ST. LOUIS — Pat Maroon wasn’t planning to reveal Saturday afternoon that he’s retiring from the NHL after the season. Maroon, the St. Louis native and Stanley Cup winner with the St. Louis Blues was in town with the visiting … Read More
The Montreal Canadiens started the season 4-9-2, went on a 20-10-2 run, dropped eight of nine going into the 4 Nations Face-Off break, and are now in the midst of a scintillating 8-1-2 stretch. Talk about a roller-coaster season. Is … Read More
Warning: This story contains a graphic photo of a skate-cut wound. MANALAPAN, Fla. — Tom Fitzgerald and his wife, Kerry, were sitting in the bar of a Legal Sea Foods in New Jersey eating dinner on Dec. 28. As he … Read More
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. What the 2025 NHL trade deadline lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality. After all, it’s not often we have a prolonged drama like the Mikko Rantanen … Read More
It was a stunner when Mikko Rantanen got dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes earlier this season, and there’s still a chance he finds another new home by Friday afternoon. The Hurricanes are proactively gauging the market on the 28-year-old winger … Read More
No first-round pick until 2028? “Draft schmaft,” Hockey Hall of Fame executive Cliff Fletcher once famously said as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Today’s Cliff Fletcher is undoubtedly Julien BriseBois. No GM in the NHL is more comfortable … Read More
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. The trade Oilers get: Center Trent Frederic and forward Max Jones Bruins get: Second-round pick in 2025 (from Blues), fourth-round pick in 2026, defenseman Max Wanner Devils get: Rights to … Read More
General managers are talking with some urgency.Front offices are sizing up potential fits.There seems to be a genuine desire to get down to business.But in a season where more than two-thirds of teams are still legitimately in playoff contention, the … Read More
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Could Bruins captain Brad Marchand be headed to Colorado to add some veteran leadership to the Avalanche? Will we see a surprise Lightning reunion in Tampa Bay? This week, … Read More