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
For 28 seconds, Pat Maroon soaked in the moment. He stepped through the gate on the Blackhawks bench, swiveled towards the red line, clapped his hands to return the ovation Enterprise Center was giving him, pointed towards his former teammates … 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 trade Lightning get: Forward Yanni Gourde, forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, fifth-round pick in 2025, prospect Kyle Aucoin. Kraken get: First-round pick in 2026, first-round pick in 2027 (both top-10 protected), Toronto’s second-round pick in 2025, forward Michael Eyssimont. Red Wings … Read More
By Sarah Jean Maher, Pierre LeBrun and Joe Smith The Tampa Bay Lightning are acquiring forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Seattle Kraken for a package that includes two first-round picks, league sources said Wednesday. Tampa Bay will … 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