The Athletic’s first NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 season are now live. Photo: Norm Hall / NHLI via Getty Images Skill Grades Tier 3 C ANA 9 Luke Hughes D NJD DOB: 9/9/2003 Ht: 6' 2" Wt: 184 Shoots: L Draft: #4 - 2021 Profile Luke Hughes was one of the top defensemen in college hockey and after joining …
ARLINGTON, Va. — When the Washington Capitals departed for a four-game road trip in late February, players knew change was afoot. Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals’ core remains in place to chase fading playoff hopes, but it’s also a rare period of transition in Washington after the organization’s first deadline selloff in more than a decade. Obviously, this time of …
Börje Salming, the Hall of Fame Swedish defenseman who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970s and ’80s and paved the way for many Europeans to join the NHL, has died, the team announced Thursday. “The Toronto Maple Leafs mourn the loss of Börje Salming,” team president Brendan Shanahan said Thursday in a statement. He helped open the …
A couple weeks can make a huge difference at this time of year. Forwards L LW C RW 1 Hyman Matthews Marner 2 Mikheyev Tavares Nylander 3 Vesey Kerfoot Simmonds 4 Robertson Spezza Barabanov X Engvall Boyd Anderson Others vying for spots: Denis Malgin, Kenny Agostino, Nic Petan, Adam Brooks, Egor Korshkov, Kalle Kossila In the system: Filip Hallander, Semyon …
