The Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 record may not be a surprise to some people this season, but it is how they are 5-2. Pittsburgh might be the most banged-up team in the NHL right now. They are without Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk, Jared McCann, and Bryan Rust. Other players like Sam ...

10. Buffalo Sabres This team has had good starts before. In a sport where just over half the league gets into the playoffs, they need to sustain this and get in. I think it would be a successful season for them after many lean years. Going into NHL action Tuesday, ...

10. Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews loves to start the season strong, scoring a goal in each of his four initial NHL games. The Leafs feasted on the Ottawa Senators in front of their fans to start the campaign. Though they dropped a 6-5 decision at home to Montreal, which ...

With the NHL season less than a month away, it is never too early to talk about players who could potentially break out in 2019-2020. Jake Guentzel broke out for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a big way last season. Who could potentially have a breakout season for them this season? ...

The Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season last year. For some strange reason, they decided to fire Joel Quenneville as the head coach during the middle of the season. It was not his fault that he didn’t have the personnel to succeed. Quenneville won three Stanley ...

The Edmonton Oilers have missed the playoffs for the past couple of seasons after they made it to the playoffs in 2016-2017. General Manager Peter Chiarelli destroyed the personnel on that roster. He made several bad decisions and it caused the Oilers to fire him. Chiarelli was also the general ...

The New York Islanders turned a lot of heads last season. Before the 2018-2019 season, a lot of people expected them to be one of the worst teams in the NHL because they lost John Tavares to the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency. New York had a new head ...

The New York Rangers have missed the playoffs for the past couple of years. New York is currently in a rebuilding phase, but they contend for a playoff spot again sooner rather than later. The Rangers have had a very good offseason. They drafted Kaapo Kakko with the second overall ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning were the best team in the NHL last season. A lot of people expected them to win the Stanley Cup Title last season. However, the Columbus Blue Jackets swept them in the first round of the playoffs. Tampa Bay made some adjustments to the roster in ...

The Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup Title in 2017-2018. After they won the title, Barry Trotz decided not to come back as the head coach. Trotz took the New York Islanders heading coach job. Todd Reidren took over as the head coach for Washington. It appeared as if the ...