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NHL free agency 2024: What’s every team’s biggest need ahead of July 1?

NHL free agency is less than 24 hours away, slated to open at noon ET on Monday. Who’ll be shopping for what when the bell rings?

The Athletic NHL Staff11

Canucks NHL Draft notebook: 'We had these guys a lot higher on our list'

Thomas Drance8

2024 NHL Draft grades for every team: Best fits, analysis and what to know

Corey Pronman95

Winners and losers of the 2024 NHL Draft: Minnesota impresses while Philadelphia falls short

Scott Wheeler144

Seven NHL teams that need to make an offseason splash and moves they could consider

Harman Dayal45

Best available players left in 2024 NHL Draft entering Day 2

A look at the top 20 skaters and top three goalies available on Day 2 of the NHL Draft.

Corey Pronman41

Who won Round 1 of the 2024 NHL Draft? Which team performed the worst? Scott Wheeler weighs in

Here is the comprehensive pick-by-pick breakdown of the first-round selections, which each team in one of four tiers.

Scott Wheeler262

NHL Draft grades, analysis for every 2024 first-round pick by Corey Pronman

Scouting reports and analysis of every first-round pick at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Corey Pronman300

LeBrun rumblings: Latest on Guentzel, Stamkos, Kane and Marchessault ahead of the NHL Draft

Also the latest on the Golden Knights and Jonathan Marchessault, and the Detroit Red Wings and Patrick Kane.

Pierre LeBrun132

Jake Guentzel suitors, Penguins trade partners: What I'm hearing

Teams are lining up for Jake Guentzel while the Penguins are looking to deal.

Josh Yohe34

Jake Guentzel? Chris Tanev? How the Canucks can spend over $15 million of cap space

The Canucks have the cap space to make serious noise over the next week.

Harman Dayal48

Vancouver Canucks NHL Draft picks tracker: Grades, fits and analysis

Corey Pronman evaluates the Canucks' picks at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Corey Pronman15

Final 2024 NHL Mock Draft: After Macklin Celebrini, there’s room for surprise

Who will go No. 2? Will Ivan Demidov drop? Pronman attempts his final projection of the 2024 NHL Draft.

Corey Pronman172

What we're hearing about the Canucks' draft plans and free agency priorities

The Canucks have the intention and flexibility required to further remake their roster this upcoming weekend.

Thomas Drance and Rick Dhaliwal44

NHL free-agent big board: The latest on all the top targets ahead of July 1

They’ve barely had time to recover from the Stanley Cup celebrations in South Florida, and already it’s time to get down to business.

Chris Johnston37

'The aggressive mindset': How Quinn Hughes became the NHL's best defenseman

On Thursday night, Hughes won the Norris Trophy as the best all-around defender in the NHL this season. Here's how he got here.

Thomas Drance68

Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes wins Norris Trophy

Hughes is the first Canucks defender in the 54-year history of the franchise to receive the award.

Thomas Drance21

Canucks re-sign Tyler Myers to 3-year, $9 million contract: A risky deal for loyal veteran

Myers, a 34-year-old blueliner, was intent on remaining in Vancouver.

Thomas Drance79

Canucks re-sign Dakota Joshua to 4-year, $13 million contract: How the deal got done

Joshua, 28, was one of the NHL's most frequent hitters last season and broke out offensively with 18 goals and 32 points.

Thomas Drance112

NHL Draft 2024: Will any (more) teams trade their first-round picks?

The NHL Draft's first round is approaching in a hurry, and the last-minute scramble for positioning is on.

The Athletic NHL Staff82

How did the Canucks escape from Ilya Mikheyev cap mistake so painlessly?

Vancouver pulled off one of the weirdest salary cap dump trades in recent memory on Wednesday night, sending Mikheyev to Chicago.

Thomas Drance76

Who was the worst NHL draft pick of the cap era, based on the players taken right after?

This list might give you nightmares before you watch your team step up to the podium at the draft.

Sean McIndoe215

Ranking every NHL team’s salary-cap situation, from best to worst

How much salary-cap space is each team projected to have when free agency opens on July 1?

Sean Gentille and Harman Dayal174

Canucks clear cap space, sending Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty, second-rounder to Blackhawks

By Mark Lazerus, Scott Powers and Chris Johnston The last time the Blackhawks coaxed a second-round pick out of the Vancouver Canucks to take on a supposedly bad contract, they landed Jason Dickinson, who quickly emerged as one of their best players and just had a Selke Trophy-caliber second season in Chicago. Kyle Davidson is apparently hoping for a similar coup with Ilya Mikheyev. The Canucks are sending Mikheyev, the rights to pending unrestricted free agent Sam Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick to Chicago for a 2027 fourth-round pick. The Athletic’s Chris Johnston reported that...

The Athletic NHL Staff215