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Oh hey Sen fans, the 2025 NHL Entry Draft wrapped up yesterday and NHL free agency is this Tuesday, Canada Day on the calendar, just two sleeps away. Today, we are going to provide a little summary of what the team is facing ahead of free agency. For now, we will focus specifically on Ottawa Senators free agents from the 2024-25 team. The team is in very strong shape overall. … [Read more...] about Ottawa Senators Remaining Unknown Internal Free Agents Ahead of July 1

Facing a salary cap crunch, the Colorado Avalanche freed up space by a trade of centre Charlie Coyle and winger Miles Wood to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a pair of draft picks and winger prospect Gavin Brindley. The deal gives Colorado $8.95 million of cap space heading into free agency early next week. Meanwhile, this trade does the trick of adding key … [Read more...] about Colorado Avalanche Free Cap Space in Trade with Columbus

The upcoming draft could change the trajectory of the Philadelphia Flyers depending on how they decide to utilize their abundance of high draft picks. It’s a unique situation to be in, they have a lot of options at hand. More importantly, their highest draft pick is most likely going to be a forward, which poses some questions. If things line up properly, they could be on their … [Read more...] about Should The Flyers Draft a Centre or Winger at Sixth Overall?

The latest class was announced for the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday. While many deserving people will be enshrined in November 10th, there is one mistake the Hockey Hall of Fame continues to make. Once again, Keith Tkachuk was snubbed from the Hall of Fame. That is a mistake. Tkachuk and the Hall of Fame Tkachuk, or “Big Walt,” is one of the most accomplished and influential … [Read more...] about Keith Tkachuk and the Elusive Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been announced. On Tuesday afternoon, eight individuals were announced to have received the 75% of votes needed to be inducted into hockey immortality. Zdeno Chara, Joe Thornton, Duncan Keith, Alexander Mogilny, Jennifer Botterill, Brianna Decker, Jack Parker, and Daniele Sauvageau will join the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 10th. … [Read more...] about Eight Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Big events are coming for the Vancouver Canucks with July 1st coming quickly. Free agency, the 2025 NHL draft, and their AHL team maybe winning their first league championship in franchise history. Abbotsford wanted to close it out on Saturday, but there’s another team on the ice who said differently. Canucks Have Big July 1st Week: Big Questions to Answer Will Malhotra Stay … [Read more...] about Five Questions for the Canucks July 1st Week

Welcome to your 2025 NHL Entry Draft Headquarters right here at Last Word On Sports and Top Shelf Prospects. We have you covered with everything you will need to be ready for the big event. This year’s draft is set to take place on June 27th and 28th live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Today we bring you our Cameron Schmidt Scouting Report. Each day, LWOH … [Read more...] about Cameron Schmidt Scouting Report: 2025 NHL Draft #26

It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. The off-season has begun, but the chatter surrounding rumours has intensified. We’ve already seen general managers get off to a fast start with signings and trades. However, some big storylines will happen once July 1 rolls around. Some big names an sign extensions, but those may not come with the start of the free agency period. One … [Read more...] about NHL Rumours: Edmonton Oilers Await Superstar Extension