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Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant writes that, in one of those Hakeem Olajuwon on the Toronto Raptors or Emmitt Smith on the Arizona Cardinals moments, Andrew McCutchen will suit up for the Texas Rangers against the Pittsburgh Pirates this week. Andrew McFarland checks out the latest trends after the Rangers finished up a long West Coast […]

Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 4-21-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26 Blackhawks season ( SCH ) Blackhawks fan survey: When will Chicago return to the playoffs? ( Athletic ) Blackhawks player grades, Part 2: Bedard takes next step, Teravainen takes step back ( Athletic ) The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will (Not) Be, 4/17: Caring ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 208 — Another Blackhawks season en...

Dan Vladar earns first Flyers shutout in Game 2 victory

The Flyers picked up a hard-fought win last night in Pittsburgh to put themselves up 2-0 in the series and head back home with momentum to spare. And while last night still didn’t see that Penguins offense firing on all cylinders — we can again give the Flyers’ forechecking game some credit for that, for the disruptive work they put in — they were able to pick up steam pretty significantly as the game went on, and it became a real challenge for the Flyers to lock things down and maintain ...

Report: Florida Panthers Open to Trading 2026 1st-Round Pick

Despite losing a huge part of their operation in Sunny Mehta joining the New Jersey Devils, don't be surprised to see the Florida Panthers have one of the more active offseasons in the NHL. The Panthers missed out on the playoffs and pulled off one of the best tank jobs ever, sitting out the majority of their regulars for at least a few games down the stretch. The Cats fell lower and lower on the standings and now are in line for a top-10 first-round pick.  Bill Zito will certainly be bus...

Tuesday Stanley Cup Playoffs GameThread

Jordan Martinook notched the game-winning goal at 13:53 of double overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory, and a 2-0 series lead, over the Ottawa Senators at Lenovo Center on Monday. Dan Vladar made 27 saves and rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game for the Philadelphia Flyers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena to take a two-game lead over the Sidney Crosby and company. Wyatt Johnston scored t...

Maple Leafs Interview Central Division Team's Assistant GM

The Toronto Maple Leafs cast a wide net in their search for a new general manager following the firing of Brad Treliving, and now the field is narrowing fast. NHL insider Frank Seravalli reported Monday that the Maple Leafs are advancing to the finalist stage of their interview process this week. "No guarantee on timeline," Seravalli posted, "but it wouldn't be a surprise to see a new GM in place by the end of the week." That is a faster timeline than most expected. When the search began...

Washington Capitals' GM Has Offseason Plan With or Without Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin's playing career is up in the air at the moment, but the Washington Capitals aren't letting it impact their offseason. General manager Chris Patrick admitted recently the team has to plan either way, and they'll be prepared if Ovechkin comes back or steps away from the game as the NHL's greatest goal scorer. The Capitals missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs but have a ton of good storylines from the 2025-26 season, including a new wave of young core talent that is going to make a huge...

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks Linked to Two Huge Names This Offseason

The Chicago Blackhawks have been patient through their rebuild, stockpiling picks and prospects while waiting for the right moment to accelerate. That moment may be coming. NHL insider Frank Seravalli was asked on VICTORY+ whether Chicago might make an aggressive move this offseason by targeting a high-end young forward, specifically naming Toronto Maple Leafs winger Matthew Knies and Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson as realistic options. Seravalli did not dismiss either name. He re...

Matthew Knies reflects on the Leafs’ failures defensively in 2025-26: “I wasn’t expecting to have the plus-minus I did”

After a disappointing 2025-26 Maple Leafs season, Matthew Knies discussed his name popping up in trade rumours, the reasons for the team’s failure, and his desire to remain in Toronto. Where and why did you think the season went off the rails? Knies: To begin with, I don’t think we put ourselves in a good […] The post Matthew Knies reflects on the Leafs’ failures defensively in 2025-26: “I wasn’t expecting to have the plus-minus I did” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

Nittany Lions in the NFL: Final Mock Draft Round-Up

Draft sites used: ESPN, NFL Network, CBS Sports, Yahoo, PFF Previous mock draft projections in italics Drew Allar: ESPN: 103rd to Jets (Reid’s April 20th mock), 85th to Steelers (Kiper, Miller, Reid, and Yates’ April 2nd mock) NFL: 128th to Lions (Reuter’s April 20th mock), 157th to Rams (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 140th to […]

Five changes the Penguins could try for Game 3

The Penguins are in trouble. They’re heading to Philadelphia this week down two games in their first-round series and, barring some immediate changes, could be staring down a 3-0 hole by Wednesday night. Dan Muse and the Penguins have a few changes available to them before Wednesday, including some potential personnel changes. Here’s some possibilities: […]

New York Jets Flight Connections 04/21/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Monday in April: Randy Lange – Jets Take Small but Significant Team Step with Start of Voluntary Offseason Program Jack Bell – Who is the Jets’ ‘Most Logical’ Pick at No. 2? Nick – Estimating The Number Of 2026 […]

Cook Out Named Title Sponsor for ARCA Menards Series East Race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on May 2nd

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and Track Enterprises are proud to announce that Cook Out has been named the title sponsor for the series’ highly anticipated ARCA Menards Series East Music City 150. The event,… The post Cook Out Named Title Sponsor for ARCA Menards Series East Race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on May 2nd first appeared on The MotorSportsNews.Net(work) .

Canadiens @ Lightning Round 1 Game 2: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) MTL leads series 1-0 Start time:  7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens didn’t have much luck with broken sticks during the regular season. Their fortunes didn’t suddenly change when the post-season began on S...

Pens Points: Another No Show

Monday night was a chance for the Pittsburgh Penguins to make things right after a lackluster showing in Game 1 and tie up this first round series before heading to the road for Games 3 and 4. That was not at all how Game 2 went for the Penguins as they turned in another letdown […]

Tuesday Morning Fly By: Don’t know what hit ’em

*Folks, the Flyers are on their way home from Pittsburgh up 2 games to none on the Pittsburgh Penguins. They shut them out last night. This is so much fun! Are you having fun?? RECAP ! *Ahead of last night’s game we learned that the Flyers elected to bring up a couple more Black Aces for this run, however long this run may be. [ BSH ] *Despite the win there was a lot to learn from Game 1, and the Flyers really didn’t seem to learn too much but they won anyway! Wild stuff! [ BSH ] ...

Tuesday Habs Headlines: Big Game Performance

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes The version of Juraj Slafkovský fans have become familiar with at the Olympics has arrived at the NHL playoffs. [ Yahoo Sports | CBC | Sportsnet | The Athletic | Radio-Canada | Montreal Gazette ] Slafkovský became the first Habs player to score a hat trick of power play goals in the playoffs. [ NHL ] Slaf continues to show that the Habs picked right when they drafted him. [ La Presse | Montreal Gazette ] Josh Anderson proving his worth. [...

Hurricanes 3, Senators 2 – Double OT

Jordan Martinook notched the game-winner in double overtime to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night at the Lenovo Center. The win gives Carolina a 2-0 lead in this playoff series and allows them to keep their home ice advantage. The Canes thought they had won the […]