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NHL season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
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Senators C Josh Norris expected to miss start of season
The Ottawa Senators expected to have center Josh Norris in their lineup to begin the season, but it appears he won't be ready after missing most of last season with a shoulder injury....
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Wild sign F Ryan Hartman to 3-year, $12M extension
Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension Saturday through the 2026-27 season....
Ducks' Mason McTavish leads our list of NHL breakout stars
The dawn of a new NHL season is filled with plenty of hope and possibility. With the puck soon to drop on the 2023-24 campaign, let's look at 10 players poised for a breakout....
On comeback trail, Panthers G Spencer Knight loaned to AHL
The Florida Panthers loaned goaltender Spencer Knight to the AHL affiliate Charlotte Checkers on Friday....
Wild D Jared Spurgeon (upper body) out week-to-week
Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday....
Flames to break ground on new $800M arena in '24
Ten days before the 40th anniversary of the Saddledome opening, the Calgary Flames announced on Thursday that they have finalized an agreement with the City of Calgary, the Calgary Stampede and the Alberta provincial government to build a new arena....
Kings F Arthur Kaliyev banned 2 regular-season games, 4 total
Los Angeles Kings forward Arthur Kaliyev was suspended for two preseason and two regular-season games without pay on Thursday for kneeing Anaheim Ducks forward Chase De Leo....
Ducks award D Jamie Drysdale new 3-year deal
The Anaheim Ducks and defenseman Jamie Drysdale agreed to a new three-year contract on Thursday....
It’s going to be a good winter in Buffalo
Obviously, it’s never a good winter in Buffalo. And winter never stops, so I’m told. Anyway, the one thing that can make the time pass in the darkest months on the shores of Lake Erie is a hockey team worth watching. Kids, the Buffalo Sabres will very much be worth watching this season. So the resid...
The Penguins power play will be a doomsday device, just not yet
The Penguins might be the most-watched team in the league this season. When you trade for the reigning Norris Trophy winner, surefire Hall of Famer, and d-man who changed how the position is viewed in Erik Karlsson, to add to your collection of three Hall of Famers already, fans are going to want to...
There's a pretty good chance of Lightning crashing this season in Tampa
Whatever happens to the Tampa Bay Lightning this upcoming season, it’ll all have been worth it. ...
The Washington Capitals only exist for one reason now
The NHL spent a good decade trying to revolve their league around a Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals rivalry, and more to the point, a Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin one. Unable to come up with any original ideas, because it’s the NHL, it did its best to copy the Bird-Magic dynamic from the NBA ...
Connor Bedard's most recent highlights prove he is going to be even better than everyone thinks
I’ll throw out all the caveats first, because that’s what every hockey fan outside of Chicago wants. ...
Mike Babcock is seemingly at it again, though it's surprising he knows how to use AirPlay
Hockey doesn’t even need to start to be stupid, especially when it comes to a needlessly recycled coach like Mike Babcock. If you don’t recall Babcock since he got fired from the Leafs, you may remember him from such episodes as making Johan Franzen’s life an utter hell or tricking Mitch Marner into...
Bill Peters is why hockey players grow up to be douchebags
Hockey’s culture problem is easily explained. One, the sport doesn’t have much interest in changing, because it’s always been, and is happiest, when it’s insular. Say anything about it, and the response will automatically be, “You just don’t get it because you’ve never been in the room.” Two, that i...
Dodgers, Chelsea FC owner might be the uniting force to save women's hockey
There are two famous rivalries in North American women’s hockey: Canada vs. the USA, and the PWHPA versus the PHF. One rivalry will continue in perpetuity at every World Championship and Olympic Games, while the other is dead....