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The Edmonton Oilers‘ first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks will begin on Monday. The full NHL playoff schedule is now out, with games beginning as early as Saturday. After defeating the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Thursday night, the Oilers secured home ice advantage in round one. The Ducks clinched the three-seed in the Pacific Division…
It was a tough season from an injury perspective for the Jets forward. A big offseason as an RFA upcoming.
We are less than a week from the start of the 2026 NFL Draft. As you might imagine this time of year, the market is flooded with mock drafts. ESPN’s Matt Miller has an interesting concept. He asked scouts he was connected with across the league to make picks for teams in the top ten. […]
A frustrating series sweep at the hands of the San Diego Padres has Seattle scuffling into an important homestand. The Mariners were swept down in Arlington a week ago, helping pump this Texas team into first place in the early days of the AL West. Those Rangers now provide a threat and an opportunity for […]
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators face each other in an interesting matchup for round one of the playoffs. While the Canes have earned the highest number of points in the East, (113 to 99), both teams have been among the league’s hottest since the Olympic break. The clubs have been compared as being […]
While some people believe watching paint dry might be a better option than watching the Flyers battle the Penguins in round one, the majority of hockey fans are excited to see the old Pittsburgh guard go up against the up-and-coming team from Philadelphia. Many are expecting it to go to a lot more than four games, with some feeling it’s closer to a coin toss than it is a decided advantage for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and crew. So, in no particular order, here are what some of the prog...
Cal is back in town. The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday morning that they have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors on an emergency basis. The #Oilers have recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the @Condors on an emergency basis. pic.twitter.com/DR2AnKgcJB — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 17, 2026 Pickard’s the first of many Black…
It’s playoff time. For half the league’s fan bases, that means you already know what to do: Lay on the floor, rocking in the fetal position and hating everything in the world. Rinse and repeat, for roughly two to eight weeks. The other half of us are jealous of you. That’s why some of us might be thinking about crossing a very controversial line, and hopping on the bandwagon of one of the playoff teams. Just a temporary fling, you know how it goes. Some of you would never consider it, of cours...
In the last two decades, the first round of the playoffs has caused some discomfort for fans in Minnesota. That locus can be pretty specific to the team you’re following most closely, but generally speaking, the gods of competition have not been kind to local teams heading out to face their first-ro...
A short summary of who the people are whose names have been mentioned.
After the end of the 2025-26 season, goaltender Anthony Stolarz discussed his most recent injury, a difficult season for the team, his controversial post-game comments in October, and his belief that the Leafs can bounce back next season. How are you feeling physically? Stolarz: Obviously, I got hurt, so it is a tough way to […] The post Anthony Stolarz reflects on calling out William Nylander and the team early in the Leafs’ season: “I didn’t back up what I said with my play… I regret the w...
The Oilers took care of business in their regular-season finale on Thursday, hammering the Canucks 6-1 at Rogers Place to clinch second in the Pacific Division. Edmonton finished the campaign with a 41-30-11 record and will now host Anaheim in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It was the exact type of performance…
In the latest must-listen episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness tells Minnesota Vikings fans to “Just Say No” to five first-round traps at pick 18 in the 2026 NFL Draft, reveals Day 3 sleepers, and drops a full 7-round mock draft that earned a B+ grade. With only seven days until the draft, […]
Joined by Rocco from Isles House, we remember enforcer Trevor Gillies, who was a much more complex individual than his monstrous reputation would suggest. Trevor Gillies had spent a decade in the minors fighting across North America before he finally got regular NHL playing time for a young Islanders team that needed a lot of […]
Yeah, we’re doing it again! The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs start this weekend, so let’s do another postseason bracket challenge among the SCH community. The link to the league is available here . Use the passcode “SCH2026” (shouldn’t be case sensitive) If that doesn’t work, just follow the steps below: Head to the NHL Bracket Challenge Dashboard by clicking this link Click “Leagues” at the top of the page Search for the league named “Second City Hockey” Use ...
A lot's happened this week, and this season. We talked about it.
After two years of non-stop trade rumors and stagnant development, the Anaheim Ducks finally made the decision to trade forward Trevor Zegras this past offseason. In exchange for sending Zegras to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Ducks received second-and fourth-round picks as well as veteran forward (and former Pittsburgh Penguins forward) Ryan Poehling. At the time, […]
Welcome back to the annual playoff pick’em contest! We are lucky enough to have the return of Brian LeBlanc to keep track of the points and determine a winner. I have not selected an appropriate prize yet, but it will either be a special puck(s) or some other notable memorabilia. I think last year the […]
It’s another playoff series involving the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. We’re still not sure when it will start. What’s clear is the old boring narrative about the Flyers having goaltending issues when it counts should at least be put on the back burner to start. When “The Great One” mentions Flyers starter Dan Vladar as a possible nominee for the Hart Trophy, you know it’s been a good year for Philadelphia goaltending. A lot can happen in a seven-game series, leading s...
Given the outstanding regular season success of the 2025-26 Colorado Avalanche, the conclusion of that 82 game slate has added two prestigious awards to their trophy case ahead of the additional voted NHL awards which will be revealed at a later date. Nathan MacKinnon has made his case for a second Hart Memorial Trophy for […]
Good morning everyone and happy Friday! The Mariners dropped the series finale to the Padres last night, completing San Diego’s sweep in the first leg of the 2026 Vedder Cup. The team heads back home to open a new series tonight against the first-place Texas Rangers. As we’re now 20 games into the season, which […]
With the final regular season games concluding late Thursday night (and having a bearing on the final Western Conference seedings) the NHL’s first round schedule took a little while to complete. In the wee early hours of Friday morning, it finally dropped. Along with the other fourteen teams left competing, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens finally learned exactly when they’ll be competing against each other over the next two weeks. For those of you in the Tampa area who feel...
The Rangers need a forward who can produce without the contract becoming a nightmare. We went hunting for the next Anthony Mantha—here's who made the list.
The Edmonton Oilers had one last game to play before the playoffs started, but as it turns out, game 82 ended up having greater stakes than any of us likely imagined when we kicked things off back in October. Yet, with a job to do and an awful Vancouver Canucks team in town to wrap…
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers won a spirited, comeback affair against the A’s yesterday. Kennedi Landry writes about how the Rangers finally bested their mortal enemy, the wind. Grant also writes about Gavin Collyer’s quick and efficient MLB debut. Grant also looks at some streaking Rangers, good and bad. Elsewhere MLB Pipeline lists the best […]