This is a great time to be a hockey fan given the amount of talent around the league. We still have future Hall of Fame locks like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin dominating and a new wave of superstars in Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Nikita Kucherov ready to take over behind them.
It is hockey's most valuable skill and the one that is most difficult to consistently do well — goal scoring. Some players are great at it because they have a great shot, a lightning quick release or just have a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
We know there will be plenty of excitement and exceedingly high expectations given the immediate success of the Vegas Golden Knights. What we do not know is what this team will be called...
Sometimes good players have down years. It could be the result of a nagging injury, some bad luck, lack of talent around them or just simply poor play.
If the past few NHL seasons have shown us anything, it is that we really do not know how things are going to play out on the ice once the puck drops and the games begin.
We continue to get you ready for the beginning of the 2019-20 NHL season by looking at the early season front-runners for the major awards.
Winning the Stanley Cup is a marathon of a task that requires the perfect storm of things all working in a team's favor, with the ability to make the playoffs after an 82-game grind of a regular season.
A new NHL season always brings a lot of questions that need to be answered, from the who the contenders and pretenders are, to potential coaching changes, to free agent finds and flops to identifying the breakout players.
We continue to get you ready for the start of the 2019-20 NHL season by looking at the Stanley Cup odds for every team in the league, from the usual favorites (the Tampa Bay Lightning), to the new favorites (the Colorado Avalanche) to the long shots (the Ottawa Senators).
No position impacts a team or a season more than a goalie. A great one turns a mediocre team into a playoff team, and a bad performance can turn a playoff team into a lottery team.
Age is just a number for these NHL stars. Even though they may not be in the "prime" of their careers anymore, they can still make an impact every night for their teams.
As we continue to get ready for the start of the 2019-20 NHL season, we take a look at the 25 best players in the NHL under the age of 25 for this season.
Every team needs a strong supporting cast of players, but they sometimes get overlooked. Here we take a look at one under-the-radar player from every team in the NHL, as we get ready to begin the 2019-20 season.
What is your favorite team's biggest question? Let's find out!
It was a busy offseason around the NHL with several big names changing teams. The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils spent big, the Nashville Predators made a major change, and the Pittsburgh Penguins traded a two-time Stanley Cup champion.
With NHL training camps starting to get under way and the start of the 2019-20 NHL season less than a month away, it is time to look back at the offseason and see what every team did to improve.
Let's gaze into our crystal ball to identify young hockey players who could be on a path to the Hall of Fame. This list is limited to players with three years or less of experience in the NHL.
NHL free agency can be a difficult thing for general managers to navigate. They think they are adding the missing piece to their Stanley Cup puzzle but are often times overpaying a player who will one day have to bought out or traded.
What active NHL players are Hall of Fame worthy? That's the question we posed to Yardbarker editors and writers, and boy did we have some spirited debates.
Most NHL free agent signings do not work out as planned. You get in bidding wards for players on the downside of their careers and usually end up overpaying for disappointing production. That is usually what happens.
Exhibit A of the Hockey Hall of Fame's lax standards, Adam Gretz writes, is Class of 2019 selection Guy Carbonneau, who never was selected for an All-Star Game during his 19-year NHL career.
Nothing gets NHL general managers into more trouble than the free agent signing period. In the hopes of getting the missing piece for their Stanley Cup puzzle, they are willing to pay whatever they have to for their player of choice.
You cannot win or lose the Stanley Cup in the summer, but you can significantly impact your team's chances with the moves and roster transactions you make.
Even though most of the top players who were expected to be free agents this summer have already re-signed before hitting the open market — including Erik Karlsson, Jordan Eberle, Brock Nelson and Kevin Hayes — there are still some really good and intriguing players set to become available on July 1.
It is a rematch of the 1970 series (won by the Bruins) and the Blues' first appearance since then. They go for their first-ever championship, while the Bruins are trying to win for the first time since the 2011 season.