Maple Leafs’ 2022 Trade Targets on the Anaheim Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers visited the Los Angeles Kings for Game 6 and came out with a 4-2 win. The series is tied 3-3 and headed back to Edmonton where the Oilers have won one game and lost two to the Kings. Home ice advantage has to play a little effect considering how loud the fans and building are, especially for a Game 7. With the pressure on Edmonton to move on, here are four keys to ensure a victory.

They’re the greatest two words in sports, and for the first time in more than three decades, Game 7 is going to be on the marquee in Oil Country. Saturday (May 14) night at Rogers Place, the Edmonton Oilers are hosting the Los Angeles Kings in the finale their best-of-seven, first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series. The deciding game of this back-and-forth series will be the team’s first Game 7 in Edmonton since 1990, when they defeated the Winnipeg Jets at Northlands Coliseum to win their Smythe Division Semi-Final.

The Minnesota Wild’s season ended much sooner than anyone wanted or expected after falling in Game 6 to the St. Loius Blues. A number of things went wrong for the team throughout the series. After losing Game 1, they seemed to get their act together for Games 2 and 3. However, it would be short-lived as they lost Games 4, 5, and 6. Games 1 and 6 were by far the worst performances of the series.

Tonight’s Game 7 of the first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s been a long time – as Maple Leafs’ fans know – since their team has won a first-round playoff series. On the other side of the...

The Edmonton Oilers won Game 7 over the Los Angeles Kings at home when they posted their second shutout of the series and their MVP Connor McDavid took over. It was another full team effort after coming back from down 3-2 in the series and not letting off the pressure. It was a quick and intense start for the Oilers who deserved the result they got after their performance in the final two games of the series.

The NHL has a league-wide initiative to promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, and the Arizona Coyotes have taken it to heart. Though the team itself is in the midst of a rebuild on the ice, its efforts to promote, elevate, and encourage diversity have set an example that other NHL clubs have taken note of. Whether it was the coaching internship program they launched prior to the 2021-22 season, or hosting the Black Hockey History Mobile Museum in its last game of the season, the Coyotes have made it clear they’ve completely bought into one thing:

2021-22 Team: US National U18 Team, USNTDP Juniors (USHL) Devin Kaplan is a right wing who played for the U.S. National U18 Team in the USDP and the USNTDP Juniors in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He finished with 13 goals and 38 points in 53 games in the USDP and eight goals and 18 points in 22 games in the USHL.

The Montreal Canadiens season has wound down, and management has to look ahead to next season. They will be very busy with free agency, the draft, and trying to make cap room to sign free agents. An excellent way to relieve some cap space is getting rid of bad contracts or moving players that have pricey contracts. The Habs have a few of those players, and we will look at five who should get traded in the offseason.

No franchise in the NHL has played in more Game 7’s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs than the Boston Bruins. After their 5-2 Game 6 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night at the TD Garden, the Black and Gold evened their best-of-seven series at 3-3, setting up the winner-take-all Game 7 late Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, North Carolina. It will be Boston’s 29th all-time Game 7.

It is officially the offseason for the Anaheim Ducks and it’s one that will once again be filled with promise. Another top-10 pick is likely in store for the Ducks, which means adding to their young core as they continue to embark down the path of rebuilding the franchise to its former glory days.

One game for all the marbles. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning get set to duel it out one more time as their first-round series is going the distance. It’s been a back-and-forth affair to say the least and each game has been so different. Entertaining as hell, Game 7 is setting up to be a hockey game for the ages. Leafs Nation can’t wait to play host to the Lightning on Saturday night, so let’s dive into three Maple Leafs who need to step up and produce.

The Calgary Flames will be heading to Game 7 in their first-round series against the Dallas Stars, and while the Flames offense has scuffled at times, there has been one consistent bright spot for the Flames. Behind all of the high-powered offensive weapons that the Flames possess has been Jacob Markstrom.

The Los Angeles Kings were eliminated from the playoffs Saturday night, falling 2-0 to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7. This ended an incredible season for the Kings where they defied expectations by making the playoffs and pushing the Oilers to Game 7. Here are three takeaways from the loss.

2021-22 Team: Erie Otters (#15) NHL Central Scouting: 48th (amongst North American Skaters) Most players who enter their draft year experience their breakout. After going through their rookie season of growing pains and learning a new league, they come into their second season ready to blaze their own trail. In the case of defenseman Christian Kyrou, he had to wait an entire year before he could build off his rookie season.

The Florida Panthers showed why they were the Presidents’ Trophy winner by taking their first-round series against the Washington Capitals four games to two. This is Florida’s first playoff series win since June of 1996, in which they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games to claim the Eastern Conference title and move on to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Minnesota Wild had high expectations for the playoffs following a franchise-best campaign in the 2021-22 NHL season. Unfortunately, the St. Louis Blues proved to be too tough of a task to handle in the opening round as they eliminated the Wild in six games. Outside of Kirill Kaprizov, few players showed up on a nightly basis and now it’s back to the drawing board as general manager Bill Guerin turns his attention to the offseason.

The Philadelphia Flyers dealt with a devastating amount of injuries during the 2021-22 season, and the absences of key players unquestionably contributed to the disappointing outcome of a last-place finish in the Metropolitan Division. After general manager (GM) Chuck Fletcher aggressively shuffled the roster last summer, the team entered the season with the belief they could contend for a playoff spot and make noise as a Stanley Cup contender.

The Edmonton Oilers might be one of the most resilient teams left in this year’s NHL Playoffs. In the 2021-22 NHL season, they overcame injuries, COVID-19, a mid-season coaching change and a tsunami of negativity from critics, fans and the media just to make the playoffs. Now, they have advanced to the second round after beating the LA Kings in Game 7 of their first round Western Conference playoff series.

NHL Central Scouting: 2nd (among EUR skaters) He will undoubtedly be a top-10 pick in the upcoming NHL Draft, but it’s safe to say that Joakim Kemell hasn’t quite reached his ceiling just yet. The development in his game has shown inconsistencies in multiple areas from his ability to use his stick on the forecheck to his defensive zone coverage. Still, the possibility of growth makes him a coveted prospect for a number of NHL clubs picking in that eight to 12 range.

No matter what you think of Darryl Sutter’s coaching philosophies, the stone-faced bench boss knows what he’s talking about when it comes to hockey. Just as many predicted, the Colorado Avalanche swept the Juuse Saros-less Nashville Predators in a ruthlessly efficient first-round performance. While the Avalanche’s top forwards all delivered, superstar defenseman Cale Makar orchestrated the four-game destruction with his surgeon-like precision from the blueline. His zone transition wizardry and offensive production were on full display, making him the early, early Conn Smythe Trophy favourite as the playoff MVP. Let’s dig into how his elevated play has the Avalanche eyeing their first berth in the Western Conference Finals since the 2002 Playoffs.