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The Minnesota Wild threatened to fall apart without Mats Zuccarello to start the season, and they threatened to fall apart in the playoffs without him, falling behind two games to one against the Dallas Stars. On paper, it feels absurd that Zuccarello should be the player to derail Minnesota to...
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev wants to come back to Toronto. The 25-year-old center's agent, Shumi Babaev, confirmed to R.org's Daria Tuboltseva that his client is considering a return to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization after three seasons in the KHL. "Semyon is considering the option of returning to Toronto," Babaev said. "We contacted former general manager Brad Treliving and expressed our desire to return to the club's system. Now we are waiting for the appointment of a new general manag...
It won’t show up on the scoresheet, and it wasn’t directed at anyone in particular. But at one point in overtime, Dan Vladar sounded like he had enough. And he let his teammates know it. With just under six minutes to go in Game 6, and the game still looking for its first goal, Flyers defenseman Cam York cleared the puck. But once again — as was the case for nearly all of the overtime — the Penguins gobbled the puck up in the neutral zone and drove back in. York again played the puck behi...
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Thursday in April: Jack Bell – Notebook | Jets GM Darren Mougey’s Revamped Process Laid Groundwork for Draft Success Eric Allen – Jets Pick Up Fifth-Year Option on Edge Will McDonald IV Randy Lange – Does Kenyon Sadiq Hold […]
Yesterday, we learned Mark Pope was heading to Israel to meet with Marcio Santos, a Brazilian center playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Things seem to be moving quickly in this recruitment, so today, we’re keeping an eye on Santos to see if Kentucky can lock him down and bring him to Lexington. The 23-year-old has […]
The playoffs are steadily widdling down the number of combatants, with the Penguins the latest to fall. Tonight the Wild-Stars and Ducks-Oilers resume their series, with the home team in each aiming to stave off elimination again. Yesterday’s late-breaking news was expected yet tempered by the Islanders’ late-season swoon: Ilya Sorokin is indeed one of […]
Florian Xhekaj scored a goal and Kaapo Kähkönen made 20 saves as the Laval Rocket beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Wednesday night at Place Bell. The win gives Laval a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Joshua Roy scored the eventual game-winning goal and Samuel Blais scored into the empty net for the Rocket. The Rocket were playing their first game of the playoffs, while the Marlies beat the Rochester Americans 2-1 in their three-game series to advance. ...
Up until the very end, the Pittsburgh Penguins battled and fought to force a Game 7 against the Philadelphia Flyers in their first round series, but Dan Vladar was a brick wall in net and Cam York found a just enough daylight behind Arturs Silovs to score an overtime winner that gave the Flyers a […]
*There’s no sense burying the lede here: the Flyers are moving on to the second round! It took a weird and wild overtime game to get there, but they pulled it off. [ BSH ] *Defenseman Cam York was the overtime hero, and he celebrated it in probably the funniest way possible. [ BSH ] *Of course, there’s a whole lot to dig into after a win as big as that one. [ NBCSP ] *In fact, we’ve got takeaways from both sides of the matchup. [ The Athletic ] *One of the bigger bits of ne...
Per Paul Joyce, Liverpool FC goalkeeper Alisson Becker is receptive to a long-term move to Juventus. However, the Brazilian custodian wants to be respectful of Liverpool and will leave the decision in the club’s hands if a formal transfer offer is submitted by the Turin club. The club had previously triggered an extension in March, […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Juraj Slafkovský is too nice on the ice and the Tampa Bay Lightning are using that to their advantage. [ Journal de Montreal ] Given what we’ve seen so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, should the Canadiens have bought during the trade deadline? [ Journal de Montreal ] The Canadiens are exploring options for a Game 6 outdoor watch party after safety concerns led to the removal of barricades. [ CBC ] Veterans will have to help keep emotions...
The Tampa Bay Lightning battled back from one goal deficits twice against the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of their first round series. Unfortunately, they couldn’t answer Alexandre Texier’s early third-period goal as Jakub Dobes made 17 of his 38 saves in the final frame to preserve a 3-2 Montreal win. The series heads back to Montreal with the Lightning facing elimination on Friday. The too-long-didn’t-read version of the game is that Montreal scored all of the big momentum goals. Th...
With the weight of the city of Philadelphia on his shoulders, Flyers defenseman Cam York was able to finish off the Pittsburgh Penguins in dramatic fashion. Potentially ending that entire era of Penguins hockey with one quick flick of his wrist from the point in an improbable overtime period. And of course, he celebrated like a mad man. The Flyers and Penguins were butting heads for the entire 60 minutes through regulation — trading off brief glimpses of high-event hockey as both teams ha...
The Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to be the 11th team in NHL history to force a deciding Game 7 after going down 3-0 in a series but the Philadelphia Flyers stopped them in their tracks and ended up with the series win Wednesday night. Through 60 minutes, the goaltenders were perfect. It was the first time since 2002 that the Flyers went to overtime in a scoreless game — a 1-0 win against Ottawa. Through the nerves, the sweat, and the anxiety, history repeated, and the Flyers are on to the s...
Pregame The Penguins use the same players, lines and goalie from Game 5 for Game 6. Matvei Michkov is back in the lineup for the Flyers, who sit Garnet Hathaway. Philadelphia makes tweaks to all their forward lines and get Noah Juulsen back in the game on defense. First period Not the greatest start for […]
Toronto went to Cleveland with a singular mission. They wanted to do something neither team has done yet in this series: Win on the road. A challenging task on a regular day, even more so in the playoffs. The crowd is unwelcoming. The opponent is more comfortable. It’s no surprise they weren’t able to overcome […]
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’ Game 5 win over the Ducks, what needs to happen in Game 6, the star players stepping up,…
First period They wanted to have towels for the fans to make Benchmark International Arena like the Bell Centre. You can hear a pin drop moments after the opening puck drop. Well, that’s exactly what Martin St-Louis was hoping for when he inserted Brendan Gallagher into the lineup: charge at the net and clean up a rebound. It’s Newhook’s rebound after he got onto his own wide shot, leaving an empty cage for the veteran to hit. Montreal had as many high-danger chan...
The Carolina Panthers have officially picked up quarterback Bryce Young’s fifth-year option. This is news in the most technical sense, as the team indicated their intention to do so months ago. This move has no effect on the team’s 2026 cap space and only ties them to Young through the 2o27 season. What will the […]
The NHL has announced that Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ilya Sorokin, and Jeremy Swayman have been nominated as the 2025-26 Vezina Trophy finalists. Ilya Sorokin, Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the finalists for the 2025-26 Vezina Trophy
After winning the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular-season team in 2024-25, the Winnipeg Jets took a major step in the wrong direction this campaign. They finished the 2025-26 season with an underwhelming 35-35-12 record and missed the playoffs. With this, changes to the Jets' roster are certainly coming this offseason. Let's look at three Jets who likely won't be back in Winnipeg next season. Gustav Nyquist The Jets signed Nyquist to a one-year deal this past offs...
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P.K. Subban knows what a top-tier forward looks like. The former Norris Trophy winner spent his career going against some of the biggest names in the sport in the postseason. Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Patrick Kane, Nathan MacKinno...
It's the start of the division semi-finals for the Marlies and it maybe the final Oilers game of the playoffs.
Erik Gudbranson is among the most notable pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) on the Columbus Blue Jackets. If the Blue Jackets end up not re-signing him, he should be a pretty popular target as a free agent on July 1. Due to this, let's look at three teams that could sign Gudbranson this summer if he ends up hitting the market. Florida Panthers Could the Panthers reunite with Gudbranson? When looking at their roster, it is clear that they could use more experienced depth...
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