Craig Anderson officially retires with the Ottawa Senators

After Buffalo Sabres goaltender Craig Anderson secured an overtime victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on the penultimate day of the 2023 regular season, he announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons. Anderson signed a one-day contract to retire as a Senator, the team he spent half of his career with, and had […]

Buffalo Sabres re-sign Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power

As the puck drops on what the Buffalo Sabres hope will be a breakthrough season, they locked down two key members of their core in defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power. They join fellow defenseman Mattias Samuelsson and forwards Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens as core Sabres players who are committed to staying and winning […]

Anaheim Ducks re-sign Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale

The Anaheim Ducks took a step in the right direction of their rebuild by re-signing two key members of their young core. After forgoing training camp, top-line center Trevor Zegras was signed to a three-year, $17.5 million deal. Since being chosen by the Ducks with the 9th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, Zegras […]

Calgary Flames re-sign Mikael Backlund

In re-signing Mikael Backlund to a two-year, $9 million contract, the Calgary Flames have checked off two boxes. Not only do they retain a key piece of their core, but they also now have their newest captain. Backland will be the first Flames player to don the “C” since Mark Giordano left Calgary for Seattle […]

Mike Babcock resigns as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets

Mike Babcock was not able to capitalize on his second chance as an NHL head coach, resigning from his position with the Columbus Blue Jackets before coaching a single game. Babcock was under fire for his habit of asking to look through the cell phones of his players, making numerous Blue Jackets uncomfortable in the […]

Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets name new captains

Two Canadian teams that entered the offseason without a captain have named two worthy successors to wear the “C”. Quinn Hughes was named the 15th captain of the Vancouver Canucks, replacing Bo Horvat, who held the position since the 2020 NHL season, up until his move to the New York Islanders at the 2023 trade […]

Andrew Ladd Retires

After just over 1,000 games played over 16 NHL seasons, Andrew Ladd has decided to hang up his skates. Despite being hampered by injuries during the finals seasons of his productive NHL career, Ladd skated in 1001 NHL games and scored 550 points (256 goals, 294 assists) with the Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, […]

Carl Hagelin retires

Having not played since 2022 after sustaining an eye injury, Carl Hagelin has officially called it a career. The speedy forward played 713 NHL regular season games with the New York Rangers, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles King and Washington Capitals across 11 seasons, scoring 296 points (110 goals, 186 assists). A fixture in […]

Toronto Maple Leafs re-sign Auston Mathews

The Toronto Maple Leafs locked up a key member of their core in Auston Matthews, signing their top-line center to a four-year, $53 million deal. Coming out to $13.25 million annually, Matthews will become the NHL’s highest paid player per season, surpassing Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon’s $12.6 million average annual value. His new contract […]

Toronto Maple Leafs Legend Bobby Baun passes away at 86

The Toronto Maple Leafs family has lost one of its most resilient and beloved players in Bobby Baun. As tough as they come, Baun is best remembered for scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup Final on a broken ankle. After being on the wrong end of a […]