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What has been each team's biggest surprise so far, good, bad or ugly? The Athletic posed that question this week to its NHL staff.
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We're back with a new weekly ranking and we have a new set of our favorite players from each team.
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Off to a 1-6-1 start and flailing offensively, the Flames will likely become sellers unless they get going soon.
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Canadians at The Athletic told us that communities nationwide are setting aside hockey rivalries and old Expos wounds to back the Jays.
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Rasmus Andersson, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Alex Tuch highlight our first wave of players to watch ahead of the March trade deadline.
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Want to read every last word we collected surveying execs about what the NHL's top front offices do best?
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Both teams agreed to play with only secondary lighting before the main lights returned shortly into the first period.
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From Whoopi Goldberg sitcoms to framing innocent away fans to brawls in Santa costumes, there's a lot of gold in NHL Wikipedia writeups.
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The NHL has been trending slightly older and bigger over the past few seasons, but it's a very subtle shift.
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Do the Panthers claim the top spot after back-to-back Cup wins? We asked 37 execs for their front-office rankings. Here's what they said.
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As you may have heard, this ranking prefers the long-term view. A bigger sample size is needed before some of these early mirages look real.
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Whether it’s a star player’s resurgence or the early signs of a troubling trend, there's plenty to take away from a team’s first few games.
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After just one week of hockey, we’ve seen enough. Here's something from every team we got wrong.
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A Quinn Hughes blockbuster trade and a Zach Benson breakout are just two of our staff's bold predictions for the 2025-26 NHL season.
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With the NHL regular season back at last, there's a lot to be interested in. These 32 people should get an extra look.
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From Connor McDavid's pursuit of a Stanley Cup to Sidney Crosby's decision on his future, here's who we're watching closest in 2025-26.
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Meanwhile, the Bruins, Predators and Blackhawks bring up the rear in our list of all 32 teams' forwards.
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Corey Pronman and Harman Dayal provide analysis of the top players placed on waivers as the regular season approaches.
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Welcome to the third iteration of The Athletic’s annual defense ranking tiers. There’s a surprising shortage of truly high-end blue lines.
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The 2025-26 NHL season is finally upon us, and that means it’s time for The Athletic to ask its staff for their predictions.
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