The Florida Panthers are set to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Panthers won Game 1 of the series with a 4-2 win on May 2. As the lower seed, the Panthers will play the first two games of the series in Toronto before returning to... Continue Reading →

The Buffalo Sabres' playoff hopes officially ended on April 11, with a 6-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.[1] While the season was marked with streaky play, it ended on a promising note as the team was the closest it has been in recent years to ending the 12-year playoff drought.[2] The Sabres finished the season with... Continue Reading →

After a disappointing end to the 2022-23, there could be major changes in place for the Winnipeg Jets. Following the elimination of the Vegas Golden Knights, Jets Head Coach Rick Bowness gave a very public critique of the team’s performance.[1] Jets General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff subsequently downplayed Bowness’s remarks, but he did not rule out the... Continue Reading →

It seems the Calgary Flames time at the Saddledome is limited. The City of Calgary, the Alberta government, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. (“CSEC”), and the Calgary Stampede recently had been in negotiations, and on Tuesday, April 25, they reached an agreement. A deal has been reached to replace the Saddledome with a new event... Continue Reading →

A new project in Forsyth County, Georgia has been proposed with the goal of bringing an NHL franchise back to Atlanta. A Georgia developer proposed to convert more than 100-acres of open land into a multipurpose “live, work, play” venue.[1] The multipurpose venue would include restaurants, stores, a business hotel, residential units, and a 750,000-square-foot arena.... Continue Reading →

The NHL playoffs began on Monday and familiar foes the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lighting squared off in Game 1 on Tuesday night. The game ended with a 7-3 Lightning win, but Leafs’ fans were quick to point the finger at the referees, specifically Wes McCauley. Soon after the game, fans went... Continue Reading →

The annual General Managers (“GMs”) meeting for NHL GMs occurred in March 2023, and several issues were brought to the forefront. One of the main topics that was discussed on Day 1 of the meetings was fights that occur immediately after clean hits.[1] The 32 GMs broke out into 4 groups of 8 to discuss the... Continue Reading →

Toronto Maple Leafs Head Coach Sheldon Keefe has not been shy when discussing the way forward Michael Bunting has been the subject of aggressive officiating as of late. On April 2, Bunting was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for embellishment and, later, given a 10-minute misconduct for his behavior following a scrum.[1] After the game, Keefe... Continue Reading →

As NorthEastern’s season appears to have come to an end, the Buffalo Sabres and goalie prospect Devon Levi have an important decision to make. The Sabres acquired Levi in a trade with the Florida Panthers.[1] According to many, the 21 year-old goalie is a top 10 NHL goalie prospect and the termination of his collegiate season... Continue Reading →

As previously discussed in “Scratching a Player for Trade-Related Reasons?”, teams have begun to scratch potential trade targets in order to prevent injuries that may torpedo a deal. The trend of scratching a player for trade-related reasons, as discussed in the mentioned article, began with the Coyotes and the Blue Jackets, who scratched Jakob Chychrun... Continue Reading →