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A pause in the middle of the season is a great time to reflect on the latest news and happenings for the Colorado Avalanche but to also look ahead at the near future including the 2026 Winter Olympics, trade deadline and beyond. What are your thoughts on the Winter Classic announcement and outdoor game in […]
The Bobby McMann market is only expected to get louder, and the Colorado Avalanche are starting to feel like a legitimate landing spot if a trade actually happens. With the Toronto Maple Leafs flirting with sell mode and reportedly asking for a first-round pick, McMann has turned into a deadline winger that contenders love to add in March. He has 19 goals and 13 assists in 56 games this season, he's a proven 20-goal scorer, and his $1.35 million cap hit makes him one of the easiest plugs...
Good morning, LSB. Jeff Wilson offers up his spring training preview in which he lists three players who could make or break the Rangers offense. The Rangers added another bullpen arm in righty Ryan Brasier. Texas lands among MLB dot com’s list of teams with the best 1-2 punches at the top of their respective […]
Vincent Trocheck checks a lot of boxes that make him an intriguing and arguably ideal trade target for the Minnesota Wild, especially considering his age, cap hit, and position. Trocheck is in his age-32 season, making him intriguing for the Wild. He’s still in his prime. Still, he’s old enough...
The Los Angeles Kings landed Artemi Panarin, but they weren’t done shopping. Elliotte Friedman reported Los Angeles still wants a true middle of the ice driver, and the Kings even tried to get New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck included in the Panarin negotiations. Kings interest in Vincent Trocheck won’t go away Trocheck, 32, checks every box for a contender trying to get nastier down the middle. He’s producing again this season with 36 points in 43 games, and he’s comin...
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The Florida Panthers are idle for the next three weeks. Ten of the club’s skaters will be heading to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Matthew Tkachuk will play for the Unites States; Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart and Brad Marchand wil skate for Canada; Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola will suit up for Finland; Sandis Vilmanis and Uvis Balinksis are part of the Latvian team; and Gustav Forsling will patrol the blue line for Sweden. Group Stage games will begin on Wednesday. ...
NHLers should be all on their way to Italy or the beach today.
The Penguins find themselves holding a playoff position at the Olympic break almost entirely because of a series of surprise contributions. They’re exceeding any and all realistic preseason expectations as a result. This break gives a good chance to circle back at the preseason to re-emphasize just how incredible many things have worked out on […]
With the final day of NHL action complete as the league takes a break for three weeks for the Winter Olympics, the Montreal Canadiens’ currently sit on 72 points, with only five teams ranked ahead of them in the overall standings. As impressive as that performance through 57 games has been, Montreal is only three points clear of fifth place in the division. The Detroit Red Wings required one extra game to reach 72 points and rank third. The Buffalo Sabres hold the first wild-card spot, an...
Like many Liverpool fans, I was sad to see Harvey Elliott leave this summer on a season-long loan to Aston Villa, with an obligation to buy if he makes a paltry 10 appearances. On one hand, it made sense: the current manager Arne Slot clearly didn’t rate the young attacking midfielder, and he is too […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Experience coaching at both the NHL and AHL levels gave Pascal Vincent plenty of lessons to bring into his current role with the Laval Rocket. [ AHL.com ] The Laval Rocket hired Ilia Ejov as their new goaltending coach. [ La Presse ] Joshua Roy had two goals and Florian Xhekaj recorded three points as the Rocket came back to beat the Cleveland Monsters on Friday night. [ AHL.com ] Samuel Montembeault is the player the Canadiens need to se...
The Wolf Pack offense couldn't find the necessary second goal in a close loss to the top team in the Eastern Conference.
Manchester United will be looking to make it four wins out of four under interim boss Michael Carrick when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford for an intriguing Premier League clash on Saturday lunchtime. The two teams butt heads for the first time since August when Matthijs de Ligt scored a 96th-minute equaliser for […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers will be getting their first look at James Harden in a Cleveland uniform on Saturday night. He was originally listed as questionable, but has been updated to available. That alone will be a reason to watch this game. This is also the first time the Cavs and Kings have met since executing […]
Tyler Muszelik made 16 saves to help the UConn men’s hockey team shutout the Northeastern Huskies, 2-0, at Bentley Arena in Waltham, MA on Friday night. Ethan Gardula and Carlin Dezainde had the goals for UConn. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms had a season-high 41 shots and scored five times, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were one better thanks to Matt Dumba’s hat trick and a sensational night from goaltender Joel Blomqvist for an entertaining 6-5 victory over the hosts Friday night. The basics First period: 1:14- Matt Dumba (Ville Koivunen, Tristan Broz) 4:11- Ville Koivunen (Tristan Broz, Melvin Fernstrom), 15:34- Lane Pederson (Unassisted) (SHG) Second period: 1:40- Maxence Guenette (Anthony Richa...
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ disastrous wrap to their pre-Olympic schedule, Leon Draisaitl’s coaching comments, line combos, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a…
After arriving in Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong joined TSN’s Ryan Rishaug to discuss selecting Seth Jarvis to replace the injured Brayden Point and the process of preparing the players to compete next week. With Brayden Point unavailable, Seth Jarvis has received the call. What was your thought process […] The post Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong on NHL players arriving at the Olympics: “I was lucky enough to stay alive long enough to do this in 2026” appear...
The Boston College men’s hockey team lost an ugly one on Friday night, falling to Vermont 6-1 to snap a four game winning streak. The Eagles fell behind early and were never able to catch up in this one, as the Catamounts were the better team by a considerable margin over the full 60 minutes. […]
“Our first five minutes of every period were not very good, but I thought we rebounded from it extremely well… I’ll give credit to [Cleveland] for not quitting and pushing us to the end… It’s a disappointment because we were up 2-0. If we’re going to be the team we want to be, we have […] The post Jacob Quillan scores in AHL return, Toronto Marlies surrender two-goal lead in OT loss to Cleveland appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
In just a few days, men’s hockey at the 2026 Olympics will begin. This year, the Edmonton Oilers will send three players, with Connor McDavid representing Team Canada, and both Leon Draisaitl and Josh Samanski representing Team Germany. It’s the first time since 2014 that National Hockey League players have played in the tournament. The…
Nazem Kadri was one of the buzziest centers on the rumor mill for the first half of the season, despite the fact that neither he nor the Calgary Flames were interested in a trade. More recently, we learned that Kadri actually would be open to a trade, to the right spot. Nevertheless, his trade market seems to have quieted a bit, and according to insider Elliotte Friedman , writing in his 32 Thoughts column for Sportsnet, there are two reasons for that. And they're named Vince...