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Which difference-makers could be swapping franchises this summer?

Led by Aleksander Barkov, captain and two-time Stanley Cup champ for the Florida Panthers who missed the entire NHL season with an injury, Finland upset Canada 4-2 Saturday in Zurich, setting up the ice hockey world championship final against Switzerland.

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast expectations for 2026-27.

Who could be next season's Trevor Zegras or Kirby Dach? Here are 12 candidates from around the league.

From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who will be available this summer.

Could there be big changes in Toronto? What's going on in Minnesota with Quinn Hughes? We check in on all the latest buzz around the NHL with the postseason winding down.

Captain Macklin Celebrini scored, and Sidney Crosby added his seventh assist of the tournament on Sunday, as Team Canada defeated Slovakia 5-1, boosted by a four-goal spark in the final period at the ice hockey world championship in Fribourg, Switzerland.

Does Brent Burns want to win a Cup for himself? Yes. Does he want to win it for the Avs? Of course. But there's another group in his mind, too.

Macklin Celebrini scored twice and added an assist as Canada improved to 2-0 at the world championships with a 6-0 victory over Italy.

With nearly two full rounds in the books, here are the top takeaways that will influence the rest of the playoffs.