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Answering the offseason's lingering questions
With a month until camps open, Nazem Kadri, Phil Kessel and other familiar names are still available. Where (and when) will they wind up?
WORLD JUNIORS
2022 IIHF World Junior Championship: Quarterfinals schedule, rosters, results
Follow along with the tournament featuring the world's best under-20 men's hockey players from Aug. 9 through Aug. 20.
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FANTASY HOCKEY
Fantasy hockey dynasty ranks: What will the NHL look like in 2027
Looking to the future in your dynasty and keeper leagues? Here are the top-400 fantasy hockey rankings over the next five years.
GRADING THE TRADES
2022 NHL offseason: Grades on biggest deals, including Pacioretty, Tkachuk, Burns
Teams are busy making trades this summer. We're grading all of the biggest deals that take place over the offseason.
Trade grades: Why the Flames aced the Tkachuk-Huberdeau swap
A trade of 100-point scorers is a rarity in the NHL. We assess the deal for both teams.
NHL OFFSEASON
Top under-the-radar signings of the NHL offseason
The big deals have been discussed at length. Here are some less-heralded moves that will yield big dividends this season and beyond.
The best NHL free agents still seeking new contracts
There are significant names still available, including some who could be game-changers for the right team.
Seven potential destinations for Nazem Kadri
The Stanley Cup-winning center is easily the most impactful player without a deal for 2022-23. Here's the latest on what we're hearing.
NHL
NHL free agency tracker
Our updated tracker featuring a list of every player signed, along with buzz on what could happen next.
Top Headlines
- Czech Republic topples U.S. at world juniors
- Blackhawks sign veteran Johnson to 1-year deal
- Canada wins as world junior group play wraps up
- Huberdeau to donate brain for CTE research
- U.S. wins to go 4-0 in world junior group play
- Team USA, boosted by 'quick start,' blanks Austria
- Sharks' Knyzhov suffers torn Achilles tendon
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Rivalry revisited
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Fight Night at the Joe: Remembering the legendary Colorado Avalanche-Detroit Red Wings brawl of 1997
The March 26, 1997, matchup -- with 18 fighting majors, 148 total penalty minutes and one epic goalie fight -- was unlike anything the NHL had ever seen. In conjunction with E60's "Unrivaled," here is the story of that night, from the people who lived it.
Playoff beards: Hockey's wackiest tradition
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Playoff beards: Hockey's wackiest tradition
A staple since the early 1980s, we look at the best beards in 2022, the next generation of bushy beauties and the greatest facial forests in postseason history
Keys to the offseason
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Keys to the offseason for NHL teams, including draft, free-agency game plans
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast their 2022-23 outlook.
