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Friday Jays Notes

Happy Friday. I’m getting ready to be away for the weekend doing the bike ride. Thanks to very generous people I’m up to $4,052 raised, 21st our of 362 riders. There isn’t much for Jays news. Jamie Campbell is reporting that Adam Macko is being recalled from Buffalo. No word on who is being shipped […]

Maple Leafs Among 2 Canadian Teams With Interest in UFA Mason Marchment

There were reports this month that pending unrestricted free agent Mason Marchment will be going to market on July 1st, as the Columbus Blue Jackets have not been able to come to terms with the big forward on an extension. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period suggested that " barring a significant change in talks, Marchment is heading to market...(and is) prepared to leave Columbus." The latest news on the  6'5" forward with the heavy, two-way game, is that two prominent Canadian teams are...

Flyers just lost a trade partner for Rasmus Ristolainen

The Philadelphia Flyers are trying a whole lot of things in what has been a wild week in the NHL. While their only two moves so far this offseason has been smartly getting a very capable tandem goaltender in Joseph Woll from the Maple Leafs, and sending Garnet Hathaway home to Florida for a nice little package of draft picks, there is speculation that something much bigger is going to go down in the coming days with the 2026 NHL Draft kicking off Friday night. Unfortunately, they might ha...

Which NHL team makes the best all-time starting lineup from first-round picks?

 It’s been a quiet week in the NHL world, with up to several hours passing in between blockbuster, franchise-shifting moves . Luckily, the first round of the draft is tonight, so fans will finally have something to talk about. While we wait, let’s play a roster game. Which team can make the best starting six out of their first-round draft picks? This should be nice and simple – three forwards, two defensemen and a goalie, all of them from a specific team’s first-round picks. And to add a ...

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers held on for a win against the Blue Jays yesterday. Shawn McFarland says the sluggers gave the pitchers just enough breathing room, for once. Kennedi Landry writes about Joc Pederson’s 11-pitch at-bat which ended in the first of 3 Rangers homers. Corey Seager returned to action after recovering from a […]

Hurricanes Linked To Werenski AND Hellebuyck

Let's just say that the Stanley Cup Champions are not sitting on their laurels. According to a report Friday morning from insider Elliotte Friedman on his 32 Thoughts podcast , he believes the Carolina Hurricanes have their sights set on Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets.  We've heard over the last few days that Werenski, with two years left on his contract, and the Jackets management will meet after the Draft to discuss the future.  Columbus believes th...

Former Blue Jays 6-Year MLB Veteran Signs With AL Club Amid Pitching Woes

The Toronto Blue Jays saw a former reliever sign with the Los Angeles Angels in an intriguing move.Dillon Tate agreed to a minor-league deal with the Angels, the team announced on June 25. The former first-round pick is expected to build up in rookie ball before presumably reporting to Triple-A Salt Lake.Tate has been a […] The post Former Blue Jays 6-Year MLB Veteran Signs With AL Club Amid Pitching Woes appeared first on HEAVY .

Report: Penguins interested in Jason Robertson

Kyle Dubas often talks about urgency and wanting to push the Penguins towards being as strong as they can be now and in the future. Somehow wrangling three-time 40+ goal scorer Jason Robertson out of Dallas would be the biggest and best move Dubas could make, provided he could pull it off. Any tidbit is […]

Some Raptors fans haven’t warmed up to Allen Graves

The Toronto Raptors’ first round draft pick was shocking because of just how predictable it was. Allen Graves is not only viewed extremely favourably from an analytics standpoint, but is the archetypical Toronto Raptors player: a defensively minded forward who plays well on both sides of the ball. A one and done college player, the […]

2 Teams Making Final Trade Offers for Mason McTavish

Mason McTavish's days as an Anaheim Duck are coming to an end. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek has been fielding trade calls for over a month, trying to find the right deal to move his disgruntled forward. There's been plenty of speculation about Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Washington Capitals, but reports have surfaced stating the Ducks are down to two offers, and the talks are with the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Hearing it’s the Blues and Rangers that have ...

Maple Leafs Linked to Blue Jackets 6-Foot-5 UFA Forward

The Toronto Maple Leafs should be looking to boost their forward group this offseason after their disappointing 2025-26 season. It is clear that they need more secondary offensive production if they hope to turn things around next season and be a playoff team again.With that, the Maple Leafs are now being connected to one of […] The post Maple Leafs Linked to Blue Jackets 6-Foot-5 UFA Forward appeared first on HEAVY .

Michael Pezzetta eyeing spot on Maple Leafs next season after Calder Cup championship run

The Toronto Marlies’ Calder Cup championship victory brought a whole new life and energy into the city, all while providing a glimpse of what it would be like one day if the Toronto Maple Leafs were able to bring a championship of their own home.  On Thursday, Marlies forward Michael Pezzetta joined Leafs Morning Take…

Chucky Hepburn returns to Raptors

Toronto is bringing back one of its young developmental guards after Chucky Hepburn accepted his two-way qualifying offer, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The move keeps the 22-year-old under team control for the 2026-27 season as the Raptors continue to build organizational depth following a 46-36 campaign that ended with a seven-game first-round playoff […] The post Chucky Hepburn returns to Raptors appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Raptors exercise Jamal Shead’s team option

The Toronto Raptors have exercised Jamal Shead’s $2.30 million team option for the 2026-27 season, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. The move keeps one of Toronto’s key rotation guards under contract after he appeared in every regular-season game during his second NBA campaign. Shead played all 82 games for the Raptors in 2025-26, including 12 […] The post Raptors exercise Jamal Shead’s team option appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

How Blue Jays standout Ernie Clement’s All-Star voting total left 1 insider in shock

The Toronto Blue Jays’ quest for World Series redemption has not gone as planned through the first half of the 2026 MLB season, as injuries, an underachieving lineup and a Dylan Cease-dependent starting pitching rotation have combined to produce a 39-42 record. Fans remain fully invested in the 2025 American League champions, however. The 6 […] The post How Blue Jays standout Ernie Clement’s All-Star voting total left 1 insider in shock appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Trade Package for Kawhi Leonard Revealed as Raptors Reunion Talks Heat Up, Per Reports

Six years after delivering the Canadian side their first NBA championship, Kawhi Leonard could once again find himself at the center of their scheme of things. With the 2x NBA Champ already looming in the rumor city, attention has shifted to the Toronto Raptors. Can they assemble a compelling package to bring their former Finals […] The post Trade Package for Kawhi Leonard Revealed as Raptors Reunion Talks Heat Up, Per Reports appeared first on EssentiallySports .