Maple Leafs hire John Chayka and Mats Sundin
This really is a whole new era because the new boss is nothing like the old boss.
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McDavid and Draisaitl asked about playing together or apart, how can Oilers depth fill roles
Connor McDavid played the most minutes amongst NHL forwards in the 2025-26 season by a healthy margin. The Edmonton Oilers phenom played 43 seconds more per game than the next closest in Nathan MacKinnon, averaging 22:59 for the year. That was the highest average ice-time of his career: nine seconds more than in 2018-19 which…
Breaking: Maple Leafs Make New Front Office Hirings & Titles Official
And there it is. After all the rumors and predictions, the Toronto Maple Leafs have officially hired Mats Sundin and John Chayka to run their new hockey operations department, per insider Elliotte Friedman. An official announcement is coming today. Elliotte Friedman reports that the Leafs have hired John Chayka as GM and Mats Sundin as Senior Executive Advisor pic.twitter.com/jUR9OR37pV — TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) May 3, 2026 The titles will have Leafs legend Mats Sundin as the Seni...
Round 2, Game 1 – Player of the Game: Logan Stankoven
Believe it or not, Logan Stankoven has yet to be named the Carolina Hurricanes “Player of the Game” for Canes Country in these playoffs. I’m fixing that right now. He only led the team in notching goals in round one and scored first in the first three games, tying NHL records for that. But his […]
How Dumb Are They?
Hockey Canada dropped a bombshell of an announcement yesterday where they informed the world that Team Canada would not play at the 2026 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. This has to be one of the most idiotic things that Hockey Canada has done since their scandals, and it may force me to stop supporting Hockey Canada altogether. People will point to the World Junior Championship as the "Christmas tournament", but that tournament doesn't get interesing until New Year's Eve. That's where the ...
Sabres Get Troubling Update on Two Injured Players For Second Round
The Buffalo Sabres continue to be the great Cinderella Story of the 2025-26 season. After making the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, their first-round triumph over the Boston Bruins in six games continued the good vibes. But we're getting troubling news on the injury front as the Sabres get set for their second-round series this coming week against the winner of the Montréal Canadiens-Tampa Bay Lightning Game 7 on Sunday night. Head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters that we ...
Why it’s time for the Oilers to make a coaching change
In the Edmonton Oilers’ final season before Connor McDavid turns 30 years old, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Anaheim Ducks. In general, it was a mediocre season for the team all year long. As McDavid put it, they were an “average team with high expectations.” Plenty of blame…
Bruins' Viktor Arvidsson Reveals Double-Injury Mess That Knocked Him Out of Playoffs
After scoring two goals in Game 2 of their first-round series to help the Boston Bruins to a win, Victor Arvidsson was forced out of the lineup for the final two games against the Buffalo Sabres in Boston's six-game series defeat. He's now revealed that he suffered two pretty tough injuries on the same play: a fractured rib and a punctured lung. Viktor Arvidsson dealt with a fractured rib and punctured lung that held him out of Games 5 and 6. Was trying to get back for Game 7. — Co...
Sunday Diamond Ducks Game Thread
Softball @ UCLA Game 3 When: 11AM PDT Where: Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA Watch: Big Ten Network Listen: KWVA Eugene Baseball @ washington Game 3 When: 1:05PM PDT Where: Husky Ballpark Seattle, WA Watch: B1G+ Listen: Oregon Sports Network Play ball and GO DUCKS!!!
Predators Projected to Make Stunning Move With Marchessault
The Nashville Predators haven't yet decided on a new general manager, but that hasn't stopped the speculation around the future of the team's roster. One of the more disgruntled charges around the team after another non-playoff finish was veteran Jonathan Marchessault. Eric Dougherty of The Tennessean has projected that the Predators' new GM, whoemever that might be, could decide to make a stunning move with the former Conn Smythe trophy winner. He sees a buyout coming. The tension...
Oilers’ coach Kris Knoblauch on whether he’s worried about his job: ‘It is what it is’
This was the first season for the Edmonton Oilers under coach Kris Knoblauch that they didn’t go to the Stanley Cup Final. But a first-round playoff loss, considering the team’s expectations, and their inconsistent play all season, has many wondering whether Knoblauch will get another opportunity. Saturday was eventful, with the key players in the…
Significant Updates For Dobson & Hedman Ahead of Canadiens-Lightning Game 7
It's Game 7 for the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night, and both teams are hoping to have all hands on deck, if at all possible. For the Habs, top-pairing defenseman Noah Dobson hasn't played in the entire first-round series, recovering from an injury to his thumb suffered while blocking a shot on April 11th. But a significant development on Sunday morning as Dobson took warmup with the team, and head coach Martin St. Louis says he is "confident" that the blueline...
The Wild Will Miss Brodin More the Longer He's Out Against the Avs
Jonas Brodin’s injury is a real problem for the Minnesota Wild. They will be without one of the league's most reliable shutdown defensemen at exactly the wrong time. He’s reportedly day-to-day, and he could miss the start of the second-round series and could be out for 6 to 8 weeks, depending on how...
What specific roster adjustments is McDavid likely to request this summer?
It’s going to be a long off-season for the Edmonton Oilers. Not just because they were bounced in the first round, but because there’ll be a lot of noise surrounding Connor McDavid. The Oilers’ captain cemented the fact that he wants to win in Edmonton during the end-of-season press conference, but with two years left…
The AAtJ Preview and Open Post for the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Good morning, everyone. With the first round just about completed (there is one game to be played as of this writing), it is time to make an update to our Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Post. You can see the original post here, but let’s dive into the new matchups. The Schedule: Here is the Second […]
Manitoba Moose pre-game 2 (round 2) report vs Grand Rapids Griffins
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Rick Tocchet calls out Flyers, Hurricanes for slashing instead of dropping the gloves
While he didn’t name anyone in particular, it appears that Philadelphia Flyers head coach isn’t a huge fan of scrums after the whistles. And even less so when it comes to slashing. “I don’t like slashing and stupid flicking sticks,” Tocchet said after the Flyers uninspiring 3-0 loss to Carolina in Game 1 Saturday night. “That’s not me. If you’re going to go in a scrum, drop your gloves and fight a guy. Both guys, if not, just play. You want to hold the net and be tough in front of the net...
New York Rangers Draft Radar April Scouting Report
The Rangers needs for a wing or right defenseman aren't pressing, but are these prospects good enough to sway them? Our latest Draft Radar Scouting Report dives into it.
Game 1 Preview: The Central Division’s best — Avs vs. Wild
It took a while, but we finally have a picture of what the second round of the NHL playoffs will look like (basically), and the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are all set to begin the second round. This much-anticipated showdown has the talent of a Western Conference Final, with both sides icing some of […]
Easton Cowan makes his mark as Toronto Marlies storm back to tie series in Laval
“We went down early, but we just stuck to our game. The power play came through, as did the PK. That’s just a nice team win, which gives us a lot of confidence to go back home to play in front of our fans.” – William Villeneuve The resiliency of the bounce back of being […] The post Easton Cowan makes his mark as Toronto Marlies storm back to tie series in Laval appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
AHL Playoff Update: Wilkes-Barre drops Game 2, tied 1-1 with Hershey
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins split the first two games of their series against the Hershey Bears. The best-of-five series now shifts for the next two games to Hershey. It started out great for WBS, getting out to a 3-0 lead that they turned into a 4-2 win in Game 1. Sergei Murashov made 31 saves in […]
Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 5-1 last night. The DMN writes that Kumar Rocker’s performance was a reminder of the non-linearity of progress. It could be worse, though…the Cincinnati Reds tied a major league record by walking seven straight batters against the Pirates yesterday. Brandon […]
NHL Trade Rumors: Flames Trying to Trade 2 Players This Offseason
The Calgary Flames are continuing their rebuild this summer, and don't be surprise to see general manager Craig Conroy make a couple of big trades at the NHL Draft next month. Speculation is brewing that Conroy has been listening to trade offers on forward Blake Coleman, while also dangling Jonathan Huberdeau in trade talks, with a willingness to retain up to roughly 40% of his remaining contract. Let's start with Coleman. The two-way versatile forward has one season left on his deal at $4.9 m...
Thoughts on a 5-1 Rangers loss
Tigers 5, Rangers 1
The three top priorities for the Oilers this offseason
The Edmonton Oilers bowed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a whimper this week, setting in motion the most important offseason in franchise history. After back-to-back defeats in the Stanley Cup Final, the team entered the 2025 offseason in a tough spot. McDavid’s contract was one year from expiring, and Edmonton’s roster was the…
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