Capitals Week Ahead: Schedule and Storylines – Olympic Break Edition – The Hockey Writers Washington Capitals Latest News, Analysis and More

The NHL entered the Olympic break after games concluded on February 5. The competition remains on pause until February 25 due to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. The fear of the Playoff bubble As the NHL hits the pause button, the Washington Capitals find themselves in a precarious position. From the break (February […]

Hurricanes Week Ahead: Schedule and Storylines – Olympic Break Edition – The Hockey Writers Carolina Hurricanes Latest News, Analysis and More

The NHL is officially on hiatus for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, so the Carolina Hurricanes obviously don’t have any NHL games scheduled this week. Instead, the focus shifts entirely to the international stage, where several Hurricanes stars have arrived in Italy to represent their country. The Seth Jarvis Shock: From Stupid to Olympian […]

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Utah Mammoth and Nazem Kadri

The action around Nazem Kadri increased somewhat again after a cooling-off period Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 thoughts: The Podcast – What will change for the Preds? episode about the Calgary Flames and Nazem Kadri. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Friedman: “Nazem Kadri. I, you know, part of the problem with all the hits that I do, […]

Islanders Week Ahead: Schedule and Storylines – Olympic Break Edition – The Hockey Writers New York Islanders Latest News, Analysis and More

The NHL season is currently on pause due to the 2026 Winter Olympic break, which began after games on February 5 and will continue until games resume on February 25, 2026. Islanders at the Olympics While the team is off, two key islanders compete for gold in Milan: Bo Horvat (Team Canada): The Islanders’ top […]

Oilers Week Ahead: Schedule and Storylines – Olympic Break Edition – The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers Latest News, Analysis and More

For the Edmonton Oilers, this week is all about the 2026 Winter Olympics. There are no NHL regular season games, but several major storylines involving current and former players will dominate the conversation. McDavid is chasing gold The biggest story in the hockey world is that Connor McDavid is finally making his Olympic debut. After […]

Former Oilers defenseman signs AHL PTO

The Hartford Wolf Pack added 348 games of NHL experience on Saturday by signing Travis Dermott to an AHL professional tryout deal. The 2024-2025 season was a tough one for Dermott as he only played 22 games, split between the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild and the Bakersfield Condors. Dermott played three games for Bakersfield to […]

Blues Forward could benefit from a fresh start amid stronger play

The St. Louis Blues, like every other NHL franchise, are using the Olympic break to assess their roster. As sellers, and now that the unofficial deadline has passed, the official 2026 NHL trade deadline becomes quite important. There is speculation surrounding several players, including forward Jordan Kyrou. Experienced analyst Jeff Marek presented on The leaf […]