*It’s going to be nice this weekend, you, dear reader, should go outside and enjoy it. The Stanley Cup Final starts next week. [ TSN ]
*There was a lot said about what the Young Kids would learn from this season’s teensy little playoff run, but don’t forget that the old heads an learn something too. And Travis Konecny came away with some things that are going to really stick. [ NBC Sports Philly ]
*Until he starts doing the things, we’re going to see a lot written about all the thing...
Going into the 2025-26 season, Ron Harper Jr.’s NBA career was seemingly stuck in mud. After going undrafted in 2021 out of Rutgers, he began his career with the Toronto Raptors for the first two seasons of his career where he played a total of 10 NBA games. He started last season with Boston in […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60. [ Sportsnet | The Athletic | La Presse | RDS ]
Lemieux was an “impact player” who was ready to do anything to win. [ La Presse | RDS ]
Jakub Dobeš has stabilized the Canadiens’ crease by steadying his emotions. [ Sportsnet ]
Despite the deficit, Dobeš is still standing tall. [ NHL.com ]
Are there reasons to believe in a Habs comeback? [ RDS | La Presse ]
The Canadiens must overcom...
Blue Jays 2 Orioles 1 I guess we scored some runs yesterday, so it was too much to ask for us to get more than two today. We scored: We had 6 hits and 5 walks, so you would have hoped for more runs. But such is life. No one had two hits. Okamoto was […]
Game one of four in Baltimore. There have been moves. McAdoo is up. Sosa is on the Il. I bet you didn’t know that inability to take a walk was something that could land you on the IL. Seabold is on the roster, Chase Lee is headed to Buffalo. Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS ORIOLES George […]
If I had a dollar for every time someone has brought up the Earl Weaver quote that momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher, I could probably take a nice vacation. It comes up so often it is kind of a joking cliche. Yet the reason it is deployed so often is there is an […]
After the shocking good fortune of winning the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NHL Draft Lottery, the Toronto Maple Leafs , by all accounts, seem set to take either Gavin McKenna (most likely) or Ivar Stenberg as a blue-chip building block for the future when this year's Draft takes place next month. Or will they? According to insider Pierre LeBrun in The Athletic , new Toronto GM John Chayka is not opposed to listening to offers from rival teams interested in the top pick. Not t...
Claude Lemieux, who died at 60, was a winner. He won in the QMJHL, he won on the international stage and he won in the NHL. Ken Campbell remembers the four-time Stanley Cup champion.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sterlin Thompson (No. 13 PuRP) is most famous among Colorado Rockies fans for being drafted with the compensatory draft pick they received from the departure of Trevor Story. Thompson was drafted 31st overall in 2022 and finally made it to the bigs nearly three years later. Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque […]
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion who ranks fifth in NHL history for most playoff games played, died at 60 years old.
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard was knocked out of Team Canada’s quarter-final game against the U.S. Thursday after being on the receiving end of a dirty hit. He took the hit just 6:12 into the first period of the game, when Bouchard skated the puck into the American zone. U.S. defenceman Ryan Lindgren stepped up…
I missed this yesterday (being fair, I haven’t turned on the computer for two days, but I did ride my bike 100 very hill kilometers over the last couple of days). Charles McAdoo will be getting the call-up today. He is hitting .250/.356/.436 with 6 home runs, 28 walks, 40 strikeouts and 6 stolen bases […]
Today marks Duane Ward’s 62nd birthday. Duane ranks second on the Blue Jays’ all-time saves list with 121. Jordan Romano is third with 105 saves. The way pitching is changing, I don’t see anyone getting into that top three for a long time, unless the tide changes again and we go back to one reliever […]
Heading into last week’s series against Detroit, our fearless leader Mark Brown proclaimed that the Orioles were “at another crisis point.” Believe it or not, this team actually responded. Baltimore secured back-to-back series victories over the Tigers and Rays to inch closer to .500. The team exploded for five runs in the first inning and […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be the team to watch this offseason. John Chayka and Mats Sundin have a ton of cap space, they have the number-one overall pick at next month's draft in Buffalo, they have a committed captain in Auston Matthews, and they also have their top goaltending prospect playing amazing for the Toronto Marlies in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman recently mentioned Artur Akhtyamov's name on an episode of 32 Thoughts, and opened up about the ...
The perennial Leafs deficiency will inform their offseason choices.
Leafs Nation, you're going to want to hear this. After shocking the NHL and winning the draft lottery a few weeks ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs are set up to select Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick, and while some folks were wondering about his interest in heading to a wild hockey market, it turns out he's all for it. McKenna was a guest on TSN's panel at the Memorial Cup, and was asked about if he's thought about become a Maple Leaf. Obviously, it's the biggest hockey market in ...
Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 4-2 victory over the WBS Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. On starting the fourth line (Pezzetta-Johnston-Johnson) to begin the game, and the line coming through with the game-winner in the third period: They’re the heartbeat of our team at times. When we […]
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Teoscar Hernández was forced to depart the game early on Wednesday, as he came up hobbling trying to beat a ground ball in the bottom of the second inning against the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers announced that Hernández suffered a left hamstring strain. Hernández was slow to walk off the field and was seen on […]
Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are the two biggest names to watch on the trade market this offseason, but it appears both might be staying put.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' extended head coaching search continues. A lot of names have cropped up so far, some more practical than others. We're hearing on Wednesday that one of the more realistic candidates is one step closer. According to Nick Alberga of The Leafs Nation, the Anaheim Ducks have granted the Leafs permission to speak with their assistant coach Jay Woodcroft. Hearing the Ducks have given the Leafs permission to speak to Jay Woodcroft. Initial interview pending. No s...
Keep an eye on the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks this offseason as trade winds are swirling. There's been multiple reports surfacing that the two teams have discussed a potential summer trade that involves defenceman Morgan Rielly. The longest-tenured Maple Leaf does hold a no-movement clause, however is rumored to be open to deals on the west coast. Frank Seravalli: Re Morgan Rielly: This is a very movable player; consider a team like the Sharks for instance, two NHL defenseme...
Well, after a one day only engagement, the offence has gone back on hiatus. It didn’t end up mattering, though, as a combination of solid work from Kevin Gausman and the bullpen and questionable Marlins base running held them to only one run in spite of racking up 11 hits. The Jays are back within […]
The Minnesota Wild are watching the Stanley Cup Finals from home after another playoff elimination, but the team is still making headlines. The offseason rumor mill is going strong, and the Wild are in the middle of a puzzling story.
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen recently reported that...
With the injuries continuing to strike the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff, they have hit the trade market to bring in a reinforcement. Toronto has struck a deal with the Detroit Tigers for righty Connor Seabold. #BlueJays announce they've acquired RHP Connor Seabold from the Tigers in exchange for LHP Juanmi Vasquez. Seabold had recently been DFA'd by the Tigers. He had a 3.45 ERA over 11 appearances and can pitch multiple innings as a reliever / swingman type. — Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMath...