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Nikita Kucherov Might Just Be the Best Player in the World
The NHL has more talent right now than we’ve seen in a long time. The consensus top two players—Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon—their running mates Leon Draisaitl and Cale Makar, and now budding young stars Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard. Those guys are all tremendous—some of the best in the world. But every time I watch the Tampa Bay Lightning, I can’t help but think: Is anyone better than Nikita Kucherov?
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Star Defensemen the Toronto Maple Leafs Can Target in Retool Around Auston Matthews
American hockey icon Mike Modano recently came to the defense of fellow American superstar Auston Matthews, saying he wouldn’t wish the criticism and scrutiny Matthews faces in the Toronto market on anyone.
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Kyle Dubas and the Penguins Hit an Absolute Home Run with Ben Kindel
When Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Ben Kindel 11th overall in last year’s NHL Draft, much of the hockey world—including a lot of Penguins fans themselves—saw it as a reach and a surprising choice. Names like Jackson Smith, Victor Eklund, and Kashawn Aitcheson were thought to be the obvious picks, but Dubas and company went outside the box, and so far, it’s worked out in spades.
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3 teams we’re already worried about to start the season
It’s been a week and a half since the puck dropped on a new NHL season, and man, how good is it to have hockey back? While that’s certainly the feeling for most teams and fans, some are already dreading what could be a long year.
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SO’s top 30 wingers heading into 2025-26
Just like you saw with our top 30 defensemen, check out how our team ranks the top 30 wingers in the NHL entering the 2025-26 season. Along with the rankings, we will provide a brief explanation and reasoning for why and where each player is slotted in.
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Team Canada 2026 Winter Olympic roster projection – summer edition
We are just over six months away from the NHL making its return to the Olympics for the first time since 2014. The 4 Nations Face-Off was a grand slam of a success and has built an anticipation for best-on-best hockey that we haven’t had in quite a while.
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