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Josh Manson has been a welcome addition to the ranks of the Colorado Avalanche. His unique blend of physicality, defensive acumen, & timely offensive contributions pushed the Avalanche past the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001-02. The team had stalled out more than once in recent years, and the frustration of the team's leadership was apparent. GM Joe Sakic has done well to stack the Avalanche team to push them over the hump. Now, they've finally done it & will face the Edmonton Oilers, in what is sure to be a titillating Western Conference Final.

After being eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 5 by the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, the discussion for the Calgary Flames moving forward is what will their roster look like next season?. Both Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau are without contracts for the 2022-23 season, although the...

According to CapFriendly, the St. Louis Blues have placed defenceman Calle Rosen on waivers on Saturday afternoon. Rosen, 28, spent the majority of the 2021-22 season in the AHL with Springfield, tallying 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) in 40 games. He also appeared in eighteen regular season games and nine playoff games for the big club in St. Louis. In eighteen regular season games, Rosen put up seven points (two goals, five assist), but had no points in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The disappointment in Calgary will sting for a while. For the first time in over three decades, NHL fans were treated to a playoff series featuring a Battle of Alberta. While the Flames did finish ahead of Edmonton in the regular season, the two teams were pretty close and this should have been a grueling battle. Instead, the Oilers pulled off a victory in five games, led by the man most consider to be the best player in the world right now, and perhaps one of the greatest ever before he finishes.

Jacob Trouba has earned a reputation of being someone other players need to be aware of when he's on the ice. If he sees you with your head down he's going to catch you. Plain & simple. So the irony in this play is not lost on me. Cole barely...

No foul play on this one, Ryan Strome's stick simply hit Jarvis' face on a follow-through during a shot. Jarvis was leaking pretty bad, but he stayed in the game. He knows what's at stake. Strome completely whiffed on the puck, but caught some chiclets. So at least it wasn't...

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a fairly quiet season by his standards posting 29 points in 79 games, and it seems that more regression may be coming his way. During the 2022 IIHF World Championship, he suffered a foot fracture that will sideline him for at least four to...

The Panthers had their best season ever in 2021-22. They secured the Presidents' Trophy for most points, set the NHL record for goals scored in a season, and set another record for most comeback wins when trailing three or more goals. They played fast, they played hard, and they were never out of a game. Three times this season they came back from four-goal, third period deficits. The 83-84 Oilers are the only other team to do it twice. They played some of their worst hockey against Washington in the first round of this year's playoffs & won in 6 games. So how were the Tampa Bay Lightning able to sweep the Presidents' Trophy, record-setting Cardiac Cats?

The Calgary Flames' playoff run came up short, as they lost at the hands of their provincial rival, the Edmonton Oilers, in five games in their second round series. Flames General Manager Brad Treliving has plenty of work to do this off-season, including working out contracts for pending UFA Johnny Gaudreau and RFA Matthew Tkachuk.

Igor looks unflappable in this game. He's stopping pucks, picking apples (assists {two of them}), and now he's hit-sticking rookies. What can't this guy do?

Eight hockey players, Hockey Canada, & the CHL were involved in a lawsuit settled pertaining to sexual assault, in which several players from the 2017-18 Canadian World Junior team were named. That roster contains several notable NHL prospects & players:. Dillon Dube. Jonah Gadjovic. Boris Katchouk. Maxime Comtois. Taylor Raddysh.

The Edmonton Oilers knocked off their provincial rival, the Calgary Flames, in overtime on Thursday night to advance to their first Western Conference Final since 2006. Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored the overtime winner in Game 5 to record his twelfth point of the series and 26th of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. McDavid's superstar teammate, Leon Draisaitl, is also sitting at 26 points following an incredible 17 points in five games against the Flames.

The hottest item on the coaching market became available not long ago, so naturally every team with a need is likely to kick tires. Barry Trotz has already interviewed in two places that we know of; Winnipeg & Philadelphia. But it seems there's another team in the mix that absolutely no one saw coming:

Darren Helm scored the series clinching goal over the St. Louis Blues last night in a truly shocking event. Nearly everyone thought the game was destined for overtime after back & forth, tightly contested action. The Blues' resilience was on full display, being outshot 39-20 at last count. Ville Husso looked appeared in regular season form, and some of us even thought we might get a Game 7. Alas, Darren Helm had other plans.

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.

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 stage was set for Game 6 between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers. Primetime Saturday night, Madison Square Garden, New York City, elimination game. Win or go home for the home team. Both the Rangers and Canes have been excellent on home ice this playoffs. The Rangers are...

A decisive Game 5 began in ideal fashion for Darryl Sutter. Sutter's notoriety for being a defense-first head coach contrasts directly with the identity of the Flames nemesis, the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers play a fast-paced, high event game. So it plays much more to the Flames' strengths to play low-event, boring Darryl Sutter hockey. And for the first seven minutes of this one, that's what we got; both teams combined for one shot in that time. The rest of the period featured ten shots, so much more action in the latter half of the opening frame.