NHL Player Tiers 2025-26: Connor McDavid is the undisputed best, Sidney Crosby is ageless
By Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman and Dom Luszczyszyn This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation…
Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Celebrini, Bedard top the list
Welcome to this year’s edition of the under-23 NHL player rankings. After ranking every organization’s best young players in the NHL…
A year after Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s tragic deaths, their legacy grows
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sticks have been brought in from the front porch. The memorials have mostly been…
NHL Pipeline Rankings 2025: Breakdown of all 32 teams from Corey Pronman
Welcome to The Athletic’s 2025-26 edition of the NHL Pipeline Rankings, where we look at the future of the…
Former Fourth Overall Pick and Longtime Blue Jacket Announces His Retirement
PUBLICATION Tom Banks August 24, 2025Â Â (4:08 PM) Photo credit: Sportslogos.net Back in 2003, the Blue Jackets drafted Nikolai…
NHL front-office confidence rankings: How fans feel about every team in 2025
Every summer we ask the same question: How confident are you in your team’s front office? It’s a…
Prospect Notes: Mania, Whitelaw, Poletin
With NCAA rosters being finalized and CHL training camps starting up soon, there’s been a flurry of activity…
Blue Jackets Reveal They Were One Name Away from Stealing Noah Dobson from the Canadiens
Photo credit: NHL The general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Don Waddell, has just made some very…
Jets’ Top Defenceman Earns Place on NHL Network’s Top-20 List
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey has been named to the NHL Network’s annual Top-20 list. Each offseason, amid…
Canadiens’ Major Trade With Blue Jackets Looks Like a Stroke of Genius One Year Later
A transaction that changed everything: The hidden impact of the Laine trade The trade sending Patrik Laine to…
Rasmus Andersson Rumors: The One Team He Wants & The 3 Still in the Hunt
Don’t let the summer silence fool you; the Rasmus Andersson trade winds are still swirling. While the NHL…
NHL contract efficiency rankings 2025: Which teams spend their money most wisely?
Every summer I spend one week taking a look at the NHL’s contract landscape. The best of the…