The Calgary Flames are not waiting around. With the league’s worst goals per game and a 1.5 clip dragging them to the bottom of the table, general manager Craig Conroy has begun working the phones for immediate offensive help. It is early, and most clubs are still in wait mode, yet Calgary is pushing to get an early read on what is available and what it might cost. LeBrun on Insider Trading says Leafs, Detroit, Florida, Buffalo and the Flames have all checked in and kicked tires on Yegor...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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Good morning, LSB. We’re still light on any Rangers news but of course last night was Game 1 of the World Series in which the underdog Blue Jays did some swingin’. Ken Rosenthal says the quality of at-bats was the difference in Game 1. And the Brewers were probably at home going “Ohhhhh” as they […]
From Lone Star Ball
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A couple of big wins so far this week for the Oilers. Things hadn’t been going the team’s way — some defensive issues, tough time scoring — but they got a bit of everything they needed against the Senators. Connor McDavid got a beauty, which we all knew was coming. Isaac Howard scored his first…
From In the Pressbox
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The Colorado Avalanche have been served a steady diet of Eastern Conference opponents here in the fledgling stages of the 2025-2026 season. Today, they go for seconds in Boston against the Bruins to kick off the first half of a back-to-back set this weekend. Colorado Avalanche Heading into their previous match-up last Saturday at Ball […]
From Mile High Hockey
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Barcelona assistant coach Marcus Sorg will be on the sidelines for the Blaugrana’s trip to the capital to face Real Madrid in El Clasico, and he admitted that he’d much rather have his boss in his place on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Sorg was asked about the impact of Flick’s absence […]
From Barca Blaugranes
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The new-look Wisconsin Badgers take the ice Saturday to kick off a two-game series with Minnesota State, playing without standout seniors Laila Edwards and Kirsten Simms as both recover from lower-body injuries. It also marks the final two games before both men’s and women’s hockey host top-five Minnesota teams for simultaneous Border Battles. For most […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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The Philadelphia Flyers are hosting the New York Islanders…at 12:30 p.m.??? Instead of finishing up a nice weekend brunch or going for an afternoon walk, or even being able to just think about nothing at all, the Flyers are playing a game way earlier than ever expected. A professional hockey game just an hour away from being in the morning.
Puck drop: 12:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Porter Martone is running college hocke...
From Broad Street Hockey
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Francesca "Franki" Barresi's dad knew she was destined to be a hockey player when she was three months old thanks to a Senators game on TV. Now the 18-year-old is helping shape the brand new Delaware hockey program.
From The Ice Garden
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The team seemingly had the head roll of Mike Calitri as the one who was sacrificed for another early playoff exit. Calitri was reassigned to a different position with the team, so now, they need a bench coach. There was a preference for someone who had managerial experience to fill the role, yet we haven’t […]
From The Good Phight
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Game Eight: Anaheim Ducks (4-2-1) at Tampa Bay Lightning (1-4-2)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Cigar City, USA!
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, Victory+, KCOP-13, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -190
Know the Opponents: Pucks of a Feather
One of the things we miss most about HBO no longer doing the Road to the Winter Classic is that we don’t get the intermission speeches. Without it, we would never have this classic rant from ...
From Raw Charge
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The Wisconsin Badgers are back on the road to finish a dreadful October, as they take on the No. 6 Oregon Ducks in Eugene on Saturday. The Badgers are on a five-game losing streak, having lost four straight conference games and nine straight in the Big Ten dating back to last year. Their offense has […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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With injuries still causing significant absences on the Philadelphia Flyers’ blue line and the destabilization of the bottom of the depth chart, it might be up to one single defensive pairing to really carry this team to early-season success.
The Flyers have a third pairing that very few people in the National Hockey League are envious of. Whether it’s been Egor Zamula, Noah Juulsen, Adam Ginning or (for a game) Emil Andrae, the fifth and sixth defensemen have been far from great. If it w...
From Broad Street Hockey
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Ahead of his first Clásico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso responded to Kiyan Sobhani of Managing Madrid about the importance of finding a target in the box on Saturday in his pre-game press conference as he said, “it’s a matter of quality of the individual players. We have another kind of striker with much […]
From Managing Madrid
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As they say, shooters shoot. And right now, few in the NHL know the meaning of that phrase like Matt Boldy. The fifth-year winger may have started the season with back-to-back three-point games, but his most dominant game so far was probably his effort in Dallas on October 14. He scored just one goa...
From Hockey Wilderness
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The conversation surrounding the Edmonton Oilers and their goaltending never seems to go away. While the Oilers have gotten off to another ho-hum start at 4-3-1, the issue has been more due to their offense than their goaltending. But, we’ve all seen how the combination of Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard has held the Oilers…
From In the Pressbox
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Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter
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Opening blurb. 1.) 1979, Bears @ Vikings: Walter Payton makes history (again) On a cold and blustery October afternoon, the 3–4 Chicago Bears squared off against the 3–4 Minnesota Vikings. In a back-and-forth battle, the Bears jumped out to an early 14–3 lead, highlighted by a 54-yard touchdown strike from Walter Payton to Brian Baschnagel, […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
From In the Pressbox
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The Blue Jays are off to a dream start to the World Series, but the Maple Leafs are officially under .500 now, and it’s not looking so rosy in Leafland. This game was a whirlwind from the start. Just five minutes and one second into the game, it was already 1-1. Mattias Samuelsson opened the […]
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From Maple Leafs Hotstove
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Who: Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0, 6 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-0, 12 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet Ohio, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are looking at a busy next week mostly spent on […]
From PensBurgh
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Good morning, Jets fans. Below are your links one day before game eight in the 2025 season. Bent – 5 things to watch as Jets face Bengals in Week 8 of 2025 NFL season Rich Cimini – Jets’ Glenn declines to name QB1, declares Wilson, Gardner out Brian Costello – Injured Alijah Vera-Tucker tells The […]
From Gang Green Nation
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The two combatants in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final meet this evening in Sunrise when the struggling Florida Panthers (4-5-0) host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights (5-0-2) at Amerant Bank Arena.
Despite outshooting them 37-16, the Panthers couldn’t fully dig themselves out of a two-goal hole and dropped a 5-3 decision to Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Brad Marchand continued his hot start, scoring a power-play goal and at even-strength to try to bring...
From Litter Box Cats
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The Islanders are in Philadelphia for an early start (12:30 EDT) in an early-season Metro battle with the Flyers. One point separates them in the opening month, with both teams probably exceeding (Isles 4-3, Flyers 3-3-1) very modest initial expectations. But the big hook today is the expected NHL debut of hometowner Marshall Warren. First […]
From Lighthouse Hockey
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It doesn’t seem like Hugo Gonzalez will be making any trips to Maine anytime soon. Gonzalez, the lone Celtics first-rounder selected in this past summer’s 2025 NBA Draft, debuted against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and didn’t disappoint. The 19-year-old logged 23 minutes and quickly proved that the preseason flashes which […]
From CelticsBlog
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 3-4-1. On the team’s performance: Obviously, it’s just the loss, right? I loved the effort tonight. I thought we did a lot of good things. We competed extremely hard. The backend is banged up, […]
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From Maple Leafs Hotstove
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