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Signing
Carlsson Match Leaves Ducks With Hard Choices Ahead
The Anaheim Ducks got their guy. Now comes the bill. Anaheim matched the Philadelphia Flyers' five-year, $90 million offer sheet for Leo Carlsson on Thursday, keeping their franchise center locked up through 2030-31 at an $…
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NHL News
Bedard Out Four Months with Shoulder Surgery from Practice
Connor Bedard will miss approximately four months after undergoing shoulder surgery Wednesday, the Chicago Blackhawks announced, a timeline that puts the start of the 2026-27 season squarely in jeopardy for the franchise's …
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Signing
Carlsson's Offer Sheet Just Reset the Market: Lets look at the ripple effect
Danny Briere didn't just land a No. 1 center for the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. He blew up the pay scale for an entire generation of young NHL stars, and the fallout is only beginning. The Flyers signed Leo Carlsson to …
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Ottawa Senators
Three Perfect Landing Spots Await Claude Giroux
Claude Giroux is still sitting on the open market as Day 1 of free agency winds down, and that alone tells you something about this year's class. It's thin. The names left standing (Giroux, Patrick Kane, Anthony Mantha,…
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Signing
Canadiens Lock Up Dobes, Betting Big on Their Homegrown Crease
A fifth-round pick out of the 2020 draft. A backup entering the season behind Sam Montembeault. A goaltender most people outside of Montreal had barely heard of when October arrived. By May, Jakub Dobes was carrying the Canadie…
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Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin returning on a one year deal after re-signing with the Capitals
Two words. That's all it took. "I'm back!" Alex Ovechkin announced his return for a 22nd NHL season Thursday, re-signing with the Washington Capitals on a deal structured around a $1 million base salary with b…
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Trades & Rumours
Flames Land Middleton From Wild in Coleman, Maatta Swap
Calgary is building its blue line with intent. The Flames acquired defenseman Jake Middleton and three draft picks from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in exchange for forward Blake Coleman and defenseman Olli Maatta, with Spor…
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- Christopher Hodgson
- Christopher is a hockey writer and is the founder of TheBigFaceoff.com, a hockey analysis publication with over 1,000 articles and 30,000+ views, built around long-form, data-informed coverage of the game. His work has appeared in The Hockey Writers, The Hockey News, Sport Mockery, and Last Word on Hockey, and has been featured alongside Forbes, NHL.com, CBC, and The Athletic on Swift Hockey's official press page. He has conducted written interviews with industry insiders including Jeff Paterson, and contributes analysis spanning trade targets, prospect development, team strategy, and NHL Culture.Christopher approaches hockey journalism through the lens of a historian and philosopher — studying how power, decision-making, and human behavior repeat across centuries, and bringing that depth of thinking to how he analyzes teams, front offices, and the forces that shape the modern game.
