Now that the regular season is coming to an end, teams around the NHL (in particular, those out of the playoffs) are looking at some bold moves for the summer to get themselves back into contention. With the UFA market pretty depleted, however, the trade market will have to be the main source for significant roster upgrades. For that, analyst Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff has offered up this list of the top 5 blockbuster trade candidates for the offseason: Auston Matthews The Toronto...
The James Norris Memorial Trophy was first handed out in 1954 when Red Kelly was named the inaugural winner of the NHL’s best defenceman award. Kelly led NHL defenders in scoring with 49 points in 62 games, and offensive totals have always had a heavy influence on who wins. It isn’t the only criteria, but…
Good luck in the playoffs this year!
It took 81 games to find an opponent this year, but after the Tampa Bay Lightning’s overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings, and the Buffalo Sabres’ regulation win against the Chicago Blackhawks, the playoff match-ups are set. Well, at least for the Lightning. Since Buffalo won in regulation, they hold the tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and clinched the Atlantic Division. So that means the Lightning and Montreal Canadiens will face-off in the playoffs for the fifth time in history.
While th...
The 2000 New York Yankees were not a team of destiny like in 1998, or the well-oiled machine that dropped but a single playoff game en route to a title in 1999. They were a squad that needed help. Jockeying for position with the Red Sox and Blue Jays in a crowded AL East, the […]
Thank you, Joe. Joe Bowen’s sign-off for his final Leafs home broadcast Bowen: I’ve often said that I don’t know what I was going to say when the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. But I thought about this, and what I want to say now. I said I had to put it down in writing. […]
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It’s the final home game of the Maple Leafs’ disappointing 2025-26 season and Joe Bowen’s illustrious broadcasting career (7:30 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime). SN590 will broadcast Joe’s final call at the SBA tonight. Be sure to follow us on X for the game highlight clips featuring Joe’s calls. Game Day Quotes Forward Ryan Tverberg ahead […]
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The White Sox pulled the trigger on another early-season shuffle, packing off Lenyn Sosa to Toronto for outfielder Jordan Rich and the usual bag of mystery cash or future guy. Sosa, 26, leaves the South Side after five seasons of fits and starts. Signed as a kid out of Venezuela in 2016, up for air […]
The only good thing about this game is the chance to use the word penultimate.
While the Maple Leafs continue losing on the ice, giving fans some draft-pick hope, what’s happening off-ice is drawing the main attention, as the organization’s search for a replacement for Brad Treliving is well underway. In Keith Pelley’s press conference following Treliving’s dismissal, he noted that the possibilities are wide open in terms of whether […]
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Ahead of Monday’s game against the Dallas Stars, head coach Craig Berube discussed Ryan Tverberg’s NHL debut, Morgan Rielly’s commitment to Toronto, Matthew Knies’ season, and the final home game of the 2025-26 season. Ryan Tverberg, set to make his NHL debut tonight, is a good story, given how far he’s come as a former […]
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Penguins assistant general manager Jason Spezza will take part in the World Championships for Team Canada. Spezza joins recently fired Toronto GM Brad Treliving with input from Pens’ GM Kyle Dubas for the event. Dubas has long been a Hockey Canada favorite, also taking part in the management group for the silver medaling winning Olympic […]
The Toronto Raptors might look like one of the worst matchups for the Cleveland Cavaliers based on the sweep they conducted, but there are a lot of asterisks at play. For one, the starting lineups they used in those games aren’t exactly the ones we’ll be seeing when the series starts next week. The main […]
Brad Treliving's days as the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager will likely be remembered for one of the worst trades in recent memory for the team, when he dealt a first-round pick plus top prospect Fraser Minten—who has flourished with the Boston Bruins this season—for Brandon Carlo at last year's deadline. He then bungled the 2025 offseason, to the point where the Leafs have plummeted out of the playoffs this season for the first time in a decade. He was dumped by Toronto with a coup...
After a sweep at the hands of the Nationals to extend their losing streak to five, the Brewers will look to bounce back against yet another AL opponent this week, as they welcome the reigning AL Champion Toronto Blue Jays to American Family Field. The Brewers are now 8-7 on the season, tied with the […]
The Florida Panthers (38-38-4) will play its penultimate game of the 2025-26 season when they host fellow also-rans the New York Rangers (33-38-9) tonight in a battle of the backups at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday by cruising to a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. The line of Eetu Luostarinen (1G/2A), Mackie Samoskevich (1G/2A) and A.J. Greer (1G/1A) combined for eight points, and all three players hit the 30-point p...
With the Toronto Maple Leafs having such a disappointing 2025-26 season, it is clear that they will be making changes to their roster during the summer. Brandon Carlo will be one trade candidate to watch on their roster this offseason, as he has struggled since his arrival in Toronto last season. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to acquire Carlo during the offseason now. San Jose Sharks The Sharks should be looking to add to their blueline during the offse...
The regular season is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers have finished with a 52-30, which is good enough for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. They will take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs. Final 2025-26 NBA Standings Here are the final standings for each conference, with the Play-In Tournament […]
This game would've sucked pretty hard if it mattered.
The Colorado Rockies have had the most up-and-down season so far. They were swept on the road by the Miami Marlins; they then took two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays; they took one of three against the Philadelphia Phillies in the Home Opening series; swept the Houston Astros at home; and then were […]
One last game in the regular season for the Raptors, and it was to secure their place in the playoffs — without having to endure the play-in tournament. Pretty big stakes for a Toronto team that could use a week off to rest a few injuries. Luckily, they were playing the already-eliminated Brooklyn Nets on […]
Nic Claxton gives a good interview; you just have to ask the right questions. He isn’t as boisterous as Day’Ron Sharpe or as chatty as Egor Dëmin, but he is quite honest, particularly given the constraints of player-reporter Q&A, where honesty only benefits one side. He wondered aloud, “Maybe I need to talk to a […]
The End… almost. Final game of the year and the Nets already secured a bottom-3 position. The stress of the people rooting for losses — and those rooting for wins — is no more. The attention, after this bout with Toronto, can officially shift to May 10. It’s still a lottery but the odds are […]
Remember a month ago when we were a little worried about how they were going to handle the rotation with so many pitchers around? How young we were. The offence got on the board right away this afternoon. Ernie Clement lead off with a line double to left, and Daulton Varsho cashed him in with […]
As the game thread intro indicated today, the Minnesota Twins historically do not fare well against the previous year’s American League champions. Fortunately, they were able to flip the script this afternoon against veteran starter Max Scherzer and take the rubber match in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Twins SP Taj Bradley was extremely shaky […]