The New York Islanders faced a stiff test in their latest game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have consistently been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
The New York Islanders were able to have a nice bounce-back performance following a loss to the New York Rangers against the Chicago Blackhawks at home.
With the 2026-27 National Hockey League regular season starting in just a couple of days, free agents are starting to come off the board. The most notable recent signing belongs to the New York Islanders, as they announced on Sunday that they’ve signed Logan Stanley to a one-year deal with a cap hit of $1.5 million.
“We’ve been waiting on some unsigned players to choose NHL homes for 2026-27. There is news this morning there is mutual interest between the Islanders Logan Stanley 1 x $1.5M,” wrote Elliotte Friedman on Sunday morning.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
A big presence is heading to Long Island. On Sunday, the New York Islanders announced that the team has signed defenseman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract.
The New York Islanders announced the signing of defenseman Logan Stanley to a one-year, $1.5MM contract this morning. New York’s addition of a new NHL defenseman comes in tandem with the roster moves they also announced this morning.
The Pittsburgh Penguins arguably have the worst left-side defense in the entire NHL heading into this season. The same could have been said last season, but the emergence of Parker Wotherspoon and Ryan Shea shocked the entire NHL and helped thrust the Penguins back into the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
The Ottawa Senators are monitoring a few injuries headed into training camp.
Despite having his best career season, defenseman Logan Stanley‘s market has not developed as hoped during free agency. So much so that a professional tryout agreement isn’t out of the question.
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.
Logan Stanley is one of those guys that, on paper, makes a lot of sense for the Toronto Maple Leafs. At 6-foot-7, he’s the kind of defenceman who can lean on people, protect space in front of the net, and generally be annoying to play against.
The Toronto Maple Leafs could sign Logan Stanley to a contract, given that the bruising 6-foot-7 defenseman is still without a deal as the summer rolls along.
Logan Stanley is still sitting out there unsigned. He’s 6-foot-7, with a mean streak, a heavy shot, and a long history of injuries that have slowed him down.
Logan Stanley was someone who quite a few fans expected to land a contract on the first day of free agency, and now, as July moves along, more than two weeks after free agency opened, he sits waiting for a new deal.
NHL Free Agency isn’t what it used to be. Perhaps it’ll change in the coming years with the rising salary cap, but this is one of the weakest UFA groups I can recall.
The Boston Bruins need help in multiple areas of the ice. A team that finished fourth in the Atlantic Division and made it no further than the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has flaws.
The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Sunday night with the Montreal Canadiens taking a 2-1 series lead over the Buffalo Sabres and the Anaheim Ducks getting even with the Vegas Golden Knights.
The NHL Trade Deadline has passed, and the arms race is complete. After assessing all the upgrades made leaguewide…Who is your updated Stanley Cup pick, post deadline?
The NHL roster freeze for the Olympic break will be lifted on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 11:59 pm ET, with the NHL Trade Deadline just 12 days away (Friday, Mar.
The 2025-26 season has been a major disappointment for the Winnipeg Jets so far. After winning the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top regular-season team last season, the Jets currently have a 22-25-8 record and are seventh in the Central Division with 52 points.
Logan Stanley is just the latest name on the Red Wings trade board. So that means sellout Alex is back to cover another series of mock trades, looking into what the Winnipeg Jets could want in return for the big body defenceman.
Logan Stanley is one of the Winnipeg Jets’ most valuable trade assets (this author never thought he’d write that sentence). As such, they need to trade him ahead of the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline to recoup what they can on the huge investments they’ve made in him over the years.
With the NHL trade deadline just over a month and change away, it’s likely the Jets will be selling off their available pieces.
Stanley and Tkachuk were engaged with one another, and Tkachuk ended up losing his helmet in the process.
Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was victimized by a punch he did not see coming during the second period of Saturday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Logan Stanley was drafted 18th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL Draft. With his towering 6-foot-7 frame and 231-pound physique, Stanley was expected to become a physical force on the Jets’ blue line, bringing a blend of size and strength that few could match.
If Edmonton forces a Game 5, Archibald would be eligible to return for Wednesday's contest.
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