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The tone in Kris Knoblauch’s voice signals to me he’s toying with the idea. When questioned after Edmonton Oilers practice, he sounded like he’s leaning toward the decision, but won’t say it yet. If he had a dog to walk around his hotel, he’d do the Don Cherry trick and ask Blue who he should…
The Colorado Avalanche have battled through three tightly contested games thus far in their first-round series, emerging victorious despite, among other things, the stifling defensive tactics employed by the Los Angeles Kings. With a victory today, the Avalanche can be the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the second round of the […]
A lot of things went right for the Penguins in their Game 4 win over the Flyers. A handful of them: Add it all up and it’s enough to earn another game. There are still some problem areas, Anthony Mantha looks like he’s at half-speed at times and is a shell of the player who […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished second in their division this season, which might not sound like a big deal but is a huge deal in the AHL playoff format that grants the top-two teams in the Atlantic Division a pass into the second round of the playoffs. That means a lot considering the first round is […]
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Lina Ljungblom scored in the sixth round of the shootout as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Seattle Torrent 2-1 to finish atop the PWHL standings and clinch the top seed on Saturday night. Ann-Renée Desbiens made five saves on six shots in the shootout, and 23 saves during play to secure the win. That means Montreal will select their first round opponent on Sunday between the third-seed Minnesota Frost and fourth-seed Ottawa Charge. Those are the same two teams they could have cho...
If the Minnesota Wild can turn themselves from perennial also-rans to a legitimate Stanley Cup contender, December 12, 2025, will be seen as the turning point. Of course it will. That's when the Wild made the Quinn Hughes trade, bringing the transformative defenseman into the fold. But t...
While Minnesota Wild fans waited with bated breath for Game 4 of the playoffs, they apparently decided that there wasn’t enough to complain about. Well, good thing The Athletic published a bullet point in one of their articles that spurred on an entire morning’s worth of idiotic discourse....
Happy Sunday, Jets fans! The 2026 NFL Draft is complete. Now you can bask in a class of young players. Randy Lange – Jets Visit Familiar April Themes with Vigor During the 2026 NFL Draft Zack Rosenblatt – New York Jets 2026 NFL Draft takeaways: Roster improves, but where does QB Cade Klubnik fit? Connor […]
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On Saturday, the New England Patriots added six players to their roster during the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft. After shuffling around the draft board and securing trades with both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings, the Patriots made one fifth-round selection, two in the sixth and three in the seventh. The […]
Boxing is not what it once was, but for much of the 20th century, it was a huge draw. Fighters from Joe Louis, to Rocky Marciano, then later, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman, came across as warriors in the ring. Ali was widely acknowledged as the greatest, including by himself, and his fights […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) MTL leads 2-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Bell Centre was as loud as expected for Game 3. Unlike last year when the Montreal Canadiens returned to play their first game down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals...
The Charlotte Checkers season came to a disappointing and sudden end when Julien Gauthier scored 14:50 into overtime to lift the Springfield Thunderbirds a 2-1 win in Game 3 at Bojangles Coliseum. Tobias Björnfot opened the scoring off an assist from Jack Studnicka 5:58 into the first period. The Checkers held the lead until Calle Rosen beat Cooper Black at 5:45 of the third. Springfield’s Georgi Romanov stopped 34 saves while Black made 22 saves for Charlotte, who didn’t get a goal from a for...
Sunderland were battered by Nottingham Forest on friday night, so joining us to help give us some perspective is none other than former Sunderland midfielder Gordon Armstrong! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get in […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Mike Matheson says the Canadiens are focused on keeping the Tampa Bay Lightning on the perimeter. [ La Presse ] “Nothing is decided yet. The line is thin,” Martin St-Louis cautions with the Canadiens up 2-1. [ TVA Sports ] Working with Adam Nicholas helped turned Lane Hutson’s shot into the force it’s been in the playoffs. [ Journal de Montreal ] Arber Xhekaj has learned how to stay engaged despite limited playing time to make sure he’s e...
The Cincinnati Bearcats were well represented at the NFL Draft. The fourth and final Bearcat came off the board at pick No. 235 in the seventh round, as center Gavin Gerhardt officially boarded the NFL stage as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Gerhardt joins teammates Jake Golday (pick No. 52, also to the Vikings), […]
It was pretty clear from Game One last Saturday that these Carolina Hurricanes were not going to be denied. They may still lose in these Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the Ottawa Senators were not going to be the team to end the Hurricanes' dream of a Stanley Cup parade this season. Despite the heroics shown by goaltender Linus Ullmark, the depth of the Hurricanes showed in each game as they got contributions up and down the lineup that the Senators simply could not match. Mix in an ineffective pow...
The Flyers started slow, tried to make up for it with a decent third period, but in the end couldn’t sweep the Penguins. The result was a fifth game in Pittsburgh on Monday night after losing to the Pens 4-2 in Game 4. The basics First period: 14:24- Sidney Crosby (Erik Karlsson) (PPG) Second period: 1:03- Rickard Rakell (Unassisted), 15:40- Denver Barkey (Trevor Zegras, Cam York) Third period: 4:27- Kris Letang (Sidney Crosby, Rickard, Rakell), 7:03- Travis Konecny (Christian Dvorak...
Pregame The Penguins mix it up a bit, the old second line is back, Elmer Soderblom is back, Ilya Solovyov and Arturs Silovs makes his Penguin playoff debut in a do or die situation. The Flyers don’t have any changes from what has gotten them the 3-0 series lead. First period Pittsburgh gets off to […]
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Penn State forward Gavin McKenna has been considered the consensus 1st-overall pick in this year's upcoming NHL Draft. The forward made the jump from the WHL's Medicine Hat Tigers to the NCAA and Big Ten, to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Since he arrived in the Big Ten, he's played against a tougher crop of opponents, and despite that, has managed to perform above a point-per-game pace (1.45 PPG), scoring 51 points (16-35) in 35 games in Happy Valley. GAVIN MC...
It was a close one but the A’s were on the wrong side of a 4-3 decision on Saturday evening, falling to the division-rival Texas Rangers and setting up a high-stakes game for Sunday when first place in the division will be on the line. More to come…
The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Did You Know They Were Originally From Philadelphia? Athletics scored three runs. Against the AL West-leading A’s tonight, the Rangers looked like they were about to finally succumb to the dreaded below .500 record while guaranteeing themselves a series loss only for their April hero to save […]
Jaden Schwartz is one of the more notable pending unrestricted free agents heading into the summer. If he ends up testing the market instead of signing a contract extension with the Seattle Kraken, he should generate a good amount of interest. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign Schwartz during the offseason if he becomes a free agent. New Jersey Devils The Devils need to add more secondary offensive production, so Schwartz could make a lot of sense f...