We are almost through the second round of the NHL playoffs, the Maple Leafs have a new GM in place, and against all odds, Toronto won the draft lottery. As always, there’s a lot happening in Leafland, even though the team hasn’t played a game in a month. Let’s jump into some long-weekend thoughts on […]
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The Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak on Friday night with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of the home series this weekend. A strong pitching performance punctuated by a walk-off home run that finally gave the club a win in a close game. On Saturday, AJ Hinch […]
The Boston Bruins made a smart choice by trading for center Fraser Minten last March 2025 . Acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Brendan Carlo, with 15 percent of his salary retained, they maximized the return with a 2026 first-round pick, and a 2025 fourth-round pick attached to the prospect. He finished his first full season with the Bruins in 2025-26, scoring 35 points (17 goals, 18 assists) in 82 games, being moved up and down the lineup by head coach Mar...
It should be no secret that Hockey Canada has changed their jersey designs repeatedly over the last number of years. Hockey Canada essentially has made their market when it comes to hockey jerseys because there seems to be a new design every couple of years based on emerging fashion trends and shrinking jersey sales. The jerseys to left, which cannot be worn in the Olympics due to Hockey Canada's logo, were fairly iconic for most of the IIHF tournaments, but Canada has changed that design that...
The Tigers came home from New York with their tails between their legs, hoping their fortunes would change with some home-cooking. An unexpected bullpen game (of sorts) with finally some strong pitching, a key stolen base and a well-placed line drive gave the Tigers a 3-2 victory in the opener of a three-game weekend series […]
Well, after a dramatic walk off victory on Wednesday we get a crushing walk off loss. Jeff Hoffman takes the L, but actually wasn’t really bad. The bigger problem was managing just five hits and two walks off a pretty bad bullpen in a game where the expected bulk guy was knocked out after two […]
It's already been a whirlwind of activity for the Toronto Maple Leafs' new front office of Johny Chayka and Mats Sundin. A lottery win, a coach firing, and the wild ride is just beginning. The names are starting to come out of the woodwork as they launch the search for their next head coach. Craig Berube was fired this week, and a job that some would say is too onerous, and others would say is highly coveted, is now wide open. According to insider Elliotte Friedman, speaking on his...
Detroit Tigers (19-25) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (19-24) Time/Place: 6:45 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bluebird BanterMedia: Apple TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Ty Madden (0-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Yesavage (1-1, 0.68 ERA) Lineups BLUE JAYS TIGERS George Springer – DH Kevin McGonigle – SS Yohendrick Pinango – LF Dillon Dingler – C Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Colt […]
I’m happy to have a series that’s not against the Rays. And it is on Apple TV. Stupid MLB. I’ve been to Comerica Park once, for one game. We’d gone to Lansing to watch the Lugnuts and the Tigers had a day game, while the Lugnuts were playing in the evening. So there was time […]
Tonight’s game is an Apple TV one, because MLB will sellout to anyone offering a bag of money. Trey Yesavage (1-1, 0.68) goes against Brenan Hanifee (0-0, 1.08, making his second start of the season, with 5 relief appearances). It looks like a cloudy day (or a cloudy weekend) in Detroit. There are a bunch […]
If the Toronto Raptors can bring Kawhi Leonard back to the 6, the landscape of the NBA would change almost immediately.
It’s Friday, the second round is almost over, and there’s no hockey tonight. Let’s keep it simple with a time-killing roster game. This one comes up surprisingly often from readers: Which team could build the best all-time lineup of players who never won a Cup for them? Easy. Maybe a little too easy, since some teams are going to be a lot tougher than others. So today, we’ll tackle this question in three parts, nudging of the difficulty as we go.
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Happy Friday, everyone! Well, it’s been a dismal week to be a Tigers fan, that’s for sure. They were swept by the Mets, which is the first time all season the Mets have swept anyone. But they’re home again, they’re facing the Blue Jays this weekend, and hopefully they have some wins ahead. If we […]
The Auston Matthews trade conversation in Toronto won't be going anywhere this summer.
Matthews tore his MCL in March, had surgery, and missed the remainder of a season that saw the Maple Leafs finish 28th in the NHL.
Elliotte Friedman has reported that Matthews is not yet committed to playing in Toronto in 2026-27.
The Leafs fired Craig Berube and hired John Chayka as GM in a span of weeks, and the organizational reset that is underway has left Matthews' future unclear for the first tim...
Welcome to the end of another week, folks! While there isn’t a ton going on in Bruins World, there are a few things happening, plus the NHL playoffs roll on for the remaining teams. Langenbrunner moving on Earlier this week, we shared how the Bruins might be at risk of losing Evan Gold, Jamie Langenbrunner, […]
The Detroit Tigers finished their six-game road trip on Thursday afternoon with a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the New York Mets, sweeping them out of the Big Apple and giving the team just one win over that stretch and losses in eight of the last nine. Injuries, poor defense and an anemic offense […]
We left no possible names off our list.
The 2026 NHL offseason discussion is in full swing as most teams have seen their seasons end in disappointment. Now, it’s time to take a look at what trade targets are potentially available prior to the start of next season. Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin broke down the potential trade candidates for NHL teams this offseason…
A new management team is in town, and that's bringing about some interesting new rumors for the Toronto Maple Leafs . The latest comes to us from Darren Dreger on TSN's Overdrive, who says that the Buds are one of the suitors for one of the top trade candidates of this coming offseason, Vincent Trocheck of the NY Rangers. 🚨 The Maple Leafs are one of the teams actively showing interest in Rangers F Vincent Trocheck, who the Rangers are looking to potentially move. “This wouldn’t be a surprise,...
It’s been a tremendous season of Cubs baseball so far with the team putting together two 10-game winning streaks and still in the midst of a 15-game home winning streak before Memorial Day. Neither of those events have happened since 1935, and you know when a team with a 150-year history is doing things that […]
Today would have been Roy Halladay’s 49th birthday. Depending on who you ask, Roy Halladay is either the best or second-best Blue Jays starter of all time, but there’s no question that he and Dave Stieb top the list in franchise history. Stieb was the best AL pitcher of the 1980s, while Halladay dominated the […]
Wednesday can comfortably be filed away in the “bad” drawer for the Yankees. They mustered just a single hit in a shutout loss to the Orioles, a game in which Max Fried departed early with ever-troubling elbow soreness. The loss keeps them in the hole in the American League East, as they eagerly look to […]
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the dismissal of Craig Berube, the field of candidates to replace him, and Auston Matthews’ future in Toronto amid rampant speculation. Episode Topics John Chayka making the correct (if obvious) call to fire Craig Berube and team ownership/Keith Pelley signing off on it (0:45) […]
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Why Toronto was still in the bowl for the second pick, where exactly the Rangers' Dallas pick will land, and why being head coach in Hartford is not really a stepping stone to the NHL. The latest Ombudsman Report has the receipts.
The Raptors were a team of questions this year, and while it might be hard to answer every single one, it’s a good bet that a right answer might start and end with Scottie Barnes. Who was the team’s best player? Scottie Barnes. Who anchored them defensively? Scottie Barnes. Who stepped up when things looked […]