7:00 AM ET When Tyler Motte arrived in Vancouver last year for Canucks training camp, he underwent a physical with team doctors. They took Motte’s vitals, conducted measurements, made sure all of his limbs worked correctly. Everything looked fine. Then the doctor asked: “Is there anything else you have going on, anything else we should
Month: September 2020
Center Brandon Pirri was 23 years old when the Blackhawks traded him to the Florida Panthers for two draft picks. Now, he’s 29 and he and his wife Elyse are expecting their second child in December. “I think last time around I was a kid, this time I (almost) have two kids,” Pirri said. “A lot’s
It has been an eventful past couple of weeks for the Buffalo Sabres, and it’s only going to get more so with time. Kevyn Adams made his first trade as general manager last Wednesday, acquiring potential Hall-of-Famer Eric Staal in exchange for Marcus Johansson, a move that has Sabres fans everywhere feeling optimistic about the
The NHL’s Stanley Cup bubble was a 65-day, nasal-swabbing ordeal that the Tampa Bay Lightning will look back at more fondly than the Dallas Stars. The Lightning, after all, got to exit Tuesday with that glittering silver trophy. “Whether it was bubble life, you’re going to remember this moment the rest of your life, and
When Joel Kiviranta capped a hat trick by scoring the series-clinching goal in overtime in his playoff debut in the second round, the young Finn had one real desire. “I hope I get more games,” Kiviranta said. Kiviranta hasn’t come out of the Dallas Stars lineup since, and he’s emblematic of the impact a player
Now that the 2019-20 NHL season is officially over and the offseason is approaching, there are major issues that the Toronto Maple Leafs need to address. At the top of the list is defense, as it let them down again this season. Related: Worst Maple Leafs Trades All-Time The Maple Leafs have recently been linked
TSN Hockey Insiders Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger confirmed on Insider Trading that Patrik Laine’s name appearing in trade rumors “isn’t just eye candy or speculative” and that the Winnipeg Jets are serious about potentially moving him this offseason. There certainly isn’t a shortage of interest throughout the league and at the bare minimum, the
On this date, the most storied franchise in the history of the National Hockey League signed one of its future legends. Also, three different team captains where named and a whole slew of moves were made prior to the start of regular-season action. Morenz Moves to Montreal The Montreal Canadiens signed one of the NHL’s
9:00 AM ET During the past few months, the phrase “in these uncertain times” has entered the zeitgeist or at the very least entered the lexicon of advertising copy. The phrase also is applicable to what the National Hockey League’s newest free-agent class will experience when the horn sounds at noon ET on Oct. 9.
Dylan Sikura woke up Monday morning with plans to play golf with a few junior hockey buddies in his hometown outside of Toronto. Before he teed off, he received the news that he’d been traded from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Brandon Pirri. Sikura, 25, joins the Golden Knights
In todya’s NHL rumor rundown, after TSN’s Bob McKenzie dug into the rumors that Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel might be on the move out of Buffalo (which he discovered not to be the case), a number of other scribes took a look at the situation. What did they find? In Boston, it appears the Bruins
Leon Draisaitl is used to fine tuning his game and building chemistry with his Edmonton Oilers teammates at this time of the year. The star forward is usually wrapping up pre-season hockey by the end of September. But this is 2020. This year, Draisaitl and hundreds of other NHLers are spread out around the globe,
The Spengler Cup has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual tournament in Switzerland for the Canadian national men’s hockey team and European club teams was scheduled for Dec. 26 to 31. It marks the fifth time the tournament has been cancelled since it started in 1923, and the first time
For the first time since 2004, the Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions! It was a long journey for some of the Lightning players, including captain Steven Stamkos, who has been a member of the club since being drafted first overall in the 2008 NHL Draft. It was not an easy road to victory,
The Philadelphia Flyers fell one game short of making it to the Eastern Conference Final this year. There’s no reason to overreact, trade the young talent, or start asking to move the core. Certainly, there were mistakes needing adjustment and players who could’ve performed better, but there’s really no reason to be alarmed. Let’s not
After the upcoming NHL Entry Draft on Oct. 6-7, free-agent signings can begin at 12 pm. EST on Oct. 9. Since Kaspari Kapanen was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, things have been pretty quiet in Leafs country. I think that’s all about to change. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: MacLean, Kaskisuo, Abramov & More
10:58 PM ET The 2019-20 NHL season will be remembered for quite some time, thanks to a pause because of the coronavirus pandemic that kept players off the ice for months and ended seven teams’ seasons. As we bear witness to the first 24-team postseason tournament, we continue to look ahead to what’s next. As
An affiliation change during a global pandemic wasn’t part of the vision, but Geordie Kinnear still managed to end up in the right place. “I always wanted to be the head coach of the Charlotte Checkers,” said Kinnear, who hopes to start that job in the near future. “I have a ton of respect for
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