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Can Cowan & Minten Crack the Maple Leafs’ Roster?
As the Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2024-25 season, two of the biggest questions surrounding their training camp and preseason are centered on their top prospects: Easton Cowan and…
Islanders’ Toughest Competition for a Playoff Spot in 2025
The Eastern Conference is stacked! The Eastern Conference isn’t as good as many people think! The Metropolitan Division is guaranteed to improve after last season! The division has plenty of…
5 Burning Questions for the Ottawa Senators in 2024-25
Earlier this summer I wrote about five Ottawa Senators storylines to keep an eye on as the 2024-25 season approached. My piece asked whether Tim Stutzle will rebound this season…
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Anaheim Ducks
Ducks September Series: 2024-25 Expectations for Troy Terry
As we march through September toward NHL training camps, now is a particularly good time to look at what lies ahead for impact players on rosters across the league. If they haven’t yet, expectations will be set and predictions made, and in the coming weeks, the work put in by…
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…
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Boston Bruins
3 Bruins Predictions for First Half of 2024-25 Season
The Boston Bruins’ rookie camp is underway and training camp is set to begin in less than a week. The 2024-25 season is so close, and excitement is picking up. The team is coming off a season that saw them reach the second round of the playoffs after being eliminated…
3 Bruins Prospects to Watch at Boston College This Season
NCAA hockey has increasingly become a powerhouse for producing some of the NHL’s best players. Cale Makar, the Hughes brothers, Adam Fox, and the Boston Bruins’ own Charlie McAvoy all come to mind as former college hockey players who have found success at the next level. This season, the Bruins…
Expectations for Bruins’ Andrew Peeke in 2024-25
The Boston Bruins did not have a lot of room to make a ton of moves at last season’s trade deadline in March. With little cap space but still needing to bolster up the blue line, they traded for Andrew Peeke from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jakub…
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Buffalo Sabres
Sabres’ Dahlin Will Benefit From Having Lindy Ruff as Head Coach
Multiple players are going to have to step up in order for the Buffalo Sabres to have a chance at improvement this season. All eyes will be on Tage Thompson as he sets out to rediscover himself as a lethal scoring threat after injuries hampered him all of last season,…
5 NHL Teams Who Could Bounce Back in 2024-25
Late last week, we looked at five NHL teams who could regress this coming season. Today, we’ll look at five teams who struggled a season ago and have bounce-back potential in 2024-25. Let’s get right to it. Seattle Kraken 2023-24 season: 34-35-13, 81 points, 6th in Pacific The Seattle Kraken…
Predicting the Sabres’ Major Stat Category Leaders for 2024-25
The regular season is creeping ever closer for the Buffalo Sabres, and with preseason and prospect camps drawing even closer, there will be plenty of hockey action on the way very soon. With all of that on the near horizon, it is time to look at which players will likely…
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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
3 Under-the-Rader Hurricanes Prospects to Watch at Rookie Showcase
The Carolina Hurricanes are participating in the rookie showcase in Nashville, TN from Friday, Sept. 13 through Monday, Sept. 16, sending a roster of 22 players (20 skaters and 2 goalies), including 14 recent draft picks. Of course, the names people will be keeping a close eye on are Bradly…
3 Hurricanes Prospects to Watch This Season
In life, I believe it’s vital to always focus on the future just as much as the present. I bring that same line of thinking to my hockey coverage. It’s paramount to have just as much an eye on the future of the game as it is on today’s generation….
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…
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Chicago Blackhawks
5 Blackhawks Questions Ahead of Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase
Hockey is back! The Chicago Blackhawks‘ prospects will start the preseason festivities at the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase, where they will face the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild on Sept. 13 and 14. It’s a time when these three teams can see their top prospects take flight before going…
Blackhawks Bytes: Vlasic, Nazar, Levshunov, Del Mastro, Spellacy
Welcome to this preseason edition of Blackhawks Bytes, a series featuring quotes and comments from players, coaches, management, journalists and fans alike concerning everything Chicago Blackhawks. The purpose of this ongoing column is to capture a slice of the existing outlook, attitudes and culture surrounding the team. Please join me as we…
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…
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Colorado Avalanche
3 Reasons to Be Excited About the Colorado Avalanche in 2024-25
The reality is that the expectations for the Colorado Avalanche heading into this season are very high. Greatness is expected inside the locker room, within the organization, and from the fanbase. Given the caliber of players on the team, that’s fair. Finding things to look forward to wasn’t hard. Here…
3 Worst-Case Scenarios for Colorado Avalanche in 2024-25
The 2023-24 season was a rollercoaster ride for the Colorado Avalanche. The 2022 Stanley Cup champions were very good, finishing with 107 points yet were third in the stacked Central Division. Valeri Nichushkin was suspended in the middle of a hot playoff run. Oh, and Bowen Byram was shipped out…
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…
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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’ Elmer Söderblom Entering Critical Season
It wasn’t that long ago that Elmer Söderblom captivated Detroit Red Wings fans with he forced his way onto the team’s opening night lineup during the 2022-23 season. Standing at 6-foot-8, 246 pounds, his combination of rare physical traits and on-ice tenacity led him to play in 21 games in…
3 Red Wings With Something to Prove In 2024-25
Last year, the Detroit Red Wings fell short of the playoffs by the slimmest of margins. As they approach the 2024-25 season, it’s imperative that they demonstrate their true readiness for a postseason appearance. On an individual level, a few Red Wings have something to prove as well. These players…
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…
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Edmonton Oilers
Oilers Must Have Better Start to 2024-25 Than Last Season
I was listening to the always informative podcast Lowdown with Lowetide, and in the Sept. 13 interview with former Hockey Night in Canada Producer, Steve Lansky, they both spoke at length about how the start of the 2024-25 NHL season is going to be so intriguing to watch. Try as…
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…
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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
How the Los Angeles Kings Stack Up Against All 7 Pacific Division Opponents
A huge factor determining how successful an NHL team will be in any given season is how well they perform against the rest of the teams in their division. With the regular season right around the corner, let’s take a look at how the Los Angeles Kings stack up against…
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…
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Minnesota Wild
Wild Prospects to Watch at 2024 Tom Kurvers Showcase
While most Minnesota Wild fans are looking forward to the start of training camp next week, it’s important not to forget about the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase this weekend. The…
Minnesota Wild’s 3 Biggest Weaknesses for 2024-25
There are just a few weeks until the Minnesota Wild season gets underway and that means it’s time to take a closer look at this upcoming season. It’s going to…
5 NHL Teams Who Could Bounce Back in 2024-25
Late last week, we looked at five NHL teams who could regress this coming season. Today, we’ll look at five teams who struggled a season ago and have bounce-back potential…
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Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens’ Clear Priority Is to Compete for Playoff Spot in 2024-25
If you’re the Montreal Canadiens, you don’t acquire Patrik Laine unless you have designs on competing for a playoff spot in 2024-25.
Canadiens Forward Spot Up for Grabs
The Montreal Canadiens have announced their Rookie Camp roster ahead of the 2024-25 season. There are several forwards that fans are excited to see such as Owen Beck and Filip Mesar. But like the competition on the blue line for the Canadiens roster, there aren’t many spots available up front with the…
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:
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Nashville Predators
Projecting the 2024-25 Nashville Predators Forward Lines
The Nashville Predators 2024-25 season is less than a month away. The puck drops on their regular season on Oct. 10 against the Dallas Stars. The organization has much to…
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…
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New Jersey Devils
Devils Must Fix Inconsistencies to Be Successful in 2024-25
This season, the New Jersey Devils are ready to fight tooth and nail to earn the coveted top spot in the Metropolitan Division. The team is set to make a comeback following a disappointing 2023-24 season. Poor goaltending, injuries, and an unsteady defense all contributed to an unfortunate performance that…
The 3 Most Impactful Devils for 2024-25
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…
5 NHL Teams Who Could Bounce Back in 2024-25
Late last week, we looked at five NHL teams who could regress this coming season. Today, we’ll look at five teams who struggled a season ago and have bounce-back potential in 2024-25. Let’s get right to it. Seattle Kraken 2023-24 season: 34-35-13, 81 points, 6th in Pacific The Seattle Kraken…
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New York Islanders
Islanders’ Toughest Competition for a Playoff Spot in 2025
The Eastern Conference is stacked! The Eastern Conference isn’t as good as many people think! The Metropolitan Division is guaranteed to improve after last season! The division has plenty of weak competition that good teams will take advantage of throughout the season! Related: 5 Bold New York Islanders Predictions in…
5 Bold New York Islanders Predictions in 2024-25
Heading into last season, it would have been bold to predict that Mathew Barzal would score at a point-per-game pace. But it happened, with 23 goals and 57 assists in 80 games. It was also bold, albeit not as much, to predict Ilya Sorokin to win the Vezina Trophy, but…
Islanders’ MacLean and Bolduc Could Be Boxed Out of Lineup
As the NHL season nears, the New York Islanders are entering a pivotal point in the franchise’s existence. The roster is mostly the same as last year, yet there are expectations of surpassing last season’s Round 1 exit. As a result of this stagnant roster construction, forward Kyle MacLean and…
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New York Rangers
Rangers Need Another Big Season From Vincent Trocheck
In 2023-24, the New York Rangers got great play from their star players, including Vincent Trocheck. In his second season with the team, he broke out on a line with wingers Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere while also providing reliable play on both the power play and penalty kill. This…
4 New York Rangers Facing The Most Pressure This Season
As we get closer to the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, it means another season nears in which the New York Rangers will try to win a Stanley Cup and end the franchise’s 31-year drought. They got to the Eastern Conference finals last season and have been there two…
Rangers’ Vesey Could Solve Right Wing Problem on Kreider/Zibanejad Line
Maybe in the New York Rangers‘ endless search for a running mate for Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, the answer has been under their nose all along. Perhaps the solution isn’t another go-round with former No. 2 overall draft pick Kaapo Kakko, new acquisition Reilly Smith or a promising youngster…
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Ottawa Senators
5 Burning Questions for the Ottawa Senators in 2024-25
Earlier this summer I wrote about five Ottawa Senators storylines to keep an eye on as the 2024-25 season approached. My piece asked whether Tim Stutzle will rebound this season…
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…
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Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers’ X-Factor for 2024-25: Puck Possession
For the Philadelphia Flyers to avenge their last-day-of-the-season playoff miss in 2023-24, they need a few things to go right. We can point to several “X-factors”, like the goaltending, how rookie Matvei Michkov will perform, and how the defense will adapt to essentially replacing Sean Walker with Jamie Drysdale. But…
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…
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Pittsburgh Penguins
5 NHL Teams Who Could Bounce Back in 2024-25
Late last week, we looked at five NHL teams who could regress this coming season. Today, we’ll look at five teams who struggled a season ago and have bounce-back potential in 2024-25. Let’s get right to it. Seattle Kraken 2023-24 season: 34-35-13, 81 points, 6th in Pacific The Seattle Kraken…
The Wayne Gretzky Record That Sidney Crosby Is About to Break
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby has already had an incredible career thus far. The 19-season veteran has already won the Stanley Cup three times, Art Ross Trophy in 2006-07 and 2013-14, Conn Smythe Trophy in 2015-16 and 2016-17, Hart Memorial Trophy in 2006-07 and 2013-14, Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award in…
Projecting the Penguins Position in the Metropolitan Division in 2024-25
With NHL preseason beginning later this month, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the rest of the Metropolitan Division are getting ready for another season. Most of the big offseason moves have already happened so where do the Penguins currently stand among the other teams in the Metro? 1. New York Rangers Last…
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San Jose Sharks
4 Under-the-Radar Sharks to Watch at Rookie Faceoff
The San Jose Sharks‘ four-day Rookie Faceoff event begins today, and most of the attention will be on a handful of players. Top prospects Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Shakir Mukhamadullin will make San Jose a central part of the showcase. But the Sharks have other prospects participating with storylines…
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…
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Seattle Kraken
Kraken Players to Watch at 2024 Rookie Camp
The Seattle Kraken’s rookie camp began on Thursday, Sept. 12. When the official list of players called up for the exercise was shared on official social media platforms, a few names stood out. Which ones have something to prove this month? Which ones just need to reassure the Kraken’s brass that they…
Previewing the Seattle Kraken’s 2024-25 Goalie Situation
With training camp just around the corner, some players have already hit the ice, including those who wear the Seattle Kraken’s colors. Officially, camp commences on Sept. 19, but something else is just days away: rookie camp on Sept. 12. One name adds the spice of intrigue to the team’s strategy…
5 NHL Teams Who Could Bounce Back in 2024-25
Late last week, we looked at five NHL teams who could regress this coming season. Today, we’ll look at five teams who struggled a season ago and have bounce-back potential in 2024-25. Let’s get right to it. Seattle Kraken 2023-24 season: 34-35-13, 81 points, 6th in Pacific The Seattle Kraken…
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St. Louis Blues
3 Blues Players With a Shot to Make NHL Roster Out of Training Camp
The St. Louis Blues begin their training camp on Sept. 19 and finish on Sept. 22. The camp will include players from their NHL roster, American Hockey League (AHL) roster, and range of prospects. Players can show off their skill and worthiness through camp practices and pre-season NHL games, which…
3 Reasons for Blues Optimism in 2024-25
The St. Louis Blues are set to be an interesting team to watch in 2024-25. They made several changes in the summer and are clearly set on trying to find their way back into the playoffs. General manager Doug Armstrong has certainly not stood pat after back-to-back seasons with no…
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…
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning 2024-25 Player Projections: Darren Raddysh
We’re less than a month away from the 2024-25 season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning will be back in action with a new dynamic to the roster. The team added and subtracted at forward and defense this offseason. Players like Steven Stamkos, Jake Guentzel, Mikhail Sergachev, and J.J. Moser were…
Breaking Down the Lightning’s Projected Fourth Line
As the NHL turns the page to begin the next chapter of hockey for the 2024-25 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning gear up for a new season with high expectations. While the offseason featured some surprise moves at the top of the lineup for the Lightning, including a Mikhail Sergachev…
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…
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Can Cowan & Minten Crack the Maple Leafs’ Roster?
As the Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2024-25 season, two of the biggest questions surrounding their training camp and preseason are centered on their top prospects: Easton Cowan and Fraser Minten. Both young forwards can make the team, but the real question is: will they? Cowan, the Maple Leafs’…
Maple Leafs’ Anthony Stolarz Could Be Team X-Factor This Season
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to make the playoffs again this season, but this time they would like to have more success than they’ve had in recent campaigns. With their aggressive offseason that included additions to their blue line in Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, their intention to make…
3 Maple Leafs Storylines Heading Into the 2024-25 Season
Leafs Nation, we are so close to the start of the NHL season —there is Toronto Maple Leafs preseason hockey on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m. EST. With so much to look forward to this season, there are also so many questions. Did the Maple Leafs do enough this…
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Utah Hockey Club
3 Utah Hockey Club NCAA Prospects to Follow in 2024-25
The Utah Hockey Club‘s inaugural campaign will get underway with a few former NCAA players on the roster, including Clayton Keller (Boston University), Nick Schmaltz (University of North Dakota), Nick…
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…
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Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks 2024-25 Stat Leaders Predictions
The Vancouver Canucks are going into this season with higher expectations, both as a team and individually. They finished with their second-highest point total in franchise history, and many of their star players posted career-highs in goals and points. As such, it will be tough for everyone to replicate their…
Can Canucks Fans Expect Jonathan Lekkerimaki to Play This Season?
The Vancouver Canucks will finally see their top prospect play close to home this season as 2022 first-round pick Jonathan Lekkerimaki will be playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Abbotsford Canucks. It has been a long road for the 15th overall pick as he has battled through…
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…
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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
Can Jets Continue Dominance Over Central Division Opponents?
Central Division dominance is something the Winnipeg Jets have enjoyed over the past two seasons, but can and will it continue in 2024-25? Jets Have Owned Central Division Opponents For Last Two Seasons The Jets will clash with divisional opponents 26 times once again in 2024-25, facing the Colorado Avalanche,…
4 Winnipeg Jets Who Could Be Extended During the 2024-25 Season
At the conclusion of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Winnipeg Jets will have six unrestricted free agents (UFAs) and four restricted free agents (RFAs). Last season, the Jets re-signed Nino Niederreiter in early December before he could reach UFA status, and it’s likely fans will see a similar situation again….
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…
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