, announced on Aug. 29 that the…
Celebrating Blackhawks Netminders for NHL Goaltender Week
In case you missed it, this past week was dubbed Goaltender Week by the National Hockey League. All week long the NHL has been“celebrating the goaltending position, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, reveling in the uniqueness and artistry of the puck-stoppers behind the masks.” I’m completely on board with…
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Mrazek, Levshunov, Nazar & More
We’re finally in the home stretch of the offseason, as we near the end of August. The Chicago Blackhawks, like the other 31 teams in the National Hockey League, are ramping up for the start of training camp and exhibition games. In today’s news and rumors, we cover some takeaways…
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Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche’s 3 Biggest Weaknesses for 2024-25
Winning the Stanley Cup is difficult, to say the least. The Colorado Avalanche managed the feat just three seasons ago, but it feels like that team is long gone and has been replaced by something with far less certainty. After being eliminated by a clearly better Dallas Stars team, the…
3 Bold Colorado Avalanche Predictions for the 2024-25 Season
This season, the Colorado Avalanche are looking to improve on a campaign that saw them earn 50 wins and 107 points (fourth in the Western Conference) but bow out to the Dallas Stars in the second round of the 2024 Playoffs. It was a season marred by inconsistency, injury, and…
Avalanche’s Mittelstadt Poised for Best Season Yet
Casey Mittelstadt is the picture of persistence paying off. After toiling with the hapless Buffalo Sabres for six seasons, Mittelstadt was traded to the Colorado Avalanche at last year’s deadline. He impressed enough to earn a three-year contract extension from the Avs in June, and now the 25-year-old center is…
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets’ Defense Corps Is Finding Its New Shape
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been busy rebuilding themselves over the last few months. A new general manager (GM) and coaching staff have been putting their stamp on the franchise, which meant the non-renewal of contracts and trades of several players who had been in the organization for a long…
Metropolitan Division Continuing Downward Trend Heading Into 2024-25
In our first division roundup of the month, we looked at the Atlantic and how it may not change all that much this coming season. Today, we’ll finish the Eastern Conference by looking at the Metropolitan Division, which doesn’t look like the powerhouse division it used to be. New York…
Blue Jackets Destined for Basement in Eyes of Hockey Experts
The Columbus Blue Jackets are not looked at favorably when it comes to their chances in 2024-25. Most every Vegas book and oddsmaker has them finishing last in the Metropolitan Division. It doesn’t just end there. Many hockey experts feel the Blue Jackets will once again struggle once the new…
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Dallas Stars
Stars’ John Klingberg Facing Vital 2021-22 Season
The 2021-22 season is a vital one for Dallas Stars’ defenseman John Klingberg. In the final season of his seven-year contract, he will look to prove he is worthy of an extension as well as a raise. Klingberg’s Bargain Contract When Klingberg signed his seven-year, $29.75 million deal in 2015,…
5 Dallas Stars Prospects That Could Make NHL Roster in 2023-24
The Dallas Stars are the envy of many teams across the NHL – and if they aren’t, they should be. Not only do they have a championship-caliber roster heading into the 2023-24 season, but they also have more than a handful of prospects that should be knocking on the NHL’s…
Projecting the NHL’s Top 5 Offenses in 2024-25
The 2024-25 season is around the corner as the offseason, and the action that came with it, is starting to wind down. It’s that time when fans and experts alike start to make some predictions. One of the things to look at is the top five offenses in the NHL….
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Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings 2024-25 Point Projections: Over/Under
After an offseason full of movement once again by the Detroit Red Wings and general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman, there are high hopes that the organization can finally earn a playoff spot in the 2024-25 season. The expectations and hopes are relayed and shown in ESPN’s yearly stat projections for…
Red Wings’ New Additions: Roles & Predictions for 2024-25
During his end-of-year press conference, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman emphasized the need to improve defensively and add offensive depth. To address these objectives, Yzerman re-signed Patrick Kane and Christian Fischer and added six other players – two forwards, two defensemen, and two goalies. Today, we’ll examine the…
Derek Lalonde Poised for Critical Year 3 Behind Red Wings Bench
The spring and summer of 2022 was a significant one for the Detroit Red Wings. Not only was that the first offseason where general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman invested significant money into improving the Red Wings in a meaningful way, but it was also the first time since 2014 that…
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Edmonton Oilers
Oilers’ Lack of Organizational Defensive Talent Will Be Costly
The Edmonton Oilers head into the 2024-25 season with only one goal: winning the Stanley Cup. This is within reach for the franchise, not only because they made it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final last season, but also because they did not lose any core pieces this…
Can Jeff Skinner Strike Oil in Edmonton?
At 32-years-old, Jeff Skinner is no spring chicken. Having skated in 15 NHL seasons and 1,006 regular season games, and with 357 goals and 670 points under his belt, it’s no secret that he is closer to the end of his career than the beginning. But that certainly doesn’t mean…
How Important is Calvin Pickard to the Success of the Edmonton Oilers?
On June 28, the Edmonton Oilers re-signed backup goaltender Calvin Pickard to a two-year contract extension. This contract is worth an average annual value (AAV) of $1 million. Pickard has bounced around a lot in his career, playing for six organizations since his first professional season in 2012. This new…
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Florida Panthers
Panthers Roster Has Not Declined Despite Drastic Moves
The Florida Panthers enter the 2024-25 season as defending Stanley Cup Champions for the first time in franchise history. They look to end this season the same way they finished their last by lifting Lord Stanley’s holy grail again. The last team to win back-to-back championships was the Tampa Bay…
Panthers Unlikely to Trade Aaron Ekblad This Season Despite Rumors
The Florida Panthers are entering the 2024-25 season as first-time Stanley Cup Champions. They look to replicate this past season and win back-to-back Cups. The last team to accomplish that feat was their in-state rival in the Tampa Bay Lightning. One of the key pieces on the Cup-winning roster was…
Panthers’ Mackie Samoskevich Looks to Take Next Step
The Florida Panthers enter their upcoming season as defending Stanley Cup champions for the first time in franchise history. They look to end their 2024-25 campaign the same way last season ended. Throughout the summer, development camp was going on for the team’s prospects. But one player that was left…
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Los Angeles Kings
Analyzing the Kings’ Roster Heading Into 2024-25 Season
A few years ago the Los Angeles Kings were en route to becoming contenders once again. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2012 and again in 2014, they began to decline as expected. What wasn’t expected, however, was how quickly the Kings turned their ship around. Their rebuild was surprisingly…
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
Can the Kings Rely on the Goaltending Tandem of Kuemper & Rittich?
The Los Angeles Kings have made a series of roster moves during this offseason break. The most significant so far was getting rid of Pierre-Luc Dubois in a trade for Darcy Kuemper from the Washington Capitals. A growing concern from fans was goaltending depth and reliability for this season. While…
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Minnesota Wild
3 Bold Minnesota Wild Predictions for the 2024-25 Season
The Minnesota Wild are weeks away from starting their season, and with that comes predictions. Some players will rise and exceed predictions, while some will fall short, and the Wild…
Central Division Better Balanced Heading Into 2024-25
Atlantic Division roundup? Check. Metropolitan Division roundup? Check. Now, let’s move on to the Western Conference, starting with the Central Division, which looks more balanced than it did a season…
4 Wild Players That Need to Step Up in 2024-25
After missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19’ last season, the Minnesota Wild have a number of things to fix going into 2024-25. Their special teams, goaltending, offense,…
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Montreal Canadiens
Top 5 Canadiens Facing Higher Expectations in 2024-25
Many expect the Montreal Canadiens to be better in 2024-25. It will be due to these players facing higher expectations themselves:
Likeliest Canadiens to Win NHL Awards in 2024-25
Lane Hutson misses making this list o the likeliest Montreal Canadiens to win an award for 2024-25. Rookie Joshua Roy nabs a spot instead.
Canadiens Blue Line Spots Not as Open as People Believe
The Montreal Canadiens will be entering the 2024-25 season training camp with what fans believe will be an open door for some young defenders to step through. General manager Kent Hughes has made two trades to help unblock the log jam on defence of young, skilled blueliners. Trading Jonathan Kovacevic…
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Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators Well-Represented in NHL Network Top Player Lists
The NHL Network has been putting out top 20 lists in each of the positional categories this offseason. They most recently ranked the top 20 defensemen heading into the 2024-25…
Central Division Better Balanced Heading Into 2024-25
Atlantic Division roundup? Check. Metropolitan Division roundup? Check. Now, let’s move on to the Western Conference, starting with the Central Division, which looks more balanced than it did a season…
Predators’ Forsberg Building Off Career Numbers
Trading for forward Filip Forsberg was one of the best moves former general manager (GM) David Poile made for the Nashville Predators during his tenure there. Since being acquired from…
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New Jersey Devils
Devils’ Jack Hughes Should Be a Hart Trophy Favorite This Season
Since being drafted first overall in 2019, Jack Hughes has made an undeniable impact on the New Jersey Devils. Whether he’s breaking the franchise record for most points in a single season, or scoring a game-winning goal in overtime, it’s clear that Hughes is an essential part of the Devils…
Counting Down the 10 Most Impactful Devils for 2024-25 – No. 4 – Dougie Hamilton
Welcome to the The Hockey Writers’ Countdown of the 10 most impactful New Jersey Devils of the 2024-25 season. This is not a countdown of the ten best but rather a list of players slated to have the most significant impact. These ten players offer unique contributions, are challenging to replace, and are essential…
Devils’ Simon Nemec Due For Breakout Season in 2024-25
After a devastating end to the 2023-24 season, the New Jersey Devils certainly don’t want to repeat it. However, out of all the pitfalls and misfortunes, there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Simon Nemec showed promising defensive development in the five months he spent in New…
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New York Islanders
Report: Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Battling Injury This Offseason
In Elliotte Friedman’s latest 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, he dropped a bit of a bombshell on New York Islanders fans. He states he has “heard that [Ilya] Sorokin has been battling something,” referring to a potential offseason injury that could become an issue for the team early on. At this…
Islanders’ Coaches: How Patrick Roy Differs From Lane Lambert
The New York Islanders replaced former head coach Lane Lambert with Hall of Fame goaltender, Patrick Roy, in the middle of the 2023-24 season. Under Roy, the team played to a near-100-point pace, fighting their way into the playoffs before losing in Round 1 to the Carolina Hurricanes. This was…
4 Ways the Islanders Can Fix Their Power Play
The New York Islanders’ power play has been weak for a few seasons. Last season, they scored on only 20.35 percent of their opportunities, and it cost them. In one-goal games, a power-play goal can make all the difference. In the playoffs, their inability to take advantage of the man…
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New York Rangers
4 New York Rangers’ Player Milestones to Watch for This Season
With the 2024-25 season right around the corner, many players on the New York Rangers are close to reaching new career milestones. With this in mind, here are just four of those players that will likely hit those milestones during this season or at least, get very close to doing so. Mika…
5 NHL Teams Who Could Regress in 2024-25
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly upon us, and with that comes change. While playoff teams might not look too much different than a season ago, there are always a few teams that take a step back and some who make the jump forward. Today, we’ll look at five teams…
Rangers’ Projected 2024-25 Roster Is an Improvement Over Last Season’s
At this time last offseason, the New York Rangers were coming off of a very disappointing first-round loss to the New Jersey Devils. They had made big moves at the trade deadline bringing in superstars like Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane. They even went up 2-0 in that series, but…
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Ottawa Senators
Senators’ Tough Schedule Makes Starting Fast a Challenge
To punch a ticket to postseason play next spring, the Ottawa Senators will need to do a lot of things differently. One of them is to get off to a…
Top 3 Underrated Ottawa Senators for 2024-25
There’s no question that the Ottawa Senators have one of the most exciting young cores in the NHL. Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle give the team a dangerous one-two punch…
Ottawa Senators 2024-25 Prospect Pyramid
For years, the Ottawa Senators have struggled to put together a competitive farm system, leaving them at the bottom of multiple farm system rankings. Those days finally seem to be…
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Philadelphia Flyers
5 NHL Teams Who Could Regress in 2024-25
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly upon us, and with that comes change. While playoff teams might not look too much different than a season ago, there are always a few teams that take a step back and some who make the jump forward. Today, we’ll look at five teams…
Flyers’ Bobby Brink Needs to Make His Mark This Season to Stick with the Team
With the addition of Matvei Michkov to the Philadelphia Flyers’ offense, there’s only one small, young winger on anyone’s mind right now. However, there’s another one to be taken notice of: Bobby Brink. Brink, a 23-year-old, signed a two-year extension worth $1.5 million annually in the 2024 offseason which reads…
5 Benchmarks the Flyers Need to Reach for a Successful Season
Success can be a lot of things in sports. Winning a championship qualifies, of course, but hockey wouldn’t be much fun if 31 of 32 teams were guaranteed misery. While only one team can win the last game of the season, every team has its benchmarks to aspire to. The…
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins Have a Refreshed Bottom-Six for 2024-25
September is right around the corner which means hockey is about to be in full swing. During the summer, the Pittsburgh Penguins gave their bottom six a facelift, and it is almost time to see their new depth players in action. For the past couple of years, the Penguins have…
3 Penguins Prospects Who Can Make Their NHL Debuts This Season
With preseason less than a month away, the Pittsburgh Penguins are busy putting the finishing touches on their offseason. On Aug. 22, the Penguins made a trade with the Winnipeg Jets involving some top prospects. Pittsburgh sent forward Brayden Yager to Winnipeg in exchange for Rutger McGroarty. McGroarty was drafted…
3 Penguins’ Questions That Need to Be Answered This Season
The past two years have not been up to par with what the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to accomplish from 2007 to 2022. During that time, they went on to make the playoffs for 16 straight seasons, winning the Stanley Cup three times. Though it was a great run, an…
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San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
Sharks’ Bailey Enters the Season as an Underdog Once Again
The San Jose Sharks added quite a few forwards over the summer, and as a result, some of the players who had previously been on the roster have uncertainty about where they’ll play during the 2024-25 season. One of the most notable was one of the organization’s feel-good stories last…
Sharks Have Options With Mikael Granlund
The San Jose Sharks are quickly moving through their rebuild, but they’re still at a point where Stanley Cup contention seems years away. As a result, retaining veterans may be difficult but with Mikael Granlund, it may be an option they should look at exploring. General manager Mike Grier has…
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Seattle Kraken
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
Kraken Defensemen in Contract Years Will Lead to Success in 2024-25
Although the Matty Beniers contract talks are now officially over, a general manager’s work is never done. Ron Francis must now reckon with the reality that several defensemen are entering a contract season, including those who will spend time in the American Hockey League (AHL). What does this mean for the…
Seattle Kraken’s 2024-25 Forward Lines Predictions
Believe it or not, but NHL training camps are just around the corner. The calendar says August, but it’s already past the midway point of the month and clubs tend to suit up for ice time and drills in the middle of September. There will be hockey stories galore before…
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St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues’ 3 Most Important Players for 2024-25 Season
The St. Louis Blues will have a bit of a different roster in 2024-25. They’ve added multiple players to their forward group and blue line this summer via both free agency and trade. Overall, I expect that to be healthy for the future of the franchise and the team on…
Blues’ Projected 2024-25 Roster Has Upgrades at Every Level
The St. Louis Blues will enter the 2024-25 season with more roster changes than expected. General manager Doug Armstrong hasn’t made any gigantic moves, but he’s quietly put together a better roster than last season. There are upgrades at every level of this roster and that can’t be disputed. They…
Central Division Better Balanced Heading Into 2024-25
Atlantic Division roundup? Check. Metropolitan Division roundup? Check. Now, let’s move on to the Western Conference, starting with the Central Division, which looks more balanced than it did a season ago. Which teams improved the most this offseason? And which ones may have gotten a little worse? Let’s take a…
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Expectations for Lightning’s Max Crozier in 2024-25
The Tampa Bay Lightning recently released the rosters for Prospect Camp and the NHL Rookie Showcase. Among those invited was defenseman Max Crozier, who appeared in 13 games for the Lightning in 2023-24. He’ll get a chance to show off more of what he can do before the regular season…
Mitchell Chaffee’s Journey to the Lightning & Expectations for 2024-25
If the Tampa Bay Lightning have taught fans anything besides what it takes to win the Stanley Cup, they have shown there is no single path to the NHL. Every season, Tampa Bay appears to have a new late bloomer come out of nowhere. Last season was no different when…
Have the Tampa Bay Lightning Improved Over the Offseason?
Will the Tampa Bay Lightning be better this season than the team they were when they lost to the Florida Panthers in Round One? Fellow writer Harrison Smajovits and I are back to debate the answer, and, inevitably, we will tackle the many changes to the Lightning roster that have…
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Toronto Maple Leafs
3 Bold Maple Leafs Predictions for 2024-25
It’s September and before you know it training camps will start, followed by the preseason and start of the 2024-25 season. It’s been an eventful season for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they embark on a new season with plenty of changes to make them more competitive this time around. …
3 Reasons for Maple Leafs Optimism in 2024-25
After season after season of regular season success and playoff disappointment, many fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs have maintained a reserved disposition towards the start of the upcoming 2024-25 season. It makes sense — despite however much talent has been on the roster, their playoff success (or lack thereof)…
Easton Cowan Could Be the Maple Leafs’ Best-Kept Secret This Season
One of the most surprisingly-quiet aspects of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ offseason has been the lack of discussion surrounding Easton Cowan and his potential to make the team. Despite this, I believe there’s a strong chance he’ll make the roster. Furthermore, I can’t imagine a scenario where he doesn’t unless…
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Utah Hockey Club
Utah Hockey Club’s Top 15 Prospects Heading Into 2024-25
It’s the beginning of a new era in the NHL as the Utah Hockey Club is set to play its first season in the league. While the big names that…
2024-25 Could Be Big Season For Utah’s Julian Lutz
The Utah Hockey Club has an abundance of prospects in their system. Last season, many of those prospects had breakout years like Dylan Guenther and Josh Doan in the American…
3 Utah Prospects to Keep an Eye on in 2024-25
When general manager Bill Armstrong was hired in September 2020, he had a lot on his plate. He had an aging team, bad contracts, and a roster that was nowhere…
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Vancouver Canucks
5 NHL Teams Who Could Regress in 2024-25
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly upon us, and with that comes change. While playoff teams might not look too much different than a season ago, there are always a few teams that take a step back and some who make the jump forward. Today, we’ll look at five teams…
Canucks’ Goaltending Depth Chart for 2024-25
With Thatcher Demko’s availability uncertain for the start of 2024-25, the Vancouver Canucks’ goaltending depth has come into question. If he’s unable to start on Oct. 9 against the Calgary Flames, backup Arturs Silovs will once again take over and continue his run from the 2024 Playoffs when he started…
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
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Vegas Golden Knights
Pacific Division Still Looks Top Heavy Heading Into 2024-25
Last but not least in our offseason division roundup is the Pacific. The race in the top four was one of the most competitive in 2023-24, but some of the league’s worst teams were also in the Pacific. While many teams improved, it might not necessarily lead to change in…
10 Golden Knights Predictions for 2023-24 Season
When your first prediction projects a playoff miss for the team that goes on to win the Stanley Cup, you know it isn’t a banner year in terms of prognostications. So, after taking some lumps on my 2022-23 Vegas Golden Knights predictions, I am back for another round of looking…
Golden Knights’ 3 Biggest Questions Heading into 2023-24
With the NHL’s training camps completed and the preseason getting underway, it’s time to look at some of the biggest storylines for the Vegas Golden Knights heading into the 2023-24 season. The Golden Knights have played two divisional matchups in the preseason so far against the San Jose Sharks and…
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Washington Capitals
Metropolitan Division Continuing Downward Trend Heading Into 2024-25
In our first division roundup of the month, we looked at the Atlantic and how it may not change all that much this coming season. Today, we’ll finish the Eastern Conference by looking at the Metropolitan Division, which doesn’t look like the powerhouse division it used to be. New York…
4 Dark Horse NHL Teams to Watch in 2024-25
Every season, we expect certain teams to perform to certain standards based on their roster. However, a few teams always decide to turn the tables on our predictions. Last season, the Vancouver Canucks, who, after missing the playoffs by 12 points in 2022-23, took the league by storm, winning the…
Capitals’ 2024-25 Schedule Released
On Tuesday, the NHL announced the regular-season schedules for all 32 clubs, including the Washington Capitals. This season will be the Caps’ 50th Anniversary celebration with special nights to commemorate their entrance into the league, along with the Kansas City Scouts, in the 1974-75 season. Capitals’ Home Stretches The Capitals…
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Winnipeg Jets
5 NHL Teams Who Could Regress in 2024-25
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly upon us, and with that comes change. While playoff teams might not look too much different than a season ago, there are always a few teams that take a step back and some who make the jump forward. Today, we’ll look at five teams…
Should Jets Fans Be Concerned About Cole Perfetti’s Lack of Contract?
The Winnipeg Jets’ training camp begins in less than two weeks, on Sept. 18, and Cole Perfetti has yet to sign a new contract. Should Jets fans be concerned about the lack of news surrounding the 22-year-old forward — who seems set to be a bigger part of the team…
3 Players Jets Could Target on a PTO
The Winnipeg Jets don’t have a long history of signing players to Professional Tryout Contracts (PTOs) but they can be a great, no-risk way of testing out players who might fit into a team’s lineup. Although the majority of players on PTOs don’t end up making the teams they try…
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