NHL defensemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Bowen Byram surfaced in trade speculation, but will the Flyers and Sabres part with them? Multiple factors could get in the way.
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon is on the right track to win the NHL's Hart Trophy in back-to-back seasons for the first time in 15 years, but it won't be easy.
Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews is Toronto's most talented player, but Adam Proteau says winger William Nylander is currently the Buds' most thrilling star performer.
The off-season trade to the San Jose Sharks gives Yaroslav Askarov exactly what the promising young netminder has always wanted – the chance to show he has what it takes to be a starting goalie in the NHL.
The Kraken re-acquired right winger Daniel Sprong from Vancouver, but while Sprong has bounced around the NHL in his nine-year career, he's also shown notable staying power.