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# The Hockey Writers Daily - What a Successful Blackhawks Offseason Looks Like, Penguins' Options With 1st-Round Pick & Oilers Should Target Frederik Andersen

### Also, Maple Leafs news and rumours, Canucks news and rumours, and more.

**Justin Giampietro** and **The Hockey Writers - NHL Stuff**  
Jun 19, 2026

Welcome to The Hockey Writers Daily with all the best stuff from our great team of writers.

## The Hockey Writers' 2026 NHL Draft Guide

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### NHL Rumors: Nurse to Bruins, Byram Trade, Kane’s Future, Maple Leafs Passed on Cassidy

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### Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies, OEL, Andrae & Irritating Strategy

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### John Chayka’s First Move as Maple Leafs GM Has Potential & Upside

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### What a Successful 2026 Offseason Looks Like for the Blackhawks

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### Penguins Have Options With Their 1st Round Pick

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### Oilers Should Target Frederik Andersen as an Inexpensive Free-Agent Goalie Option

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#### _From TSN.ca:_

### Babcock cleared in NHL investigation as Oilers close in on coach

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### Canucks News & Rumours: Using the Draft, Staying the Course & Moving Hronek?

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### What the Maple Leafs’ Woll & Benoit Trade Says About Their New Direction

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### 2026 NHL Free Agency — Top 10 Defensemen

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### More stuff from THW:

**Boston Bruins - Bruins Maximize Value in Gasseau Trade**  
**Carolina Hurricanes - Hurricanes’ Jackson Blake Has a Platform to Stardom**  
**Montreal Canadiens - 3 Goaltenders the Canadiens Could Target in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft**  
**Tampa Bay Lightning - Tampa Bay Lightning’s Biggest Positional Need This Offseason**

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