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SB Nation NHL Mock Draft 2021: Picks 25-31 Detroit snags an extra pick, Montreal selects a Québécois and we close out the first round simulation. Share this story We did it, folks. We mocked the whole first round of the 2021 NHL Draft. A reminder again: our mock draft was done prior to the NHL releasing the full draft order. Since the Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their first-round pick, we’ve been numbering them in order of selection, while the NHL will simply not have an 11th-overall pick ...

SB Nation NHL Mock Draft 2021: Picks 19-24 Share this story Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images Day 4 of the SB Nation NHL Mock Draft comes with a mock-buster of a trade that sends Marc-Andre Fleury back to Pittsburgh, with the Red Wings playing middleman on behalf of Vegas. Oh yeah, and some prospects were selected, but the trades are the fun part. I also want to note that our mock draft was done prior to the NHL releasing the full draft order. Since the Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their f...

0 of 4 Al Goldis/Associated Press The 2020-21 NHL regular season is mostly over. The 16-team field for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is set, and while some North Division teams still have one or a few games to play, those contests wont have much of an impact on the standings. For the 15 teams that missed out on the postseason (as well as the expansion Seattle Kraken, who will join the league next season), its time to start looking ahead to the offseason. And that includes the 2021 NHL draft, which i...

Have we all calmed down after having a good night’s sleep? The NHL went through a ringer over the last 72 hours or so, centered around the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Tom Wilson, and T.J. Oshie (and it’s not even done yet). As the dust hopefully settles on what was a ridiculous chain of events in the past few days, we look to the Chicago Blackhawks to give us a sense of stability and familiarity in the hockey world. It will all feel right again when the Carolina Hurricanes contin...

With just four games remaining for the Blackhawks and no postseason in the future, the 2021 season is all but over for Chicago. However, the season wasn’t a total loss. Anyone watching knows that the emergence and development of a number of young players into viable NHL regulars, most of whom will be part of the lineup next season, was a major accomplishment. And they were singular in that regard this season: Here are each NHL teams total games played by rookies this season. Blackhawks have t...

Lindholm laments loss: We needed this win Former Maple Leaf Frycer dead at 61 Ice Chips: Ovechkin remains out with LBI Blue Jackets G Korpisalo done for season Batherson scores winner as Senators down Canucks McDavid hat trick pushes Oilers past Jets in standings Thornton ‘bringing more fire’ to Leafs lineup with playoffs looming Canadiens top Flames in Caufields debut Saros makes 39 saves as Preds beat Panthers Perron posts 3-point game as Blues beat Avs Sharks beat Coyotes to snap eight-...

The Dispatch: Sweden 2021 Draft special with WJC coach Tomas Montén Share this story Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images The Dispatch returns with its latest episode. Today, we take a look at some of the top 2021 NHL draft picks coming out of Sweden with Tomas Montén, the country’s WJC coach. Among the players looked at are: Simon Edvinsson, Frölunda’s new talented defender. Oskar Olausson, a young forward that has earned some time in the SHL this season with HV71. William Eklund, Djurgå...

Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images There have been no games, practices, or training sessions involving the New Jersey Devils since the now-infamous January 31 win in Buffalo. The team’s COVID-19 Protocol List broke out to as many as 19 players as games over the past two weeks were postponed. Good news may be imminent. The team re-opened their training facility on Thursday, Sunday night’s update saw the list go down to just five players, and the Devils are expected to have practice on Mo...