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Barcelona manager Hansi Flick spoke to the press on Monday ahead of this team’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano on Tuesday night. Here’s a summary of Flick’s best quotes, including his thoughts on Gavi and Lamine Yamal, his expectations for the match and Frenkie de Jong’s status. Gavi “Gavi […]
It’s Game No. 81, which means this is the second-to-last game on the Blackhawks schedule this season, so penultimate is the word of the day while the United Center is the scene and the Buffalo Sabres are the opponent on this Monday night. The Sabres have achieved league-wide darling status and will undoubtedly have the heaviest bandwagon come next week’s postseason, as a 15-year playoff drought has been snapped by Buffalo this season. While a playoff spot has been assured for some time no...
The 2023 1st rounder will play tonight in Vegas.
Jonathan Quick confirmed that tonight’s game will mark the end of his NHL career, bringing a legendary run to an end.
In a bit of good news to start the week, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Miami Hurricanes coordinators Shannon Dawson and Corey Hetherman had both agreed to contract extensions to stay in Coral Gables. Dawson and Hetherman have done great work at Miami, and have helped the Canes elevate the program to the current status. […]
After nine years of stability with Brant Boyer at the helm, the Jets introduced a new special teams coordinator last season and the results were immediate. Chris Banjo led a special teams group that was by far and away the Jets’ strongest unit. The Jets posted the sixth best special teams DVOA of all time […]
The Portland Trail Blazers earned the 8th spot in the NBA’s Western Conference standings on Sunday by virtue of their season-ending victory over the Sacramento Kings. The win gave Portland a 42-40 record and a shot at making the 2026 NBA Playoffs. How good of a shot? That remains to be seen. The Blazers still […]
Round Rock express pitcher Cal Quantrill has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week, it was announced today. Quantrill, 31, was one of the Rangers’ final cuts this spring, but agreed to stay with the team rather than exercise his right to opt out of his minor league deal. His first start […]
Well, here we are in mid-April….the National Hockey League’s regular season has almost reached its conclusion and the Winnipeg Jets’ playoff hopes have all but evaporated. While our club hasn’t been mathematically eliminated, the True Northers have just a 0.5% chance at qualifying ( according to MoneyPuck ). A slew of injuries ( 137 games missed by Winnipeg’s top 15 players ) and too many underperforming secondary scorers has seen our Jets go from soaring with the NHL’s elite franchises t...
The only good thing about this game is the chance to use the word penultimate.
However, they concede on an extra time goal to fall in Vancouver
As the Edmonton Oilers front lines prepare to make their final push for a Pacific Division title, the cavalry has arrived. Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman both returned to practice as the team took to Rogers Place ice for Monday’s morning skate, taking line rushes as part of the Oilers’ fifth line alongside Owen Michaels,…
This has probably felt like the longest season of Matvei Michkov’s career. A vacation car accident, lessons in training, and some disputes with head coach Rick Tocchet — some more private than others — have left fans a bit more divided on the young star’s future ceiling. True, Michkov has not taken a step forward in his raw production totals despite being a year older and more experienced. However, when you’re pushing for the playoffs, nobody cares about year over year statistics; just ge...
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 […] The post An eyebrow-raising start to the Maple Leafs’ executive search – Maple Leafs Notebook appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
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 […] The post Craig Berube on Morgan Rielly’s loyalty to the Maple Leafs: “I don’t think he can think about being anywhere else… It would be hard for him to think about not be...
The 2024 6th rounder has joined the Moose with his season in Peterborough done.
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 Philadelphia Flyers need just two points to then clinch the playoffs for the first time since 2020 and host a playoff game for the first time since 2018. Just one single, little win will get them that spot and thanks to the Carolina Hurricanes, it might come a little bit easier than once thought. It’s no mystery that the Hurricanes have proven to be unbeatable for the Flyers in recent years. This season they have two shootout losses and an overtime loss against them, last season it wa...
Fangraphs has released their list of the top 38 prospects in the Texas Rangers’ farm system for 2026. The Rangers’ minor league system is not a strength right now, but the folks at Fangraphs do see some things to feel good about. In particular, they are more bullish than most, I think, on Yolfran Castillo, […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (52-22-6) are in the “City of Brotherly Love” to do battle with the Philadelphia Flyers (41-27-12) in a game with playoff implications. The Hurricanes need just one point to wrap up first place in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers can clinch third place in the Metropolitan Division with a win, which of […]
Fans in Edmonton will get one last regular-season glimpse at McDavid vs. MacKinnon tonight at Rogers Place before the NHL playoffs begin this weekend. Both clubs have secured playoff berths, but the Oilers are on the cusp of winning the pillow fight in the Pacific Division and will be desperate for a victory as they […]
So, stage one is complete. The Edmonton Oilers have officially clinched a playoff spot. But there are more questions than answers at this stage. What’s the status of Jason Dickinson or Max Jones, who went down while on the road trip? Or the status of Zach Hyman, who missed the three-game road trip? Is Leon…
This is part four of a six-part series. Today, we’re going to look at how often Caleb was pressured in 2025, and who was most commonly to blame. The table below shows how frequently every position was blamed for giving up pressure on the QB. Williams’ stats are shown, with context provided by giving his […]
The Wildcats have secured their first transfer for the 2026-27 season. The 6’10” big man averaged 13.3 points and 7.4 this past season for the Oregon Ducks. Evans shot 46.5% from the field, 31.9% from three-point range and 73.2% from the line. He will have one year of eligibility left. The Baltimore native brings much-needed […]
The pair of weekend games for the Penguins against the Washington Capitals were about as low stakes as it gets in the NHL regular season from Pittsburgh’s perspective. The Pens had already locked up the second seed in the Metropolitan Division, regardless of results the rest of the way. As a result of that knowledge, […]