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Greenberg pulls out of the race The Red Wings lost a candidate during the day. According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Jeff Greenberg has withdrawn his application for the general manager job. He remains with the Detroit Tigers in MLB, where he holds the same role. Detroit has been hunting for a GM since Steve…

A dressing room that has seen better days Adam Proteau published an analysis earlier today for The Hockey News on a topic Florida would rather sidestep. The Panthers core is ageing, and it is ageing fast. The list is pretty eye-opening. Brad Marchand is 38, Lars Eller 37, Radko Gudas 36, Jacob Markstrom 36, Dmitri…

NHL: Los Angeles Kings – 2025/2026 review Ninety points, a fifth straight playoff berth, and then four straight losses to Colorado in round one. That was Anze Kopitar’s last season. His retirement closes out an era in Los Angeles, and the franchise now has to work out who it is without the captain it built…

Boston has locked Fraser Minten in through 2033-34 at $7.2 million a year. The Bruins are paying for the player they expect in 2030, not the one who just finished his rookie season.

NHL: Anaheim Ducks – 2025/2026 Review Anaheim finally snapped a seven-year playoff drought, finishing on 92 points and taking third place in the Pacific. They beat Edmonton in six games in the first round before falling to Vegas in round two. It was a season with real significance: the Ducks’ three top scorers, Cutter Gauthier,…

NHL: San Jose Sharks – 2025/2026 Review San Jose missed the playoffs for a seventh straight year, but 86 points was its best haul since 2018-19, and the club stayed in the hunt right up to the final days of the schedule. The defence was still a glaring weak spot, finishing among the league’s worst…

Twenty million a season, and nobody is fainting A year ago, that figure would have raised eyebrows. Not anymore. Elliotte Friedman, on NHL Tonight, said he would not be surprised to see Quinn Hughes land a contract with a $20 million average annual value. The 26-year-old defenseman is entering the final year of his deal…

A “very, very big number,” says Friedman Cutter Gauthier has finished his entry-level deal. At 21, the Anaheim Ducks winger is a restricted free agent, and his situation has become one of the most closely watched stories of the NHL offseason. Appearing on NHL Tonight, Elliotte Friedman said he has heard progress in talks. One…

One stray remark, then the retreat Craig Conroy has been back in front of the cameras. The Calgary Flames general manager had said earlier in the week there was “a small setback” in Jonathan Huberdeau’s return to skating, two weeks ago. The line did the rounds. It raised eyebrows. Conroy has now pulled it back.…