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Winners and Losers From the Opening Month of the 2025-26 NHL Season We've made it through the first month of the 2025-26 NHL season, and whew, has it been a whirlwind.

Who were the Winners and Losers in the #NHL in the first month of the season?

@saracivian.bsky.social provides the answers here.

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All of the Potential Top NHL Free Agents Have Re-Signed, Now What? If you thought we were getting treated to another Mikko Rantanen-sized drama with Martin Necas and the Avalanche, you thought wrong.

Is #nhl free agency officially cooked 🍳?

@saracivian.bsky.social looks at the landscape after recent extensions.

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Blowing Up Your GMail with the NHL Vibe Report The first vibe report of the season, Brad Marchand's emotional return to Boston, Smith and Celebrini's TikTok fame

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Is the Yzerplan Finally Coming Together for the Red Wings? 3 Cases For and Against The Red Wings made us collectively groan at our TVs just one game into the season as they fell 5-1 to the in-your-face Canadiens. It was another brutal defensive and goaltending performance -- exactly...

Is the Yzerplan finally coming together in Detroit?

@saracivian.bsky.social looks at the cases for and against. #NHL

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Hockey Is Back and Everything is Fine The first thought that comes to mind for all 32 teams on this glorious opening day.

HOCKEY. BACK.

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Plz

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NHL Q&A: Devils' Brett Pesce on Jack Hughes' Brilliance, New CBA and More The Devils entered the 2024-25 season with all the right tweaks in place to contend for the Stanley Cup. They signed goaltender Jacob Markstrom for a much-needed boost in net, they hired Sheldon Keefe...

A B/R Exclusive!

@saracivian.bsky.social talks with the Devils' Brett Pesce on life in NJ, playing with the brothers Hughes, why Jesper Bratt is a stud and life after Carolina.

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Grading Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey and Every Notable 2025 NBA Draft Suit The 2025 NBA draft is officially underway at Barclays Center, and you know what that means: Suits—all kinds of suits.

I know nothing of style. But @saracivian.bsky.social does.

Grading NBA Draft Style Fits here!

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Winners and Losers of the Trevor Zegras to the Flyers Trade The rest of the NHL let the Panthers have their day in the (scorching) sun for Sunday's Stanley Cup parade, but we got our first big move of draft week on Monday.

The Trevor Zegras trade has wider implications for more than just the Ducks and Flyers.

@saracivian.bsky.social breaks it all down in her latest piece!

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1 Word for Every NHL Team's Offseason Outlook The bad news? The 2024-25 season is over, and it'll be 100-plus days until NHL hockey is back. The Florida Panthers wrapped a bow on it Tuesday with a 5-1, Game 6 win over the Oilers for their second ...

On to the #NHL offseason.

@saracivian.bsky.social previews the Summer and describes every team's outlook with one word!

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I’ve admittedly not read the paid content portion of @saracivian.bsky.social’s article when Quenneville was hired by the Ducks (though she deserves it, if you have the means) - but it deserves to be shared and read again in light of the Toews signing: thecivreport.substack.com/p/what-shoul...

Connor Hellebuyck's Hart Trophy Win Was a No-Brainer Despite His Playoff Struggles Winnipeg Jets star Connor Hellebuyck delivered one of the most dominant regular seasons by a goaltender in recent NHL history, and now he's got two trophies to show for it.

Connor Hellebuyck's Hart Trophy was fully deserved and his playoff struggles shouldn't take away from his historic campaign. #NHL

@saracivian.bsky.social explains why here!

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The 2025 Stanley Cup Final Has Been Absolute Cinema and You Need to Watch A rematch isn't always the most enticing prospect when it comes to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Stanley Cup Final has been absolute cinema. 🍿

@saracivian.bsky.social takes stock of what's happened in the first two games and why we're in for a hell of a rest of a series. #NHL

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'King of the Rats' Comes Through in Crunch Time as Panthers Even Up Stanley Cup Final Brad Marchand might be playing hockey with a youthful vigor in his new Panthers uniform, but the 37-year-old former Boston captain has gained plenty of perspective since he won his first and only Cup ...

Game 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final is why you make a trade for Brad Marchand. The "King of the Rats" delivers his crowning moment with the Panthers to even the series.

@saracivian.bsky.social looks at how his experience is proving vital for Florida. #NHL

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5 Takeaways From Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final Before the Oilers' 4-3, Game 1 overtime win in Edmonton Wednesday, you might've been wondering how the 2025 Stanley Cup Final could compare to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Last season, we were treated ...

We're in for an epic Stanley Cup Final.

@saracivian.bsky.social looks back at the action from Game 1 on the ground in Edmonton. #NHL

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B/R NHL Staff Predictions for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final As it was in 2024, it is again in 2025.

Stanley Cup Final Predictions featuring @joeyerdon.bsky.social @saracivian.bsky.social @spectorshockey.bsky.social here! #nhl

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The People's Guide to the 2025 Stanley Cup Final EDMONTON -- We've waited long enough after almost a week without playoff hockey. The 2025 Stanley Cup Final is only one sleep away.

We at B/R officially have boots on the ground in Edmonton.

@saracivian.bsky.social looks at the biggest storylines for the #NHL 2025 Stanley Cup Final in our people's guide to the series.

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5 Reasons Why the Hurricanes Can't Get Past the Eastern Conference Final They didn't get swept this time around, but the Carolina Hurricanes have again fallen in the Eastern Conference Final.

There's not a better person to break down why the Hurricanes can't get over the hump than @saracivian.bsky.social. #nhl

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OG388: @saracivian.bsky.social on the Canes vs. Panthers | Paul Maurice's long road to elder hockey statesman | NFL 'Hope SZN' in full swing | OG Sports Phone! linktr.ee/ogtriangleme...

Lessons from the second round

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7 2025 NHL Offseason Storylines You Probably Aren't Thinking About Yet

The #NHL offseason is around the corner. And things are about to get interesting.

@saracivian.bsky.social looks at pressing storylines.

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What Should a Second Chance Really Look like for Joel Quenneville? What should a second chance look like after an inadequate response to sexual abuse in a leadership position? The Ducks' hiring of Joel Quenneville has me grappling with it all.

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1 Word for Every 2025 NHL Playoff Team Left

One word for Every #NHL Team left in the postseason from @saracivian.bsky.social

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Grading Top Superstar Athletes' 2025 Met Gala Fits (with Help from a Pro Stylist)

We called in the most stylish member of the B/R Staff to break down the athlete outfits from the met gala.

Take it away, @saracivian.bsky.social.

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Games 7 Rule, Never Be Bad, And Other Life Lessons From Round One The first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs is done and dusted. The second round starts tonight, so let's reflect on the highs and lows that were before getting into the storylines to come.

Putting Round 1 to rest and gearing up for Round 2 with the help of my trusty editor thecivreport.substack.com/p/games-7-ru...

YOURE COOKED: RIP to the Habs and the Lightning
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