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HELLO, GOODBYE • With CBA changes on the horizon and seismic shifts underfoot, 2025-26 promises to be a season of transition and upheaval
CALDER CHASE • The race for rookie of the year promises to be an exciting one among a class buoyed by an older-than-usual cohort
NHL EDGE • The league’s puck- and player-tracking statistics provide a unique – and sometimes surprising – look at the skills of the game’s best players
IN GOOD COMPANY • Just one year into his NHL career and Lane Hutson has already etched himself into Habs lore. And like Ken Dryden before him, he’s only just getting started
MOST VALUABLE MINDSET • Fresh off a career-best year that saw him take home both the Hart and the Vezina, Connor Hellebuyck is staying even-keeled even as the accolades continue piling up
ADAM’S EVE • We saw a sample of the dominant player Adam Fantilli can be last season. Are we on the precipice of witnessing a full-on star emerge in Ohio?
FROM PAIN TO GAIN • Long gone is ‘Nuge’ the newbie. Now on the back nine of his career – all with the Oilers – he’s a well-seasoned grizzled veteran, even if he doesn’t have the playoff beard to match
DARE TO DREAM • Doors didn’t open for Brandon Hagel on his way to the NHL. He had to break them down himself. Now, no stage is too bright for the Bolts star
ANDERSSON UNFILTERED • The league’s death-stare D-man doesn’t suppress anything. Feelings, thoughts, words, emotions, cellys – what you see and hear is what you get
STANLEY RETURNS TO THE STRIP • Cue the clichés, as Vegas has gone all-in again after hitting yet another star-player jackpot. With Marner in the fold, the Golden Knights are set to cash in with their second Stanley Cup
ANAHEIM DUCKS
BOSTON BRUINS
BUFFALO SABRES
CALGARY FLAMES
CAROLINA HURRICANES
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
COLORADO AVALANCHE
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
DALLAS STARS
DETROIT RED WINGS
EDMONTON OILERS
FLORIDA PANTHERS
LOS ANGELES KINGS
MINNESOTA WILD
MONTREAL CANADIENS
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
NEW YORK RANGERS
OTTAWA SENATORS
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
ST. LOUIS BLUES
SAN JOSE SHARKS
SEATTLE KRAKEN
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
UTAH MAMMOTH
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
WINNIPEG JETS
FOUND MONEY • These players are flying under the fantasyradar for the time being but could pay offmassively if the circumstances are right
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ULTIMATE GUIDE — SKATERS
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