Steve Kouleas’ No. 1 Leafs New Year’s Resolution, Puck Management in Their Own Zone: Leafs Morning Take

Steve Kouleas’ No. 1 Leafs New Year’s Resolution, Puck Management in Their Own Zone: Leafs Morning Take It’s official: the Toronto Maple Leafs are alive. Against all odds, especially Tuesday night against Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils, the banged-up Maple Leafs managed to buy in and put together one of their most complete efforts of […]

Leafs injury news: Tanev, Joshua out indefinitely, Matthews, Nylander’s status vs. Jets to be determined

Leafs injury news: Tanev, Joshua out indefinitely, Matthews, Nylander’s status vs. Jets to be determined Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev is out indefinitely with a groin injury, head coach Craig Berube confirmed Wednesday. “Chris Tanev is going to miss a long time, a significant amount of time,” Berube said via Terry Koshan of the […]

McDavid and Makar highlight Olympic men’s hockey selection of Team Canada, return of 4 Nations Face-Off Defense Corps

McDavid and Makar highlight Olympic men’s hockey selection of Team Canada, return of 4 Nations Face-Off Defense Corps Team Canada announced its roster for the men’s Olympic hockey team during a press conference on Wednesday, with Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Brayden Point, Sam Reinhart and Cale Makar previously named to the team. Sam […]

A second chance to walk away

The entire saga surrounding former hockey player Ben Johnson appears to have reached its predictable conclusion today, after the ECHL’s Allen Americans released him from the contract he signed yesterday. Thanks to the intense wave of public backlash, Americans appear to have reconsidered their statements about “second chances” for Johnson, a convicted rapist who served […]

Nazem Kadri’s strange feeling about being left out of Team Canada

Nazem Kadri’s response was classic Kadri. “Oh, I didn’t make it? Ah man, that’s a shame… no, I’m just kidding,” he deadpanned at the time asked about Team Canada’s Olympic selection. The grin almost comes through the microphone. But underneath the joke you can feel what it’s like to be about to represent your country […]

Did Team Canada drop the ball?: No Oilers Linemate for McDavid

Team Canada’s roster was announced Wednesday, and while the inclusion of Connor McDavid was always a given, the fate of three other Edmonton Oilers wasn’t as clear. Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard were all bubble players who inserted themselves into the conversation, but their chances were better. Hyman probably had the best chance […]