BUFFALO – Let the chaos begin. The 2026 NHL Draft kicks off at KeyBank Center on Thursday, and it is easily set to be one of the most unpredictable we’ve ever seen.
According to Elliotte Friedman, the Nashville Predators have been permitted to speak to Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland regarding a front office role, as initially reported by Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
The Nashville Predators had another disappointing campaign, missing the playoffs for a second straight year. It’s hard to say they fell short of expectations this year, given how low they were, but that doesn’t remove the sting of failing to reach the postseason for a team with several proud veterans in its lineup.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
Juuse Saros. That’s the entire list of current NHL goaltenders who stand under six feet tall. Since the year 2000, only 47 netminders under that threshold
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Nashville Predators had to change plans just before puck drop in Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken. The team recalled depth goaltender Matt Murray to backup Justus Annunen after it was revealed that Juuse Saros would miss the game with an upper-body injury.
The Nashville Predators have announced that goaltender Juuse Saros is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The cause of the injury is not known. He played the entirety of Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, so it was either an injury he was able to play through during the game, or one sustained after the game.
Could a strong Olympics provide a boost to players when the NHL season restarts Wednesday? St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington took off after another international tournament in 2025.
Juuse Saros stole the show for Team Finland on Friday in their 4-1 victory over Team Sweden in Group B action at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Finnish goaltender stopped 34 of the 35 shots he faced, including 17 of 17 in the third period, to help his team bounce back from a 4-1 loss to Team Slovakia on Wednesday.
For the first time in 12 years, NHL players are playing in the Winter Olympics. Once upon a time, the Olympics served as a stage for cementing legacies.
Well, Vancouver Canucks fans, we’ve finally made it: NHL players are officially back in the Olympics. And even more exciting for Vancouver fans, they get to watch a pair of Canucks on opening day.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The tension is palpable. The puck will soon drop for best-on-best international hockey action featuring NHL talent when the men’s tournament at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics launches.
Finland’s Olympic team is good enough to win the tournament, but they will need to play a certain way to beat Canada, the United States, and Sweden en route to gold.
The Nashville Predators (13-16-4) are having a good December. After a rough November where they only won four of their 13 games, they’ve won five of eight games this month.
NHL insider David Pagnotta believes the Edmonton Oilers got to the point where they were willing to “suck it up” and include Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak in the move to acquire Tristan Jarry, despite wanting to keep both of them.
If the Edmonton Oilers really are stepping away from the Juuse Saros idea — and every insider from Elliotte Friedman to Frank Seravalli insists they should
For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers are off to yet another wonky start to a season. This time around, their record, 7-6-4, is respectable, but their performance on the ice has left much to be desired.
The Nashville Predators find themselves in trouble yet again this season, as they’ve followed up a nightmarish 2024-2025 campaign with a dismal start to the new season.
As the Nashville Predators continue to spiral, the trade chatter around their roster is only getting louder. When veterans like Ryan O’Reilly are calling out his and the team’s struggles and names like Steven Stamkos are being floated, no player is immune to speculation — not even Juuse Saros.
As much as everyone wants to deny it, the clock is ticking on the Edmonton Oilers' window to win a Stanley Cup with Connor McDavid. Here's a move the Oilers should make.
The Predators and goaltender Juuse Saros can’t officially reach an agreement on a new deal until Monday. It appears they’re getting close to having a deal in principle.
The Nashville Predators’ goalie surplus is a problem most teams would kill to have.
Here are four of the biggest potential X factors for the Western Conference in this year's first round.
It seems the Nashville Predators just don’t know how to lose.
The New Jersey Devils made valiant efforts to acquire a top goaltender this trade deadline but weren’t able to grab a bona fide star, instead landing Kaapo Kahkonen from the San Jose Sharks and Jake Allen from the Montreal Canadiens.
Throughout this season, New Jersey has largely been connected to nearly all the names currently on the market, while almost acquiring Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames a few weeks ago.
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