Red Wings dealing with frustration, 6-game losing streak threatening playoff hopes | NHL.com
Outscored 32-11 during skid that has them below cut line in East
…so if fighting during practice is what a team needs to sufficiently demonstrate that they’re frustrated with losing, and is “good,” then what happens if a key player is injured while fighting during practice? That seems like it would be “bad.”
Flames drop ’22 pick Ronni after prison sentence
Topi Ronni, the 59th overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, had his contract with the Flames terminated Tuesday after he was sentenced in his native Finland for a rape that occurred when he was a minor.
Oof.
Analyzing the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoff race down the stretch
We’re just over a month away from the end of the NHL’s regular season and with focus turning to the wild card cut off lines, Justin Bourne looks at all the teams chasing the final spots in the Eastern Conference.
The amount of randomness in hockey really does make it almost anyone’s game.
NHL Buzz: Maroon remains week to week for Bruins | NHL.com
Siegenthaler out indefinitely for Devils with concussion; Myers remains out for Canucks
It’s that time of year.
Rangers’ Rempe suspended 4 games for elbowing
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for four games by the NHL on Tuesday for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in the head.
‘He’s a winner’: Zadorov takes MacKinnon over McDavid, Matthews
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov is gearing up to stop who he thinks is the best hockey player in the world on Wednesday night.
No disrespect at all intended to MacKinnon’s ability, but it feels so weird to me to judge any single player, even a goalie, on the number of Cup wins they have.
Demko week to week for Canucks with lower-body injury | NHL.com
Goalie leading NHL in wins, expected to return prior to Stanley Cup Playoffs
Not ideal news for the Canucks.
NHL’s Top 12 UFAs of 2024: Latest rumours, reports
Yes, even with several franchise studs and key support players signing pocket-padding extensions way before deadline, the NHL’s 2024 unrestricted free agent class should be an intriguing one. Luke Fox ranks the best 12 UFAs-in-waiting.
Steven Stamkos has the option to do the funniest thing imaginable (delay his signing announcement until the hockey world is reeling from massive trade news, again).
Atlanta group requests NHL expansion franchise
The Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group has formally requested that the NHL commence with an expansion process aimed at bringing a franchise to the greater Atlanta area for a third time.
I feel like 32 teams is a good number, since it divides evenly between conferences and divisions, but who knows what the NHL might have in mind.
