The Edmonton Oilers losing Noah Philp to waivers Monday has led to the typical overreaction from fans that comes with parting ways with a player for nothing. When a player is claimed, there is no return beyond the space freed up if the player is now off the books. In Philp’s case, that’s a manageable […]
If you look at the image on the left, there is something important about that image. That photo was taken with 5:18 to play after Sparta Praha took a 2-1 lead over Canada when Filip ChlapĂk scored from former Winnipeg Jets forward Kristian Vesalainen, and you may notice that there is only one white jersey […]
Vincent Trocheck was a home run acquisition from Chris Drury, one of the few movements the controversial general manager of the New York Rangers made sure that really happened. Trocheck was an excellent point scorer, a great defensive forward and a great faceoff taker. Additionally, Trocheck has been a valuable part of the locker room, […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Rangers vs Hurricanes, Hurricanes beat Rangers massively, Hurricanes win by one goal. Well, it happened again. A disappointing performance by someone not named Igor Shesterkin, which seems to be one of the themes of the season. It looked like Igor was going to steal the game, the defense […]
Hockey Canada has less than 48 hours to finalize their 2026 Winter Olympic roster ahead of the big reveal on Wednesday, December 31 at 11:30 PM EST. While there will likely be a few tough decisions discussed behind closed doors, most of the lineup should already be known – and fans may have just gotten […]
Late lineup changes around the NHL often raise eyebrows, but when it comes to recognizable names, speculation quickly increases. That was the case Monday evening Andreas Mangiapane was a late healthy scratch for the Edmonton Oil Companieswhile Sean Monahan was ruled out for the Columbus Blue Jackets under the vague designation of “maintenance.” Individually, each […]
** Update: Oilers color analyst Bob Stauffer tweeted just minutes prior to the Oilers game against the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night: “Andrew Mangiapane is out of the picture. @EdmontonOilers tonight in Winnipeg. He is a healthy scratch.” When news broke on Monday that the Edmonton Oilers and forward Andrew Mangiapane were both open to […]
Few Toronto Maple Leafs players have ever been as divisive as Justin Holl. He was a solid enough defender with a right shot. When he played with Jake Muzzin, and both were in top form, they were a stable shutdown pair. But when Holl’s contract expired at the end of the 2022-23 season, he was […]
When Anthony Stolarz of the Toronto Maple Leafs went down in mid-November, the first word was reassuring. A few games. No concussion. Slightly upper body, but nothing alarming. The kind of updates that teams give all the time. Only here we are, eight weeks later, and he still hasn’t skated. Now he goes to a […]
About an hour after it was first learned that the Columbus Blue Jackets were trading Yegor Chinakhov, it was learned that he was being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and details of the trade emerged. The blue jackets confirmed that they did received a 2026 2nd RD pick, a 2027 3rd RD pick, and F […]