It came as a bit of a surprise on Thursday that the USHL will be making an announcement on June 24 about expansion into California, Nevada, and Arizona. We know that all the junior hockey leagues are looking to expand their footprints on the North Ameican map - sometimes with teams switching leagues to do so - but expansion by the USHL into these three states is a big move for a league that's generally only had games played in the US midwest. For a league whose furthest southwest team was in K...
Before star point guard Jalen Brunson joined the New York Knicks, his tenure with the Dallas Mavericks reportedly could have ended with a trade.
The New Jersey Devils are entering a critical offseason after they were unable to catch up in the Metropolitan Division point race. Now, the team will have something to prove…
The Minnesota Wild are clearly going to look to upgrade the center position this offseason. While there were other problems up against the Colorado Avalanche in the second round, their center depth got the better of them as Joel Eriksson Ek was out for the series and the lack of true star power down...
The Detroit Red Wings never wanted to find themselves in this position. Franchise-altering decisions made this offseason were supposed to be about adding, not subtracting. Yet, here they are. Suddenly,…
The Toronto Maple Leafs could be taking a page out of the Montreal Canadiens playbook by considering an unusual head coaching candidate.
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His stay in South Florida was only a brief three months, but Florida Panthers fans are left to ponder what could’ve been had the Cats decided to go with Brandon Bussi as the backup to Sergei Bobrovksy instead of pending unrestricted free agent Daniil Tarasov.
Signed to a one-year, two-way deal on July 1, 2025, the Panthers tried to slip the 27-year-old through waivers to the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, only to see him get claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes on October 5.
Finally given a...
On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely do you think returning to San Antonio with the series tied for Game 5 is, and why do you feel that way? Mark Barrington: There’s a fact in statistics that seems counterintuitive to people who aren’t into mathematics. In a large data set, low probability events […]
I know plenty of New Jersey Devils fans are speculating that their favorite team may be in on Dylan Larkin. […]
Recently, it has become a trend to have WWE star Danhausen “curse” or “uncurse” sports teams like the New York Knicks, who haven’t lost since he dropped the spell, and now the Stanley Cup Final may be affected after the Carolina Hurricanes were “uncursed” before Game 4 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Joshua Cummings had […]
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Cover flashes a lot of high level skill thanks to one of the deeper set of tools in the draft, but some consistency issues could keep him out of the first round.
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Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid’s dinner, Caleb Malhotra’s connection ( Sun-Times )
Could Blackhawks draft target Ivar Stenberg be the next Lucas Raymond? ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson says he’s motivated to make a major offseason move ( Athletic )
Could defenseman Chase Reid make sense for the Blackhawks at No. 4 of 2026 NHL Draft? ( Athletic )
Musings on Madison,...
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and […]
With the player additions mostly finalized for this offseason, many fans are curious where the Panthers stand in terms of cap space and distribution. In this series, we’ll take a look at just how much the Panthers have tied up in specific position groups over the next couple of seasons, what contracts could be terminated […]
The Toronto Marlies just keep finding ways to win, and now they’re off to the Calder Cup Finals. Two overtime wins, an entertaining 5-1 victory, and a win in which they were outshot 36-16 helped them take their best-of-seven series against the WBS Penguins and capture the conference title. This was, for my money, the […]
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“It hasn’t been easy. It’s not supposed to be easy at this time of the year.” “ A lot of the credit goes to the other guys; we have a really good mix of great, older guys who have been around, have great leadership qualities, and who led us. And then we have a bunch […]
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After 17 seasons in the NHL, Milan Lucic called time on his professional career, announcing his retirement on Sunday, his 38th birthday. The Stanley Cup champion forward exits the league after 1,177 regular-season games, finishing with 586 points, including 233 goals and 353 assists. Lucic was selected by the Boston Bruins in the second round […]
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As the early summer sun dipped behind the Carolina pines before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights, the atmosphere around Lenovo Center transformed.
What had resembled a backyard barbecue an hour earlier became something louder, tighter,...
Some contract drama with Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield opens the door for the New York Jets to strike.
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The Kent Johnson debate has been simmering in Columbus all season, and now that the Blue Jackets' playoff run is over it has fully boiled over.
Matt Larkin of Daily Faceoff published his annual change-of-scenery trade candidate list Friday and placed Johnson first, identifying the 23-year-old as the most likely buy-low candidate in the offseason market.
Frank Seravalli's first trade board of the 2026 offseason also included Johnson's name, making this the second prominent hockey media figu...
For most of the past two decades, the Washington Wizards have been bad. During that 20-year span, they’ve managed an above .500 record just six times. Their cumulative regular season winning percentage was 40.2% — second worst in the league. Only the Sacramento Kings (39.6%) were worse. And the Kings had to play in the […]
Vitals Player: Ben KindelBorn: April 19, 2007 (Age 18 season)Height: 5’ 11”Weight: 182 poundsHometown: Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaShoots: RightDraft: 2025 first round (11th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 77 games played, 17 goals, 18 assists = 35 points ; 6 games played, 0 goals, 0 assists in playoffs.Contract Status: Kindel has two years left on his entry level contract valued at a miniscule $986,250 […]
On June 1, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reported that a league executive had claimed the New York Islanders were "exploring the trade market for forward Mathew Barzal."