2023 NHL re-draft: Connor Bedard, Leo Carlsson, Adam Fantilli lead the class
The second class we will look at this week in our series reordering recent NHL drafts is the…
Tage Thompson on the path from 4 Nations snub to worlds hero to Olympic hopeful
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The United States was one goal short of defeating Canada in the final of the…
Atlantic Notes: Meloche, McTavish, Hildeby
Sabres goaltending prospect Samuel Meloche has committed to Northeastern University, he announced on Instagram. It’s unclear if the 18-year-old will…
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…
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…