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Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant writes that, after a series win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, the Texas Rangers finished a 40 game gauntlet to begin the season with an opportunity to ascend. Kennedi Landry writes that the Rangers were treated to a vintage Jacob deGrom performance in the series-clinching finale win over Chicago. ESPN […]

NHL Rumors: Big Development On Kevin Hayes' NHL Future

Kevin Hayes is heading into free agency this summer, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are not expected to be involved. Josh Yohe of The Athletic confirmed the organization has no plans to offer the 34-year-old center a new contract. Yohe framed it as: Hayes was a good soldier during his time in Pittsburgh, but his lack of foot speed made cracking the lineup a challenge, and he will not return next season. The decision is one of the easier ones Kyle Dubas faces this offseason, which is saying so...

Bottom Six Minutes: Lane Hutson getting MVP love from the Bell Centre

After earning a split on the road with a big win in game two, the Montreal Canadiens were welcomed back to the Bell Centre by a raucous crowd for game three on Sunday night. They rewarded their fans with a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, and an even more complete performance this time around. For the first time in the playoffs, they’ve won back-to-back games, and have a chance to take a stranglehold on this series in front of what promises to be another epic Bell Centre turnout for game four ...

Weekly Cupcakes:

Avalanche will have a couple tough decisions this summer now that NHL salary cap is set. [The Denver Post] Pressure falls on Avalanche as they aim to purge playoff ghosts. [Sportsnet] Avalanche remain confident in goaltending duo entering Game 4 against Wild. [NHL] Necas’ breakout year with Avs includes 100-point season, playoff success and locker-room […]

Monday Morning Bag Skate 5-11-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS What did we learn about Louis Crevier during his first full NHL season? ( SCH ) What recent NHL history says about the Blackhawks’ options with the No. 4 pick ( SCH ) Exploring additional options available to the Blackhawks with the No. 4 pick ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 210 — A deflating draft lottery ( SCH ) Blackhawks drop two spots following draft lottery; will select No. 4 over...

Carolina’s Cap Comparison: Wide Receivers

With the player additions mostly finalized for this offseason, many fans are curious where the Panthers stand in terms of cap space and distribution. In this series, we’ll take a look at just how much the Panthers have tied up in specific position groups over the next couple of seasons, what contracts could be terminated […]

NHL Rumors: New Team Linked To Bruce Cassidy

The Los Angeles Kings have a coaching vacancy and a roster talented enough to deserve better than another first-round playoff exit. Bruce Cassidy has a Stanley Cup, a Jack Adams Award, and no job. David Pagnotta of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reported this week on the Hot Stove program that Cassidy has emerged as a candidate for the Kings' head coaching position. The Kings fired Jim Hiller on March 1, replaced him with interim head coach D.J. Smith for the remainder of the regular season,...

New York Jets Flight Connections 05/11/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Monday in May: Eric Allen – Jets Sign OL Landon Young, Waive WR Mac Dalena Robert Sanchez – Jets sign OL Landon Young Geoffrey A Knox – D’Angelo Ponds responds to Aaron Glenn comparisons at Jets minicamp Justin Melo […]

Lightning Morning News: Tampa Bay has decision to make on two prospects

Julien BriseBois’ could have one of the easiest summers of his tenure as Lightning general manager. Sure, he needs to find some depth scoring, make the team a little younger without sacrificing talent, and figure out what to do with Darren Raddysh and Nikita Kucherov, but at least he doesn’t have a lot of RFA’s to deal with. One additional task on his summer to-do list is decide if the Lightning are going to offer entry-level contracts to two of their recent draft picks. The draft rights ...

One Reason Why The Wild Can Win Game 4

The Minnesota Wild have an opportunity to even the series against the Colorado Avalanche and it would be massive. Going down 2-0, not many people outside of Minnesota were thinking the Wild had a chance to make it a competitive series, but after Saturday's big 5-1 win for Game 3, now they certainly...

Monday Morning Fly By: The end of the road

*The Flyers really seemed to give it their all in Saturday night’s Game 4, but in the end, it was just not enough to overcome what is a very, very good Carolina Hurricanes team. Boys did their best. Recap ! *Because this team can never simply be normal, Rick Tocchet decided to scratch Matvei Michkov in what was, obviously, the biggest game of the season. So that’s cool. [ BSH ] *But yeah, it’s hard to be mad at where this season ended up. Running into a team on what is shaping up to ...

Islanders News: Pulock under the knife

We’re still in the quiet, other-teams-are-competing part of the offseason, but there was one bit of news on an Islanders player who was grinding through some injuries during the final third. Meanwhile, among those still-competing teams, Minnesota has restored possibility in its series with the Avalanche, the Canadiens have taken the lead on Buffalo, and […]

Monday is a must-win for the Montreal Victoire in more ways than one

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the winner-take-all game between the Montreal Victoire and Minnesota Frost on Monday night at Place Bell is a must-win game. It is Game 5 of a best-of-five series. It is the first time that the Victoire will have the chance to use their well-earned home-ice advantage with a chance to move on to the Walter Cup Final. Home-ice advantage in a best-of-five series is tricky at times for the higher seed. You are guaranteed to be trying to close out a ...

Jets sign OL Landon Young

The New York Jets have announced the signing of former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Landon Young. Following a tryout at the Jets’ rookie minicamp, Young inked a new deal for a fresh start in the Big Apple. Young was a 2021 sixth-round draft pick out of Kentucky. Although never breaking out into a consistent […]

2025-26 Season in Review: Bryan Rust

Vitals Player: Bryan RustBorn: May 11, 1992 (Age 33 season)Height: 5’ 11”Weight: 202 poundsHometown: Pontiac, MichiganShoots: RightDraft: 2010 third round (80th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 72 games played, 29 goals, 36 assists = 65 points; 6 games played, 1 goal, 1 assist in playoffs.Contract Status: Rust has two seasons remaining on a six year deal signed back in 2022 with an AAV of […]

Monday Stanley Cup Playoffs GameDay

Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell scored a goal, and Aleksander Barkov had an assist in Finland’s 5-1 victory over Sweden at the Beijer Hockey Games in Ängelholm, Sweden. The Finns won the four-day event with a 2-0-1 record. Finland will open the IIHF World Championship on March 15, versus Germany in Zurich. Panthers defensemen Mikulas Hovorka and Marek Alscher saw duty in Czechia’s 5-1 loss to Switzerland. The Czechs finished the event in third place. Finland will open the IIHF World...

Monday Habs Headlines: Zachary Bolduc glad top line gets so much attention

Montreal Canadiens news and notes Zachary Bolduc says that the flip side of the Canadiens’ top line not scoring at five-on-five is that they’re keeping the top players on the other team occupied to allow those like him to contribute offensively. [ La Presse ] As if Jakub Dobeš playing a solid game in net wasn’t enough, he’s also become a bit of a pest for other teams. [ Journal de Montreal ] See Dobeš soaking in the Bell Centre atmosphere during his on-ice interview after last...

‘I told him to shut his mouth’ – Gavi opens up on Clasico spat with Vinicius Jr after Barcelona win La Liga

Barcelona midfielder Gavi spoke about Vinicius Jr after another clash with the Brazilian during Sunday’s 2-0 Clasico win over Real Madrid. Vinicius had a few exchanges with Barcelona players over the 90 minutes and Gavi revealed what he told the forward at the Camp Nou. “Vinicius is just football. What happens on the pitch stays […]

Passing On Lutsharel Geertruida Could Be A Misstep By Sunderland

On Match of the Day’s coverage of Sunderland’s iconic victory over Newcastle United at St James’ Park, it was arguably down to sheer dumb luck (or possibly just a superb piece of TV direction), that as the Lads celebrated Brian Brobbey’s late winner with emotions running highly in front of the Leazes End, a pitchside […]