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ESPN’s Mel Kiper has released a new mock draft where he has the Jets using their two first round picks to address needs at the two most important positions on the field. In my January mock draft, I had Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese here. In February, I went with Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. […]
He'll join the Marlies this season.
The Edmonton Oilers medical staff is earning their paycheque this season. I wrote on December 21 that this Edmonton Oilers season feels like a “year from hell.” A team with championship aspirations going through the tedious 82-game season, waiting until they can play for the only thing left to achieve, has been tested six ways to…
Back by (popular?) demand, we’ll try to have game thread posts that are separate from the morning thread and any other posts. Ideally, this is to help people riff in-the-moment (hilarious, heated, or otherwise) while not having the emotional reactions get confused in the morning/daytime threads. You know, like once upon a time. The Islanders […]
Game 67: Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Bruins region: NESN Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Montreal Canadiens are set to play the most important game of the season since Wednesday’s match versus the Ottawa Senators. The Boston Bruins are in Montreal looking to steal away the third spot in the Atlantic Division. It will be a challenge for them given that they’ve only won 12 ...
The talk around the Toronto Maple Leafs over the 'Matthews/Gudas incident' hasn't died down yet. Specifically, it was the glaring lack of response by the Leafs when their captain and best player, Auston Matthews, was taken out with a vicious knee-on-knee hit by "The Butcher" (as Radko Gudas is known around the league). Craig Berube says he's revisited the #leafs lack of response to the Auston Matthews hit almost daily with his team since it happened last Thursday: "Sometimes it's a wake ...
Whenever you critique a team that’s racked up 44 wins in 66 games — and was the first in the NHL to hit every major points milestone from 10 through 90 — you risk sounding overly nitpicky. At times, it can even come across as downright foolish. Mark Twain once observed, “It’s easier to fool […]
Yakov Trenin’s league-leading physical play has become one of the Minnesota Wild’s most important competitive advantages, reshaping how opponents defend and freeing up space for Minnesota’s skill to shine. On paper, Trenin’s profile still looks like a classic checking forward, but the scale of...
A tough break for the Ottawa Senators, who have learned that veteran defenseman Nick Jensen is officially done for the season. As Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen writes, Jensen will be undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and he " has likely suited up for his last game with the Ottawa Senators." Nick Jensen will miss about six weeks due to a knee injury, per @SunGarrioch . He has likely played his last game with the Ottawa Senators. pic.twitter.com/G883ShDrxb — PuckEmp...
It’s a little premature to call this the biggest game of the season for the Bruins, but I can’t remember the last time a regular season Bruins-Canadiens game had this much on the line. While these teams have played some entertaining games in recent years, most of them have come when one team was down […]
As the Edmonton Oilers prepare to take on the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night, there’s a Leon Draisaitl-sized hole in their roster. And it’s going to be there for the final 14 games of the regular season, the club announced Tuesday. Their No. 2 centre was left shaken up in the first period of Sunday…
The Maple Leafs will host Hamilton native Matthew Schaefer for his first-ever NHL game in Toronto tonight at Scotiabank Arena (7:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Matthew Schaefer on his first-ever NHL game in Toronto: It is awesome. I’m coming home to the roots a little bit. I came to the games with my […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders – Game #69 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed one of their prospects to an Entry-Level Contract after his collegiate career wrapped up earlier this month. Cole Knuble, out of the University of Notre Dame, has signed his rookie deal with the Flyers on Tuesday afternoon. It was almost a guarantee that this was going to happen shortly after his Notre Dame team were knocked out of the Big 10 playoffs by the University of Michigan last Wednesday. And now after taking a week or so to put pen to paper, he...
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety appears comfortable with how it handles suspensions for illegal and dangerous plays. In response to the league suspending Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas for just five games after a knee-on-knee hit that ended Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews’ season, Connor McDavid suggested it may be time to revisit the process….
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
The Wisconsin Badgers drew a No. 5 seed for the second time in three years in the NCAA Tournament, as they’ll play the No. 12 High Point Panthers on Thursday at the Moda Center. Wisconsin is entering the tournament hot, being winners of five in a row before falling to the Michigan Wolverines in a […]
Things are starting to get a bit clearer about which teams have fallen or will be falling far short of expectations this season, and with that, talk about coaches on the proverbial hot seat starts to heat up. So who is it that's about to get burned? Insider Frank Seravalli has posited a list of head coaches who are the most likely candidates to find themselves out of a job come the end of their teams' seasons. In some cases, that could be the regular season, but in at least one instance, it co...
Ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Islanders, head coach Craig Berube discussed the team’s play since Auston Matthews’ injury, the use of iPads on the bench, and the points of emphasis as the team plays out the string. You emphasized the lack of a response to the Matthews hit at the time. Is it something […] The post Craig Berube on how often the Leafs revisit their response to the Auston Matthews injury: “It’s something we’ve talked about almost daily: getting in there for each other” appe...
The Penguins will have their depth tested, celebrated fourth line center Blake Lizotte will be out of the lineup for a while, reportedly to be re-evaluated in four weeks due to an undisclosed upper body injury. Should Lizotte stick to that timeline, he would miss the rest of the regular season that ends on April […]
The Matthews Schaefer experience.
Too busy today to complete a full Winnipeg Jets’ preview for tonight’s game, so here is an abbreviated version… NSH Predators @ WPG Jets Start Time: 7 pm Central – Canada Life Centre Winnipeg ( 28-28-10 ) is in 27th place in the NHL with 66 points on the season, scoring 188 Goals For ( 26th ) and allowing 202 Goals Against ( 11th ). Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with 31 goals, 51 assists, and 82 points. Kyle Connor is tied for the goal scoring lead as well. Nashville ( 29-2...
The Edmonton Oilers’ push for the playoffs will have to continue without one of the league’s best players. The club announced Tuesday afternoon that centre Leon Draisaitl would miss the remainder of the regular season with a lower-body injury sustained Sunday night against the Nashville Predators. Statement re: #Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl https://t.co/u6HoSaaYQO — Edmonton…
My buddy Marc was kind enough to invite me to the Spurs’ Monday night game against the Clippers. The Clippers now play in their own arena after years of playing second fiddle (in every way) to the Lakers when the teams shared the Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena. (Apparently, another team called the “L.A. Kings” also play […]
We got updates on the Minnesotan as well as on Miller, Namestnikov and Niederreiter.
A shocking announcement from the Edmonton Oilers, who have declared Leon Draisaitl out for the remainder of the regular season. Statement re: #Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl https://t.co/u6HoSaaYQO — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) March 17, 2026 Draisaitl was injured when he was taken into the boards by the player bench this past weekend by the Nashville Predators' Ozzy Wiesblatt. His right hip appeared to take the brunt of the damage. It's being called a lower-body ...