Each NHL team’s biggest concern a month into the 2024-25 regular season

Each NHL team’s biggest concern a month into the 2024-25 regular season

We’re just over a month into the NHL regular season, and for some teams, the high hopes and optimism of the preseason have faded away for one reason or another. The Athletic asked its NHL staff this week for each team’s biggest concern at this point. The responses covered the full spectrum, from goaltending and … Read more

Lightning acquire Jake Guentzel’s rights in pre-NHL free agency trade

Lightning acquire Jake Guentzel’s rights in pre-NHL free agency trade

The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their makeover on Sunday by trying to jump the gun with a top NHL free agent. The Lightning acquired the rights to star forward Jake Guentzel from the Hurricanes on Sunday, trading a 2025 third-round pick to Carolina. By making the trade, the Lightning get an exclusive window to negotiate … Read more

Stanley Cup Playoffs odds, picks

Stanley Cup Playoffs odds, picks

Commercial Content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers are set to clash in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in four seasons. Game 1 of the first-round series will commence in Sunrise, Fla. on Sunday … Read more

LeBrun rumblings: Latest on Guentzel, Toffoli, Hanifin and other top targets as NHL trade market heats up

LeBrun rumblings: Latest on Guentzel, Toffoli, Hanifin and other top targets as NHL trade market heats up

It’s always funny posting updates this close to the trade deadline because the information changes so rapidly. So quick: Give this a read before most of it changes in five minutes! Having said that, after making a bunch of calls Tuesday, here’s the latest I’m hearing ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. Eastern trade deadline: Rental … Read more

Nikita Kucherov booed for subpar effort in NHL Skills Competition

Nikita Kucherov booed for subpar effort in NHL Skills Competition

The NHL’s redesigned All-Star Skills Competition brought a $1 million prize and renewed excitement to one of the league’s tentpole events of the year. But you wouldn’t have known all that watching Nikita Kucherov. In the rebranded event, which had just 12 competitors, the Lightning superstar was eliminated from the competition after just six mini-games. … Read more