As the Montreal Victoire prepare for Game 2 of their best-of-five playoff series, the message inside the locker room is clear: reset, refocus, and respond.
After dropping Game 1 in a high-scoring, emotional contest, players and coaches are leaning on both urgency and confidence. With little time to dwell, the focus has quickly shifted to what comes next.
Learning from Game 1 — and moving on
For veteran forward Laura Stacey, the takeaway isn’t about overhauling the game plan—it’s...
After a terrible finish to the 2025-26 season, the Detroit Red Wings extended their playoff drought to 10 years. With this, the Red Wings should be looking to make some upgrades to their roster during the offseason. One of their biggest needs is another top-six center, specifically for their second-line spot. When looking at trade candidates around the NHL, New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck stands out as a prime potential target for the Red Wings. The Red Wings were heavily ...
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Barcelona star Lamine Yamal is making progress in his recovery from injury as the teenager aims to be ready to return in time for World Cup 2026. Yamal has been ruled out of the rest of Barca’s season with a hamstring problem but should be fit to take his place in Spain’s squad for this […]
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Hello and good morning everyone. It’s Justin, your faithful managing editor of Raw Charge. For the fourth year in a row, we’ve come to this point a little too early in the spring. With the Lightning getting bounced from the first round of the playoffs yet again, we all face an off-season that starts in May instead of June. Which is a bummer. That means I have to come up with a few extra weeks of interesting posts to keep y’all interested and reading.
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After a career year in 2025-26, Bobby McMann is setting himself up to land a big payday this offseason. If he ends up not re-signing with the Seattle Kraken, he will have a lot of interest as a free agent. Due to this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign McMann this offseason. Chicago Blackhawks The Blackhawks desperately need to add more scoring to their top six if they hope to be more competitive next season. When noting that McMann just put together a 29-goal season, it ...
The Boston Bruins held exit meetings Sunday at Warrior Ice Arena, and the conversation around their defense corps was not a comfortable one.
Boston was eliminated in six games by the Buffalo Sabres, a result that exposed a defensive unit that struggled all season and then collapsed when the stakes were highest.
The Bruins allowed 4.0 expected all-situations goals per 60 minutes against Buffalo, per Natural Stat Trick, the second-worst mark in the first round behind only the Ottawa Senators...
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written in collaboration with Alec Brownscombe The Toronto Maple Leafs officially introduced John Chayka and Mats Sundin as GM and Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations, respectively, on Monday. A lot was said, and a lot was still left to the imagination. The introductory press conference featuring Keith Pelley, Sundin, and Chayka didn’t initially alleviate […]
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Just the Facts Wait, why are we doing one of these? Boston was a playoff team! Yes they were! No matter what happens, they will be picking at least 23rd in this Draft. Mathis Preston or ALEXANDER COMMAND can be yours when it comes down to it! But! As a result of the Brandon Carlo […]
Whatever decision that Kyle Dubas and the Penguins make about the status of Evgeni Malkin could be the most important or telling one of the whole offseason. Bring back the 40-year old player and that sets a pretty clear course to try and make the 2026-27 season look a lot like this past year where […]
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Tuesday in May: Randy Lange – Does Darrell Jackson Jr. Need GPS on Road to NFL? He Can Consult an Expert Travel Guide NYJ Editorial Staff – Who Is Your Favorite Jets Draft Pick? Rob Demovsky – Packers sign […]
Good morning, BBN! It is officially one of the greatest times of the sports calendar as the NBA and NHL Playoffs are in full swing. Now, while there are not a lot of former Kentucky Wildcats riddled across the NHL, there are plenty of them in the NBA. On top of that, there are still […]
Jerry Krause doesn’t get enough credit for what he did with the Chicago Bulls. Not only did he not make the mistake that Houston and Portland made in not taking Michael Jordan (the Bulls took him at #3 in the 1984 draft), he quickly paired him with Scottie Pippen. For the first three championship teams, […]
Meanwhile Leafs media looked like Max Domi running around trying to get someone to fight him at yesterday's presser.
If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to switch into offseason mode as the Pittsburgh Penguins have a busy summer ahead as they look to continue to retool and build off the success of the 2025-26 season that saw them return to the playoffs for the first time in four years. There is […]
*The Flyers scored two early on the Canes and ended up losing in overtime. A real let down. Recap .
*So you may have noticed we were without Owen Tippett again last night. That’s concerning! [ BSH ]
*Rick Tocchet made clear ahead of last night’s game what he wanted from his players. And that was a little more grit. Sandpaper, if you will. [ NBC Sports Philly ]
*Anyway did you know Eric Tulsky used to Go Here? Despite the fact that his well constructed hockey game is ruining our ...
The NHL Draft Lottery will take place tonight, and for the first time in a long time, it will be of the utmost interest to the Florida Panthers and its fans. Florida currently holds the eighth overall pick in first round of the 2026 Draft, however, they can move up to first (6% chance) or second (6.2%) chance overall by winning one of the two lotteries or they can possibly drop to ninth or ten overall if one or two of the teams behind them in the draft order wins. The lottery balls will be dra...
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
The Habs believe they have what it takes to make a deep run. [ TSN ]
Montreal’s series MVP was arguably behind the bench. [ Yahoo Sports | TVA Sports ]
Kent Hughes’ finger prints are all over this series win. [ TVA Sports ]
It was an away game, but the Bell Centre was still rocking. [ Twitter | Montreal Gazette ]
Un Centre Bell à guichets fermés. Pour un match à l'étranger. A sold out Bell Centre. For an away game. #GoHabsGo pic....
The Carolina Hurricanes fell behind for the first time this postseason but regrouped and went on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, in overtime on Monday night at the Lenovo Center. The win gives the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead over the Flyers in their Round 2 matchup. They are 6-0 so far this postseason. Taylor […]
Maple Leafs GM John Chayka joined Elliotte Friedman to discuss the tampering accusations on day one of the job, his reception and reputation around the league, the challenge facing him in Toronto, his belief in Auston Matthews and William Nylander, and the areas in need of change on the roster. On the first day of […]
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After their ugly shutout loss to the Hurricanes to open up the series down in Raleigh on Saturday, it was certain that the Flyers needed to take a beat to regroup and refine their approach to their game, if they wanted to keep this series, at the very least competitive. There wasn’t time enough for a complete overhaul, but there were lessons aplenty that could be taken from how the Flyers approached that game — and how other teams have approached the Hurricanes’ system and dealt with it more e...
After a monster season that saw him record 22 goals and 70 points in 73 games, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh is set to land him a big payday this offseason. Due to this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign Raddysh if the Bolts do not re-sign him. Toronto Maple Leafs The Maple Leafs need another right-shot defenseman, so it would not be surprising if they looked to add Raddysh in free agency. He has already been connected to the Leafs in the past and wo...
If you missed Game 1, you didn’t miss much . With some new forward lines, head coach Rick Tocchet was looking to spark some offense — the Flyers had not scored a regulation goal since Game 5 in Pittsburgh — and send the series back home tied at one. After early returns looked good, Carolina stabilized, and the Flyers couldn’t hang on to their early two-goal cushion. They’ve gone to overtime five times with the Hurricanes this season in six games across the regular season and playoffs, winning ...