Buccaneers After losing WR Mike Evans, the Buccaneers added veteran RB Kenneth Gainwell and third-round WR Ted Hurst to help bolster their offensive weapons. Tampa Bay QB Baker Mayfield expressed his immense respect for Gainwell and praised Hurst’s game because of his size and strong hands. “Ken has been doing great,” Mayfield said, via the […]
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John Chayka isn’t messing around. After trading Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit to Philadelphia and hiring Jim Hiller as head coach, the Maple Leafs were back in the headlines on Friday morning, completing a sign-and-trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning for Toronto native Darren Raddysh. Naturally, that’s where the conversation started on the Friday edition…
Katie Gaus, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discuss the Leafs and Lightning's trade, draft rankings, Mike Babcock being cleared to coach and more.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have moved on from one of their defenders from the 2025-26 season. The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded for Darren Raddysh, who was set to be an unrestricted free agent. While the Lightning made the move to trade away Raddysh, there was also the possibility they would re-sign the blueliner themselves, […]
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The NHL offseason is officially in full swing.
A summer of seismic change continues on for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto acquired defenceman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Raddysh promptly signed an eight-year extension, reportedly worth $8.5 million per season. There may be some sticker shock, but as Daily Faceoff’s…
If, as Tom Petty once sang, the waiting is indeed the hardest part, then things are about to get a lot easier in the Darren Raddysh saga. The 30-year-old defenseman will not make it to July 1st and free agency. Nor will he be a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning next season. The Lightning have announced that they have traded Raddysh to the Toronto Maple Leafs in return for a fifth-round selection in the 2026 NHL draft.
Thus ends one of the big question marks for the Lightning and the NHL t...
The NHL offseason got a big jolt when the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Now, general manager John Chayka has made a statement that will fire fans up, according to David Pagnotta. “Leafs GM John Chayka: “We are thrilled to add a defenceman of Darren’s caliber to our […]
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The Nationals and Rays are facing off this weekend, and these two teams suddenly have very deep ties. In a lot of ways, the Rays are the model organization that the Nats are trying to become, though hopefully with a bit more spending. Between Blake Butera, Curtis Mead, Michael Johns and Ani Kilambi, there are […]
Raddysh set career highs in 2025-26 with 22 goals and 48 assists for 70 points, averaging 22:42 of ice time.
I shouldn’t mislead you: the Orioles are not hovering at .500 right now, because they’re actually sitting at 35-41 (.461), fourth in the AL East, staring up at the Yankees, Rays, and even the Blue Jays. I can’t even analytics our way out of here: their Pythagorean record, the model that predicts wins based on […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially announced the acquisition of defenceman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team announced on Friday morning. The news originally broke in the middle of night on early Friday morning, with Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman reporting the sign-and-trade just before 2:00 AM eastern time. The Maple Leafs made…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have pulled off the first blockbuster move of the offseason, acquiring top pending UFA defenseman Darren […]
Elliotte Friedman reported on Thursday (Jun. 18) evening that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning were finalizing a sign-and-trade involving Darren Raddysh, and on Friday (Jun. 19) morning,…
Three weeks ago, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said running back Bucky Irving would be ready for a full return from shoulder surgery “in the summer or the fall.” That freaked out a lot of fans. The “fall?” Well, Buccaneers […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have made one of the biggest moves of the NHL offseason, acquiring defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a sign-and-trade agreement. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun reported on X that Toronto and Tampa Bay…
Coming off a career year, defenseman Darren Raddysh is going to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a sign-and-trade deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new general manager after a disastrous 2025-26 season. John Chayka has taken over and has wasted no time making big moves. First, he traded away Joseph Woll in a blockbuster deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. Then, he began working on a deal for the Leafs to acquire Darren Raddysh […]
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NHL insider Elliotte Friedman just dropped a bombshell late Thursday night.
Joe believes if Baker Mayfield can get this number down a little, it will go a long way to helping Mayfield stay healthy down the stretch. Last year Mayfield was bad down the stretch as the Bucs lost seven of […]
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The Tampa Bay Lightning traded Darren Raddysh to the Toronto Maple Leafs in an overnight blockbuster, and that's going to open up a massive hole on the right side of their blueline. Insert free-agent-to-be, John Carlson. Carlson was shockingly traded to the Anaheim Ducks mid-season last year, after almost two decades as a Washington Capital. The deal caught Carlson off guard in the biggest way, and while he enjoyed his time playing hockey for the Ducks in sunny California, Carlson informed Duc...
The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to sign defensive end Charles Snowden. Snowden attended the Cowboys' mandatory minicamp on a tryout basis earlier this week and did enough to earn a contract and a chance to compete for a 53-man roster spot. The Career That Got Him Here
Snowden, 28, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2021 out of Virginia, where he was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2020.
He spent time with the Buccaneers in 2022 before catching on with th...
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning will be announcing a blockbuster sign-and-trade that will see defenceman Darren Raddysh head to his hometown Maple Leafs, this according to Elliotte Friedman's mid-morning report. Late-night news: Don’t expect this to be finalized until the morning, but there is word the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are working on a sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh. The 30-year-old defenceman had a breakthrough 2025-26 with 22 goals and 70 points ...
If the Patriots want to put their defense over the top for the 2026 season, they need to pay very close attention to an ongoing situation in Tampa Bay.
Yes, The 33rd Team is still alive. The publication, about a year or so ago, stopped publishing written content. Now, it just does podcasts and some stats, and one nugge was from a study of all offensive tackles to find […]
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