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Late Jacob Quillan goal rescues point after Toronto Marlies forfeit another third-period lead in Cleveland

“I thought it was a step in the right direction. We got one point, and we’ll move on from this. We didn’t really give them much, but unfortunately, a couple of our mistakes were catastrophic, and there wasn’t much Dennis [Hildeby] could do about them. Other than that, we played a pretty good game, so […] The post Late Jacob Quillan goal rescues point after Toronto Marlies forfeit another third-period lead in Cleveland appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

Surprising Development in Logan Stanley’s Trade Market

6-foot-7 defenseman Logan Stanley is having a breakout season for the Winnipeg Jets. And for the hulking blueliner, it comes just in time, as he's set to become an unrestricted free agent at season's end.  His two-year, $2.5 million contract ($1.25M AAV) is coming to an end, and he'll be due for a raise. But in the meantime, he'll be a wanted man on the trade market, as the bruising d-man with the booming shot would be a huge (excuse the pun) add for any playoff team's blueline.  But...

7 Teams Battle It Out For Right-Shot Blueliners on Trade Market

Contenders around the NHL are getting set to hit the trade market, looking to fill their team's needs down the stretch. And outside of centers, the next most sought-after position for clubs is a right-shot defenseman. They are always in demand. According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen , the Ottawa Senators are focused on bringing in a legit right-D blueliner, but they'll have plenty of competition. He says there are half a dozen other teams that will also be battling it out for the fe...

What Should We Name the Baby? Minnesota Wild Edition

As we ease out of the Winter Olympics and back into the second half of the NHL season, the Minnesota Wild's social media admin has been easing us in with some fun pictures and videos from team skates. The latest one asked the players what they would name a baby if it had to be a hockey-related term....

Trevor Zegras reacts to Team USA’s thrilling win over Canada for Olympic gold

The Flyers practiced Sunday but had to stop for a few hours to watch (like everyone in Canada) the men’s gold medal game between Team Canada and Team USA. The States came out on top in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory, but a few Flyers on both sides of the fence spoke about the game itself and their thoughts. Trevor Zegras, who is a friend of the Hughes brothers, including game-winning goal scored Jack Hughes, was riveted to the screen like most people. “Yeah, it was sweet,” Zegras s...

Woody Johnson’s report card from Jets fans is in

Recently the NFL announced that the results of report cards players fill out each year to grade their teams will no longer be made public. Jets owner Woody Johnson was reportedly behind the league’s push to block publication of the grades. Johnson was upset a year ago when Jets players gave him an F for […]

Monday Musings: A wild night in Coral Gables

Happy Monday, everybody. Hope your week has gotten off to a great start. The Miami Hurricanes had some notable happenings in the sports world since the last time I touched base, so let’s get right to them. 1) Holy moly. What a night it was in Coral Gables last Tuesday night. I had my phone […]

Baseball: No. 7 TCU swept in three-game road series at No. 1 UCLA

After a disappointing midweek loss against UT-Arlington, No. 7 TCU traveled west for a major showdown against No. 1 UCLA, the top team in the Big Ten. It was a rough trip for the Horned Frogs, who were swept by the Bruins and allowed 30 runs over the three-game series. TCU (2-5), which has now […]

Texas Rangers lineup for February 23, 2026

Should we start doing the lineup posts at this point in camp? Sure, why not… The lineup: Haggerty — CF Jansen — C Duran — 3B Foscue — 1B Canha — RF Wade — SS Cauley — 2B Herrera — DH Velazquez — LF Jack Leiter is on the mound for Texas. 2:10 p.m. Central […]

Avery Hayes recalled, Pens getting back into the flow

The Penguins skated a few days last week and have a few more days to get ready for the schedule to kick back up again starting Thursday for a home game against New Jersey. There’s a new face back, Avery Hayes has returned to the NHL roster from the AHL after the break. Hayes scored […]

NHL Rumors: New Trade Suitor Emerging for Flyers' Rasmus Ristolainen

The Philadelphia Flyers are starting to get calls on Rasmus Ristolainen again, and this time the market looks better after a solid performance at the Olympics, where he came away with a Bronze Medal with Team Finland. Up to six teams have checked in on Ristolainen over the past two weeks, according to Flyers' reporter Anthony Di Marco . OLYMPIC MEDALIST RASMUS RISTOLAINEN! 🥉👏🇫🇮 #MilanoCortina | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/GDoMO5O5Kn — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 21, 2026 The 6-...

Ranking Free Agent WRs

The New York Jets are towards the top of the league in cap space this offseason, and with a defense heavy draft in April, it makes sense for the Jets to try and tackle one of the their biggest weaknesses in free agency. That being their desperate need for playable wide receivers.  Beyond Garrett Wilson […]

2025 Season in Review: Merrill Kelly

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 pitcher Merrill Kelly. Sometimes things don’t work out. Such is the […]

Islanders Anxiety – Episode 362 – Sloth in a Sauna

Mike and Dan look ahead to the Islanders resuming their season with three huge games, and present a special Olympic version of Master Leaf Theatre. The Islanders’ final 24 games will be a brutal sprint, with lots of in-conference opponents, a road trip out west and seven back-to-backs. They get a taste of all of […]

Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen drawing significant trade interest across NHL

With the gold medal awarded at the 2026 Winter Olympics and the NHL roster freeze lifted as of Sunday at midnight, the transactions are expected to really pick up ahead of the trade deadline just 12 days away. One name that could certainly be moved is Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen and according to recent reports, there are several teams interested in the hulking rearguard. According to Daily Faceoff’s Anthony Di Marco, the Flyers are receiving trade interest from at le...

NHL Rumors: Oilers & Blackhawks Becoming Trade Partners

The Connor Murphy trade chatter is picking up steam now that the trade freeze has been lifted, and the Edmonton Oilers sound like a team that could be interested.  Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson floated the idea that Edmonton’s bigger deadline need is a right-shot top-four defender, and he pointed to Murphy as a good fit next to Darnell Nurse if the Chicago Blackhawks decide to sell. Connor Murphy trade fit with Oilers is obvious Murphy checks a lot of the boxes Edmonton seems to nee...

Baseball Series Recap: Youngstown State

Your Oregon Ducks played host to the Youngstown State Penguins this past weekend, in a four game series. So let’s get into it!  Game One: Thursday Oooooh boy, was this game a fun one, with Oregon jumping out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning by playing small-ball (sac fly, two RBI singles, […]

Quack Fix 2026-2-23

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