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
In 1995, the face of the “Save the Jets” campaign was an American forward who’d landed in Winnipeg, the third stop in an NHL career that spanned 15 years. Twice in that time, Eddie Olczyk played for the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets. Olczyk’s career included stops with many of the NHL’s major, historic … Read more
WINNIPEG — It’s not Gary Bettman’s presence in Winnipeg that’s alarming to Jets fans. It’s his purpose. The NHL commissioner drops in on most markets over the course of a typical season. He addressed Winnipeg media last season, opening his remarks by saying he had no emergency to address or news to announce. This season’s visit came with the … 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