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The Colorado Avalanche will have to find a new general manager after Chris MacFarland joined the Nashville Predators this week.
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The Colorado Avalanche will have to find a new general manager after Chris MacFarland joined the Nashville Predators this week.
Former Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland was hired Tuesday as the Nashville Predators' GM and president of hockey operations. Not only was it a savvy hire, but it makes a different team look bad.
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We got word that the Colorado Avalanche granted the Nashville Predators permission to speak with Chris MacFarland about the Predators’ General Manager position. That news quickly led to the announcement of his hiring and his move on from the Avalanche organization. The former GM in Colorado just so happens to be proven and beloved Avalanche […]
Chris MacFarland's departure has put Joe Sakic back in the GM seat. What does that mean for the Avalanche? The post Avalanche losing MacFarland hands the spotlight back to Sakic appeared first on Mile High Sports .
The Portland Trail Blazers’ controversial new owner, Tom Dundon, hopes his success with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes can help reshape perceptions in Portland as criticism surrounding his early decisions with the franchise continues to mount. According to James Mirtle of The Athletic, Dundon believes Carolina’s run to the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden […] The post Controversial new Blazers owner wants Hurricanes’ SCF run to get him in Portland’s good graces appeared first on Clu...
Six years ago, then-Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear posted a tweet that cost him his job. Even now, he still stands by it. Just days prior, protests and demonstrations against police brutality had started in Minneapolis and spread across the United States in reaction to the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man…
The trio are in the running to join a select group of players to have won Olympic gold and the Stanley Cup in the same season.
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The Texas Rangers are paying close attention to infielder Corey Seager, as he works through his rehab assignment. Seager played on Tuesday in his first game on his assignment. “Corey Seager’s first rehab game is done. He played three innings, fielded a couple of ground balls at shortstop and went 1 for 2 at the […] The post How Rangers’ Corey Seager performed in his first injury rehab game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Outfielder Dairon Blanco has signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR. He was playing in the minors for the Rangers but was released last week. Romero also reports that infielder Sergio Alcántara has signed with Pericos de Puebla in the same league. Blanco, now 33, was a […]
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Hidden in the Minnesota Wild’s prospect pool, there are plenty of names that scream potential. The likes of Carson Lambos and Charlie Stramel are always going to stand out due to their first-round draft pick status. A player like Rieger Lorenz has become a household name within the University of Den...
Darren Raddysh wasn’t just one of the best defenders on the Tampa Bay Lightning, he ended up, at least in the eyes of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, as one of the best defensemen in the NHL. On Tuesday, the league announced that Zach Werenski won the award, his first, and released the final vote tallies. Raddysh finished with 14 total votes broken down by 0 first-place votes, 0 second-place votes, 1 third-place vote, 2 fourth-place votes, and 3 fifth-place votes. That tied him wi...
It’s almost cliche to point out the fact that the Philadelphia Flyers need a first-line center. It’s so obvious that the notion is seeping into other fan bases until one day all 32 will know that this team has a big hole to fill. But there might just be a solution coming this summer and it could come from the New York Islanders. Almost immediately after he entered the league last decade, Mat Barzal was seen as someone who could bring the Islanders to relevancy and was someone just waiting...
When the Edmonton Oilers chose Taylor Hall with their first-ever, first-overall NHL Draft selection in 2010, they did so largely because of the winger’s “proven greatness on the big stage.” Earlier that spring, Hall had made Canadian Hockey League history by becoming the first player to win back-to-back Memorial Cup MVP awards. His combination of…
Hershey Bears captain Aaron Ness has announced his retirement.
Jeff Marek joined Daily Faceoff Live to talk about how NHL front offices are shifting in thought process, with Tulsky being the poster child of this movement.
John Carlson spent his entire 17-year career with the Washington Capitals. Until he didn't. The iconic Caps defenseman was traded in a shocking move at this year's trade deadline in March to the Anaheim Ducks. Could he potentially join a Washington division rival as an unrestricted free agent this summer? We do know that the veteran blueliner might like a return to the East Coast, and according to insider Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff, the Philadelphia Flyers just might be the...
When the 2026 NBA Finals kick off, there will be a few familiar faces to Kings fans on screen. Former Kings guard De’Aaron Fox and former head coach Mike Brown will both be fighting to lead their respective teams to a championship. Nearly a year and a half since the fall of that Kings group, […] The post De’Aaron Fox–Mike Brown Finals Meeting Reopens Kings’ Wounds appeared first on The Lead .
The basketball community is in mourning, following the news of former Rockets coach Rick Adelman’s passing on Monday. Adelman was 79 years old. The cause of death has not been disclosed or announced by Adelman’s family. In total, Adelman coached for five different teams: the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets […]
Sakic had been Colorado’s GM from 2014 until 2022.
The move came on like a hurricane for the former Avalanche GM. Chris MacFarland is officially the new President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the Nashville Predators. The #Preds have hired Chris MacFarland as President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. MacFarland replaces Barry Trotz, who transitions into an advisory role within the organization --> https://t.co/xtx3UvgECj pic.twitter.com/uNCmveGLwS — Brooks Bratten (@brooksbratten) June 2, 2026 Former GM Barry Trot...
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon is having a Tale of Two Cities moment in June of 2026. The Carolina Hurricanes, his NHL team, is playing in the Stanley Cup Finals. His leadership with the organization is being feted on a regular basis. Meanwhile the Blazers, his new NBA franchise, have undergone a turbulent spring, […]
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Las Vegas Golden Knights are set to meet in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. There are a lot of things to look forward to in this series, but the truly exciting part lies in one aspect of the game: The Knights and the Hurricanes have two of the most elite […] The post The 2026 Stanley Cup Finals Are Going to Be a Defensive Clinic appeared first on The Lead .