When the Toronto Maple Leafs swung their 2023 trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, it was billed as a move to toughen up the roster for a playoff push. The deal…

There are a lot of ways to read the Vancouver Canucks’ decision to name six assistant captains for the 2026-27 season. Three of them—Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson—wore…

There’s always a temptation to look at the standings, the goals and the points after two games and start drawing conclusions. This early in the season, that’s probably a mistake.…

The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers apparently decided that one ridiculous season opener wasn’t enough. After combining for 11 goals in Edmonton, they went one better (or worse, depending on…

There is something funny about the first week of an NHL season. Everybody spends months talking about what teams might become, then two games happen, and suddenly we’re supposed to…

Something felt a little strange about the Toronto Maple Leafs opening two games of the season. They looked like a team still trying to figure out what kind of a…

The Vancouver Canucks couldn’t have scripted a stranger opening night on Tuesday. They blew a 5-2 lead against the Edmonton Oilers, watched Evan Bouchard score five points, including a hat…

There are plenty of reasons to be encouraged by the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ start to the season, but maybe the most interesting is that they are starting to look like…