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The Intern Diaries are back for another week to fill you in on what the current vibes are at Nation HQ. Status update: Not great thanks to the Edmonton Oilers. Yesterday the vibes were way down at the office. Everyone is devastated after Thursday’s game, and I am still feeling it today at home. Monday…
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 […]
The Detroit Tigers bullpen put together a really impressive game as six different relievers handled the Rangers without much trouble. Meanwhile, Spencer Torkelson supplied some power, and a parade of soft hits that found holes helped them pile up the runs and win this series two games to one on Sunday night. The Tigers have […]
Head coach John Gruden discusses the Toronto Marlies taking a 2-1 series lead against the Laval Rocket with a 6-2 victory in Game 3. On the team’s performance: It starts right away with us taking advantage of a power play. That carries over to the five-on-five game as well. I thought they set the tone. […] The post John Gruden on Mats Sundin joining the Leafs’ front office: “His name speaks for itself… We’re excited to work with him as a staff” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Montreal is 2-1 when this woman sings O, Canada, so I’m actually starting to like her a bit. First period Lane Hutson deals with an early shift from Nikita Kucherov’s line by stripping the puck and turning it the other way. Montreal’s first chance comes from the Kirby Dach line after two Lightning defenders went after Josh Anderson in the end wall. Darren Raddysh was standing in the crease trying to check Nick Suzuki at the side of the net, and a shot from Mike Matheson...
Jack Roslovic is one of many Edmonton Oilers who are entering the summer as pending unrestricted free agents. If the Oilers do not re-sign and he hits the free-agent market, he should get a decent amount of interest from teams looking for more depth scoring. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign Roslovic during the summer. New Jersey Devils The Devils could be a team to watch if Roslovic ends up hitting the market. They need more secondary offensive productio...
The Seattle Kraken struggled in a major way down the stretch this season and missed the playoffs because of it. With the Kraken having another bad season, it would not be surprising in the slightest if we see shake up their roster this offseason. Due to this, let's look at three Kraken players who could be traded during the summer. Jared McCann McCann has been a popular name in the rumor mill for a while now. With how this season went for Seattle, it would be understandable if they at least li...
This week’s Sunday Scramble will be a free-flowing exercise, perhaps lacking structure. I guess to mirror the Edmonton Oilers’ performance this year. (We make fun of our teams like you would a sibling, after all). Here at Oilersnation it’s been a busy weekend pouring through the many soundbites. The table is set for a consequential…
The Wolf Pack are officially making a coaching change following a last-place finish in the 2025-26 season.
Detroit Tigers (17-17) vs. Texas Rangers (16-17) Time/Place: 7:20 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Lone Star BallMedia: NBC Sports Network/Peacock, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Holton (0-1, 5.54 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Leiter (1-2, 5.17 ERA) Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Brandon Nimmo – DH Kevin McGonigle – SS Andrew McCutchen – RF Matt Vierling – CF Corey Seager – SS Colt […]
Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet might not be envious of the Phillies current won/loss record so far this season. But he used a baseball analogy on Sunday after practice to describe how Philadelphia needs to start Game 2 Monday night against the host Hurricanes. “I just said we just got to hit singles every shift, you can’t try to hit home runs,” the coach said. “I just felt a lot of guys were all in on a home run or not skating. So we’ve learned from it, we’re moving on from it.” Afte...
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Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Sunday, May 3, 2026, 6:20 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Peacock/NBCSN) Comerica Park RHP Jack Leiter vs. LHP Brant Hurter Today’s Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Brandon Nimmo – DH Kevin McGonigle – SS Andrew McCutchen – LF Matt Vierling – CF Corey Seager – SS Colt Keith – 3B Josh […]
The Winnipeg Jets disappointed in a major way this season and missed the playoffs because of it. With this, the Jets should respond by having a busy offseason. The Jets are entering the summer with plenty of roster needs to address. Due to this, let's look at two trade targets who the Jets should make a big push for during the offseason. Robert Thomas One of the Jets' biggest needs is another top-six center. Due to this, it would make a lot of sense if they made a serious pus...
Edmonton Oilers connor Ingram playing Canadian market: ‘If you can play here… you’ll be fine anywhere else’ It’s been a long, difficult road for Connor Ingram. Cast aside by the Utah Mammoth last fall, just months after exiting the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program to seek help with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, the Edmonton Oilers stepped…
The worst-kept secret in hockey is now confirmed, as the Toronto Maple Leafs have officially hired Mats Sundin and John Chayka into senior management positions. Chayka will become the 19th General Manager in Leafs history, while Sundin will come on board as the Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations. Regarding the power structure, Elliotte Friedman […] The post Analysis: Keith Pelley makes big, controversial gamble on John Chayka as Leafs’ new GM/head of hockey ops appeared first on M...
Everton will attempt to revive their flagging European hopes when they take on Manchester City in yet another Monday night game at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Suffering successive defeats courtesy of stoppage-time winners for the first time in the club’s history, just as a charge for Europe was gaining momentum, feels very Everton. They certainly didn’t […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Series tied 3-3 Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+ Noah Dobson will be a game-time decision for today’s Game 7, having ramped up his on-ice work in recent days to the point he’s been taking shots. He won’t be ...
This really is a whole new era because the new boss is nothing like the old boss.
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…
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...
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 […]
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 ...
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 ...
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…