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NHL teams' offseason keys, including free agency, draft needs
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast expectations for 2026-27.
Post-lottery NHL mock draft: Who goes after Gavin McKenna?
2026 NHL draft: Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg top rankings
NHLPA poll: Sidney Crosby most likely to become head coach
NHL playoff watch: What's at stake on the season's final day
NHL playoff watch: What's on the line in Wednesday's games
NHL playoff watch: What's at stake in each Monday matchup
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NHL Awards Watch: Who's leading for Hart, Norris, Calder?
NHL playoff standings: The clinching scenarios for Sunday
NHL playoff watch: Guide to all 15 games on Supreme Saturday
NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, each team's key free agent
NHL playoff watch: Where the races stand on zero-game Friday
NHL playoff watch: Clinching scenarios on 14-game Thursday
The 2016 NHL re-draft: Is Auston Matthews still No. 1?
NHL playoff standings: Capitals in a must-win game?
NHL playoff standings: Ranking the top matchups on Tuesday
NHL playoff standings: Who's winning the Atlantic Division?
NHL playoff standings: Where the wild cards stand on Sunday
NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, most important games left
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More Stories
Post-lottery NHL mock draft: Who goes after Gavin McKenna?
2026 NHL draft: Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg top rankings
NHLPA poll: Sidney Crosby most likely to become head coach
NHL playoff watch: What's at stake on the season's final day
NHL playoff watch: What's on the line in Wednesday's games
NHL playoff watch: What's at stake in each Monday matchup
NHL Awards Watch: Who's leading for Hart, Norris, Calder?
NHL playoff standings: The clinching scenarios for Sunday
NHL playoff watch: Guide to all 15 games on Supreme Saturday
NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, each team's key free agent
NHL playoff watch: Where the races stand on zero-game Friday
NHL playoff watch: Clinching scenarios on 14-game Thursday
The 2016 NHL re-draft: Is Auston Matthews still No. 1?
NHL playoff standings: Capitals in a must-win game?
NHL playoff standings: Ranking the top matchups on Tuesday
NHL playoff standings: Who's winning the Atlantic Division?
NHL playoff standings: Where the wild cards stand on Sunday
NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, most important games left
Show More
Show Fewer