Having recently extended their young 21 year old future top 6 piece of the forward core in Frank Nazar to a long term contract, one wonders what is up next for the Chicago Blackhawks. The first obvious answer would have to do with Connor Bedard's future. Like Nazar, Bedard is eligible for a contract extension this summer. However via insider Frank Seravalli, it appears both Bedard and the Hawks...

If you're a fan of round numbers and the , this is the night for you. Two of the greatest to ever do it for the Lightning, Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman, each put up a career milestone on the same night. It started with Kucherov. The Lightning and the Ducks were tied 1-1 in the second period on Saturday night. That's when Kucherov (and Brayden Point) a sisted on a Jake Guentzel goal. It...

Marc Savard is joining the NHL coaching ranks. The formercenterwas announced as a new a sistant coach for the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, focusing on the power play. Ive picked up a lot of stuff on a lot of the power plays and what works, and what doesnt," Savard told reporters via conference call."I think Ill be able to bring a lot of adjustments and new looks...

How fast is Andreas John son? Garret Sparks did not think that was the right question. The goaltender, who has played with John son the past two seasons with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and now this season with the Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, said its more about how quick is he. Hes just got, I gue s you could call it nitrous oxide, hes got the button,...

Only seven games remain this NHL season. When they're done, a new champion will be crowned as either the Oilers or Panthers will be Stanley Cup winners. It's safe to say the entirety of Canada is rooting for Edmonton, even Vancouver, who the Oilers beat in round two of the playoffs. An American team has won every playoff since 1994, but Edmonton has a chance to bring the Cup back up north. It...

For weeks, Kyle Dubas repeatedly had said he wanted his Maple Leafs "to become harder to play against." Well, before free agency had even been open for an hour, he added gritty veteran forward Wayne Simmonds for one year,$1.5 million. "Talent-level on the Leafs, it's unbelievable. I think it's second to none in the league," Simmonds said. "I think what I bring as a player complements that very...

Thomas Chabot quickly became the Senators' top defenseman, and now he'll be staying in Ottawa for a long time. The Sens inked Chabot to an eight-year, $64 million deal, the team announced Juan Yepez Jersey on Thursday. The deal buys out four years of unrestricted free agencyand carries an AAV of $8 million. There are no bonuses on the deal and a modified NTC (10 team no-trade clause) in the...

CHICAGO Nothing will ever be the same for the Nashville Predators. A franchise that had never reached a Western Conference finals, Nashville won three playoff series on its way to its first conference title and appearance in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. Though the Predatorslost Yangervis Solarte Jersey the Final in six games to the Penguins, the 2017 playoffs were a coming-out party for the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Willie Desjardins has built champions in major junior hockey and the American Hockey League. Now he'll get the chance on the sport's biggest stage. Desjardins was hired as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. It's his first NHL head coaching job. And he'll join new president of hockey operations Trevor Linden and first-time NHL general manager Jim Benning...

Fire and ice don't often meet, but they did at a Rochester, Joakim Noah Jersey N.Y., ice rink Wednesday night. An ice resurfacer caught fire as it went over the ice at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex on Monroe Community College's campus in upstate New York. No players were on the ice when the flames burst, and no one was injured, including the vehicle's driver. OK 2020...what's next? Melanie...