Senior NHL Insider & Trade Analyst
Mats Zuccarello finished Game 1 with three assists in 16:41 after a Tyler Myers elbow. Then he missed Games 2 and 3 — both Wild losses. The...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
The Haula Discount: A 35-year-old two-way center on a $1.75M one-year deal that gives Winnipeg, Florida, or Seattle exactly what their botto...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Two of Drury's three top Rangers free agency 2026 targets are Buffalo Sabres UFAs. Inside The Buffalo Pipeline, the post-Panarin retool, and...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Complete NHL Free Agents 2026 list ranked by position. Top 50 UFAs with ages, stats, cap hits, and market tiers. Alex Tuch, Ovechkin, Malkin...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Filip Gustavsson went to Milano Cortina as Sweden's No. 1. Jesper Wallstedt watched from the bench. Two months later, the rookie has Game 1...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Jake Sanderson is out (concussion) and Artem Zub is out (leg). Ottawa trails Carolina 0-3. The 0-3 comeback math: 4 teams in 211 tries. Insi...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
James Hagens, Fraser Minten, and Marat Khusnutdinov: Boston's Kid Line is posting 58.09% xGF as rookies - and being used to kill penalties....
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Steve Yzerman publicly admitted Detroit needs better players after a tenth straight missed playoff. J.T. Compher's 10-team no-trade list, Al...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Morgan Frost trade buzz 2026: Calgary GM Craig Conroy wants to convert Frost's 22-goal career year (on a $4.375M AAV) into a younger top-lin...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, JT Miller, Vladislav Gavrikov, Igor Shesterkin and Gabe Perreault are untouchable. Inside The Drury Firewall and $...
By Mike Johnson · 15 min read
Devils trade targets 2026: Boeser ($7.25M) + DeBrusk ($5.5M) from Canucks. Inside The Double-NMC Play and the 23-goal drift gap separating p...
By Mike Johnson · 14 min read
Blackhawks trade candidates 2026: Kyle Davidson paid $9.4M combined AAV for Teravainen + Donato, and 12 months later both regressed. Inside...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Elliotte Friedman named John Chayka (36) and Scott White (58) as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM finalists for 2026 - the 22-year age gap hides a...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Eighteen days from NHL debut to playoff game-winner. Porter Martone's 1.11 PPG in 9 games eclipses Connor Bedard's Calder-winning 0.90 - her...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Canucks trade candidates 2026: Patrik Allvin's The Peak-Valley Pivot. Hoglander ($3M, 2 goals, valley) and O'Connor ($2.5M, 17 goals, peakin...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
San Jose has three defensemen signed for next season. Toronto has a $7.5M franchise D with a full no-move clause and a 24-year-old RFA whose...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Dan Vladar's right-arm injury in Game 3 has put his Game 4 status in doubt, and his 1.33 playoff GAA is the only reason the Flyers lead Pitt...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Darren Raddysh's 70-point breakout hides 2026's biggest UFA risk. The Sample-Size Tax explains why Maple Leafs should pause before signing L...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Kevin Hayes, Noel Acciari and Stuart Skinner are 3 Pittsburgh Penguins not expected back in 2026-27. Inside The Dubas Pivot: $8.2M out, $53M...
By Mike Johnson · 15 min read
Friedman says Vancouver may pause the GM search until May 5. The math is brutal: 18.5% McKenna, guaranteed top-3, five candidates, three lis...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read