The NHL trade deadline is just over a month away and some big names are popping up as possible candidates to be moved.
Lyle Richardson
The rumor mill has been busier ahead of the NHL's annual holiday roster freeze with a handful of underachieving teams like the Blues and Kings desperate to shake things up.
Despite being one of the most consistent players in the NHL over the last few seasons, and the winner of two Stanley Cup's with Pittsburgh, Phil Kessel's name once again is popping up in trade rumors.
The Blues are getting beat and now they're beating themselves.
Conor Roche
With William Nylander signed and upcoming RFA's Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner expecting big paydays, one has to wonder if there will be room for defenseman and soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Jake Gardiner in the Maple Leafs long-term plans.
Jets winger Patrik Laine continued a standout November with a historic performance on Saturday.
Mark Suleymanov
St. Louis continued its losing ways, but it did score its first goal in almost a week.
Jackie Spiegel
After a frustrating start to his season, Erik Karlsson notched his first goal as a member of the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
Ryan O'Reilly scored his first hat trick in his 10-year career.
It did not take long for Eric Staal to join the 400 goal club in the Wild's Saturday night clash against the Blues.
The Blue and Kings were desperate for victories of any kind this week, and each team earned one. But the road ahead looks bumpy for both teams.
Rob Mixer
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen left the game in the second period following a collision.
Most agree: The road to the Stanley Cup in the West runs through Winnipeg or Nashville. But the Central Division is notorious for its turnover year to year, preseason projections be damned.
Brandon Schlager
Drafted No. 1 overall in 2012, Nail Yakupov is out of the NHL six seasons later, at least for now. Is he the biggest bust of all time? First, there are a few questions worth exploring.
Steve Kournianos
It took some time, but Buffalo and St. Louis found common ground on a fair return for Ryan O'Reilly, the best center on the NHL's post-John Tavares market, in a trade that should benefit both teams.
Just as it seemed the NHL had accepted Buffalo's asking price for its sturdy center as too rich, the Sabres and Blues agreed to a deal late on the opening day of NHL free agency.
While the trade market has been slow in the weeks leading up to NHL free agency, teams may be waiting for the John Tavares domino to fall before making any other moves.
After resigning from the Stanley Cup champion Capitals, Barry Trotz becomes the biggest free-agent coach since Mike Babcock. His next move could alter the NHL landscape.
The NHL said there "was no definitive replays" to overturn the call on the ice.
A year after finishing dead last in the NHL, the resurgent Avalanche knocked off the Blues in a de facto play-in game for the final Western Conference playoff spot.
Two teams heading in opposite directions a month ago are looking at a possible play-in game to decide one final playoff spot in the season's final week.
A day after wowing in his NHL debut, the Bruins rookie was given an excused absence from practice as he finishes spring classes at Harvard.
There are five teams within three points of one another vying for the final three spots in a wild, wild Western Conference playoff picture. Who holds the edge?
The trade deadline passed, and the Lightning still sit atop Sporting News' NHL power rankings, though the Predators, Jets, Bruins and Maple Leafs are closing in on the top spot.
Jim Cerny
The Winnipeg Jets showed they're gearing up for a deep playoff run in acquiring Paul Stastny.
Evan Sporer
Winnipeg's captain played a small off-ice role when the Jets traded for Paul Stastny before Monday's deadline.
A glance at each Western Conference team and their options at the 2018 NHL trade deadline.
The Blues and Senators are oft-rumored trade partners ahead of the Feb. 26 deadline. Either Mike Hoffman or Derick Brassard fit St. Louis' need for forward depth.
As several teams assert themselves in the league's upper echelon, the Rangers continue to tumble.
A goalmouth scramble produced the Bruins' first goal in a 3-1 win over St. Louis on Thursday, with the Blues crying foul.
Rudi Schuller
At the All-Star break, the Lightning remain at the top of Sporting News' NHL power rankings, but the red-hot Bruins are clearly a team on the rise.
With the Senators looking like sellers, will GM Pierre Dorion consider trading star captain Erik Karlsson before the 2018 deadline? The messages are mixed.
The Flames and Avalanche, both riding seven-game win streaks, make major leaps in this week's NHL power rankings as the Penguins and Bruins also do some climbing.
The Blue Jackets' assistant captain has asked for a trade out of Columbus, plus new rumors on the Dion Phaneuf and Oliver Ekman-Larsson fronts.
The top and bottom teams remain the same as our weekly NHL rankings cross into 2018, but there is much change in between.
It's the holiday season, and a time for giving, so Sporting News granting each of the 31 NHL teams a holiday surprise from their wish lists.
Three Metro teams make significant moves into the top 10 of this week's NHL power rankings, though the Lightning retain the top spot for a sixth straight week.
Carter Hutton made Blues history and helped St. Louis get back into the win column on Saturday.
Tampa's winning streak keeps things status quo at No. 1. After that, the Maple Leafs, Kings, Capitals and Flyers trend up, while the banged-up Canucks slip again.
There's a shakeup at the top of this week's NHL power rankings after the Blues hit their first rough patch of the young season.
Brayden Schenn is over halfway to his career-high point total after scoring a hat trick against Montreal.
Alec Gearty
The Blues and Lightning are clearly the two best teams in the NHL. But there's been a bunch of shifting beneath them during the month of November.
What has happened to the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens? These two teams continue to lose — and in ugly fashion — while falling further behind in SN's power rankings.
The Edmonton Oilers are trending up, and the Blues down, heading into their first head-to-head meeting Thursday at Rogers Place.
The Rangers, Maple Leafs, Jets and Wild are all on the rise, but it's the Lightning who own the top spot again.
Mike Yeo's Blues are the most complete team in the NHL right now. But the Lightning, Kings, Sharks and SN's preseason No. 1 Penguins are close behind.
After a topsy-turvy October, which teams are truly at the top of the NHL, and which are pretending to be?
The 25-year-old led St. Louis to a 5-2 victory against Chicago on Wednesday night.
McCoshen scores first goal in second period to tie game 1-1 against St. Louis.
Ryan Young
Dealing with a slew of injuries to key players, the Blues are off to a surprising 4-0-0 start.
The St. Louis Blues goaltender hopes to trend upward in net.
It was a surprise Chytil, drafted 21st overall in June, made the opening-night roster in the first place, but his NHL trial run was shorter than expected.
The NHL regular season finally opened Wednesday with a few of its biggest stars in action.
Five teams in the history of the NHL have won three straight Stanley Cups. Two in hand, the Penguins so far have done it the hard way, facing unprecedented roster turnover and league-wide parity.
Adam Gretz
Pittsburgh dealt its 2012 first-round draft choice to Vancouver Tuesday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 and depth defenseman Andrey Pedan.
The Central no longer features a clear-cut favorite, meaning every team (outside the Avalanche) has a shot at the division crown. Easier said than done.
No team has been hit harder by the preseason injury bug than the Blues, who continue to fill the infirmary with players key to their Stanley Cup aspirations.
Here's the schedule for the first round of the 2017 NHL playoffs bracket.
Backup Andrei Vasilevskiy, 22, will take over as the No. 1, a spot the Lightning see him in after signing him to a three-year extension.
Bob Hille
The NHL used a gateway for top talent in the 2016 NHL Draft, and it wasn't the Great White North.
Ron Clements
The first round of the NHL Draft may have been light on Canadian players selected, but it had plenty of trades.
The Blackhawks star won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's top player by a landslide, 10 months after he was accused of rape.
Emily Rothschild became a meme, so she's using her newfound fame to try and make a difference.
Jordan Heck
The Stars got a goal and an assist from Radek Faksa and stellar play in net from Kari Lehtonen as they stood up to the more physical Blues in their series opener.
Arthur Weinstein
Saved by the post — both of them — St. Louis won its first playoff series since 2012 with a 3-2 victory over Chicago in Game 7.
Some things just go together — milk and cookies, peanut butter and jelly, Jay-Z and Beyonce, the St. Louis Blues and playoff collapses.
The Flyers set a franchise record with just 11 shots on goal Friday.
It took a double dose of overtime (and a crazy goal by one of their stars) to overcome another dreadful third period, but the Blackhawks won Game 5 in St. Louis to stave off elimination.
The Blackhawks forward directed the slur toward an official during Game 4 against the Blues on Tuesday.
Kirstie Chiappelli
Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw could face discipline for appearing to use a homophobic slur in Monday's playoff game against the Blues.
Scott Ridge
Jonathan Drouin and Nikita Kucherov led a lethal Lightning power play that struck the Red Wings for three goals in their 3-2 Game 4 win.
Chicago and Florida even their respective first-round series at a game apiece. The Blackhawks get the benefit of replay and go on to down the Blues.
Jeff Zatkoff's 35 saves help the Penguins run away with a Game 1 win over the Rangers.
The league announced four outdoor games in all, two in the U.S. and two in Canada.
Gabrielle McMillen
The rookie wunderkind got the monkey off his back with a goal in his third game, but the 0-3 Oilers are looking awfully familiar.
With camp opening Friday, the star winger is at the center of a sexual assault investigation in which no charges have been filed.
