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The Calgary Flames’ prospect pool is going to get even better in less than a week. Barring any trades, which seem like a possibility, the Flames are set to have 11 picks at this draft. One of those picks, the 51st overall selection, have seen the Flames pick from that spot three times in franchise…
The 2026 NHL Draft is less than a week away, and the Vancouver Canucks are positioned for one of the largest infusions of young talent in franchise history. The Canucks hold 10 selections, including two in the first round and two more early in the second. The Athletic’s Corey Pronman projected all 223 picks,…
TORONTO — Within the Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment ecosystem, Real Sports and Bar always connotes a celebration. Whether it’s Auston Matthews taking over the Maple Leafs’ captaincy, or senior advisor of hockey operations Mats Sundin returning home to the organization, there’s always a reason to champion what lies ahead. After the Toronto Marlies captured…
The conversation between the three Edmonton Oilers leaders and Mike Babcock was a very blunt one, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The expectation is that the Oilers will officially hire Babcock any time now, once the NHL’s investigation into the Columbus situation three years ago is over. During 32 Thoughts on Monday morning, Friedman highlighted that the…
The Hellebuyck chatter heats up in the fallout of the Brady Tkachuk blockbuster.
As we enter draft week, we’re officially into the last couple picks of the first round on our board. At No. 30 on our list is William Håkansson, a bruising 6-foot-4.5 defenseman that played minutes in the Swedish Hockey League this past season. A lot like yesterday’s profile, Juho Piiparinen , Håkansson plays a simple and effective game on the blueline. There is not much offense to come by with either of the players, but there is so much to like in the other areas of their games tha...
Ottawa dealt its captain to the Florida Panthers for four draft picks, with Tkachuk now joining his brother.
The Ottawa Senators stunned the NHL by trading captain Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers, but according to Elliotte Friedman, the move does not signal the start of a rebuild. The Senators sent Tkachuk to Florida in exchange for the…
Most fans and analysts would agree that Garrett Wilson is the New York Jets’ best player. But where does he rank among the league’s best wide receivers? It continues to be a polarizing question. Wilson’s excellence is difficult to quantify due to the challenging situations he has endured throughout his four-year NFL career. Nate Tice ... Read More FOR MORE AT JETS X-FACTOR, VISIT NY Jets fans: Do you agree with Garrett Wilson’s WR ranking? | Jets X-Factor
The 2026 NHL Draft is less than a week away. But the last few days have thrown major wrenches into the first round order for Friday night. The Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks swapped picks in the 20s last week. And on Sunday, the Florida Panthers traded for Brady Tkachuk, sending two 2026 first-round […] The post 2026 NHL Mock Draft 8.0: Brady Tkachuk trade shakes up 1st round appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Some Exclusive FortyEightMinutes Intel Ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft The No. 5 pick remains very much on the table in trade talks, a non-Clippers source tells FortyEightMinutes. One scout believes the Clippers will convince the Kings to trade up to No. 5 so that Sacramento can select Darius Acuff and the Clippers can select […]
Last weekend, the New York Knicks ended a 53-year championship drought when they beat the San Antonio Spurs to win this season’s NBA title. While not nearly as lengthy, the next evening the Carolina Hurricanes shutout the Las Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 to secure a 4-2 series win in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final, marking […]
It’s shaping up to be a wild offseason across the NHL. The Stanley Cup was handed out just a week ago, and already we’ve seen a flurry of major moves around the league—with plenty more still to come. On Sunday, the biggest bombshell yet dropped as Ottawa dealt captain Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers…
There’s a familiar feeling around the Vancouver Canucks these days. Not chaos exactly, but a team trying to sort out its identity while juggling short-term expectations and longer-term planning. The…
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you are well rested and that your week is off to a good start. We reflected on Friday about how good the World Cup has been for Canada but not on how it has been good for Vancouver. BC Places wasn’t just Canada’s historic thrashing of Qatar. It has been praised as one of the better host sites for … Source
Tonight we start a three game series with the Astros and then four games with the Rangers all at Rogers Centre. And then Bo and the Mets come to town, to dazzle us with their vocal stylings. They are pushing the starters back a day with the rain out. We will have: Monday: Dylan Cease […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are bringing back one of the most respected names in franchise history. On Friday, the organization announced that Hall of Famer Ron Francis has returned to the…
The Ottawa Senators made one of the NHL’s biggest trades in recent memory on June 21, 2026, but they were on the selling end of it. Former captain Brady Tkachuk…
For the Flyers’ defenders in particular, this was a pretty notably up and down season. There were some big struggles that they faced along the way, but the late-season adjustments to their structure paid dividends in a big way, bringing the level of impact up to such a degree that the team was able to hit a new level, and indeed, crystalize their ultimate push into the postseason. It was an effective team effort, but playing a particularly significant role in all of this was Cam York, as ...
Death, taxes, and the Edmonton Oilers handing out movement clauses to their players. Edmonton’s trend of doling out versions of no-movement, no-trade clauses continued Monday when they signed defenceman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract extension. Murphy’s new deal, which carries a $4.1 million cap hit, is very similar in structure to Jason Dickinson’s new…
Which teams are set up for success, and which have doomed themselves to fail?
NHL draft expert Tony Ferrari shares his top 85 prospects with in-depth analysis of the top 32. Although Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg are in a dead heat, there's a new No. 1.
The Oilers acquired Murphy from the Blackhawks at the deadline, and now he will be a key defensive presence on Edmonton’s blue line moving forward.
On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers took another important step toward solidifying their blue line, signing veteran defenseman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract extension carrying a $4.1 million annual cap…
The Winnipeg Jets’ 8th-overall pick at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft will be among the most important selections the organization has ever had, and not just because it’s an opportunity…
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