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The Toronto Maple Leafs added Mark Giordano at the trade deadline, but their most impactful additions leading into the playoffs may come from within the organization. The first example of said moves came last weekend, when Toronto GM Kyle Dubas inked Ivy League Player of the Year and Olympian Nick Abruzzese. Captaining Harvard, Abruzzese had

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. If the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs began with teams in their current positions in the standings, the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals would not be matched up in the first round. But there

While it may be hard to believe, it wasn’t all that long ago that the majority of the hockey world found itself pulling for the Vegas Golden Knights. Sure, there was a small group of fans who believed the NHL gave them an unfair advantage from the get-go by altering the expansion draft rules, but

7:30 AM ET The 2022 NHL trade deadline had a little bit of everything. Stars moving to Stanley Cup contenders. Rebuilding teams growing treasure troves of picks and prospects. A canceled deal between division rivals. Kevin Weekes popping out of my hotel’s ice machine to break a trade. (I might have hallucinated that last one.)

Special to Yahoo Sports Sorry we ever doubted you, NHL general managers. Little was happening a week ago, but then they — at least, most of them — made the trade deadline full of wheels, deals and steals. And all the thrills from Monday right up to the last second, and even past it. RotoWire

Getty Images Welcome to the NHL Star Power Index: A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing — it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world’s attention. These players

Welcome to 10 Insights and Observations. Every Thursday, I’ll use this space to highlight teams, players, storylines, and general musings around the NHL, and perhaps at times, the greater hockey world. This week we look at the salary caps influence on deadline day, Vegas’s struggles, Giroux choosing Florida, the Dadonov debacle and more. 1. Lack

The NHL’s trade deadline has came and gone, as has the traditional chaos that comes along with it. Several teams made significant moves in order to gear up for a run at the Stanley Cup.  With teams having around 20 games to go before the playoffs begin, there’s one simple question: has the NHL‘s postseason

On Wednesday, the NHL announced it was canceling the trade that would send right winger Evgenii Dadonov from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Anaheim Ducks. The deal was canceled because it violated his limited no-trade clause. The trade was canceled hours after it was announced because the Golden Knights said they had “become aware

Special to Yahoo Sports Trending Up Cam Talbot, Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild (Talbot last 5 starts: 5-0-0, .926 Sv%, 1.97 GAA) After trading for Fleury and shipping Kaapo Kahkonen (more on him later) to the Sharks, the Wild find themselves with an accomplished veteran tandem. Normally, the addition of a Cup-winning goalie would mean a big

8:00 AM ET To win the Stanley Cup, the NHL trade deadline is a necessary evil. The cost of doing business is high, the market is volatile and it’s a leap of faith that players teams acquire will pass the chemistry test. But the numbers don’t lie: The last 10 teams to win the Stanley

Getty Images Good afternoon gambling aficionados, it’s Chris Bengel. How’s your bracket doing? Just as I suspected, one of mine is in shambles after taking Auburn to win it all. Luckily, Arizona did survive in another one and I do have the Wildcats winning the national title, so there’s a sliver of hope. But that’s

Special to Yahoo Sports This year’s NHL trade deadline was a flurry of activity with several moves impacting the fantasy landscape. Here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers from this year’s deadline. Winners Claude Giroux, C/LW, Panthers (77% rostered in Yahoo leagues) Giroux could get RW eligibility soon, which will be a huge

9:24 PM ET The 2022 NHL trade deadline has passed. Some teams got better. Some teams didn’t. One team might have made both the best and worst trades of the deadline by itself. Here’s a look at the winners and losers of the 2022 deadline, from the players who controlled their fate to the teams

It’s all over but for the crying. The NHL’s 32 general managers have officially made their beds with the trade deadline now in the rearview mirror. As is tradition and my obligation, it’s time to designate winners and losers. Winners Minnesota Wild Bill Guerin had the finest sequence on deadline day. At the helm of

Lightning GM Julien BriseBois has achieved the tricky goal of replacing an entire line without sacrificing major stars. (Getty) In broad terms, the challenges of repeating as champions become exponentially more difficult as time wears on. It’s become one of the most easily understood tropes in sports — the pursuit of consecutive championships brings challenges

7:39 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers traded Claude Giroux, a fifth-round pick in 2024, along with prospects Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, in exchange for Owen Tippett, a first-round pick in 2024, and a third-round choice in 2023. The Flyers are also retaining 50% of Giroux’s $8.275 million cap

Getty Images The deadline for bids to secure Chelsea passed on Friday with Joshua Harris the latest American to enter the chase for the Premier League giants. Sources have confirmed to CBS Sports that the co-founder of investment management firm Apollo Global Management will be among the parties to have submitted a bid for Chelsea,