The trade deadline is a time for the league’s best teams to improve their chances by plucking away useful pieces from the league’s worst teams. But that’s not always how it works out. Buyer beware. Every deadline has hazards to avoid, red flags to watch for, snake oil to stay away from. The players who … Read more
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — When the allegations first surfaced, the Blue Jackets, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association believed that Mike Babcock’s request to peruse his players’ private cellphone pictures was an innocent, if awkward, interaction by a new coach getting to know his players. But in the days that followed, the story, first revealed … 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
NHL.com is providing in-depth roster, prospect and fantasy analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t take long to signal a new era following the end of the 2022-23 season. Less than 12 hours after losing the finale to the Buffalo Sabres … Read more