Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“I have a lot more in my toolbox than what I’ve shown so far,” Zachary Bolduc admits after being a healthy scratch on Thursday night. [ La Presse ]
Pierre LeBrun believes the Los Angeles Kings could be interested in acquiring Patrik Laine. [ The Athletic ]
With Noah Dobson reaching 40 points on the season to join Lane Hutson, the Canadiens have had two defencemen reach that milestone for the first time since P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov in 20...
Recap of the game.
Fans have, unfortunately, grown accustomed to there being a gap in talent when the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers play each other. And that was once again the case on Friday, as the team’s squared off for the first of two Cactus League showdowns. In a happy change of pace, however, the talent […]
The Lakers (34-24) look to snap their losing streak against the Golden State Warriors (31-28) on Saturday. The season series between both these Pacific Division teams is currently tied at 1-1. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors When: 5:30 p.m. PT, Feb. 28 Where: Chase Center Watch: ABC Just when you […]
For nearly a full year we’ve wondered what the Los Angeles Rams plan to do with multiple first round picks. We rarely see this team make a selection in the NFL Draft’s opening round let alone appear on the clock twice. Could Sean McVay and Les Snead use the additional first rounder from the Atlanta […]
The good thing about the Lakers is that when things are going well, the attention the franchise receives is more than virtually anyone else in sports gets. However, the other side of that coin is that when losses are piling up, the media frenzy is just as loud, perhaps even louder. After the Lakers lost […]
The Edmonton Oilers scored 13 goals in two games, and in five of six periods, they dominated the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. It is a very small sample size, but the systemic changes Knoblauch made had the Oilers playing with better puck support, more pace, fewer stretch passes, and they were less reliant…
The Los Angeles Mike Trouts of Anaheim sent the Cincinnati Reds to their showers with a 4-3 defeat on Friday at Goodyear Ballpark in Arizona. The Reds had been riding a 3-game win streak heading into this game, which did not feature Mike Trout even though I insinuated that it did with a misleading nickname […]
All good things must eventually end, and that includes the Dodgers winning streak to open the spring as the San Francisco Giants took Friday’s contest 12-4. Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his final spring tune-up before playing for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Yamamoto gave up a pair of runs, including a leadoff home run […]
LA’s loss to Phoenix on Thursday was a frustrating one for the Lakers, considering how hard they played in the fourth quarter only to fall to the Suns by just three points. Royce O’Neale was the hero for Phoenix, knocking down what turned out to be the game-winning three with just 1.7 seconds left in […]
It’s time for the defensive and tight ends to take us through day two of this year’s NFL Combine. Below are four players across today’s positions that I believe the Chargers should keep an eye on when they take the field in Indy. CB D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana Call him undersized at your own risk, but […]
Heading into the 2026 offseason, two of the NFL’s best wide receivers from 2025 will be eligible for a contract extension. Those two players are Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. While Njigba was a first-round pick and has a fifth-year option, the Seahawks will almost certainly […]
The White Sox have three split-squad game days this spring, including the Prospect Breakout game vs. the Dodgers. And, lucky you, today is the first! There no Munetaka Murakami today for the Sox — or for any time in the near future, as he has departed to join Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic. […]
The Dodgers look to make it a 7-0 start this spring, as they are on the road to take on the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes his final spring start against left-hander Robbie Ray. FRIDAY GAME INFO
Offensively, the Los Angeles Rams appear set with defense at the forefront of their mind in the 2026 NFL draft. However, with two first-round picks, the Rams can afford a luxury pick like Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate with one of those selections. Tyler Sullivan of CBS Sports believes that Tate would fill a […]
The Cincinnati Reds continue their quest to play only in Goodyear Ballpark on Friday, as they’ll take the field at their home stadium for the fifth time through six Cactus League games played so far this spring. When they do so, they’ll be up against a former teammate, too. Brent Suter will lead the charge […]
When Deandre Ayton joined the Lakers, he said all the right things. He talked about proving his critics wrong and not taking this opportunity for granted. For a while, it worked. In November, Ayton was the best version of himself, averaging 16.6 points and nine rebounds per game. Recently, though, his scoring has dropped, his […]
The Winnipeg Jets started the final stretch of the NHL’s 2025-26 campaign with a victory and they will need to pile up a lot more of those if they hope to qualify for the playoffs. The win over Vancouver did allow our team to close the gap to the final wildcard spot from 11 pts to 9 pts, so the True Northers took a good first step if they want to book a spot in the post-season.
The next obstacle in Winnipeg’s path is the Anaheim Ducks, who they will square off against in another late nigh...
The Dodgers play two games on Saturday, their first of two split-squad games this spring. Both such days involve both the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. This time, the Cubs come to Camelback Ranch and the game vs. Texas is in Surprise. On March 15, the Dodgers host the Rangers and travel to Mesa to […]
The Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants on Friday in Scottsdale, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto making his second start of the spring, and his last outing before departing to join Team Japan for the World Baseball Classic. Lineup The Dodgers have a split-squad day with two games on Saturday, which means several regulars aren’t making […]
Day 2 of the Combine brings the cornerbacks, safeties and tight ends into the spotlight. With the secondary being a Los Angeles Rams position of need, or more precisely, positions (plural) of need, there are a myriad of prospects to monitor and move up or down on draft boards. Here are a few of my […]
Regardless of where any of us fell on the spectrum of belief that the Lakers could actually be a championship contender this season, we could all agree that their most realistic path to reaching that status would be on the offensive side of the ball. Sure, they added some free agents who could help bolster […]
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The Edmonton Oilers snapped their four-game losing streak emphatically, handing the Los Angeles Kings an 8-1 beating in their home barn on Thursday night. Coming off a frustrating 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in which they surrendered three separate leads, the Oilers delivered their most complete performance of the season to get back in…
If there’s one thing we can safely predict about the 2026 Dodgers, it’s that they will use many different arms to get through the 186 days of the regular season. In 2023 they set a franchise record by using 39 different pitchers, then topped that by using 40 pitchers in each of the last two […]