Articles for author: EdgeHockey Staff

September 5, 2025

Closing Loopholes and Changing the Game: A Deep Dive into the NHL’s New CBA Era

The dust has barely settled on another thrilling Stanley Cup Final, but the most significant changes to the National Hockey League landscape aren’t happening on the ice—they’re being finalized in the boardroom. While a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement isn’t set to fully kick in until the 2026-27 season, the league and the NHLPA have agreed to fast-track several crucial changes. Starting this upcoming 2025-26 season, the strategic playbook used by general managers to build a champion is about to be fundamentally rewritten. For years, fans, media, and front-office executives have debated the merits and fairness of certain rules that,

September 4, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Ottawa Senators

Six Storylines That Will Define the Ottawa Senators’ 2025-26 Training Camp

The air is getting crisper, the skates are being sharpened, and for the Ottawa Senators, the stakes have never been higher. As the team files into the Canadian Tire Centre for the 2025-26 training camp, an unfamiliar sense of stability permeates the top of the roster. The core is in place. Tkachuk, Stützle, Giroux, and Sanderson are locked in. Linus Ullmark is the undisputed number one between the pipes. On paper, this is a playoff team. But hockey games aren’t won on paper, and seasons are rarely defined by the stars alone. They are defined by resilience, by the “next

September 4, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Calgary Flames

Can Calgary’s Kids Drag the Flames Back to the Playoffs?

For three long seasons, the C of Red has gone dark in April. Three years without playoff hockey is an eternity in a city that breathes the sport, and after missing the postseason by a single, agonizing point in 2024-25, the pressure is mounting. Yet, as the hockey world turned its eyes to the frenzy of free agency and the blockbuster trade market, the Calgary Flames front office, armed with a reported $15 million in cap space, remained conspicuously quiet. There were no seismic trades, no splashy UFA signings. Instead, General Manager Craig Conroy has pushed all his chips to

September 4, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New York Rangers

Rangers 2025-26 Training Camp: Pressure, Paychecks, and a New Blueprint for the Rangers

The fall was as swift as it was brutal. One season you’re hoisting the Presidents’ Trophy, the toast of the NHL. The next, you’re on the outside looking in, cleaning out your lockers in April while 16 other teams chase the Cup. For the New York Rangers, the 2024-25 campaign wasn’t just a disappointment; it was, as one source put it, a “complete and utter disaster.” A historic collapse that saw them join their own 1992-93 predecessors as the only teams to go from the league’s best regular season record to missing the playoffs entirely. Now, as the crisp autumn

September 4, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Enter a Pivotal Training Camp with More Questions Than Answers

The chill in the air that signals the start of hockey season feels different in Boston this year. Gone is the swagger of a perennial contender, the “Stanley Cup or bust” mentality that has defined the Bruins for the better part of a decade. In its place is a cloud of uncertainty. After a stunning collapse that saw an eight-year playoff streak snapped and the team plummet to the bottom of the Atlantic Division, the Boston Bruins enter the 2025-26 season not in a full-scale rebuild, but in a “retool.” It’s a precarious balancing act between holding onto a winning

September 4, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Vancouver Canucks

High Stakes and New Faces at the Canucks 2025-26 Training Camp

The air is about to get a little cooler, the leaves will soon start to turn, and the familiar sound of skates carving into fresh ice will echo through Rogers Arena. For the Vancouver Canucks and their fans, the start of training camp in three weeks can’t come soon enough. This isn’t just another preseason; it’s a crucible. After the unmitigated succhycess of the 2023-24 campaign, last season’s failure to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs was a bitter pill to swallow—a “significant step back” by any measure. Now, the pressure is on. Also on the EDGE – No More Excuses:

September 3, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Edmonton Oilers

The Battles That Will Define the Edmonton Oilers’ 2025-26 Training Camp

For the first time in several seasons, a genuine sense of unpredictability hangs in the autumn air as the Edmonton Oilers prepare to open training camp. The familiar cast of characters has been altered, the script slightly rewritten. Under the guidance of GM Stan Bowman, a calculated pivot is underway—a necessary move away from established, and often expensive, veterans towards a younger, more dynamic, and cap-friendly core of support players. This isn’t just about filling roster spots; it’s a strategic re-engineering of the team’s DNA, driven by the looming nine-figure contract extensions for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. For the

September 3, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Montreal Canadiens

Brossard Battleground: Key Questions Facing the Canadiens at Training Camp

The unofficial end of summer for any real hockey fan isn’t Labour Day; it’s the day the players report for medicals and the familiar sounds of skates carving up fresh ice return. For the Montreal Canadiens, the opening of their 2025-26 training camp feels like a significant inflection point. The foundational pieces are largely in place, the prospect pipeline is brimming, and the pressure is subtly shifting from patient development to tangible results. This year’s camp in Brossard isn’t just about setting the opening night roster; it’s about defining the team’s identity for the season ahead. Internal competition will be

September 3, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Toronto Maple Leafs

Key Maple Leafs Under the Microscope Going into 2025-26 Training Camp

For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 2025-26 training camp feels different. The shadow of the Mitch Marner era has receded, replaced by the glaring floodlights of a new reality. This isn’t just about line combinations and conditioning drills; it’s about forging a new identity. General Manager Brad Treliving and Head Coach Craig Berube have spent the offseason retooling, not rebuilding, betting on a mixture of bounce-back candidates, savvy acquisitions, and ascending talent. As the players file into the Ford Performance Centre, the questions are plentiful. Who steps up to fill the void? Can key veterans rediscover their elite form? Will

September 3, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames 2025-26 Blue Line: Two Paths to Defensive Dominance?

The Calgary Flames, perennially in search of that perfect blend of grit and finesse on the back end, are poised for a fascinating defensive transformation as we peer into the 2025-26 season. Offseason maneuvering, both speculative and confirmed, has laid the groundwork for a defensive corps that could swing from a battle-tested unit to a youth-infused, high-upside gamble. The prevailing winds of change, however, all seem to blow through one man: Rasmus Andersson. His fate will dictate whether the Flames prioritize immediate competitiveness or accelerate the youth movement. Also on the EDGE – Deconstructing the Inevitable Rasmus Andersson Trade The