NHL rookie roundtable: Gavin McKenna and other top rookies answer burning questions

How would you want people to describe your game? Most embarrassing hockey story? We got the answers to those questions and more from some of the NHL's top rookies.

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Grading preseason bold predictions for all 32 NHL teams

Steve Yzerman "failing up?" Spot on. Rangers returning to the playoffs? Not so much.

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Behind the scenes at the NHL Broadcast Training Camp

Who will be the next great hockey player turned analyst? We attended the latest training program in New York to find out.

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How Washington spent the past 20 years recruiting Alex Ovechkin

From the moment they drafted Ovechkin in 2004, Ted Leonsis and the Capitals organization have made it their goal to keep him in D.C. for his entire career.

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Sabres hire adviser John Davidson, sign Peyton Krebs to deal

Veteran NHL executive John Davidson, who spent 18 seasons as president of the Blues, Blue Jackets and Rangers, has been hired by the Sabres as senior adviser.

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NHL free agency 2026: Grades, fits for all the big signings

With free agency underway, we're handing out marks for all of the big deals around the league.

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Judging overreactions to the first wave of 2026 NHL free agency

The hockey world is dishing out hot takes aplenty this month. We sort out which ones have merit.

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Lightning sign defenseman John Carlson on two-year deal

The Lightning have signed coveted free agent John Carlson to a two-year deal to fill the need on the right side of their defense.

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Tampa Bay Lightning add Ilya Mikheyev with four-year deal

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran Ilya Mikheyev, 31, away from the Chicago Blackhawks, adding a tenacious player to their forward depth with a four-year deal that carries an average annual value of $3.85 million against the salary cap.

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