The Minnesota Wild made their big swing earlier this season, pulling off a blockbuster deal, landing the second-best defenseman in hockey, Quinn Hughes. But according to reports, GM Bill Guerin will be right back on his horse this summer, setting up for his "next superstar swing." Wild insider Michael Russo of The Athletic tells us that " there’s a reason — and a good one — that Guerin didn’t blow the Wild’s remaining potential trade assets at this year’s deadline for B players. He has every i...
With leagues around the world either in the midst of, or gearing up for, playoff season, attention naturally begins to shift toward notable free agents. While additions from the European free-agent market don’t always pan out, as we saw with the Edmonton Oilers’ recent experiment with David Tomášek, it remains a low-cost, relatively low-risk avenue…
Central defender Trevoh Chalobah suffered a horrific looking ankle injury last night, during Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to PSG in the UEFA Champions League. His ankle twisted a full 180 degrees, and led to his being stretchered off. According to Yahoo Sports, Chalobah posted an Instragram story in which he said the ankle “should be broken,” […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers are loaded on the wing, but have a lack of center depth at the NHL level. They have several pivots occupying their top 10 prospects list, but for immediate help at the NHL level, the team will have to look elsewhere. That has prompted Philly insider and Daily Faceoff writer Anthony Di Marco to propose four trade targets for the team to go after this summer. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues Thomas was the biggest name out there at the trade deadline, but the Blues ne...
Jared Spurgeon isn’t just the quiet heartbeat of the Minnesota Wild's blue line. He's one of the franchise’s defining figures, shaping the team’s identity on the ice and the organization's and community's culture away from it.
Since arriving in Minnesota as an undersized, overlooked defenseman...
We reported yesterday that the Edmonton Oilers announced that their superstar forward Leon Draisaitl would be out for the remainder of the regular season . But there was no mention of anything to do with treatment or playoff ramifications. Today, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman tried to clarify a couple of things. As the NHL's GM Meetings continue in Florida, insider Elliotte Friedman was able to catch up with Bowman to get the latest on the troubling Leon Draisaitl injury ...
Former Barcelona star Neymar is predicting Lamine Yamal and Raphinha will score for Hansi Flick’s side on Wednesday night in their Champions League clash with Newcastle. Yamal seems to have been taking inspiration from Neymar ahead of the game, posting a video of the Brazilian in action on Instagram, along with the message “see you […]
The Oilers have opened their four-game homestand with two wins. Edmonton held off a San Jose Sharks team desperate for points on Tuesday, with five different scorers finding the back of the net in a 5-3 victory. Dmitry Orlov opened the scoring for San Jose seven minutes into the first period, but the Oilers responded…
Over the next few months, we’ll be breaking down all of the players added by the Jets during free agency and in the legal tampering window. We continue today with safety Dane Belton. The 25-year old Belton is listed at 6’1” and 205 pounds and was a fourth round pick out of Iowa in 2022. […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at infielder Ezequiel Duran. Once upon a time, Ezequiel Duran was considered […]
The offseason is far from over, but we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what teams are going to look like when they report to camp in a couple of months. We still have the draft that will drastically reshape parts of the roster, but we’re still at a good point to see what […]
It’s been a while since we’ve broken out the Cap Court gimmick. The idea here is that we pick five players and try to figure out if they have bad contract from a team perspective. Too much money, too much term, that sort of thing. We make the case for and against, and find a few comparables to help us. Then we deliver a verdict. Nice and simple. Or at least it’s supposed to be. But now that the salary cap’s upper limit is growing again, and growing quickly, does anyone have a bad contract anym...
After an uncomfortable win over the Clippers on Sunday, the Spurs headed north to play the hapless Kings, who are locked in a desperate battle with the Nets, Wizards, and Pacers to be the most inept team in the NBA. Even so, the second night of a back-to-back is always somewhat unpredictable, and the Kings […]
Men’s Tennis After splitting their road trip at the Illinois schools, the men returned home last weekend to face Indiana and Purdue. On Friday against the Hoosiers the Ducks picked up what would prove to be the critical doubles point from victories by Cameron Burton / Lachlan Robertson and #39 Matthew Burton / Pierre Mouesca […]
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The Minnesota Wild were able to have a well-earned 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks (even if the score shouldn't have been that close) and after losing their previous three games to non-playoff teams, that was so desperately needed. Even if the puck bounced one single ot...
Morning, all! Shawn McFarland continues his top 30 prospect countdown with number 8, Winston Santos, and number 7, David Davilillo. The Rangers have two of the five minor league prospects listed as two way players after signing two teenagers last year that are both shortstops and right handed pitchers. Seong-Jun Kim and Josh Owen’s development […]
Editor’s note – Hi. A little while back, Acha, the former managing editor of this place inquired if she could share some thoughts about the U.S. Men’s Hockey team, their locker room conversation with the president, and the attendance of the vast majority of the team at the State of the Union. I agreed without hesitation. While we are primarily a site devoted to the Tampa Bay Lightning, every once in a while we have to step back and take a large look at the hockey world and how actions affect e...
Despite beating the Predators on Sunday night, the big story from the evening was Leon Draisaitl leaving the game after a hit along the boards, which clearly left more damage than we might have initially anticipated. On Tuesday, the Oilers announced the former MVP would miss the remainder of the season with a lower-body injury….
It won’t be easy—but it might be possible. Why the Rangers’ mix of Fox, Shesterkin, and rising young talent could make this retool work.
The Wilkes-Barre Penguins endured a season-long losing streak of five games, which they finally put to an end by defeating Lehigh Valley last Saturday. Rutger McGroarty scored the opening goal in the 3-1 win to set the tone. McGroarty has produced five points in the five games during month of the March. Sunday’s win was […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading toward a summer of real change, and Morgan Rielly might be at the center of it. According to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos , the organization may need to consider a route that felt unthinkable not long ago. If a trade cannot be worked out, a buyout could be the only realistic way forward.
Nick Kypreos floats Morgan Rielly buyout option
Kypreos openly questioned whether this is the offseason the Maple Leafs sit down with Rielly and try to move him,...
After dropping two consecutive contests on home ice this past weekend, the Montreal Canadiens found themselves in a pivotal game on Tuesday night. The Boston Bruins were in town, and arrived sitting just one point behind the Habs in the Atlantic Division standings. Despite controlling five-on-five play quite well through three periods, they lacked any semblance of puck luck, and found themselves tied through 60 minutes, heading into a tense overtime period with serious implications in the stan...
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Earlier this season, I talked about the problem that the NHL has when it comes to keeping players healthy. You can go back and re-read that article if you wish, but to summarize my point in a few sentences, it’s not a good thing for the product on the ice or the NHL in general […]