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Yearbook 2023-24
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 Jason Robertson, Matthew Tkachuk, Jack Hughes, Jacob Markstrom, and many more.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
PREDICTION | 4TH IN METROPOLITAN ANY TALK OF A rebuild after the Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2005-06 was muted when the team chose to continue with core stars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. And the talk changed completely when the Pens made the splash of the summer by trading for Erik Karlsson. The move was spearheaded by former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas, who was brought in as president of hockey operations and is also serving as GM. Dubas clearly has the goal of keeping the window open for another long playoff run with the mid-30s core. Prior to adding Karlsson, Dubas improved the Pens’ depth, trading for winger Reilly Smith and signing a dozen free agents. He also re-signed starting goalie Tristan Jarry. >OFFENSE With the exception…
DETROIT RED WINGS
PREDICTION | 7TH IN ATLANTIC THAT OLD SAYING ABOUT “close only counts in horseshoes” certainly applies to the outcome of the 2022-23 season for the Red Wings. For one shining day in mid-February, Detroit sat in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But, almost as quickly, the Wings faded from the post-season race, and GM Steve Yzerman opted to think of the future, dealing defenseman Filip Hronek and left winger Tyler Bertuzzi at the trade deadline. The Wings lacked scoring depth, were improved – but still mediocre – defensively and on special teams, and they were severely undersized. Yzerman set out to address all those problems. He added nine players to the roster via trade or free agency, upgrading in several areas and beefing up the team’s depth in all departments.…
NEW YORK RANGERS
PREDICTION | 3RD IN METROPOLITAN AS A NEW SEASON approaches, the question lingers: did the Rangers improve enough following a disappointing first-round playoff ouster to New Jersey? Two things are clear: team president and GM Chris Drury’s major off-season move was hiring coach Peter Laviolette and a new staff to replace Gerard Gallant and crew after two seasons. And on the ice, in a league that is trending younger, the Blueshirts got deeper, but greyer, through free agency. Drury rolled the dice last season with deadline deals for wingers Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane, but the squad came up empty in Game 7. Five of the Rangers’ seven highest-paid players had no-move clauses, and youngsters K’Andre Miller and Alexis Lafreniere were due raises on their RFA deals. So, to fill holes, Drury…
FLORIDA PANTHERS
PREDICTION | 6TH IN ATLANTIC ALEKSANDER BARKOV MAY wear the ‘C’ in Florida, but the Panthers are Matthew Tkachuk’s team now. The 25-year-old firebrand delivered on every level in his debut season with the Cats, from an All-Star Game MVP on home ice to sparking a magical playoff run. His style of play gave the Panthers a new on-ice identity, which carried the league’s 17th-best regular-season team past three of the NHL’s top five clubs en route to the Stanley Cup final. But injuries took a toll in the Cup loss to Vegas, and the aftermath of a gritty charge will bleed into this season. While Tkachuk, who sustained a broken sternum during the final, should be healthy in time for the opener, Florida will start the year without top defensemen Aaron…
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