MORE GOALIES HAVE PLAYED THIS SEASON THAN THE ENTIRE 'ORIGINAL SIX' ERA

Although the team hasn't confirmed it, there have been numerous credible sources who have claimed Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl is currently playing through a high-ankle sprain. He apparently sustained the injury in Game 6 vs. LA. It makes his performance thus far all the more valiant. Video surfaced of a clip...

When it comes to NHL players that can get a rise out of fans, Nazem Kadri of the Colorado Avalanche is near the top of the list. Kadri received racist messages and even death threats following game three of the Avs second round series against the St. Louis Blues after being involved in a collision with goaltender Jordan Binnington that knocked the netminder out of the series. Kadri says he fed off that hate going into game four, where he scored a hat trick (and added an assist) in a 6-3 win for Colorado.

Kevin Weekes may be getting a new gig this summer. This time in the form of an NHL general manager. According to San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng, Kevin Weekes is a strong candidate to become the San Jose Sharks next GM. Another reliable source reported the same information as Elliotte Friedman stated that he believes that Weekes is in the mix for sure.

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the St. Louis Blues 6-3 to take a 3-1 series lead on Monday night. Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves on 20 shots, and Ville Husso made 31 saves on 36 shots. Nazem Kadri was the star of the game tallying a hat-trick. Highlights can be seen below.

It's a sure sign that Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings is looking for a big payday. With one season left to go on his current deal, Larkin has made the sudden decision to change agents, going with heavyweight CCA Sports and representative Pat Brisson (along with Matt Williams). Brisson's active contracts in the NHL currently represent over $1.1 billion in money. It's not necessarily a surprise that Larkin would switch to this agency, but his former one says it was 'blindsided' by the decision.

The buzz around Nazem Kadri & the vitriol he has received in the past week needs little introduction at this point. But stories like this often bring outside complications that require explanation, begrudgingly or otherwise. Figures from every corner of the hockey world voiced their support for Kadri & their contempt for those spewing racist & xenophobic hate in his direction. At this point, it's almost a formality. So when someone fails to deliver in this area, the dogpiling commences.

The Calgary Flames trail the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in their best-of-seven series, and frankly they haven't looked like themselves at any point in the series. Edmonton has outscored, out chanced, out maneuvered Calgary every step of the way, or so it seems. Darryl Sutter, Head Coach of the Calgary Flames, with his team on the brink of elimination had an interesting take in his morning presser. It's not unusual for coaches to use these press conferences to send messages to their teams through the media. It's tough to say that it's exactly what Sutter is aiming to do. However, if it was his goal it's a good way to fire up your locker room:

After netting five goals in four games, Evander Kane will not travel with the Oilers to Calgary for Game 5. His girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy some time today, per Ryan Rishaug of TSM Edmonton. Evander Kane's family situation has been in the news quite a bit in...

Geneve-Servette, who play in Switzerland's top division, National League, announced on Thursday that they've re-signed NHL veterans Sami Vatanen and Valtteri Filppula and have also signed former NHLer Linus Omark. Omark and Vatanen's contracts are for two-years, while Filppula's is for one year. The quotes in this story are translated...

The Florida Panthers have some questions that need to be answered over the summer after a disappointing sweep by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. According to one report, the team was attempting to make a big change while the season was going on.

According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, the Vegas Golden Knights have interest in Paul Maurice and Rick Tocchet for the head coaching role after they fired Peter DeBoer on May 16th. "Still early in their process, but there's some league-wide chatter the Golden Knights have interest in speaking...

Quarter-finals Thursday at the 2022 IIHF World Championship started with a bang in Tampere as the second-place team in Group B, Sweden, took on the third-place team in Group A, Canada. The Swedes got the scoring started 1:27 into the first period through Carl Klingberg. Less than six minutes later,...

Consequences have come about after nasty, racist messages were sent to Nazem Kadri of the Colorado Avalanche. During game three of the Avs' second round series against the St. Louis Blues, Kadri was involved in a collision with Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington that knocked the netminder out of the game and, as it was revealed later, the remainder of the series. The next day, Kadri's wife posted screenshots of several messages he had received that contained racism and violence. None of the names of the people who had sent the messages were covered in the screen shots that started being shared on social media. Now, one of the people who sent Kadri a message is paying the price.

Halfway through the first period, New York Rangers' defenseman Jacob Trouba laid a monster hit on Carolina Hurricanes' forward Max Domi in the neutral zone. Domi's teammate, Steven Lorentz, jumped to his aid and fought Trouba. Lorentz received a 2 minute minor for instigating, a 10 minute misconduct, and a 5 minute major for fighting. Trouba got 5 minutes for fighting. All of this gave the Rangers a 2 minute powerplay following the hit. The Rangers took full advantage as Frank Vatrano scored on the ensuing powerplay.

This time of year, it's all about getting pucks deep, playing physical, & forcing turnovers. And two out of three isn't bad, as the Oilers forecheckers got the puck deep & got physical but couldn't force the turnover as they ended up hitting each other. Hard. It really be your...

Grey Flannel Auctions is set to finalize the sale of Gretzky's jersey he wore in the 1988 cup-clinching game vs. the Boston Bruins. With an expectation of grossing as much as $1.4M, it would be the highest grossing piece of hockey memorabilia ever. The auction house describes the jersey as 'covered in champagne stains,' as the Oilers celebrated their second consecutive championship & fourth in five years. Famously, that was Gretzky's final game with the Oilers. His infamous trade to the LA Kings going down just months later.

Despite a franchise record setting season that saw them win the President's Trophy, the Florida Panthers were swept in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by their state rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team had some coaching issues in late-October. Joel Quenneville stepped down as Head Coach...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Juuso Riikola is leaving the National Hockey League this summer and is signing with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League for the 2022-23 season. "My four years in North America was a good time of life but I felt it was time for change and the...

The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced on Tuesday that they've fined St. Louis Blues forward David Perron $5,000 for cross-checking Colorado Avalanche Nazem Kadri. The incident occurred just over five minutes into the second period of Game 4 on Monday night. After the whistle, Blues forward Pavel...

The Blues are visibly losing their cool in this one. After opening the scoring they allowed three goals in 1:42 & then went off the rails. Nazem Kadri wasn't phased, however. He truly hit the Blues where it hurt & once simply wasn't enough. After being on the receiving end of all sorts of ridicule the last 48 hours, he put on an absolute show in Game 4.