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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus the player who must step up for every team
December is upon us in the 2021-22 NHL season — and with it the annual tradition of predicting which teams will make the playoffs based on their spot in the standings after American Thanksgiving. There were some eye-opening performances over the past week that produced some notable changes in our Power Rankings. Plus, no matter […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey dynasty rankings: The best players of 2026
As a reminder, these rankings stem from a spreadsheet that attempts to project the future fantasy production of all relevant players, including many that haven’t laced up skates in the NHL ever. The ranking is simply the product of adding up all the projected fantasy scoring by each player over the next five seasons. Players […]
Continue readingDefenseman Colton Parayko thrilled to be ‘home,’ signs eight-year contract with St. Louis Blues
The team’s top defenseman was set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer, and his impending departure threatened to remove another key performer from the blue line that helped St. Louis hoist the Stanley Cup in 2019. Instead, Parayko will count $6.5 million against the salary cap when his new deal starts in the […]
Continue readingSeattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingQuest for the Stanley Cup Episode 5 recap: Highlights from ‘Chasing the Champs’
This week we dive into Episode 5, titled “Chasing the Champs.” The most intense, entertaining, revelatory on-ice action this season. Anything from Game 7 between the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning or Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Lightning and Montreal Canadiens. “Quest” thrives when the show focuses in to […]
Continue readingMontreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights, advance to club’s 1st Stanley Cup Final since 1993
The Montreal Canadiens are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993. Montreal defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 6 at home in overtime on Thursday to continue its improbable run. Artturi Lehkonen scored the winning goal 1:39 into OT. No Canadian team has hoisted the Stanley Cup since […]
Continue readingJeff Petry returns, helps Montreal Canadiens to win despite ‘scary looking’ eye condition
The defenseman, who missed the previous two games with an “upper body injury” took the ice with extremely bloodshot eyes. The condition was later revealed to be subconjunctival hemorrhage, which is broken blood vessels under the cornea. Still, Petry played more than 20 minutes in the Canadiens’ surprising 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily: Islanders, Lightning set for Game 3 clash at the Coliseum
The New York Islanders split two games in Tampa Bay, giving them a golden opportunity to take control of the series with back-to-back games at the Nassau Coliseum. There’s only one obstacle: the Lightning started to look like their dominant selves again in Game 2. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens continue to surprise, taking one from […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Tampa Bay Lightning look to even series with New York Islanders
Can the New York Islanders take a 2-0 lead on the Lightning, or will Tampa Bay find its game to even up the series? Meanwhile, a Canadian NHL team played in the United States for the first time in 15 months. The Montreal Canadiens came out with a strong first period before seeming outmatched by […]
Continue readingWinnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele calls four-game suspension ‘excessive’
Winnipeg Jets star center Mark Scheifele defended his hit that put Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans on a stretcher and said the NHL was “excessive” in giving him a four-game suspension for it. “I think it was pretty excessive. I wasn’t expecting that. I was pretty shocked. But that’s their decision,” Scheifele said in a […]
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