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Goaltender Dan Vladar becoming Flyers’ unsung hero and leader

Throughout the season, it’s been a three-man race as to who has been the guy the Flyers have gone to all season. For most of the year it was Trevor Zegras. But he’s slowed down a bit on his points pace. Winger Travis Konecny has picked up the slack and now leads the team in points, yet even he’s had some games and moments that he’d like to have back. The one guy that has managed to be even keel most of the way — and been one of the brightest and biggest lights thus far — is goaltender Dan Vlad...

GM #56: Montreal Canadiens @ Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets have returned home from a 4 game road trip that saw the franchise continue to pick up points on a regular basis, as they went 2-1-1 to grab 5 of the available 8 points. Yet, despite going 7-3-3 since January 9th ( getting 17 of the available 26 pts ), the True Northers have only managed to close the gap on the Western Conference’s last wildcard spot by 2 points ( were down 11 pts, but it is now only 9 ). At that pace, the Jets would need 65 more games in the regular season to...

2025 Season in Review: Marcus Semien

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 second baseman Marcus Semien. Former second baseman Marcus Semien, I guess […]

The Kaprizov-Hughes Chemistry Has Arrived

When the Minnesota Wild swung a trade for Quinn Hughes, the NHL world immediately drooled at the possibility of him and superstar Kirill Kaprizov elevating each other's games. Hughes did a lot of heavy lifting for the Vancouver Canucks, while Kaprizov was the main offensive engine in Minnesota. Now...

Rick Tocchet talks about extending Matvei Michkov’s shifts in Flyers win

The Philadelphia Flyers earned a feel-good 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals that helped them wash away a whole lot of their ongoing issues. Sure, it doesn’t help that they suffered a brutal stretch that almost cemented them as a non-playoff team, but Tuesday night’s win was perfectly timed after the messy drama between head coach Rick Tocchet and winger Matvei Michkov spilled into the national spotlight. The main gripe surrounding this drama was the lack of minutes given to Michkov an...

Game Review: Maple Leafs enter the break on a high note with a satisfying win in Edmonton

They aren’t dead yet. The Maple Leafs will head into the Olympic break on a three-game winning streak and five points out of a playoff spot. To me, it’s still not enough to consider changing course on selling before the deadline, but that’s a different story. For now, let’s discuss a nice Leaf effort to […] The post Game Review: Maple Leafs enter the break on a high note with a satisfying win in Edmonton appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

Panthers season in review: The special teams

We’ve been doing an audit on the Carolina Panthers 2025 season over the last couple of weeks. First we talked about the run and pass offense, then the run and pass defense. Now we have the ever important but often overlooked third phase of the game, the special teams. How it went The Panthers were […]

Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 2-4-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Rinzel learning how to use brainpower to overcome lack of physical power ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks insider: Mikheyev not worrying about future as trade deadline approaches ( Sun-Times ) RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Sharks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Fels ) The Levshunov Problem ( Fels ) Blackhawks could have two top-16 picks in 2026 NHL Draft if pantahers don’t make late run ( Sun-Times )...

Jets are hiring Frank Reich as offensive coordinator

The Jets have found Tanner Engstrand’s replacement as offensive coordinator. Long-time NFL coach Frank Reich will take the role per Adam Schefter. Reich served as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2018 through 2022 and the Carolina Panthers in 2023. He most recently spent the year as interim head coach at Stanford University […]

Remembering 10 stars who lost their best Olympic opportunity in 2018 and 2022

We’re about to hit a whole bunch of important Olympic milestones. The NHL break starts tomorrow night. The first preliminary round games are next Wednesday. The medal round starts two weeks from tomorrow. Construction on the arena should be finished shortly after that. The point is, this happening. And that’s big, because as every hockey fan knows, the NHL hasn’t been to an Olympics since 2014. That’s 12 years ago, which is a long wait for fans. But it’s also a big gap for the players – big en...

The Oilers penalty kill sucks again, Frederic tries to fight the wrong guy, and one more game until the Olympics

Oilers, Leafs. Leafs, Oilers. They’re games that always bring a big, split, noisy crowd to Rogers Place, and it was no different Tuesday night, with competing chants all three periods. The energy was nothing short of fantastic, and it’s a shame the Leafs are so far from being a Stanley Cup contender, because an all-Canadian…

Quack Fix 2026-2-4

Kelly Graves Mid-week availability Maddox Malony named to Baseball America player of the year pre-season watchlist Brayden Jaksa named to Baseball America Freshmen of the year pre-season watchlist Ducks are ranked in preseason baseball coaches poll Highlight of the Day: Oregon vs UCLA Baseball 2025

Mets Morning News: Another Mets cap in the Hall

Meet the Mets New York—specifically Etihad Park, which is being constructed right next to Citi Field—will be hosting group stage soccer games during the 2028 Olympics. Rest easy: Keith Hernandez has signed a new deal with SNY to return to the booth for yet another Mets season. However, Keith will be cutting back on his […]

What the NHL’s Olympic Roster Freeze could mean for the Penguins

The Olympics are approaching and there’s a housekeeping note to be aware of starting this afternoon. From PuckPedia: During the Olympics, there are restrictions on teams making player transactions. The Olympic Roster freeze goes from February 4 at 3pm ET to February 22 at 11:59 ET. During the freeze: -No Trades are permitted-Players can be […]

NHL Rumors: Projected Maple Leafs Trade Return for Bobby McMann

The Toronto Maple Leafs are drifting closer to seller territory, and one name consistently coming up in league circles is Bobby McMann.  With Toronto sitting outside the playoff picture and facing a shallow sellers’ market, McMann has quietly become one of the most appealing deadline pieces available.  His combination of speed, versatility, and a bargain $1.35 million cap hit puts general manager Brad Treliving in a position of leverage as contenders search for uncomplicated scoring ...

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs & Oilers Linked to Trade

With the Olympic break about to slam the door on roster movement, the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs are suddenly getting tied together in a surprising place: Brandon Carlo .  On Elliotte Friedman ’s 32 Thoughts , the word is Edmonton may have at least explored Carlo’s availability, even if the league feedback sounds split between “yeah, I heard that too” and “no chance,” according to Friedman. Why Carlo is popping up in Edmonton’s orbit The Carlo chatter surfaced while Fried...