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Dynamic young duos leading the way for Sens, Utah

There aren’t many connecting points for the Ottawa Senators and Utah Hockey Club, two National Hockey League teams nearly 3,000 kilometres apart....

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Wolf’s impressive start helps keep Flames afloat

The Calgary Flames did not enter the 2024-25 season with lofty postseason hopes. Deep organizational rebuilds intended to increase salary cap...

17.12.2024 10

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Caufield, Suzuki need some help

Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki need some help. If I were to describe the state of the Montreal Canadiens in one sentence, I’d start there. Because...

11.12.2024 10

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Berube has brought defensive balance to Maple Leafs

There are few things less comfortable for an organization than losing a superstar player to injury. So, you can imagine the trepidation the Toronto...

02.12.2024 10

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Chabot cementing himself as a top NHL defenceman

When the Ottawa Senators inked Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, $64-million dollar contract back in 2020, there was hope the team had found their...

25.11.2024 10

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Sluggish Oilers plagued by three problem areas

What’s wrong with the Edmonton Oilers? It wasn’t 12 months ago that we were asking the same question, culminating in the team waiving its...

18.11.2024 10

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Yost: Hronek and Hughes making their case as NHL's top blueline duo

Do the Vancouver Canucks have the best defensive pairing in hockey? One month into the 2024-25 regular season, they have certainly forced their way...

11.11.2024 10

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Extraordinarily bad defence sinks Sharks and Habs

The Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks may be thousands of kilometres apart geographically, but there are a striking number of similarities...

04.11.2024 10

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Sputtering power play limits Leafs’ ceiling

Toronto, we may have a problem. Craig Berube’s first month behind the Maple Leafs bench has been a mixed bag of results. The team is off to a bit of...

28.10.2024 10

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High-flying Jets thriving early with up-tempo style

Entering the 2024-25 season, I figured the NHL’s Central Division would be the deepest and most competitive of the league’s four groupings. That...

21.10.2024 10

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The numbers behind another slow start for the Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are becoming familiar with slow starts. Last season, the Oilers came up one game short of winning the Stanley Cup. The run was so...

15.10.2024 10

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Ovechkin could soon go from chaser to chased

Few storylines this season will rival Alexander Ovechkin’s chase for the NHL’s all-time goal scoring record, famously held by the venerable...

07.10.2024 10

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Leafs need Nylander to prove he can drive second line

William Nylander’s skeptics have been effectively silenced over the past three seasons. The dynamic Swede finally found a scoring touch to couple...

01.10.2024 10

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Ullmark should help Senators put Atlantic Division on notice

It has been many years since the Ottawa Senators have felt confident in net. But after acquiring Linus Ullmark this off-season, Ottawa finally has a...

23.09.2024 10

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There’s less parity in the NHL than you think

Is the National Hockey League increasingly becoming a story of haves and have-nots? It’s something I’ve been thinking about, in part because...

16.09.2024 10

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Considering an unlikely Crosby trade

The National Hockey League regular season is fast approaching, and before business picks up I need to address the elephant in the room: The hockey...

03.09.2024 10

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NHL players preparing for labour uncertainty with lockout-protected contracts

The NHL’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 regular season. And though the NHL has been in a period...

26.08.2024 10

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Laine trade worth short-term gamble

Buy low, or buyer beware? It’s a question front offices around the National Hockey League are kicking around right now in the context of Columbus...

19.08.2024 10

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Canada has questions in the crease ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off

Recency bias or not, the Paris 2024 Olympics felt like the most compelling international competition in recent history. From a shot heard ‘round the...

12.08.2024 9

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A potent power play has never been more important

The National Hockey League’s heightened scoring era appears here to stay. With that comes one of several inescapable new realities for front offices...

06.08.2024 9

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Guhle deal part of a longer-term trend across the NHL

After 114 games in Montreal, the Canadiens front office has seen enough from defenceman Kaiden Guhle. The team committed to a six-year, $33-million...

31.07.2024 9

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Finding quality in goaltending platoon more important than ever

Perhaps the most interesting roster building dynamic in the National Hockey League’s modern era can be found at the goaltending position. For...

22.07.2024 10

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Kings positioned to be an offer sheet target

Quietly, the Los Angeles Kings have been navigating a challenging off-season with regards to the salary cap. Their current financial inflexibility...

15.07.2024 20

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the NHL off-season

After a hectic start to the NHL off-season that saw hundreds of signings worth an excess of $1 billion in salary, it’s three Pacific Division moves...

08.07.2024 10

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Leafs betting Tanev deal will pay immediate dividends

How many years does Chris Tanev have left as a stalwart defenceman? That is the question general manager Brad Treliving and the Toronto Maple...

01.07.2024 10

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History is decisively on the side of the Oilers

What’s the one pre-game statistic that may provide comfort for nervous Edmonton Oilers fans as their team enters Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final?...

24.06.2024 10

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Can the Oilers mount an improbable comeback?

Caution: objects in the rear-view mirror may be closer than they appear. So hopes extreme optimist Kris Knoblauch and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers,...

17.06.2024 9

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Florida has done a fantastic job of erasing Edmonton’s offence

Legendary college football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once famously said, “Offence sells tickets. Defence wins championships.” It’s an adage...

12.06.2024 10

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Oilers’ top line scoring playoff goals at a rate we haven’t seen before

Do the Edmonton Oilers have the best attacking top line in the modern era of hockey? While doing some research and preparation for the Stanley Cup...

05.06.2024 8

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Defensive dominance carries Panthers back to Cup Final

For the second time in 12 months, the Florida Panthers will represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final. And though a championship...

03.06.2024 10

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The Stars are starting to crack

The Dallas Stars are starting to crack, and it’s the pressure from the top of the Edmonton Oilers lineup that deserves the credit. I had three...

30.05.2024 20

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Three takeaways as the Oilers return home with a split

The glass-half-full assessment of Edmonton splitting the first two games in Dallas is straightforward: So long as Kris Knoblauch’s team can...

27.05.2024 10

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Panthers will need answers on special teams

If the Florida Panthers are going to repeat as Eastern Conference champions, they’re going to need a solution on special teams. Florida’s...

21.05.2024 20

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Canucks need big guns to step up in Game 5

Vancouver’s big guns need to step up. A bit of a paraphrase to be sure, but that was the message head coach Rick Tocchet was sending after the...

16.05.2024 20

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Nurse-Ceci pairing remains a major problem for Oilers

Entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was the Connor McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers who carried the shortest odds of ending Canada’s Stanley Cup...

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Toronto’s big guns fail to deliver again

Another first-round exit. Another elimination by way of the Boston Bruins. Another Game 7 failure. You don’t have to have spent 30 years around the...

06.05.2024 20

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Maple Leafs’ power play has cratered when it matters most

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ power play is horrifyingly bad. Though it’s just one of many reasons why Sheldon Keefe’s team is facing elimination on...

29.04.2024 20

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Canucks may be catching the wrong team at the wrong time

Last October, I again forecasted a Vancouver Canucks playoff berth — something I had done in the prior two seasons, getting unceremoniously...

25.04.2024 10

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Kings will pose real challenge to high-flying Oilers

Do the Los Angeles Kings have the weaponry to slow down the Edmonton Oilers and pull off a first-round upset? It’s a question increasingly on my...

22.04.2024 10

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Here's why the NHL will work in Salt Lake City

As your resident American hockey writer here at TSN, I’m minimally qualified to discuss which southern markets may make sense for expansion and...

18.04.2024 10

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Where Matthews fits in an epic Hart Trophy race

It’s hard to remember a National Hockey League season, at least in recent history, that featured a more fascinating Hart Trophy race than the one...

15.04.2024 10

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NHL playoff format needs fixed, not expanded

There has been a decisive uptick in discussion about National Hockey League expansion in recent weeks. And we aren’t merely talking affiliate...

08.04.2024 7

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Canucks need Lindholm to find his game

The Vancouver Canucks were aggressive in their January pursuit of forward Elias Lindholm, sending a major package — headlined by winger Andrei...

01.04.2024 6

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There’s plenty left to play for in the Western Conference

If you love end-of-season hockey and compelling playoff races, a free tip for the final weeks of the season: ignore the Eastern Conference and set...

27.03.2024 10

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Four questions facing Canada’s Stanley Cup contenders

We are about three weeks from the start of the 2023-24 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it looks like Canada will send four teams to the postseason. Those...

25.03.2024 10

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Is this postseason the best opportunity for a Maple Leafs breakthrough?

Is this postseason the best opportunity for a Toronto Maple Leafs breakthrough, or are we a few weeks away from yet another earlier-than-expected...

18.03.2024 10

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The Golden Knights have turned roster building on its head

Another trade deadline has passed, once again defined by general manager Kelly McCrimmon and the ultra-aggressive Vegas Golden Knights. While there...

11.03.2024 10

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Matthews authoring an absurd goal-scoring season

Just 55 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, it seems it won’t be long before Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin will be...

07.03.2024 9

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Guentzel, Tarasenko and the question of fit on deadline week

Welcome to trade deadline week! While much of this year’s focus has been spent on possible defensive upgrades for playoff contenders, I want to...

04.03.2024 4

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Two-way development of Suzuki, Caufield brings hope to Habs

One of the early signs that a team is preparing to launch itself out of the depths of a deep rebuild comes when a young core at the top of the lineup...

26.02.2024 7

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