Philadelphia, PA

After a dominant 132-point season capped off by a 42-point playoff run, there is no question that Connor McDavid is one of the most talented hockey players to ever play the sport. At just 27 years old, McDavid is already closing in on 1,000 points. After the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, McDavid currently has 982 points in 645 career regular season games. There is a good chance that he can become the third-fastest player to reach 1,000 points in NHL history.

Connor McDavid Could Be Third-Fastest to 1,000 Points

Utah State

Tampa, FL

Welcome to another edition of Full Press Hockey’s NHL Rumors! As the 2023-24 regular season has concluded, teams are already strategizing for next season. Free agency started on July 1st. The 32 NHL organizations made history by spending over a billion dollars on free agents, marking it as the most expensive offseason in NHL history. Some of the contracts given out were incredible moves for both the franchises and the players. What could these changes mean for the teams and their future performance? Let’s dive in.

NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, Utah Hockey Club

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the only NHL team without a head coach following a series of off-season changes, including new hires and player acquisitions. The coaching search is now down to three candidates, with two set for upcoming in-person interviews. The leading contenders are believed to be Jay Woodcroft and Dean Evason, with Todd McLellan rumored as the third candidate.

Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coaching Search Nears Decision with Top Candidates Revealed

Chicago, IL

Wake up, Chicago Wolves fans; the 2024-25 season schedule has been announced! The team on X announced their schedule with a plethora of wolf references across television and movies. Ranging from the cartooned Big Bad Wolf to Remus Lupin from Harry Potter, the Wolves did not waste any time letting people know that the Wolves are ready to hunt for the Calder Cup Playoffs once again.

Chicago Wolves Weekly: 2024-25 Schedule Release & Team’s Latest Signings

Denver, CO

The Colorado Avalanche have traded for goaltender Kevin Mandolese from the Ottawa Senators, adding to their crease depth. Mandolese posted a 3.29 goals against average (GAA) and a .916 save percentage (SV%) in three NHL games with the Senators. In the AHL, he averaged a 3.37 GAA and a .895...

Colorado Avalanche Trade for Third Goaltender Kevin Mandolese from Ottawa Senators: Stats & Depth Boost

Through all the chaos of the Tampa Bay Lightning offseason, fans may have missed that the organization inked a deal with 24-year-old Jesse Ylonen in free agency. The winger was drafted with the 35th overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in 2018 but has yet to live up to his full potential in the NHL. The deal was signed with low risk, only $775,000 for one year. Who is Ylonen, and what can Lightning fans expect from him this upcoming season?

Expectations for New Lightning Forward Jesse Ylonen

Raleigh, NC

The hockey world is officially in the part of summer where the news slows down considerably after a hectic couple of weeks with the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and free agency being so close together. Now fans are just waiting nervously if their team will make any moves over the next few weeks before training camps start in September. However, the 2024-25 schedules are officially out so that will be a topic of discussion for some fanbases.

StormWatch: A Way-Too-Early Roster Prediction for the Hurricanes

Pittsburgh, PA

The Pittsburgh Penguins are facing trade rumors regarding goaltender Tristan Jarry, with suggestions of a $26 million trade deal. However, despite speculation from various sources, including Mark Madden and Rob Rossi, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, and Bleacher Report analyst Lyle Richardson, the likelihood of a trade seems unrealistic due to Jarry's inconsistent performance and challenging contract. Jarry, along with Alex Nedeljkovic, is expected to be the goalie tandem for the Penguins, while prospect Joel Blomqvist develops in the AHL. The presence of a no-trade clause in Jarry's contract further complicates any potential trade decisions.

NHL Rumors: Penguins Consider Trading Goaltender Tristan Jarry amid Extension Talks with Sidney Crosby

The Pittsburgh Penguins aimed to make a postseason run in the 2023-24 season after failing to make the playoffs in 2023. However, they fell short of expectations and couldn’t clinch that berth. Despite a late-season push, the Penguins failed to secure a playoff spot and they will need to...

Penguins Named Trade Suitor for Maple Leafs’ Forward

There has been a lot of smoke surrounding a potential Tristan Jarry trade away from the Pittsburgh Penguins since late June. On June 21, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writer Mark Madden suggested that “it’s time” for the Penguins to part ways with their $26.875 million goaltender. “The re-signing of...

NHL Writer Shoots Down Penguins’ $26 Million Trade Rumor

Last year at about this time, I wrote a piece arguing that the Ottawa Senators needed to be bigger, badder but mostly meaner to make the playoffs. Just as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Brad Treliving had done last summer by adding Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi and Ryan Reaves to his squad, I made the case that then-Senators’ GM Pierre Dorion needed to “add more snot” to his roster. He didn’t and that’s one of the reasons the Senators hit the golf links early this spring.

Senators’ Staios Adds Much-Needed Grit to Roster

New York City, NY

Forever Blueshirts New York Rangers News

Things have quieted on the NHL news front as we reach mid-July. Teams, including the New York Rangers, have completed […]

Where Rangers stand in Metropolitan Division 2 months before training camp

ClutchPoints

The Montreal Canadiens aren’t shopping trade candidates for David Savard because he hasn’t been a good player for them since signing the contract in 2021-22. He signed with the Canadiens after defeating them in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final with the Tampa Bay Lightning, thinking they could be a team that competes. However, the playoff […]
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The Columbus Blue Jackets are set to interview two head coaching candidates this week, Jay Woodcroft and Dean Evason, as confirmed by GM Don Waddell. The hiring of Todd McLellan recently fell through for undisclosed reasons. Jay Woodcroft: NHL record of 79-41-13 in 133 games with the Edmonton Oilers, with...

Columbus Blue Jackets to Interview Jay Woodcroft and Dean Evason for Head Coaching Position

New York Post

It is going to be the same kind of late June crunch schedule next year, too, with the Four Nations tournament coming up in February, the regular season ending April 17, at least two weeks too late. It will be the same in 2025-26 when the NHL returns to the Olympic Games in Milan.

There will be no time to breathe between the Cup Final and the draft, then no time to breathe between the draft and free agency. The compressed schedule has as much to do with cost as the elimination of the centralized draft. Well, almost as much. Well,...

NHL’s dizzying calendar crunch leaves teams no room to breathe

Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports that the Columbus Blue Jackets management will meet in person this week with two potential candidates for their head coaching vacancy. Portzline believes that the two candidates are former Minnesota Wild bench boss Dean Evason and Jay Woodcroft, who was fired last season after the Edmonton Oilers got off to a slow start.

Snapshots: Blue Jackets, Tavares, Parise

Saint Paul, MN

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Zeev Buium is getting used to finding success at Xcel Energy Center. First, the 18-year-old defenseman won the National Collegiate Hockey Conference title with the University of Denver last March before capturing the NCAA Championship in April. Now, the No. 12 pick by the Minnesota Wild...

Buium seeks more victories at Xcel Energy Center with Wild

Detroit, MI

Fresh off the 2024 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings have entered a new phase of their rebuild. Their top pick was outside the top-10 for the first time since 2016, and they have reached a point where a handful of their prospects are expected to push for NHL jobs in the Fall.

Red Wings Top 25 Prospects: Post-2024 NHL Draft

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3 Flyers Bounce Back Candidates for 2024-25

The Philadelphia Flyers are entering their 2024-25 season with generally low expectations despite barely missing the playoffs in their most recent campaign and adding prospect Matvei...

3 Flyers Bounce Back Candidates for 2024-25

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