With just over six weeks until NHL free agency, we play matchmaker for all of the teams looking to fill holes on their rosters this summer.
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Flames Stanley Cup contender checklist: Lots to build in front of Dustin Wolf
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NHL Mock Draft 2026: All 32 first-round picks projected by Corey Pronman
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Early NHL free agent big board: The top 20 UFA targets to watch this offseason
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2026 NHL Mock Draft 1.0: Scott Wheeler predicts the entire first round
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The Maple Leafs won the No. 1 pick with long-shot odds. With the full benefit of hindsight, some very specific games had their say.
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It's rare for teams to move picks in the top half of the first round. That doesn't mean all 15 GMs shouldn't at least consider it.
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After the lottery concluded Tuesday, a collection of our NHL reporters combined for a mock draft of the first 16 picks.
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There are a number of ways the draft lottery could play out. Let’s dig into some of the possibilities.
Sean McIndoe281
The 2026 NHL Draft Lottery is set to go down on Tuesday night. The future hides somewhere within 14 ping-pong balls in Secaucus, N.J.
Steven Louis Goldstein12
With the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs already underway, we made our picks for each series, conference champions and more.
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Sometimes you have to take the wins where you can find them, and sometimes those wins come from very specific places.
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Even for teams that missed the playoffs, a rough season isn't all bad in the annual check in on the bright side of NHL life.
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The debate for MVP and best defenseman heats up, plus clear front-runners emerge for the league's top rookie, goaltender, coach and more.
Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman and more255
From F to A+ to everything in between, The Athletic's NHL staff hands out grades to every team based on their 2025-26 regular season.
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The final rankings of the 2025-26 season feature the usual annual traditions and a mind-boggling trip down memory lane for a bizarre season.
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Welcome to the 2026 edition of Scott Wheeler's ranking of the NHL’s best prospects at The Athletic.
Scott Wheeler225
More than 40 NHL prospects tested their mettle in Las Vegas last week for the NCAA Frozen Four. Here's how they performed.
Jesse Granger, Joe Smith and more30
We picked the player who provided the best on a nightly basis and the player who emerged as most disappointing on each team this season.
If the NHL can give out points for losing, we can give out trophies for things like "most goalie points" or "best Zamboni."
Sean Gentille and Dom Luszczyszyn132
Let's identify which teams have top pairs that are dominating and which ones are significantly trailing the competition.
Harman Dayal101
The Flames have added two 2025 first-round picks, one of the breakout stars of the college season and two top college players via trade.
Scott Wheeler63
Have the Golden Knights started a trend? Another team, this time the Islanders, fired their coach with single-digit games left.
Sean McIndoe201
Strome came to Anaheim at what some would have seen as the worst time. He left with the Ducks on the verge of being playoff mainstays again.
Eric Stephens19
Our writers selected the best goalie mask on each team and ranked them from 1 to 32.
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