By the time Jason Zucker, a year removed from a 27-goal season, went from Arizona to Nashville for just a sixth-round draft pick about two hours before Friday’s NHL trade deadline, it became clear that it was a buyer’s market. And while there weren’t too many big names at the top of the board — … Read more
The Calgary Flames are trading defenseman Noah Hanifin to the Vegas Golden Knights, league sources confirmed Wednesday. Hanifin was the No. 1 ranked player on The Athletic’s trade board Wednesday. The No. 5 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, Hanifin played three seasons with the Hurricanes and was traded to the … Read more
The Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames, the three NHL clubs with players facing sexual assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have been informed they will receive salary cap relief, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed on Monday. Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Dillon Dube have … Read more
Welcome to The Athletic’s 2023-24 edition of the NHL Pipeline Rankings, where we look at the future of the NHL, team by team. Every team will have a full ranking of the best young players in its organization, with a projection of what is expected of each player. Then those core groups are ranked from 1 to 32, … Read more