Quick Links
Favorites
Customize ESPN
ESPN Sites
ESPN Apps
Ron Francis’ vision for Seattle’s NHL team: ‘It will be a destination.’
The Hall of Famer shares his plan for hiring a staff, lessons from the Vegas expansion draft, Seattle's edge in targeting free agents and more.
Golden Knights
NHL
Fleury, Golden Knights make teen's wish come true
Top Headlines
NHL
Trade grades: Oilers come out (way) ahead in Neal-Lucic swap
The Alberta clubs swapped high-priced problems, but one of the two players seems more likely to bounce back.
NHL
Where should the best remaining NHL free agents sign?
Jake Gardiner, Patrick Maroon and other big names remain on the market two weeks into free agency. We identify the best landing spots for each.
NHL
NHL offseason grades: How all 31 teams did in 2019 free agency
Our NHL writers grade every team's offseason wheelin' and dealin's. And a pair of tri-state franchises both earned high marks.
NHL
10 lessons from the 2019 NHL offseason
From a decree to stop contract shaming to naming the NHL's 'Lord Business,' this week's Wysh List runs down 10 things we learned this offseason.
NHL
2019 NHL free-agency grades: Analysis of every big signing
Matt Duchene is headed to the Predators, while Artemi Panarin will be a Ranger. We grade all the big signings for the offseason here.
Maple Leafs
NHL
Auston Matthews on the Raptors, Marner, Marleau and modeling
We check in with the Maple Leafs star -- and NHL 20 cover boy -- on myriad topics.
Fantasy hockey
Looking ahead to 2019-20
Early fantasy hockey rankings for 2019-20
Missing fantasy hockey? Sean Allen provides a sneak peek at next season, dropping his early 2019-20 top-250 rankings and noting some surprising grades for various players.
Top Headlines
- Flames set tentative deal to replace Saddledome
- Penguins, Aston-Reese agree to 2-year, $2M deal
- Blues sign Sundqvist to 4-year, $11M extension
- Neal Pionk agrees to 2-year deal with Jets
- Oilers ship Lucic to Flames in exchange for Neal
- Rangers agree to terms with trade pickup Trouba
- Francis welcomes 'great chance' to be Seattle GM
Customize ESPN
Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN+
- Sergei Belski/USA TODAY Sports
Playoff replays on ESPN+
Replay every Stanley Cup Playoff game on ESPN+
Looking ahead
- Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire
Offseason draft, free-agency game plans for eliminated NHL teams
As each team is ousted from playoff contention, we identify three keys to the offseason, impact prospects and realistic expectations for 2019-20.
Draft Central
- Rich Lam/Getty Images
2019 NHL Draft Central: Analysis, rankings, mock drafts, more
Everything you need to know for the 2019 NHL draft.
