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Yearbook 2022-23
Our annual Yearbook is packed with previews, predictions and features for the upcoming NHL season. We have four pages of analysis on each team, plus our yearly Top 50 NHLers list and in-depth features on Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner, Steven Stamkos, Jusse Saros, Kyle Connor and many more.
DALLAS STARS
THN PREDICTION | 5TH IN CENTRAL THE STARS CAME close to playing first-round spoiler to Calgary in Game 7 overtime last season. But a Johnny Gaudreau OT-winner meant the Stars still haven’t won a post-season round since their improbable run to the Stanley Cup final in the 2020 playoff bubble. Dallas shook things up behind the bench to try and reach those heights again. With the flagging Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin still signed to big pacts and John Klingberg departing via free agency, Dallas will look to youngsters to help make advances. Dallas didn’t make many big moves in free agency, with left winger Mason Marchment being the most notable addition. New coach Peter DeBoer has an excellent track record in his first year with a new team, taking New Jersey…
EDMONTON OILERS
THN PREDICTION | 1ST IN PACIFIC AFTER BACK-TO-BACK first-round exits in the playoffs, the Oilers finally broke through by advancing to the Western Conference final last season and believe they are now, at long last, in their Stanley Cup window. Adding Zach Hyman last summer and Evander Kane in January had a huge impact that saw with both players mesh brilliantly with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. New coach Jay Woodcroft, who replaced Dave Tippett in February, added a dimension that lifted the Oilers from 10th place in the West to a final-four team in the playoffs. It’s tough at the top, however, and as much as the Oilers improved over previous post-seasons, it still wasn’t good enough. They were swept in the third round by the eventual-champion Colorado Avalanche. Improving on…
IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER
THE FACT HE WAS EVEN in a position to do it was remarkable. Steven Stamkos, playing for his third consecutive Stanley Cup, would have been the first captain since New York Islanders’ Hall of Famer Denis Potvin to win at least three straight titles. Wayne Gretzky never did it, neither did Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman nor Sidney Crosby. Stamkos and the Lightning fell short of their goal, losing the final in six games to Colorado. But during their run, Stamkos demonstrated why he’s one of the most underrated leaders in the game. “My first year, I played with Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St-Louis and our GM was Steve Yzerman,” said Ondrej Palat. “I knew them a little, but ‘Stammer’ is right up there.” During Tampa Bay’s 2020 Cup run, Stamkos was unfortunately…
WINNIPEG JETS
THN PREDICTION | 6TH IN CENTRAL THAT SOUND HEARD echoing through Canada Life Centre last season was the Jets’ window slamming shut. A turbulent season saw coach Paul Maurice resign, interim coach Dave Lowry struggle to turn the tide and Winnipeg miss the playoffs for the first time since 2016-17. Don’t take any of this to mean the Jets are throwing in the towel as an organization, however. Off-season coaching hire Rick Bowness – who coached the original Jets, hard as that may be to believe – will step in and attempt to pry the window back open. Is it an impossible task? Not quite. This is still a group with top-end talent. But even with a number of high-octane offensive pieces and one of the best goaltenders in the world, Winnipeg…
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