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Noah Philp is a 27-year-old who has only appeared in 30 career NHL games, and most of those games were far from memorable. Losing him on waivers is far from the end of the world. It is, however, an example of what I view as a relatively large organizational flaw that the Edmonton Oilers have…
As another year is about to end, we take a look at the prospect pool and dish out some mid-season awards. Best Breakout Season — Gustav Hillstrom The breakout star in the Devils pool this season out of the gate has been Gustav Hillstrom, and while difficulties cracking and earning quality minutes in the SHL […]
I saw someone here on Pensburgh (kudos to who it was and apologies for the faulty memory) equate Kyle Dubas’s progressive wheeling and dealing into the ‘one red paperclip’ theory and that stuck. After Dubas got forward Yegor Chinakhov in exchange for a second round pick (that Pittsburgh received as part of the bounty from […]
The Wisconsin Badgers play their last basketball game of 2025 on Tuesday, as the Milwaukee Panthers come to the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 6:00 PM on the Big Ten Network, and the Badgers are 21.5-point favorites. The Badgers got back in the win column with a solid 88-61 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas […]
The Los Angeles Kings are barely holding down a playoff spot in the West and have only won three of their past 10 games. Fortunately right now, the West is much weaker than the East in terms of the wildcard spots. Regardless, the Kings have to take one last swing at the playoffs with Anze Kopitar and need center depth to do it. Kopitar and Quinton Byfield hold down the top two lines, but Alex Turcotte and Samuel Helenius have been thrust into larger roles even though their ice time is very low...
Foul baiter, flopper, not ethical, unwatchable, disgusting. Jalen Brunson and his game have been called all of these things. But these opinions are voiced rarely, if ever, by people who actually watch and know basketball. These lazy and statistically false narratives are often perpetuated by those who are either salty after losing to Brunson and […]
Oregon women’s basketball came up just short last night, rallying from behind to force two overtime periods before falling to the #6 Michigan Wolverines, 92-87. The Ducks sputtered out of the gate, and with Michigan shooting nearly 77% in the first quarter, Oregon was immediately in a hole. In the middle of the second quarter, […]
Approaching the midway point of the season, the Rangers are still a middle of the pack team at best and can’t maintain any form of consistency as injuries continue to hold them back.
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! I took a week off from the answers portion, partly due to a lack of participation (understandable during the holidays), and mostly because I was super under the weather after Christmas. But we’re back at it this week, and the stakes couldn’t […]
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet would come out and completely confirm it, but from the sounds of it Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim will be on Team Canada’s roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milano. The roster will be officially announced later this week, but, barring a major injury to the player, Tocchet all but guaranteed he’ll be on the club . During a scrum on Monday in Vancouver, Tocchet was asked a series of questions about returning to Vancouver and facing the...
The unofficial start of the NBA trade season (December 15) has passed, and to nobody’s surprise, the Rockets have not made any moves. However, with the season being anything but smooth so far, with losses to the Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, and L.A. Clippers being just a few examples of how they […]
For the third straight season, Ohio State will be playing in the Cotton Bowl. On Wednesday night, the Buckeyes will match up with the Miami Hurricanes, with the winner moving on to the Fiesta Bowl next week to take on the winner of the Sugar Bowl, which will feature Ole Miss and Georgia on New […]
The Carolina Hurricanes suffered another big blow as goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov suffered what seems to be a season-ending injury. The Hurricanes still have Brandon Bussi, who has been somewhat of a saviour for them this season out of nowhere, and Frederik Andersen, who can't really be trusted to play at a high enough level anymore, especially for a Stanley Cup contender. Kochetkov was 6-2-0 on the season with a 2.33 GAA and .899 SV%. The Hurricanes don't allow a ton of shots, so the SV% is alw...
The kids have another week left of their break for the holidays, and I am definitely not counting those days down like it’s a posting window for a Japanese star … I appreciated reading an actual human translation of Tatsuya Imai’s comments about the posting process, which we discussed yesterday , and which concludes this Friday, January 2 at the latest. The automated translations weren’t TOO far off (close enough to get the right sense of where things stand), but this is better: ...
Igor Shesterkin dragged the Rangers to overtime, but once they got there, the lack of talent and offense was impossible to hide.
I don’t think I’m talking out of school when I say that Saturday’s loss to the Flames was one of the more disappointing outcomes we’ve had lately. The Oilers were outplayed for stretches, hit posts en masse, and ultimately came up a goal short of picking up at least a point in the first game…
Looking back on some of my favorite pieces The Ice Garden writers have put together in 2025.
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about the hopes for a bounce back season for Josh Jung after becoming something of the poster child for the team’s woes at the plate in 2025. And, while looking for a breakout candidate for 2026, Landry writes that Jack Leiter appears primed for an even better year after a […]
The Blackhawks have some really hot prospects all over the world putting on a show and big numbers. And, after two hat tricks in the CHL over the weekend, performances in the KHL and at the World Junior Championship had my attention on Monday. Kantserov Continues KHL Dominance Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov scored his KHL-leading 25th and 26th goals of the season on Monday. He added two assists; his four points move him into second in the KHL in that regard now as well. As a Bla...
The Edmonton Oilers have been making moves lately with players coming off of the injured reserve. Noah Philp was placed on waivers and claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes , Cal Clattenburg was assigned to the AHL, and David Tomasek returned to the SHL. But there are still moves yet to be made as Andrew Mangiapane was a healthy scratch in the team's previous game. If the Oilers are sitting Mangiapane over players like Trent Frederic, Adam Henrique, Curtis Lazar, and Max Jones, then there's more ...
It’s been a heck of a calendar year for the Philadelphia Flyers. One that’s been filled with some acrimony, some controversy, and some hope. But through the last 12 months there have been a handful of things that have shaped how the Flyers started the second half of the 2024-25 season back in January. And how they are currently wrapping up the proverbial first half of the 2025-26 season in better position than many anticipated. Here then, in no particular order, are seven things which defined ...
While some may have hoped that it may not happen, most viewed it as inevitable. The Carolina Panthers were going to lose against the Seattle Seahawks, and the division would come down to the final game of the season. They made a game out of it for 50 stressful minutes behind a herculean effort from […]
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This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks’ desire to improve ( Sun-Times ) Foligno’s return adds a little depth to decimated forward corps ( Sun-Times ) RECAPS: Penguins 7, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic ) Blackhawks need more from Oliver Moore, but they also need to give him more ( Sun-Times ) RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times...