With just a month to go before NHL contracts expire and a new crop of players enter unrestricted free agency, teams are debating on who to target on July 1 and which of their own players they are going to try and retain.

Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews' NHL comeback is looking more plausible than ever. According to Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic, Toews in

The Anaheim Ducks are entering a crucial offseason following another year of missing the playoffs. Despite a big jump in the standings, Anaheim was still left on the outside looking in on everything.

The Chicago Blackhawks’ hire of coach Jeff Blashill means a reunion with Tyler Bertuzzi: “I think he’s the right guy for this job.”

Jeff Blashill was 41 when he replaced Mike Babcock with the Detroit Red Wings in 2015. A decade later, long after he was dumped by the Red Wings, he has a second chance to prove himself as a head coach in the NHL.

At the end of the regular season, exactly one staffer at The Athletic still picked Edmonton to win it all. And one staffer picked Florida. That’s it. We should have known better. The Oilers and Panthers did. The fact is, to a great team, home ice is nice. But it’s not a must.

NHL Hired Coaches 2025 Mike Sullivan, Rangers. New York hired former Penguins coach Mike Sullivan on May 2. He won two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh but failed to win a playoff serie