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New York Jets Flight Connections 02/17/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Tuesday in February: NYJets.com – Jets Mock Draft Roundup 5.0 | ESPN’s Field Yates Unveils First Projections of the 2026 Offseason Bill Barnwell – 2026 NFL offseason: Trade proposals that fit for both teams ESPN – 2026 NFL franchise […]

Tuesday Morning Fly By: Let the (men’s hockey) games (that count) begin!

*We’ve made it through the men’s hockey prelims over in Italy and today marks the start of the single-elimination tournament that leads to the gold medal. It’s very exciting! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to watch NHL players do this! Here’s everything you need to know as things get underway. [ Sportsnet ] *Regrettably the Content Producers in the hockey cinematic universe seem to enjoy writing about Team Canada and Team USA and very little else, so here’s a look at Team USA’s l...

2026 Winter Olympics: Qualification Round — Germany/France, Switzerland/Italy, Czechia/Denmark, Sweden/Latvia open thread

2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Qualification Game 1: Germany (6) vs. France (11) How to watch Start time: 6:10 AM EDT / 12:10 PM CET In Canada: Sportsnet (English) ICI Télé (French) Streaming: CBC Gem, Sportsnet+ Winner’s quarter-final opponent: Slovakia (3) It seems like Germany’s star players have spent as much time arguing with each other as actually playing hockey, believing they can perform better than scoring just seven goals through three games. Today they ...

Tuesday Habs Headlines: The GOAT

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes Not even playing injured can slow Marie-Philip Poulin down. [ Yahoo Sports | Yahoo Sports ] Juraj Slafkovský wanted to be the guy for Slovakia, and he most emphatically has been. [ NHL ] With the preliminary round over, here’s the schedule (so far) for Montreal’s remaining players in action. [ Canadiens ] Questions for Montreal when the NHL season resumes. [ La Presse | TVA ] Potential trade targets for the Habs after the Olympics. [...

UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament

The UCLA Bruins have won more NCAA titles (11) in basketball than any other school (Kentucky is the next closest at 8). However, this is on the men’s side. The women’s team is still seeking its first national championship; it may very well come this April. Saturday saw the NCAA do their first projected seeding, […] The post UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament appeared first on The Sports Bank .

Should Flyers sign Jeff Skinner as a free agent?

On Monday, despite a lull in the National Hockey League, the San Jose Sharks announced they’re parting company with veteran winger Jeff Skinner. The team put him on unconditional waivers in order to terminate the contract he has with the club. If he clears waivers on Tuesday, then he becomes an unrestricted free agent and is eligible to sign with whoever he pleases. The question then would be if Skinner would be a fit for the Flyers down the stretch. Skinner signed a one-year deal with Ed...

Through challenging stretch, Phantoms’ maturity is tested

The new year, in short, has not been kind to the Phantoms. It’s been a challenging stretch, as depletions from both injuries and NHL recalls as well as wear creeping in elsewhere in the lineup has met with a period of the team pulling farther away from a commitment to sticking to their fundamentals, and all of this has come together to make for a 5-11 record since the calendar turned to 2026, and in the Phantoms still looking for their first win in the month of February. Things came ...

Monday Scramble: McDavid set to smash Olympic NHLer record, France’s fighter suspended, love for Slovakia, and no thanks to Foegele

How would Team Canada do without Connor McDavid?  Now Canada would be fine, obviously. Luckily, we don’t have to find out. But the absolute dominance that McDavid has displayed in just three games is arguably the best three-game stretch for any NHL player in the Olympics.  Usually, offence cannibalizes on a stacked team like this….

Movie Review: The Boys Of '80

Because I'm not allowed to live-blog an Olympic hockey game due to broadcast rights, I decided that I needed to post something else today that stuck with the Olympic hockey theme, but wouldn't break any rules. After all, I don't want the IOC shutting down HBIC over me publishing my thoughts as I watch Canada and Switzerland battle today. That being said, I decided to dive into the Netflix-produced Miracle: The Boys of '80 , directed by Max Gershberg and Jacob Rogal. This documentary gathers a ...

Breaking: France Player Banned From Rest of Olympics By His Own Team

The French Hockey Federation has announced that it has banned men's hockey team player Pierre Crinon from the rest of the Olympics for "provocative behaviour”.  France’s Pierre Crinon has been banned for the rest of the Olympics by his OWN French Hockey Federation. Noted he violated the Olympic spirit with his “provocative behaviour” after ejection. pic.twitter.com/TmuJ0V86tu   — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) February 16, 2026 The combative, 6'4", 220-pound defenseman had one ...

San Jose Sharks & Jeff Skinner Agree on Mutual Contract Termination

 The San Jose Sharks and forward Jeff Skinner have decided to part ways, as  he has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of mutual contract termination. #sjsharks have placed F Jeff Skinner on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutual contract termination. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 16, 2026 Skinner signed a 1-year, $3M deal with the Sharks this past summer. He's now free to sign on with any team as an unrestricted free agent. The 33-year-old has...

Breaking: Hurricanes Sign Brandon Bussi To Multi-Year Extension

  All aboard the Bussi in Raleigh. The Carolina Hurricanes have signed breakthrough goaltender Brandon Bussi to a three-year extension with a $1.9 million AAV. Brandon Bussi is staying parked in Carolina for the foreseeable future as he’s signed a 3 year extension at a $1.9M AAV. 💰 🔥 The 27 year old was scooped off waivers this season from the Panthers and has a 23-3-1 record with Canes 🤯 pic.twitter.com/gMgydxW80z — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 16, 2026 The 27-year-old rookie has ...

Luke Haymes extends goal-scoring streak, Toronto Marlies’ eight-game point streak ends in Laval

“I thought we were really good early and even pretty good for most of the second [period]. It’s that [late second period] goal that hurt us. They got a lot of momentum from the tying goal and came out and scored another one to start the third. We can’t afford to give up those goals […] The post Luke Haymes extends goal-scoring streak, Toronto Marlies’ eight-game point streak ends in Laval appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .