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End of the Road?: NHL Veterans Still Unsigned For 2022-23

Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images With NHL Training Camps set to start in less than two weeks, a number of NHL veteran free agents still remain unsigned for the 2022-23 season and could be facing the end of their careers in … Continue reading

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Best Remaining UFAs With Two Weeks Left Until NHL Training Camps Open

Photo: NBCS With training camps across the NHL set to open in two and a half weeks, there are a number of players still looking for jobs and will likely get at least a shot at one since teams have … Continue reading

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Alex Ovechkin Plays In 1,200th Career NHL Game

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin played his very first game on October 5, 2005, a home game for the Washington Capitals against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ovechkin played in his 1,200th career NHL games Tuesday night.

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The Last Men Skating: A Look At Players Who Have Stood the Test of NHL Time – 2021-22 Preseason Edition

New York Islanders It is always a momentous occasion when a player gets drafted into the NHL, an event marked every year with coverage of the NHL Entry Draft, which includes the expected anticipation of which player will be drafted … Continue reading

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2021 Offseason Grades: Atlantic Division

Photo: The Audacy With the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, entry draft, and most of the top free-agents signed this offseason, some teams have gotten better, while others have gotten worse. How has each team faired? NoVa Caps grades each team’s … Continue reading

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The Last Men Skating: A Look At Players Who Have Stood the Test of NHL Time

NHL It is always a momentous occasion when a player gets drafted into the NHL, an event marked every year with coverage of the NHL Entry Draft, which includes the expected anticipation of which player will be drafted first overall. … Continue reading

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Joe Thornton Joins HC Davos: “I’ll Go Back To The NHL Once It Starts Up”

Screen cap: Blick Unrestricted Free Agent Joe Thornton has joined HC Davos of the Swiss National League, but says he will return to North American once the 2020-21 NHL season resumes. 

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Most Undervalued Players In The NHL: A New Metric

Photo: NHL via Getty Images After reading Michael Lewis’ Moneyball, I was inspired to do some research to see if there were similar metrics in hockey that provided insight as to which players are the best value. To answer this … Continue reading

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NHL Trade Deadline Rumors And News: Lightning In The Market For Defenseman

With the NHL Trade Deadline now just 15 days away, here are the latest news and rumors from around the NHL:

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More Milestones For Alex Ovechkin — Career Points and Multi-Goal Games

Photo: Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images The milestones keep coming for Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.  He achieved two more milestones in the Capitals’ 4-2 victory against the Boston Bruins on January 10, 2019.  These milestones were: 1) passing … Continue reading

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