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Lightning’s nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NHL Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning may not be playing their best hockey as the regular season comes to a close, but there’s no reason that head coach Jon Cooper’s team won’t feel quite a bit of confidence once the playoffs get underway. The Lightning combine explosive offensive skills with Nikita Kucherov at the top of the […] The post Lightning’s nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NHL Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings, Week 23: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights going through changes

All the way back in 2000, the playoff-bound New Jersey Devils fired head coach Larry Robinson 74 games into the season, replaced him with Robbie Ftorek, and went on to win the Stanley Cup. A full 26 years later, the Vegas Golden Knights are hoping to follow a similar blueprint after shockingly replacing Bruce Cassidy […] The post ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings, Week 23: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights going through changes appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Maple Leafs Linked With Hall of Fame Enforcer for GM Job

The Toronto Maple Leafs were already set to have a busy offseason this summer. After all, the club is enduring its worst season in a decade, and significant roster changes are necessary. Nevertheless, the situation has amped up a notch because team officials fired general manager Brad Treliving on March 30.While certainly eyebrow-raising, the move […] The post Maple Leafs Linked With Hall of Fame Enforcer for GM Job appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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Flyers 19-year-old top prospect to make NHL debut vs. Capitals

The Philadelphia Flyers are currently just two points outside of the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. This was expected to be a building year after having the sixth overall selection in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Flyers are ahead of schedule, and now that the former sixth overall pick is set to […] The post Flyers 19-year-old top prospect to make NHL debut vs. Capitals appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness preaches urgency amid playoff push

The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season. Still, they have lost three straight, and the Jackets are coming off a bad loss to the Boston Bruins. After a rough stretch of play, but with the playoffs in reach, head coach Rick Bowness sent a […] The post Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness preaches urgency amid playoff push appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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NHL Player Radko Gudas Let Himself Get Beat Up As Punishment For Injuring Toronto Maple Leafs Star Auston Matthews

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas may not be the cleanest player in the NHL, but nobody can argue that the 35-year-old Czech player isn’t a man of honor. Gudas, who has a lengthy history of dirty hits on his resume, was suspended for five games recently for a knee-on-knee hit to Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews that tore Matthews’ MCL, […] The post NHL Player Radko Gudas Let Himself Get Beat Up As Punishment For Injuring Toronto Maple Leafs Star Auston Matthews appeared first on BroBible.

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Stars take GM candidate away from Maple Leafs with contract extension

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the search for a new general manager. The Maple Leafs have fired Brad Treliving and have begun the search for a new GM. One name that was coming up was an executive for the Dallas Stars. Now, that name needs to be taken off the list for the Maple […] The post Stars take GM candidate away from Maple Leafs with contract extension appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Oilers’ nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NHL Playoffs

This has not been the kind of season that head coach Kris Knoblauch or Connor McDavid anticipated for the Edmonton Oilers. After back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Oilers had established themselves as a Western Conference powerhouse with the ability to string peak performances together. But the 2025-26 regular season has seen regression. […] The post Oilers’ nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NHL Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Injury update could leave Canadiens without key defenseman for start of playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens have won five straight games. The Canadiens are firmly in a playoff spot and are looking to make a push to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now, one of their key defensemen will be missing the rest of the regular season and will also miss the start of the playoffs, according […] The post Injury update could leave Canadiens without key defenseman for start of playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Trevor Beggs reacts to having credential revoked by Canucks: ‘I stand by myself as a reporter’

Last Thursday, Vancouver Canucks beat reporter Trevor Beggs was escorted from Rogers Arena and had his credentials revoked during a game over a story he wrote about a business related to the team’s owner. On Monday, the team released a statement saying that the story, which had since been deleted, “contains statements that are inaccurate,…

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