NHL's Biggest Disappointments: Toronto, Vancouver, More

0:00It's March 28th. This is NHL News today, your AI-powered team coverage. As the 2025-26 NHL regular season winds down, six teams have bombed out way below expectations. We're talking Toronto-May beliefs, Vancouver conucks, Winnipeg jets, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, and even the Florida Panthers. These squads were supposed to contend, or at least make playoffs, but most are lottery bound or barely hanging on. Big Bang, who won their division a couple years back, but now own the league's worst record at 21 wins, 42 losses, and 8 ties, with a brutal minus 84 goal difference. They flipped the script hard, trading stars like Quinn Hughes and Connor Garland to kick off a full rebuild. Meanwhile, Toronto's sitting at 31, wins, 29 losses, 13 ties, 12 points out of a wildcard after dropping 52 wins. Last year, fans and front offices are fuming over these flops.

1:00Winnipeg president's trophy winners last season scraped to 30 wins, 30 losses, 12 ties, fighting for a wildcard but way off pace. New York Rangers hit rock bottom in the east, with 29 wins, 35 losses, nine ties, first out of contention, and already retooling. New Jersey's at 37 wins, 32 losses, two ties, 11 points shy, despite high hopes. Injuries, crushed Florida, the back-to-back champs, missing Alexander Barkhoff all year, and Matthew Techichuk for chunks, now 35 wins, 33 losses, three ties, 14 points back. Devils need a top-winger bad, and Toronto faces a wild summer shake-up. With April here, playoffs loom without these big names, setting up massive offseason moves that could reshape the league next year.