Sabres Face Difficult Decision With Isak Rosen
It was only a few years ago that the Buffalo Sabres selected forward Isak Rosen with the 14th overall…
Patrick Kane’s last shot: How the U.S. hockey icon plans to play his way onto one final Olympic team
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Patrick Kane laughed hard when told what Mike Modano said earlier that day Asked what…
Flames’ Rasmus Andersson ‘getting traded … it’s obvious’: NHL player tour notes
MILAN — Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund, one of the rare NHL players who says he’d only want…
How Michael Kesselring went from ‘lost soul’ to part of the Sabres’ solution
Michael Kesselring is arriving as a potential solution to one of the Buffalo Sabres’ biggest problems. The 6-foot-4…
Pain for Maple Leafs and Sabres fans, no-tax states and more: Mirtle mailbag, Part 3
Training camps are already underway in junior leagues. NHL rookie and main camps are mere weeks away. And…
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…
Big Names Stay Patient as Extension Talks Loom
As the extension market heats up, several big-name forwards are staying patient while the landscape continues to reset,…
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…
The Ugliness of the Red Wings Postseason Playoff Drought
The Detroit Dead Wings Era of the 1970s is generally viewed as the lowest point in the franchise’s…
Bichsel, Brett Murray, Bakersfield Deals
With the Dallas Stars parting ways with veterans Cody Ceci, Mathew Dumba and Brendan Smith, the door is…
How confident are you in each NHL team’s front office? Have your say in our fan survey
It’s that time of year again. Over the past few seasons, I’ve conducted a survey asking fans to…
Sabres summer thoughts: On Alex Tuch, the lingering cap space question and more
The Buffalo Sabres’ offseason activity might be complete. After signing Conor Timmins and Devon Levi, the Sabres don’t…