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New Jersey Devils in advanced trade talks on RHD Simon Nemec

The New Jersey Devils are involved in trade talks surrounding right-handed defenceman Simon Nemec. TSN's Pierre LeBrun was first on the case and had this to share on Wednesday: Going to be interesting to see what happens on the Simon Nemec front. Devils are taking calls on the second overall pick from '22. No shortage of teams checking in. New Jersey happy to keep him, but if there's a deal that upgrades their forwards in a real way, they're going to… — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 4, ...

Flyers are experimenting with their lineup in the worst way

Coming out of the Olympic break with the playoffs looking like a longshot proposition, it is due time for the Flyers to play younger options, throw the lines in a blender, and try and find some combinations that could work for the future.  Whether it be a Tippett-Zegras-Michkov line that loads up on offence, moving Denver Barkey onto the power play full-time, or a host of other more radical moves that could be made to shake things up, there’s really no limit on what the Flyers can do...

Newcastle vs. Man Utd — Eddie Howe: Match Preview

Newcastle United host Manchester United at St James’ Park on Wednesday night in MD29 of the Premier League. Newcastle enter the match sitting in a precarious 13th position in the table after losing five of their last six league matches. A horrid 3-2 home defeat to Everton at the weekend marked their third consecutive Premier […]

Grading the Mavericks: Klay Thompson got a raw deal, but he has taken it in stride

The Mavericks were 1-4 over the last week and remain in 12th place in the West. They beat Brooklyn (123-114), and lost four largely uncompetitive games to Sacramento (130-121), Memphis (124-105), Oklahoma City (100-87), and Charlotte (117-90). Naji Marshall led the team in scoring with 20.3 points per game. Cooper Flagg (foot) remains out, while […]

NHLTR: Edmonton Oilers trading Andrew Mangiapane

The Andrew Mangiapane sweepstakes will be coming to an end over the next 48 hours, as the Edmonton Oilers are engaged in advanced trade talks around the struggling winger. Mangiapane was recently sent down by the Oilers to the AHL, and only played one shift, just to ensure he 'played' in one game, and is now eligible to be traded. The Oilers want to acquire a third-line center and have interest in Nic Roy and Scott Laughton off the Toronto Maple Leafs, but need to move Mangiapane first, to cle...

Should this team make a big deadline deal? (Spoiler: Yes, but they probably won't)

It’s trade deadline week. Should your favorite team do something big? Yes. Will they? Probably not. That’s life in the NHL, a results-oriented league where the outcome is all that matters unless you’re a GM, in which case you’re allowed to mumble about your job being hard and everyone is supposed to feel sorry for you. These guys have only had four months to figure this stuff out since the season started, including two weeks off during the Olympics. Be reasonable. Or don’t. Today, we’re going ...

NHL Rumors: Sabres Backing Out of Trade Talks for Robert Thomas

The Buffalo Sabres - St. Louis Blues Robert Thomas trade buzz that dominated deadline chatter on Tuesday appears to have completely collapsed.  After pushing aggressively to land the St. Louis Blues’ top centre, the Buffalo Sabres reportedly walked away from negotiations once the full asking price became clear. Sabres Blues Robert Thomas trade talks fall apart According to TSN insider Darren Dreger , the Sabres and Blues pushed negotiations as far as they could before hitting a wall.&...

TRADE: Golden Knights & Predators Complete Deal

The Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights linked up on a late-night deal that sent bottom-six forward Cole Smith to the desert. Predators Golden Knights trade adds grit in Vegas Vegas landed Smith for a 2028 third-round pick and defense prospect Christoffer Sedoff.  Smith, 30, brings a specific package that plays in the spring: he has 10 points this season, but he’s also thrown 119 hits, logged heavy shorthanded work at 2:19 per game, and plays a relentless, defense-first style of ...

Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 3-4-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Jets 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) Jason Dickinson is prepared for possible trade: “My game is well-built for playoffs” ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks player poll results: Best chirper? Most obnoxious? Worst dressed? ( Athletic ) Blackhawks trade Connor Murphy to the Oilers ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) ( Fels ) Andre Burakovsky thankful for Jeff Blash...

Predators' Ryan O'Reilly exits game with cut near eye

A very scary scene on Tuesday night as Nashville Predators forward Ryan O'Reilly had to leave the game after being cut near his eye. The Predators were playing the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night and O'Reilly was struck near his left eye with a stick, very close to be severely harmful. The Preds forward was hit with Charlie Coyle's errant stick off a faceoff midway through the third period, and he did not return.  "For those who are concerned about Ryan O'Reilly, we expect that he is ...

Maple Leafs & Wild Emerging as Trade Partners

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild are becoming more and more plausible trade partners as Friday's deadline creeps closer.  Maple Leafs forwards Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann have both acknowledged the noise around their names, and the Wild's general manager Bill Guerin is clearly in the market for forward help as the Central Division race tightens. Maple Leafs Wild trade partners for Scott Laughton Laughton feels like the best fit if Minnesota wants a dependable middle of t...

Fading Panthers beaten 5-1 by Devils

The Florida Panthers losing streak is at three after they fell by a 5-1 count to the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center in the return of Tomas Nosek to the active lineup. New Jersey got goals from five different players – Arseny Gritsyuk, Dougie Hamilton, Cody Glass, Dawson Mercer and Simon Nemec – and former Panther Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 of 21 shots faced as the Devils struck another blow to Florida’s fading playoff chances. After Gritsyuk opened the scoring 12:10 into firs...

Devils in the Details – 3/4/26: On the Move Edition

Here are your links for today: Devils Links Arseny Gritsyuk, Dougie Hamilton, Cody Glass, Dawson Mercer and Simon Nemec all scored as the Devils took a 5-1 win over the Panthers on Tuesday. [Devils NHL] Tom Fitzgerald is still running the show this deadline, for some reason: “On the surface, Hamilton’s 2025-26 season looks like […]

New York Jets Flight Connections 03/04/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Wednesday in March: Eric Allen – Jets Place Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag on RB Breece Hall Susanna Weir – Players Who Elevated Their Draft Stock at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine Jack Bell – RB Jeremiyah Love Played the Game […]

Wild Trade Valuable Draft Pick For Tall Fourth-Line Center

The Minnesota Wild have made their first trade in the week of the deadline! Boy, we hope it's someone cool and good and truly makes a massive impact on the team and the Wild didn't give up too much -- but we also understand if it was needed to give up a bunch of assets and... Wait, the Wild tra...

Islanders Gameday News: California swing begins in Anaheim

The Islanders and their five-game win streak touched down in California and got their skating legs going at practice Tuesday. A back-to-back begins tonight in Anaheim, which will be playing its own back-to-back after losing at home last night to the Avalanche. After an orange-heavy kickoff, this trip includes Los Angeles tomorrow and San Jose […]

Pens Points: Tripped up in Boston

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins shipped up to Boston on Tuesday night. The Penguins fell 2-1 to the B’s after taking an early lead from an Erik Karlsson goal but surrendering two fast first-period goals, and despite late pressure, they couldn’t find the equalizer. Next up is Buffalo […]

Wednesday Morning Fly By: Two days to go

*We’ve got two more days and one more game before the trade deadline, and with the Flyers winning games it’s kinda up in the air what GMDB is going to do. The Flyers are pretty hot right now, which might complicate things a bit. [ Inquirer ] *Only four points out of a playoff spot! [ NBC Sports Philly ] *Good news though is that Danny Briere says they won’t be shopping for rentals. The thing you do when you’re going all-in to make a run. So good to know that he knows that’s a bad ide...

Commentary: Charting the Hobey Race

This year's Hobey Baker Award race is fairly wide open, or at least more open than other recent years have been.That's because you have a top-end forward (Max Plante), a top-end defenseman (Eric Pohlkamp) and a top-end goalie (Trey Augustine). Plus others of their ilk right behind them. Then you have the actual leading point scorer (Ethan Wyttenbach) and the actual leading goal scorer (Hayden Stavroff...

Wednesday Habs Headlines: Focusing on the current roster

Montreal Canadiens news and notes The trade deadline is just part of the business, says Kaiden Guhle. [ Montreal Gazette ] The Habs hope that Kirby Dach can hold his position on the first line. [ Montreal Gazette ] The Habs have decisions to make with Arber Xhekaj and Jayden Struble. [ The Hockey Writers ] David Reinbacher and his renewed belief in his abilities. [ Radio-Canada ] When thinking about a Robert Thomas trade, consider: what would the Canadiens want in ex...