Last night’s game against the Flames was for the Flyers, in many ways, a doozy. An uninspired effort from the skaters, which amounted to a meager 18 shots generated (and only nine between the first two periods) on the way to a 2-1 loss and resulted in some largely measured but still pretty pointed criticism from their head coach, the Flyers put together a game which was, it feels fair to say, probably their worst of the season. And on the other side of that, they had Aleksei Kolosov, up from t...
Some tough news for the Jets centre
The Cleveland Browns are going to look different coming out of their bye week and heading into Week 10 versus the New York Jets, but we don’t know in how many ways. WR Cedric Tillman is likely to return from injured reserve this week, but the 2026 NFL trade deadline could lead to other changes […]
Vaakanainen sidelined, Trocheck skating again, and lineup questions loom ahead of a key stretch before Thanksgiving.
The New York Islanders haven't taken themselves out of the playoff race early, but it is also very early in the season. The team is 6-5-1 and hasn't looked too bad. This isn't a year many expected the Islanders to do much, but those days are on their way with Matthew Schaefer leading the charge. For now, decisions are going to have to be made about the roster this season. Some of the veterans won't be around to see the success that is to come for the Islanders, especially a couple who are in t...
8 games, 32 receptions, 489 yards, and six touchdowns. That will be the final statistics on Tucker Kraft’s 2025 season. On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers’ budding star tight end suffered a knee injury that knocked him out of the team’s game against the Carolina Panthers, and the extent of that injury was confirmed on […]
The Cleveland Browns return from their bye week with an interesting schedule heading into Week 10 versus the New York Jets. The NFL trade deadline hits on Tuesday at 4 PM Eastern, but because they are coming off their bye, the Browns return to the practice field Monday late morning. The Browns roster could look […]
We all had Evgeni Malkin down as a top points man this season, I'm sure.
The focus of the New Jersey Devils this past offseason was addressing the bottom-6. They did that and added some nice pieces, but that is still the main area in which the team will have to address during the season ahead of a highly likely playoff run. The team has star power, a very solid and deep defensive group, and three goalies, so the bottom two lines are what need a little more juice. According to David Pagnotta, "They don't need to bring in star power. You want to start to look to brin...
Your Monday edition of the Links, News, and Notes!
The Jets are getting ready to depart Winnipeg with a three-game win streak sitting right at the top of the NHL standings (in 2nd spot). The only question mark from a health perspective was Gustav Nyquist and potentially if either Dylan Samberg and Cole Perfetti are out of the yellow, non-contact jerseys. Skate news: Adam […]
Most Cleveland Browns fans are in one of two camps coming out of their Week 9 bye week: “Please fast forward to the 2026 NFL draft” or “Please do something, anything to make this offense better.” With the New York Jets next up on the schedule, the latter could happen in much the way that […]
You can only try to come up with so many different ways to say the same thing, but maybe it’s the best to make it extremely simple: The Philadelphia Flyers had a very bad weekend and head coach Rick Tocchet is asking some questions of his roster.
After losing a disheartening game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the very next day the Flyers hosted the NHL’s worst team in the Calgary Flames. And they applied almost zero offensive pressure in the 2-1 loss — a performance that is...
The Calgary Flames have had a very poor start to the season and some things are going to change. The first thing that is going to happen is that players start being moved. Two players in particular have been called into question about their fits with the team moving forward. Frank Seravalli said, "I think you'd have to begin to have the conversation about whether or not you think (Morgan) Frost and/or (Joel) Farabee have fit." Considering the age and production of Frost and Farabee in comparis...
The Rangers finally have chemistry. And now Trocheck’s return could test it. Should Sullivan tinker or stay the course?
The Tennessee Titans are on a bye this week. That means we will get a Sunday where we don’t have to pay attention to bad football. The Titans dropped to 1-8 with their 27-20 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The New York Jets were this week, so the Titans moved up to second in […]
The old saying from Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Parcells infamously goes, “You are what your record says you are.” Well, the St. Louis Blues are 3-8-2, losers of seven straight games. Coach Jim Montgomery called out the team’s defensive errors last Tuesday against Detroit as “shocking.” “It’s shocking, to be honest. The amount of…
Over the past two seasons, Dawson Mercer has not been able to reach the heights of his breakout 2022-23 campaign. That season, he posted 27 goals and 56 points, all while dominating the run of play on a line with Nico Hischier and Tomas Tatar for much of the season. It was an excellent sophomore […]
Mike and Dan recap a busy week in which the Islanders stayed afloat thanks in large part to record-breaking super rookie Matthew Schaefer. The week started very poorly, with another blown lead followed by another blowout to a familiar bully. But what looked like a new bottom gave way to an unexpected rebound. A comeback […]
After a week off to watch and wait, Iowa is poised to return to the friendly confines of Kinnick Stadium on Saturday as they play host to the #6 Oregon Ducks. Like Iowa, Oregon comes to Iowa City fresh off a bye with two weeks to prepare. The Ducks come into the week riding a […]
One of the things for which I am truly grateful when it comes to writing this blog is the opportunity to see and hear things before the general public does. Normally, this involves me swearing to uphold my end of the bargain by keeping specific information off this blog, but that's fairly easy to do since I appreciate my sources immensely. That being said, the title and byline written to the left was typed by Adam Waxman of The Hockey News on his October 27 article for the website. Adam may ne...
The St. Louis Blues have announced that they have acquired defenseman Calle Rosen from the Washington Capitals in exchange for blueliner Corey Schueneman. The Blues have acquired defenseman Calle Rosen from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Corey Schueneman. #stlblues DETAILS ➡️ https://t.co/8886jeJpZZ — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 3, 2025 Rosen is a defenseman who the Blues already know well, as he played three NHL seasons for them from 2021-22 to 2023-24. Now, ...
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has spoken about the emotional return of former teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold to Anfield, as the right-back prepares to face his old club in Real Madrid colors in tomorrow night’s Champions League clash — though, due to his health, may not appear in the match at all. Alexander-Arnold, who joined Real […]
I’ll be honest with you guys, I didn’t catch much hockey the past seven days. These west coast trips only get tougher as you get older, apparently. For that, I FEEL SHAME!
Anywho, the Red Wings still have a game left on this road trip, but are already bringing home six points thanks to wins in St. Louis, Los Angeles, and San Jose. Call it luck, call it grit… Call it whatever you want. I think we can all agree that last year’s early-season west coast trip pales in comparison to this one. T...