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The NFL schedule gets revealed tomorrow, but we already know the opponents the Carolina Panthers will be squaring off against next season, and we know where those games will be played (unless an international one gets thrown into the mix). While the Panthers look like they’re going to have a very difficult schedule, they did […]
Entering this week, Penn State hockey had replaced two of its three outgoing defensemen but still needed one more depth piece to round out the blue line. The Nittany Lions got their wish with a commitment from Charlie Michaud on Tuesday: Michaud is transferring in from Miami (OH), where he played just six games in […]
The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Anaheim Ducks in six games in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the organizational autopsy that followed has identified two recurring problems that GM Stan Bowman needs to solve this summer. The blue line needs a right-shot defenseman with size, and the goaltending needs an answer beyond the current group. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Sun identified two trade targets he believes Bowman should pursue to address both. Michael Kesselring -...
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That's Wild With Game 5 coming up and the potential to be knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again, if they lose to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver, the Minnesota Wild know they have a tough job ahead of them. To force a Game 6 back in St. Paul, multiple things need to come to fru...
The Minnesota Wild took a rough loss to the Colorado Avalanche last night, but the series is far from finished. After grinding through a demanding postseason and showing they can play with one of the league’s elite teams, the Wild now find themselves in a familiar playoff spot: Their backs are again...
Oskar Olausson is heading back to Sweden . Mattias Persson and Johan Svensson of Expressen reported that the Minnesota Wild pending restricted free agent is in the final stages of negotiations with SHL club Frolunda HC, and EliteProspects confirmed the transaction was officially posted. It is a return home for the 23-year-old Stockholm native and prospect whose NHL development has taken one of the more winding roads in recent draft history. Selected 28th overall by the Colorado Avalanche...
Here are your links for today: Devils Links A new name in the front office: “It’s hard to view this addition as anything but a big positive. Birch served as the director of hockey operations and salary cap management for the league’s most successful team in recent years. As noted when rumors first surfaced, his […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning probably weren’t going to go after Charlie Coyle, the 34-year-old forward who finished the season with Columbus. Now, it looks like no one is going to get the chance. The Columbus Blue Jackets are re-signing Coyle to a six-year deal that carries a $6 million AAV. The new contract will keep him in red, white, and blue until 2032. Welcome to the new salary cap. Coyle was ranked 7th in The Athletic’s Big Free Agency Board and is solid, middle-of-the-lineup center. He ...
Seventeen years ago today, the Penguins blew past the Washington Capitals in a series-deciding game on the road, sending Pittsburgh to the Eastern Conference Final for a second straight season. It was 2009. The Penguins and the Capitals were putting on a show for the hockey world with six games of what felt like uncontrolled […]
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Wednesday in May: Jack Bell – Jets RB Breece Hall: ‘This Could Be My Best Season’ Christian Arnold – Mark Gastineau appealing denial of ESPN ‘30 for 30’ lawsuit in latest legal twist Alex Smith – Breece Hall believes […]
In front of a raucous crowd of 6,104 at Place Bell, the Montreal Victoire defeated the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Tuesday night in the decisive fifth game of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series. For a franchise that had reached the playoffs in each of its first three seasons but had never advanced beyond the opening round, this victory marked a major breakthrough. Montreal head coach Kori Cheverie called it the biggest win in the organization’s history to date. The ...
Buffalo tied it up, so sad for the Habs.
Colorado has a chance to clinch their spot in the conference final tonight, but the other two remaining series continue to provide good drama. Islanders News Elsewhere
*It was a big day yesterday for the assembled Flyers media, as they had their chance to ask the Flyers players anything they wanted, to presumably get some insight into how these guys felt about their season, the playoffs, etc. So naturally they asked a bunch of questions about Matvei Michkov, and, also naturally, his teammates had nothing bad to say about him. [ BSH ] *Of course they spoke to Matvei himself as well, and as usual, Michkov did nothing to shy away from his disappointment in...
Vitals Player: Rickard RakellBorn: May 5, 1993 (33 years old)Height: 6-foot-1Weight: 194 poundsHometown: Sundbyberg, SwedenShoots: RightDraft: 2011 first round (30th overall) by the Anaheim Ducks2025-26 Statistics: 60 games played, 24 goals, 24 assists, 48 pointsContract Status: Rakell has two seasons remaining on his contract with a $5 million AAV through 2027-28.History: 2024-25; 2023-24; 2022-23; 2021-22 Monthly Splits via Yahoo! […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Martin St-Louis believes his team can play any type of game the opposition wants to challenge them with. [ Montreal Gazette ] A first taste of the playoffs “meant everything” to Joe Veleno. [ Montreal Gazette ] As the Canadiens rise, Vincent Lecavalier finds his place in a familiar Stanley Cup pursuit. [ The Athletic ] With the Canadiens dominating the spotlight, where do the Laval Rocket go from here? [ La Presse ] Around the leag...
Pavel Dorofeyev roofed the rebound of Jack Eichel’s shot for his second goal of the game 4:10 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hart finished with 34 saves for Vegas, who took a three games to two lead in the series. Beckett Sennecke scored in his fourth straight game of the series, and Olen Zellweger tied it for the Ducks with 3:05 remaining in regulati...
I'm not here to point out the embarrassing act that the Barrie Colts pulled following their OHL semifinal win. It was all over sports highlight shows, and Colts head coach Dylan Smoskowitz apologized for the behaviour that he said he encouraged. What makes that look even worse in hindsight at this point, though, is that the Colts' season came to an end tonight as they were swept in the OHL Final by the Kitchener Rangers. Again, I'm not here to rip on the Colts for what they did, but karma seem...
Qualifying was completed today at the two events on the USTA Pro Circuit, with the women competing in a W35 in Bethany Beach Delaware and the men playing at an M25 in Pensacola Florida.Rain washed out the first day of qualifying Monday in Bethany Beach, so two rounds had to be played today, but fortunately for officials, the qualifying draws did not fill and and several players qualified without
Zac Gallen getting lit up, the Dbacks offense allowing an opposing pitcher to cruise through 8 innings needing only 95 pitches. I feel like I have typed this exact game recap multiple times already this season. So I will make this quick as there is not much that came from this game that is going […]
The Texas Rangers scored seven runs while the Arizona Diamondbacks scored four runs. The roof was open allowing for a breath of fresh air at The Shed tonight. One night after going nine innings without a run, the Rangers scored one batter into tonight’s game when surprise leadoff hitter Joc Pederson took Zac Gallen deep […]
The NHL announced on Tuesday evening that Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will be suspended for the first six games of next season, the result of a slash on Buffalo’s Zach Benson in Game 6 of the Bruins-Sabres series. McAvoy was given a major and a game misconduct on the play in real time, with that […]
First period Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in net, as the Buffalo Sabres desperately look for someone to slow down Montreal’s offence. Luukkonen stops the first shot of the game, from Cole Caufield on a two-on-one with Juraj Slafkovský. It’s not as energetic a start as the Sabres had in Game 3. Alex Tuch gets a lane to the net and sends a short-side shot off the post. Now the Sabres are beginning to make things happen. Dobeš had to shoot out his glove to deny the latest sh...
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. As the 2026…
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