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Penn State returns to Hockey Valley for a two-game showdown with Michigan State this weekend. All eyes will be on the outdoor game on Saturday, but tonight’s game at Pegula Ice Arena should be a wild atmosphere. Two of the best goaltenders in the NCAA will square off this weekend in a critical battle in […]
As we know, modern NHL nicknames are terrible, with most of them either just being a player's name with an -er or -y ending tacked on, or something based on player initials that features zero creativity. Let's fix that. How it works: Readers send in nicknames for players (or lines or pairings or whatever), and a small group of us rule on whether they were good or not. We're be looking for either of two kinds of submissions: - Brand new nicknames that you came up with, or that are perco...
Trocheck is too valuable to keep, Lafrenière might be broken (or fixable), and Braden Schneider could be the kind of trade chip GMs convince themselves they can save.
Maybe gathering for a podcast right after a brutal 6-2 loss wasn't the best timing?
On Thursday night, as the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Boston Bruins, Matvei Michkov took a high hit from David Pastrňák that left him bleeding, and the most alarming part wasn’t the contact itself – it was the Flyers’ lack of response afterward. After the horn sounded in TD Garden last night after the Flyers’ 6-3 loss to the Bruins, one thing was for certain – the team lacks energy. This is not the same team that beat the brakes off the Anaheim Ducks on January 6, and definitely not t...
The Spartans are off to Happy Valley this weekend for a big series against Penn State. Friday’s game is at 6pm on B1G+, while Saturday’s game is outdoors at Beaver Stadium at 1pm on BTN. The outdoor game is expected to draw quite a crowd and the Spartans are no strangers to playing outdoors. The […]
Zach LaVine’s heave that fell wide to secure the Sixers 113-111 win over the Sacramento Kings could only bring more feelings of relief than joy. Despite it feeling prophesied that the Sixers must take every game down to the wire, they were 10-point favorites in this one. They were taking on a lottery team with […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers formally introduced new pitcher MacKenzie Gore yesterday. Kennedi Landry says the Rangers hope Gore can “level up” in Arlington. Evan Grant asks if adding another pitcher to this offense starved roster will be enough to compete in 2026. Kevin Sherrington says the Gore deal was too logical to pass up […]
The Islanders swept, the Rangers sleepwalked, and everyone’s mind is already on the impeding Panarin trade.
The Philadelphia Flyers limped out of the gate to face the Boston Bruins and almost immediately after they stepped onto the ice, they lost Thursday night’s matchup. This massive blunder has now caused some leaders on the team to speak out about their frustration at how the team is really sliding down the standings. After the 6-3 loss to the Bruins, Flyers winger Travis Konecny spoke with the media and appeared extremely dejected . It’s not good practice to really dive into a player’s body...
I’m old enough to remember when a matchup between Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli was top shelf marketing material. Maybe it still should be. The first and third overall picks in the 2023 NHL Draft , Bedard and Fantilli are two of the three players from their draft class to have already eclipsed 100 career points. And, while Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson (the second overall pick) is getting more league-wide talk than Fantilli at this point, the Columbus center (and Michigan product) has actually scor...
It’s wild to think that we’re in late January and still in the hunt for the Oilers’ first three-game win streak of the season. I don’t know why they haven’t been able to do it, but it’s a story that came up once again ahead of Thursday’s matchup with the San Jose Sharks. This was…
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on UCLA on Saturday at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles for a battle of the Big Ten’s two premier blue bloods. The one slight, minute, barely even worth mentioning upside of conference realignment is that it’s gotten one of the most consistently great college hoops programs into […]
The Ottawa Senators are trying to right the ship, as they aim to claw their way back into the playoff picture. They're currently on a two-game win streak, rattling off impressive home victories against the Vegas Golden Knights (7-1) and the Colorado Avalanche (5-2). That will keep the buying trade chatter alive for the Senators, and one name that keeps circling around the team is Calgary Flames winger Blake Coleman. Team reporter Bruce Garrioch has said Ottawa has at least checked ...
A late penalty on Niko Mikkola loomed large in the Florida Panthers costly 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Mikkola’s drive by of goaltender Joel Hofer with 1:54 left in the game put the Blues on a power play that they cashed in on with nine seconds remaining on the clock when Jimmy Snuggerud whipped Pavel Buchnevich’s circle-to-circle crossing pass past Daniil Tarasov. The second assist went to Jordan Kyrou, who was named First Star for his one-goal, two-assist perfo...
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re getting through all your burning questions in a week full of winter storms throughout the country. Let’s lock in! Bruce Guild: You can only keep one of our current starting corners. Who are you keeping and why? PantherBlueBlood: […]
Welcome to Friday, folks! We’ve got a low of 0º F in Boston today, with wind chills as low as -18º F, so bundle up if you’re heading out. You don’t need any frostbite to round out your January. The Bruins ended January in fine form last night, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 at TD […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) Blackhawks working with Levshunov to improve his shooting velocity, deception ( Sun-Times ) As Connor Murphy’s Blackhawks tenure nears its end, he still dreams about rewarding Chicago for its patience ( Sun-Times ) GM Kyle Davidson sees progress from 21-39-9 Blackhawks: “We have taken a nice step” ( Tribune ) RE...
The New York Rangers ’ sell-off chatter has (somehow) moved past just Artemi Panarin. Frank Seravalli ’s recent take is that Vincent Trocheck might actually be the more valuable deadline piece. His logic is that Panarin is the bigger star, but he’s a pure rental with a full no-move clause and a massive cap number, which narrows the market fast. Trocheck is a playoff-style center, signed for multiple seasons at a far easier hit, and that kind of cost certainty can make GMs do reckle...
The draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs took place this morning, and Borussia Dortmund were drawn against Italian side Atalanta. The first leg of BVB’s play-off will take place on the 17th, at the Westfalenstadion, and Dortmund will travel to the Stadio di Bergamo for the second leg on the 24th February. If BVB […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links A tying third-period goal from Jesper Bratt, and a Nico Hischier goal in overtime pushed the Devils to a 3-2 win over the Predators on Thursday. [Devils NHL] Well! “The Devils did well in the Palát half of this trade, but Tsyplakov is not a bum. He […]
First Victor Wembanyama is named the to the NBA All-Star starting five, the first French player in history to garner the honors. Then the three young guards — Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and David Jones Garcia — were named to the NBA Rising Star competition. And now Spurs rookie Carter Bryant has signed on to […]