NHL 2025-2026 Season

[EagerBeaver]

ESPN Preseason preview has NY Rangers #16 and #17 in preseason power ratings:

NHL season preview: Strengths, weaknesses, X factors for all 32 teams

Will Florida win the Cup yet again? Who are the top challengers? Here's key intel on every club.

www.espn.com

Let's hope these 2 teams are better than this.

 

[EagerBeaver]

BR predictions, including that the Chicago Blackhawks will be the worst team in hockey:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25230353-early-bold-predictions-every-nhl-teams-2025-26-season

What happened to this franchise? 2 years ago they drafted Conor Bedard and everyone was saying, "let the good times roll!!!!!" Season tickets sales spiked. And 2 years later they suck even bigger Moose balls? Well at least they had 3 1st round picks in 2025.

 

[EagerBeaver]

McDavid, 2 year $25 mlllion extension

McDavid signs 2-year, $25M extension with Oilers

Star center Connor McDavid will remain with the Edmonton Oilers, signing a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $12.5 million.

www.espn.com

This deal should work out better for Edmonton than their infamous signing of Jack "Soup" Campbell, but it's also a smart play by McDavid. McDavid waited to see what offseason moves the Oilers would make, and then when he saw that the moves had the Oilers #1 in ESPN power rankings and elsewhere, he signed. This might finally be Edmonton's year.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

The damages for the Bolts:

-$100 000 fine for the team
-$25000 for Cooper
-4 games suspension for Sabourin
-2 games suspension for Moser
And a few fines for other players

 

[EagerBeaver]

Factoring into the fines were that the Lightning called up 6 players from Syracuse for the game, who combined for 77 penalty minutes. Simply put, they churned goons for this game and had to pay for it.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Don't look now but Toronto has signed Montreal Habs castoff Cayden Primeau:

With Woll out, Leafs claim G Primeau off waivers

Two days before the season opener, and with Joseph Woll on an indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs added veteran goaltender Cayden Primeau off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes, the club announced.

www.espn.com

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Don't look now but Toronto has signed Montreal Habs castoff Cayden Primeau:

With Woll out, Leafs claim G Primeau off waivers

Two days before the season opener, and with Joseph Woll on an indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs added veteran goaltender Cayden Primeau off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes, the club announced.

www.espn.com

Thats how much they don’t trust their goaltenders! Lol

 

[EagerBeaver]

Bettman Praises Crosby, Ovechkin Longevity:

Bettman marvels at longevity of Crosby and Ovechkin - ESPN Video

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talks about how impressive it is that Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are still producing at a high level entering the 21st year of their careers.

www.espn.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

Montreal is at Toronto tonight and the game is being televised on ESPN+!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Eichel: 8 year extension worth $13.5 million annually

Sources: Eichel lands 8-year extension with Vegas

Jack Eichel and the Golden Knights have agreed to an eight-year extension that carries a $13.5 million average annual value, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Doc Holliday]

Brady Tkachuk out for minimum 4 weeks with broken wrist
Not a good start to the season for the Tkachuk brothers with Matthew out until 2026 & now Brady out for at least one month after injuring his wrist in yesterday’s game vs Nashville. Tough news for the Sens!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Anthony Stolarz criticizes poor effort by Nylander, other teammates!

Maple Leafs want to move on from Stolarz’s criticism: ‘Sometimes guys get fiery’

The Leafs are moving on, and moving on to a crucial game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Anthony Stolarz criticizes poor effort by Nylander, other teammates!

Maple Leafs want to move on from Stolarz’s criticism: ‘Sometimes guys get fiery’

The Leafs are moving on, and moving on to a crucial game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.

www.nytimes.com

Even though Berubé tried to minimize it as much as he could, I am wondering what impact, Stolarz words will have in the long term. The guy only been in Toronto for 2 years, going publicly after a star like Nylander might not bring him a lot of friends in the locker room.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Even though Berubé tried to minimize it as much as he could, I am wondering what impact, Stolarz words will have in the long term. The guy only been in Toronto for 2 years, going publicly after a star like Nylander might not bring him a lot of friends in the locker room.

It can go one of 2 ways. It can go as you suggested, or his calling out of lazy play and soft play could light a fire under his teammates. In the history of sports there are many examples of both scenarios playing out. It depends on the locker room.

Let's also be honest that this is not the first example of lazy play by Nylander, which led to a goal.