The Islanders' farm system has dramatically improved over the past 12 months with the additions of Cal Ritchie and three first-round picks in 2025, including No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer and top-15 picks Viktor Eklund and Kashawn Aitcheson.

Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks will be without a Stanley Cup champion to start the 2025-26 NHL season.

"I don't think there is any reason to shy away from it. That's something we definitely talk about, go down in all-time history as one of the greatest teams" - Aaron Ekblad.

“I don’t know how to say it, but the emotions, it was a lot of emotions,” an ecstatic Gerasimyuk said following the opening day of Florida’s training camp on Thursday. “I was here and trained with the Stanley Cup champions, the main team. It was amazing.”

Cale Makar and Victor Hedman are among players looking for a change to the Stanley Cup Playoffs format. But not everyone is on the same page.

In 10 years' time, the current batch of playoffs teams will likely look very different. But which up-and-comers will rise to the top?

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights are always going for it, constantly willing to chase top talent in order to make a run at the Stanley Cup. Their latest big-name acquisition, Mitch Marner, appeared on the ice Thursday morning as Vegas opened training camp.

For the NHL’s biggest pest, there seems to be a theme for the top three. Brad Marchand, Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett all play for the Florida Panthers and have won a Stanley Cup together. Even former Panther Nick Cousins made the list.

Senators prospect Djibril Touré wore a durag during an exhibition game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday afternoon.