Rink Report

Key details on Charlie Coyle's new deal:

• $36M over 6 years as Columbus' first big offseason move, retaining top UFA
• GM Don Waddell hails him as...

Key angles on the $104M salary cap for 2026-27:

• $8.5M increase announced to teams by NHL
• Colorado Avalanche weighing offseason decisions amid new...

Timeline of Oilers' Cassidy chase:

• Oilers request to interview ex-Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy.
• Golden Knights deny or delay amid playoffs vs....

Series timeline heats up 2-1 for Montreal after their 6-2 Game 3 dominance at Bell Centre:

• NHL fines fuel fire: Sabres' Beck Malenstyn dinged...

Dallas Stars' exit interviews reveal a laundry list of ailments derailing their playoff run:

• Rantanen: Torn MCL from Olympics, not 100% since...

Potential NHL probe looms after reports defenseman Evan Bouchard played through a concussion in the playoffs.

• Seravalli: Bouchard suited up despite...

Dallas Stars' Jason Robertson faces RFA pressure for a big raise after 45 goals/96 points—trades loom if talks fail.

Top fits:

• Boston Bruins: Star...

Leafs snag McKenna at #1, opening top 10 to trades and surprises.

• Sharks gifted #2; #2 pick key for blueliners, centres, or wingers.
• Blackhawks #4...

Slim pickings ahead for 2026 free agency after stars like McDavid, Eichel, Kaprizov signed extensions, leaving a historically weak class without...

Key details on Owen Tippett's absence:

• Strong regular season: 51 points (28G, 23A)
• Injury cause: Internal bleeding suffered in first-round
• Playoff impact: Missed entire second-round series

Utah Mammoth's season grades drop for Kerfoot and Agozzino.

• Ties into NHL offer sheets 2026 buzz.
• Rising salary cap and weak UFA market spark aggressive moves.
  Watch cap trends for Mammoth roster shifts.

Colorado Avalanche pulled off one of the best NHL trades in deadline chaos with a division rival, adding blue-line depth to fuel their playoff charge.

Three NHL offseason buzzers:

• Canadiens chill on goalies: Jakub Dobes' hot streak (26 saves Game 3, 7 goals in 3 games) gives Montreal trade...

The latest NHL trade rumor has Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner potentially being dealt to the Ottawa Senators in a future free agency scenario.

• Hurricanes blank Senators 2-0 in Game 1 and end series first, advancing quickly.
• Upsets hit: Wild rout Stars 6-1, Flyers top Penguins 3-2,...

Injuries hitting Sunday's seven-game NHL slate:

• Anaheim D Cam Fowler (knee) out
• Carolina D Brett Pesce sidelined

These defensive absences could shake up the playoff push.

• Sullivan reunion: New coach brought in former Penguins Cup winner Sheary (nephew-in-law) on PTO, then NHL deal; became lineup mainstay when...

Why haven't the Oilers announced changes over a week after their playoff exit?

• Coach Kris Knoblauch and GM Stan Bowman futures unresolved—safe or...

• Hurricanes sweep Flyers 4-0 in East second round, winning Game 4 3-2 OT; Carolina now 8-0 in playoffs.
• Young Flyers like Foerster (first playoff...

Avalanche timeline vs. Wild in Game 4:

• Pre-game hits: Lehkonen (6 playoff pts) and Malinski (3 pts) out with upper-body injuries; Manson and...