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Flyers’ Owen Tippett becoming do-it-all force — even at center

During Saturday’s game against the host San Jose Sharks, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet was trying to find an answer to a simple question. The Flyers, who all season have been behind the eight ball when it came to center depth, were really in a bind. Sean Couturier was out of the lineup, and Noah Cates was in the penalty box. That left centers Christian Dvorak (who logged a ridiculous 25:32 by game’s end) and Trevor Zegras as options. The only problem Zegras had just come off the ice. He had n...

Texas Rangers lineup for March 23, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for March 23, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Michael Wacha for the Royals. Tonight is the first of two exhibitions between the Rangers at the Royals at the Shed. Apparently they enjoy each other’s company so much that even after spending the […]

Mankato and Duluth Are Headed To the Dance

Two of Minnesota’s Division I hockey programs officially punched their tickets to the 2026 NCAA tournament this week, as March Madness takes to the ice. Minnesota State Mankato won the CCHA conference tournament on Friday in a clinical victory over St. Thomas. Meanwhile, Minnesota Duluth had an at-l...

Flyers sign prospect Alex Ciernik to entry-level contract

The Philadelphia Flyers are doing some business as we head into the final weeks of the regular season. Their latest transaction is signing a winger prospect that has not had a good development path, to his entry-level contract. Announced by the team on Monday afternoon, the Flyers have signed winger Alex Ciernik to a three-year entry-level contract. This is an interesting grab for a whole lot of reasons. OFFICIAL: We have signed forward Alex Ciernik to a three-year entry-level contra...

2025 Season in Review: Josh Smith

With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at infielder Josh Smith. In 2024, Josh Smith played several defensive positions […]

Coffee with the Caps, Monday March 23

Good Monday morning, Caps fans. Hope you had a good weekend and that the week ahead is a good one. The Caps’ perfect start was foiled by San Jose, with a belter from Beau Leroux being the only thing separating the two sides. Credit to San Jose, who have vastly improved their defensive shape since these two teams last met at BC Place. This was … Source

Which NBA Prospect Impressed You in the March Madness Opener?

The first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is in the books. 64 teams have been narrowed down to 16. Between Thursday and Sunday, we saw hundreds of players cross the court. Some of them were bound for the NBA long before the ball tipped on their first March Madness game. Others are carving out […]

Have the Oilers become a ‘one-pair team’ on defence?

For the fourth year in a row, the Edmonton Oilers’ top defensive pair, featuring Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard, has been a dominant force. Since the Olympic break, the Oilers are plus-six in goals and plus-17 in shots when at least one of them is on the ice at five-on-five. They’ve even outscored the opposition…

2025 Season in Review: Hoby Milner

With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at reliever Hoby Milner. The Texas Rangers signed Hoby Milner to a […]

Oilers Thoughts: Savoie should stay on the first line, teammates are stepping up for each other, and the Nurse–Murphy pairing is steadily rising

It’s never a dull moment in Oil Country with the Edmonton Oilers. After Saturday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the spotlight was on Connor McDavid, praising how well-coached the Lightning are, subtly turning attention toward his own coach — this while Leon Draisaitl is in Germany receiving treatment, with Oilers fans crossing their…

Where Porter Martone fits in the Flyers lineup and why it matters

While the Flyers try to cling to their playoff lives, Michigan State and Porter Martone are licking their wounds. The heavily favored Spartans were upset in the semi-finals of the Big Ten Championship by a 13-20-2 Ohio State team, losing in overtime and ending their bid for a conference championship. With 24 goals and 47 points, Martone leads his team in both categories, while also providing a leadership factor and physical play that can’t be measured. How long he’ll be tied up with ...

St. Louis Blues Sign Hobey Baker Finalist NCAA Free Agent

  The St. Louis Blues have made a move for their future, signing one of the top NCAA college hockey free agents, landing  forward Felix Trudeau on a two-year entry-level contract. #stlblues     have signed collegiate free agent forward Felix Trudeau to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning with the 2026-27 season and he will join Springfield for the remainder of the season on an amateur tryout. — Lou Korac (@lkorac10) March 23, 2026 The 23-year-old 6'2" forward will now joi...

3 Offseason Trade Destinations for Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere

The New York Rangers kicked off their retool by trading multiple players this season. Artemi Panarin, Carson Soucy, Sam Carrick, and Brennan Othmann were all traded by the Rangers this season, and more players could be on the move this summer. Alexis Lafreniere is one Rangers player who has come up in the rumor mill for several seasons now. While he has been heating up down the stretch, the possibility of him being dealt during the summer should not be ruled out. Due to this, let's look at thr...

The week ahead: Another big (and tough) week for Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins March schedule was always going to be daunting, and they are almost through it. So far, all things considered, they have handled it mostly okay, especially given the absences of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin for a significant part of it. I said at the beginning if they could just play .500 […]

Can the Flyers finally win the one that matters?

As the stretch run dwindles down and the playoffs approach, the Philadelphia Flyers somehow find themselves in the thick of things once again. Five points back of the final wild card spot with two games in-hand, and five points back of the Blue Jackets for the last Metropolitan division spot, and one game in-hand on them. With a crucial game at home against Columbus upcoming, that could really swing the odds in the Flyers favor if they are able to win it.  But over the past decade, the Fl...