It's that time of the year where it's easy to pencil in a handful of teams that should cruise to a playoff spot or division title, but nothing is guaranteed. Michael Amato looks at the biggest potential flaws for each division favourite this season.

Sept. 15 is normally a quiet day on the NHL calendar, but this year it was all business. Michael Amato sifts through all the new long-term deals that were signed and breaks down which ones could age the best.

After a long summer of speculation, debate and pondering, the time for talk is over. Michael Amato offers up four burning questions being asked as NHL training camps get underway.

Nikita Kucherov couldn’t have picked a more perfect time to deliver a dominant season and collect his second Hart Trophy. Michael Amato explains why in this edition of the Friday Four.

After Macklin Celebrini's new deal changed the NHL's financial landscape, Michael Amato takes a look at a few deals that should should end up as absolute bargains when compared to the new going rate for high-end players.

The buyout window after the Stanley Cup Final offers teams a chance to increase roster flexibility — but at a notable cost. Sportsnet's Michael Amato examines four buyout candidates.