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Another reliever is off the table as the Mets continue to struggle to reinforce their bullpen. Just days after Edwin Díaz signed with the Dodgers and Robert Suarez signed with the Braves, former Met and rumored target Tyler Rogers signed a three-year, $37 million deal, with a vesting fourth year option that would kick the […]
The Jays have made their big move on the relief market, signing Tyler Rogers to a three year, $37m deal with a $11m vesting option for 2029. It’s the largest reliever contract the current front office has handed out. Rogers, who turns 35 on Wednesday, is atypical for a shutdown reliever. He’s a true submariner, […]
The San Francisco Giants have had a frugal offseason to this point, with plenty of reports and rumors that frugality will be a central theme over the next few days, weeks, and months. And now we have perhaps the most painful example of it yet, as the team did not sign the one player that […]
The Blue Jays have traded minor league left hander Johan Simon to the Detroit Tigers for righty reliever Chase Lee. The move clears a spot on Detroit’s 40 man roster for newly signed closer Kyle Finnegan. For the Jays, Lee takes the final spot on the roster. He has two options left, so his role […]
The Tigers have been stocking up on minor league pitchers over the last few days. On Friday afternoon, they made a trade as well, sending side arm specialist Chase Lee to the Toronto Blue Jays. In return, they got left-hander Johan Simon. The move clears a 40-man roster spot for reliever Kyle Finnegan, and adds […]
Davis Schneider was called up in early August 2023 and started amazing, going 9 for 13 with 2 home runs in his first three games. After that, he was up and down from there. 2024 did not go well, he hit .191/.282/.343. I doubted that he would make the team in 2025. But then he […]
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Pregame As is always the case when a team comes to Toronto, there were storylines to follow before the puck was even dropped. Sam Dickinson, who grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan in Toronto, had approximately half the population of the city in attendance. Told Dickinson will have over 80 family/friends at Scotiabank Arena for his homecoming game tonight https://t.co/3Uy109Y2lE — Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 11, 2025 The trade over the Summer that brought Ryan...
The team was in need of an arm once Jose Alvarado went down to injury. So they picked up Tim Mayza. That was something, wasn’t it? 2025 stats (w/ Phillies) 8 G, 7 1/3 IP, 20.6 K%, 11.8 BB%, 1.23 HR/9, 4.91 ERA (5.04 FIP), 0.0 fWAR What went right Mayza was perfectly cromulent while […]
Not a surprise, after the Jays came within a couple of inches of winning the World Series, but the Jays (or I guess Rogers signed) signed Mark Shapiro for five more years, which would have him in the job for 15 years. Mark has overseen improvements to Rogers Centre and the Jays’ Spring Training facilities. […]
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A Swedish report has claimed that veteran forward Calle Järnkrok had verbally agreed to return to Brynäs IF next season, a move that would almost certainly end his NHL career. The news, first reported by Aftonbladet’s Hans Abrahamsson and echoed by Swedish outlet Expressen , suggested Järnkrok was preparing a homecoming once his contract expires after the 2025-26 season. Calle Jarnkrok’s Future in Toronto Takes a Twist After SHL Report Within hours, Järnkrok’s agent Filip Andreason issue...
Also, a very NHL-esque Olympic hockey tournament is in the offing.
Similar to the shootout losses against the Sharks last season, the Maple Leafs let a very winnable game slip away in this 3-2 overtime loss to San Jose. In a battle between two of the worst possession teams in the league based on the publicly available metrics, the Leafs flipped the script they’ve followed to […] The post Game Review: Maple Leafs, careless with the lead, fall to Sharks in OT appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 14-11-5. On a 2-0 lead getting away from the team: In the third period, we didn’t come out and dictate how to play the game. We turned pucks over. We were passive. […] The post Craig Berube on the Leafs coughing up the lead vs. SJ: “We turned pucks over… We were passive… We didn’t finish them off” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
There’s a delay to allow people to get to the rink. Jacob Fowler’s NHL debut will wait another 30 minutes. First period Owen Beck puts enough pressure on Kris Letang at the end of a long shift for the veteran defenceman to create a turnover. Alexandre Texier collects the puck and fires it off the far-side elbow of the net and in to open the scoring. Beck won’t get a point on the play, but it doesn’t happen without him. Sidney Crosby tries to tip the puck in in f...
“Again, not the start we wanted. I give the guys a lot of credit. I’m not going to think too much into it. I thought the effort was there; it’s just the execution wasn’t. Just a great gutsy win by our guys. Wins like this can continue to propel our team to climb the standings […] The post Toronto Marlies climb out of three-goal hole, prevail over Laval in shootout appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The San Jose Sharks’ next stop is Toronto where the team takes on the Maple Leafs for stop number four on the road trip. The Leafs have seemingly found a bit better footing in the last few weeks after a tough start to the season and have now worked their way into the playoff picture. That said, Toronto (14-11-4) has a pretty big hole to dig itself out of, and currently sits 7th in the wild card race, though just three points back of Philadelphia which holds the second wild card spot as of toda...
We heard before the season that Ryan Reaves wasn't happy with how things ended for him with the Toronto Maple Leafs . Now that he's in town with the San Jose Sharks for his first game back at Scotiabank Arena against his old squad, he's taking no prisoners—on the ice or off it. "They basically said that I couldn't play in this league anymore, and I'm back." Ryan Reaves shares his thoughts on being traded by the Maple Leafs last offseason. pic.twitter.com/K8tIXhTH75 — Sportsnet (@Sp...
As we get closer to the Christmas roster freeze time on the hockey calendar the trade market hasn't quite ramped up to a frenzy yet (unless you're in Vancouver and your name is Quinn Hughes). But there's plenty of noise out there about a number of trade candidates, and insider 'Trade Boards' will start to appear with more regularity in the weeks ahead. In the first ESPN Trade Board, from insider Greg Wyshynski , there are four players listed in the 'Shocking Possibilities' Tier: Jo...
After four wins in their last five, can the Maple Leafs keep the points rolling in against a slumping San Jose Sharks team? (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4) Game Day Quotes Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky on his team’s recent inconsistencies (three losses in their last four): We say the right things right now, but those […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks – Game #30 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
What a week of Lakers basketball. First was LeBron James ending his double-digit scoring streak in the most dramatic of fashions, passing up the game-winning shot against the Raptors so that Rui Hachimura could win it from three. Then, in the rubber match of the road trip, the Lakers won with LeBron taking a backseat […]
Ahead of Thursday’s game against San Jose, head coach Craig Berube discussed the play of the Matthews line, Chris Tanev’s health status, his time coaching Ryan Reaves, and the challenge against Macklin Celebrini. What do you like about the way Auston Matthews’ line is coming together with Max Domi and Matthew Knies? Berube: They’re creating, […] The post Craig Berube on whether surgery is a possibility for Chris Tanev: “I don’t believe that’s an option right now… Just have to be patient and ...
Mixed up lines and injured defencemen.
Next up would be Rick Porcello. Porcello was a first-round draft pick in 2007 (the Jays got JP Arencibia that round). He had a nice 12-year career, going 150-125 with a 4.40 ERA in 355 games, 351 starts, with an 18.8 bWAR. He won one Cy Young and was third in Rookie of the Year […]