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Better luck next year: How do the Ottawa Senators make the leap from good team to contending team?
And is Brady Tkachuk going to be a part of that? Has his perceived value exceeded his actual on-ice value?
 • Adam Gretz
Mikko Rantanen helped Carolina win a Stanley Cup after all
Mikko Rantanen's 13 games with the Carolina Hurricanes helped build a Stanley Cup winner, whether he wanted to be a part of it or not (he wasn't).
 • Adam Gretz
Random NHL thoughts: What will the Darnell Nurse trade look like? Also a look at the NHL Award winners
We have another trade request, and Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper earned a career achievement award.
 • Adam Gretz
Better luck next year: Peter Laviolette is fine, but he's not the answer to the Kings problems
The hiring of Peter Laviolette is a perfect representation of what the Los Angeles Kings are right now: Not bad. But not really exciting.
 • Adam Gretz
Dylan Larkin's trade request: A damning indictment of the Steve Yzerman era and what (if anything) it says about Dylan Larkin
The first major story of the NHL offseason is here.
 • Adam Gretz
Better Luck Next Year: What direction is Chris MacFarland going to take the Nashville Predators in?
The Nashville Predators have a new general manager and he has some big decisions to make.
 • Adam Gretz
Talking baseball: Vol. 30
Carmen Mlodzsinki could learn a lot from fictional pitcher Mike McGreevey. Talk to the random fans at a baseball game. The hidden benefit to automated…
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May 2026

Hurricanes making emphatic statement on rest vs. rust argument; Revisiting one of offseason's biggest trades
Let's talk about the Carolina Hurricanes playoff run and one of the players driving it.
 • Adam Gretz
Better luck next year: The Washington Capitals should take a big swing this offseason
They missed the playoffs, but I would not let that discourage me from going after a star.
 • Adam Gretz
What can we learn from the NHL's Conference Finalists?
Is there anything to learn about how they are built, the way they play, and what they are good at it?
 • Adam Gretz
Better luck next year: Will a flawed Islanders team get the Peter DeBoer boost?
Peter DeBoer gets a lot out of teams early, and then it all fizzles out. Usually spectacularly. What does that mean for the 2026-27 New York Islanders?
 • Adam Gretz
One big lesson from the Stanley Cup Playoffs: Trust the talent, not the narratives
Taylor Hall and Mitch Marner are showing that talent ultimately wins out.
 • Adam Gretz
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