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[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

Shifting from puck mode to CFB mode at @CBSSports:

Six wild card teams for the 2026 season. Disappointment or CFP berth? Your guess is as good as mine.

https://t.co/JJNzIH01SQ

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

Alex Ovechkin is back for his 22nd season. How much does he have left in the tank? Do the Caps have enough talent to give him one more Stanley Cup run?

https://t.co/feU63WWwUr

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

I've crunched the numbers and ranked every No. 1 NHL Draft pick since 2000, including the presumptive top pick tonight, Gavin McKenna.

How might McKenna stack up to the other No. 1 picks that have come before him?

https://t.co/86Yi15xqeP

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

TRADE GRADES: The Panthers swung for the fences and united the Tkachuk brothers.

Meanwhile, the Sens just shipped a key part of their post-rebuild core to the other end of the continent.

https://t.co/nF6bs7gkD8

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

A few takeaways from the Hurricanes' first Stanley Cup victory in two decades:

-Hurricanes finally get over the hump
-A cast-off, an old man and an underdog
-Rod Brind'Amour *IS* the Hurricanes

https://t.co/djldV1j3bv

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

Patience, guts and a little luck: How the Hurricanes weathered the storm of past playoff heartbreaks to win the Stanley Cup.

https://t.co/TuicoH5Hty

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

A few takeaways from another banger of a Stanley Cup Final game:

-Old Staal doesn't need new tricks
-Special teams sinking Vegas
-Best series in the history of organized sports?

https://t.co/7SnmpNzbaZ

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

Peter Laviolette should give the Kings a quick fix (especially on offense), but how long that fix will last is another question entirely.

https://t.co/zlJbAyZWDd

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

The puck drops on the 2026 Stanley Cup Final tomorrow night, and @ABaumgartner91 and I have made our picks for which team will lift Lord Stanley (and who will take home the Conn Smythe Trophy).

https://t.co/htVk7t3k1r

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

Before we turn our focus to the NHL’s conference finals, let’s look back at the highlights and lowlights from the second round.

📝Marner rewrites playoff reputation
🧊Tuch goes ice cold at the wrong time

https://t.co/JxyoYaX2dF

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

The Maple Leafs have fired Craig Berube and face yet another big decision in what has become a very consequential offseason.

https://t.co/icYpbe4HsV

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

The second round of the NHL playoffs have only just begun, and @ABaumgartner91 and I have submitted our predictions for @CBSSports.

Congratulations in advance to all the teams I picked against.

https://t.co/HyBzTtF6EK

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

After getting punked by the Flyers in Pittsburgh, the Penguins need vintage Sidney Crosby if they're going to get off the ropes in Philadelphia.

https://t.co/J6giOnXC8U

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

It may as well be Christmas Day. The NHL playoffs start today, and @ABaumgartner91 and I have looked into our crystal ball to see which one will hoist the Stanley Cup.

https://t.co/sDYfhMoCMI

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

There are only eight players in hockey history who have won a gold medal and the Stanley Cup in the same year. Only one of them is American.

That list will likely grow with 16 members of Team USA vying for the Stanley Cup this spring.

https://t.co/9ZQ8NSGjpK

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

The best time of the year is here, and @ABaumgartner91 and I have logged our predictions for each first-round series in the 2026 NHL playoffs.

As is always the case, if you disagree with my picks, look inward. I have never been wrong and never will be.

https://t.co/CQNBJ3OJsE

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

In the final @CBSSports NHL Power Rankings of the season, I reviewed my preseason expectations for each team. I doubted the Sabres and set the bar way too high for the Devils.

https://t.co/OoY6et6ywh

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

What has gotten into the Flyers? There may very well be playoff hockey in Philly this year, thanks in large part to a career resurgence from Trevor Zegras.

That and more in the latest @CBSSports NHL Power Rankings.

https://t.co/orQZA1W5Hr

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

The Maple Leafs have fired GM Brad Treliving as they shake up their front office ahead of a critical offseason.

https://t.co/PxxT8vKKIV

[Austin Nivison @AustinNivison]

The Golden Knights have fired Bruce Cassidy, but unless John Tortorella can tend goal, the on-ice results may not change much.

https://t.co/ka5K27b0FC