Ducks Coaching Search Update: Woodcroft, Carle, Quenneville, Sullivan
After a rough 2024-25 campaign where they missed the playoffs, the Anaheim Ducks decided to fire Greg Cronin and began their search for a new bench boss. As they continue…
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Maple Leafs’ Matthews Faces the Weight of the ‘C
The pressure has always weighed heavily in Leafs Nation, but it may have never felt like this for Auston Matthews. After jumping out to a 3–0 series lead, the Toronto…
Insider Believes Flames Could Offer Sheet Talented Sabres Forward
The Calgary Flames would benefit from adding a few more young forwards to their organization, and they may try to find one in an unconventional way this offseason. Though the…
Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl Named Finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy
Edmonton Oilers’ superstar forward Leon Draisaitl is a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, alongside Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets. This…
New York Rangers 2024-25 Season Awards
It was a disappointing season for the New York Rangers, who failed to make the playoffs just one year removed from winning the Presidents’ Trophy. However, with the season in…
Great Work, Canadiens. Now, The Real Work Begins
Even though the Montreal Canadiens went down in five games to the best team in the Eastern Conference in the first round of the playoffs, there is every reason to frame the 2024-25 season as a tremendous success.
The Canadiens pushed their rebuild ahead by a couple of years and exposed their young players to games down the stretch and in the playoffs that will make them more mature, more battle-tested and better.
Coach Martin St-Louis basically said after the game that the disappointment they feel now will create even more joy when this team becomes a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.
He, like a lot of other people, are assuming that their great, young talent is going to become great, older talent.
That might happen, but all the Canadiens need to do is to look to their Atlantic Division neighbor to the west to know that compiling terrific young players doesn't necessarily or instantly lead to playoff success.
The Canadiens need to get bigger, tougher and better defensively. And the work on that begins now. Watch today's video column to learn how they can accomplish that.
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Lightning Winger Nikita Kucherov Named Hart Trophy Finalist
Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov has been named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, along with Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck and Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. The Hart Trophy…
Rumoured Hostility Between Maple Leafs Management & Marner Isn’t True
The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently focused on trying to win their first Stanley Cup since 1967 as they look to take out the Ottawa Senators tonight (May. 1) and…
NHL Rumors Shootdown: Tocchet Leaving Canucks for Flyers
Rick Tocchet may ultimately coach the Philadelphia Flyers. Still, reports are surfacing that his decision to leave the Vancouver Canucks was not related to him already having the gig in…
Blues Sign Goalie To Contract
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues on Thursday signed Will Cranley to a one-year, two-way contract extension that will pay the goalie $775,000 NHL/$85,000 AHL.
The 23-year-old was originally drafted by the Blues in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
This season, Cranley played in 23 regular-season games for the Blues’ ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades, and was 11-9-3 with a 2.71 goals-against average, an .896 save percentage and two shutouts.
Cranley also dressed, but did not play, in two games for Springfield of the American Hockey League.
Cranley, who spent time in St. Louis recently as an extra goalie while the Blues prepped for and have competed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, is 20-24-7 with a 3.31 GAA, an .891 save percentage and two shutouts in 56 ECHL games.