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Eagles front office changes include hiring another former Jets general manager

The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced multiple front office changes on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s an overview with thoughts to follow. NEW HIRES SCOUTING MIKE MACCAGNAN Title: Personnel executive CASPIAN SVENSON Title: Pro scout FOOTBALL OPERATIONS CLARA MONTENEGRO DUBERKE Title: Player personnel and football operations coordinator SAMANTHA HARVEY Title: Video assistant SPORTS MEDICINE AND PERFORMANCE MIKE HALE […]

The Wild Are Really Feeling Jonas Brodin's Absence

The Minnesota Wild's Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche was a reminder of how unforgiving a playoff series can be when a key defenseman is missing. The Wild battled back from an early 3-0 deficit and even took a 5-4 lead. Still, the Avalanche’s pace, depth, and shot generation eventually overwhel...

NHL sets official 2026-27 salary cap limits

The NHL announced their salary cap limits for 2026-27, and as widely expected, the league has trended toward anticipated growth of a $104 million ceiling, up 8.9% from this year’s $95.5 million limit. This cap is right in-line with league estimates from as far back as January 2025, meaning that the finances are likely on […]

Oilers’ Ekholm joins Sweden, Samanski joins Germany for World Championship

Another pair of Edmonton Oilers will be packing their bags and heading to Switzerland for the World Championship. Defenceman Mattias Ekholm is set to join Sweden, white centre Josh Samanski will join Germany, the Oilers announced Wednesday. Playing at the Worlds is nothing new for Ekholm, who was uncerimoniously left off Sweden’s Olympic roster earlier…

Sean Couturier deserves to be moved up Flyers lineup with Noah Cates out

Sean Couturier has been one of the Philadelphia Flyers’ most consistent forwards not only in this series but for a few months now. Since embracing a fourth-line role after the Olympic break, Couturier has turned back the clock with effective play at both ends of the ice. Couturier has found new life as a fourth-line checking center. And while that’s what his role should be in the long-term moving forward, that may not be the case in a short seven-game series. With Noah Cates out for ...

What recent NHL history says about the Blackhawks’ options with the No. 4 pick

The worst-case scenario happened for the Blackhawks in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery: they fell back two spots and now hold the No. 4 overall pick. That’s still a valuable asset and the Blackhawks will land a very good player, but the slide likely takes them out of the range where they could realistically expect immediate NHL help next season from their selected player. Only Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg feel likely to step directly into the NHL next season and move the needle in a meaning...

Report: Jets have offered Russell Wilson a contract

The Jets made some headlines last week as they brought in free agent quarterback Russell Wilson for a free agent visit. Wilson told Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post that the Jets have made him a contract offer. If Wilson signed with the Jets, he would serve as the backup for Geno Smith. It […]

Baker Mayfield Gearing Up In Contract Year

Buccaneers News: Mayfield Enters Contract Year With Something to Prove in Tampa Baker Mayfield had a down year by the standards he had set for himself in Tampa Bay. Now he enters 2026 with a revamped supporting cast, a new play-caller he specifically wanted, and a contract situation that gives him every reason to perform. [...]

Flyers Get Devastating Update on Injured Noah Cates

After the Philadelphia Flyers ' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their second-round series, forward Noah Cates was seen  sitting on an equipment box and being wheeled to the locker room, per reports . "He didn’t seem to be writhing in pain," said Jordan Hall, "but the Flyers clearly didn’t want him putting pressure on one of his legs." On Wednesday, the word has come down on the severity of his injury, and it's not good: Cates has been ruled out for the rest of the series....

Report: 'Foundation Rattling Trade' Could Be Coming for Blue Jackets

Everyone watched as the Columbus Blue Jackets collapsed down the stretch to fall out of a potential playoff berth. And certainly, everyone saw what head coach Rick Bowness thought of it, in one of the most epic coaching rants in recent memory .  The head coach (who has since been re-signed to return next year) later explained that he wanted his troops to " spend the summer being uncomfortable."  This latest suggestion from Columbus beat writer Aaron Portzline in The Athletic should a...

Rick Tocchet lays out Flyers’ plan at center with Noah Cates out for series

The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough loss in Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. They took an early 2-0 lead, but the Canes battled back to force overtime, where Taylor Hall buried a loose puck to give Carolina a 2-0 lead in the series. But that wasn’t the only loss the Flyers felt on Monday night. Noah Cates was spotted with a walking boot after the game , sparking speculation about the center’s status for the rest of the series. Rick Tocchet said on Tuesday ...

Habsent Minded: Looking back at Tampa, what’s ahead in Buffalo

With three podcast coming out in short order there is one article to cover all three. The first is a look back at the Tampa Bay Lightning series. Mostly it focused on a low event hockey gamble from Jon Cooper. The bet was on Andrei Vasilevskiy besting Jakub Dobeš. In the end the goalies stole one game each, and Dobeš came on put on top. Looking back on the picks the panel had a pretty good selection. Jared’s Lane Hutson pick was great, the defender played out of his mind and one...

Round 2, Game 2 – Player of the Game: Taylor Hall

When a player scores the game-winning goal in overtime, you would think he would be a no-brainer selection to be named “Player of the Game”, but I struggled with this one. I absolutely loved Jackson Blake’s gritty play on the puck while he battled to get that puck loose in the crease, enabling Hall to […]

Buffalo Bills’ draft-pick ramifications if assistant GM Terrance Gray is hired by Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings next GM might be currently working for the Buffalo Bills. Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday morning that Minnesota has requested a GM interview with Gray, who’s been the Bills assistant GM since May 2025 after spending three years as Buffalo’s director of player personnel. For Gray, there’s a clear Vikings connection. He spent […]

Flyers recall prospect Jett Luchanko after OHL season ends

The Philadelphia Flyers are bringing in some more young players to go along for the ride in the playoffs and now it’s a fairly divisive prospect who is going to be joining the team. Announced by the Flyers on Wednesday morning, they have officially recalled center prospect Jett Luchanko from the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs. Transaction: We have recalled forward Jett Luchanko from the Brantford Bulldogs (OHL). pic.twitter.com/LhbDAE2QYp — x – Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) May ...

Why Jake DeBrusk is not a solution for the Oilers

Why Jake DeBrusk is not a solution for the Edmonton Oilers For nearly half a decade, trade speculation has linked the Edmonton Oilers to Jake DeBrusk. After he signed long-term with the Canucks in 2024, however, that discussion died down. A recent article on CanucksArmy reignited the conversation about Edmonton as a potential landing spot,…

Do the Miami Hurricanes have Championship caliber depth?

So, I was listening to a recent episode of the Domonique Foxworth podcast, and he had football analyst Ben Solak on the show. During the conversation, Solak said something that really made me think: In short, Solak said that the real test of a team’s championship depth is evaluating the quality of the 3rd best […]

Detroit Lands PWHL Team

It’s official. The city of Detroit is getting a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team. According to the official announcement from the PWHL, the new team will begin play for the 2026-27 season. Home games will be hosted by Little Caesars Arena. Additionally, Detroit will host the 2026 PWHL Awards Ceremony, and the 2026 PWHL Draft. The Draft will take place at Fox Theatre. THE PWHL IS COMING TO DETROIT‼️ @thepwhlofficial @pwhl__detroit pic.twitter.com/KlLLiQ2fty — Det...

Victor Hedman opens up about his absence from the Lightning

After just a handful shifts in Vancouver on March 19th, Victor Hedman left the eventual 6-2 Tampa Bay Lightning win. He would not return to the line-up for the rest of the season. On Tuesday, he spoke to the assembled media about his absence, “Obviously, after the first period in Vancouver was kind of the final straw. It’s a thing that’s been going on for a long time, and try to work through it, and find ways to get around it, but I wasn’t able to do that. So, that’s where the decision ca...

Gabe Landeskog named a Masterton Trophy finalist for the second time

Following a successful return to the ice and the NHL after a three-year absence, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was recognized by the voters and named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The award goes to the player who displayed perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the sport of hockey. After three years of […]