Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 28, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
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A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
The New Orleans Saints announced they’ve waived Southern Illinois undrafted free agent cornerback Jeremiah McClendon as a corresponding move for the signing of linebacker Jackson Sirmon. After beginning his college career at Charleston Southern in 2022 and redshirting at FIU in 2023, the Delray Beach, Florida native finished at Southern Illinois. McClendon earned All-American and […]
With the Western Conference Final decided and the Eastern Conference Final ongoing, the 2026 Stanley Cup Final is on the horizon. Meanwhile, the teams out of the playoff picture continue to prepare for the 2026 NHL draft on June 26-27, the resumption of trade activity, and the start of free agency on July 1.
There isn’t going to much change in the Tampa Bay Lightning roster over this summer. At least that’s what Julien BriseBois is leading everyone to believe. For the most part, it’s not a bad idea. The Lightning have been one of the better teams in the league over the last two seasons in a lot of categories that tend to lead to post-season success. Unfortunately, that hasn’t quite worked out for them when it counts, but the only way up is to keep improving. One area that they can use a boost...
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Thursday in May. Eric Allen – Jets Sign OL Courtland Ford; Waive LB Kendrick Blackshire Eric Allen – Jets Trade WR Irv Charles to Seahawks Eric Allen – Jets OTAs: 4 Things to Watch Rich Cimini – Jets trade […]
The Marlies get another come back win with a wild ending.
The Minnesota Wild are going to be aggressive this summer (or at least, people hope so) to get their right guy that will bring this team further into the Stanley Cup Playoffs than ever before. Is that a No. 1 center? A top-six winger? Maybe both? Yeah, probably. Or, at least general manager Bill Gue...
The Montreal Canadiens ' rebuild arrived ahead of schedule. They've made it to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, seven wins away from the Stanley Cup, and are doing it with a roster younger than almost anyone in the league expected to be here this fast. They're currently down 3-1 in the series after winning the first game, however. The question Kent Hughes now faces is whether to stay patient and trust the system or accelerate the timeline by moving one of his ...
The Texas Rangers designated Andrew McCutchen for assignment ahead of their game against the Houston Astros, ending the veteran's tenure in Arlington after 37 games and signing utility infielder Nicky Lopez to a one-year major league contract in a corresponding move. McCutchen, 39, signed with Texas on a minor league deal in March and earned his way onto the Opening Day roster, serving primarily as the right-handed half of a designated hitter platoon with Joc Pederson. McCutchen Heads to the...
Do the Bucs need a DH? One just got released onto the market, as former Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen was just designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers. The Bucs have two big, glaring holes in their hitting lineup. First one is at catcher, where Endy Rodriguez is hitting .319, but only with 19 […]
*We know that Dan Vladar is going to get a contract extension at some point — he’s earned one, after all. But the details are starting to get flushed out and if the rumors are correct, then here’s hoping Vladdy Daddy isn’t a one season wonder. [ BSH ] *Related, the Inky’s annual Flyers fan polling has revealed which players You People want to see back and which you don’t care that much about at all. We love to hear Opinions! [ Inquirer ] *While we’re talking about which players we li...
It’s now t-minus one month until the start of the NHL Draft on June 26th, usually the first big movement period for NHL teams as they start to restock their rosters and shuffle pieces around. The Penguins were very active last year at the draft, making a few trades among only their draft picks and […]
The St. Louis Blues enter the 2026 NHL Draft with three first-round picks, twelve total selections, and a prospect pool that The Athletic 's Scott Wheeler ranked tenth in the league as recently as March. They also have a problem. As Wheeler wrote, the Blues' pool is missing a truly elite prospect. With picks at 11th and 15th overall, plus Colorado's first-rounder slotting in somewhere around 30th when the Avalanche's season ends, the Blues have the assets to be aggressive. The question everyon...
Bruins enter NCAA Tournament has No. 1 overall seed for first time since 2019.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Lane Hutson will stop at nothing to deliver the win the Canadiens need right now and the rest of the team should follow his lead. [ Sportsnet ] Jake Evans believes the team needs to get back to using one of their greatest assets — speed — to crack the Carolina Hurricanes’ stingy defence. [ TSN ] Stanley Cup champion Brian Skrudland thinks the Canadiens have stayed competitive thanks to their goaltending and strong buy-in under Martin St. ...
A quintet of Florida Panthers will be in action today at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland. Captain Aleksander Barkov (2G/6A) and Anton Lundll (3G/2A) and the rest of Team Finland, who finshed second in Group A, will do battle with Marek Alscher (2G) and Czechia, who came in third place in Group B, at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich. The early game in Fribourg, the most compelling of the quarterfinal round, will see Matthew Tkachuk (4G/3A) and the United States face-off agai...
Following a lopsided 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves one game away from being eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 4-2 victory over the WBS Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. On starting the fourth line (Pezzetta-Johnston-Johnson) to begin the game, and the line coming through with the game-winner in the third period: They’re the heartbeat of our team at times. When we […] The post John Gruden on the Marlies’ fourth line scoring the winner in Game 1 of the ECF: “They’re the heartbeat of our team at times” appeared first on Maple...
Yordan Alvarez has been absolutely on fire in this series, and he continued his torrid stretch at the plate with 2 more home runs to back SP Mike Burrows (W, 3-6) in the Houston Astros (25-32) 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers (25-30) tonight in Arlington. Burrows tossed 7 innings of 2-run ball, allowing only […]
The Carolina Hurricanes are a win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Final.
First period Jakub Dobeš makes the first big play of the night with a breakaway stop on Jackson Blake. Carolina gets a few more chances after two weak clearance by the Canadiens. They haven’t learned that lesson through three games. Another nonchalant pass from Noah Dobson gets picked off for another shot. The Habs are just asking to get scored on first once again with these defensive-zone plays. The crowd reacts as Nick Suzuki is cross-checked in the back to the ice in h...
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from their first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final since 2006. A convincing win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 series lead over the young, upstart Habs. Carolina came out of the gate on fire, […]
The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Houston Astros scored four runs. Eschewing the exchange of bizarre history that highlighted the first two games of this series, the Rangers and Astros instead settled into more standard fare at The Shed tonight with a low-scoring contest that sort of became a home run derby between […]
This might seem like a historical piece abhHL in Augusta, Georgia from 1998 until 2009 in front of rather modest crowds during that era. The Lynx's best season came in 1999-2000 when the team was eliminated in the third round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, but that history may get a chance to be overwritten by the ECHL's 32nd franchise that will begin play in 2027-28. This new team will be called the Augusta Lynx, but the logo, colours, and branding for these cats will be completely new and wholly...
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers’ coaching Plan Bs, Vegas getting through to the Stanley Cup, Habs vs. Hurricanes, and more. Needless to say,…