The rest of the hockey world tends to have fun with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ struggles, so the 2025-26 season — especially the last three games — has provided plenty of fodder, and on Sunday it was a fellow NHL player who took a playful swipe at them. After Paul Bissonnette – a noted Maple […]
Some transactions lead to endless discussions among fans. The big one for Ottawa is the trade of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. At the time, it looked like the senators were selling the family cottage for a bag of lawn clippings and calling it a victory. People were angry, confused and dramatic. Senators fans can […]
Pittsburgh Penguins are trading at levels Josh Yohe of The Athletic: The Pittsburgh Penguins have surprised many this season and GM Kyle Dubas could make some signings to reward his team. In order to do some additions, they may also need to do some subtractions. Maybe they should look at some “hockey transactions.” Penguins trade […]
Sean Farrell: Buffalo Sabers defenseman Jacob Bryson left last night’s game in the second period with an upper-body injury. Coach Lindy Ruff said, “He’s going to miss some time.” Chicago Blackhawks: Forward Frank Nazar was activated from the IR. Daily confrontation: Blackhawks forward Andre Burakovsky also returned to the lineup last night. Kurt Dusterberg: Blackhawks […]
Sean Farrell: Buffalo Sabers defenseman Jacob Bryson left last night’s game in the second period with an upper-body injury. Coach Lindy Ruff said, “He’s going to miss some time.” Chicago Blackhawks: Forward Frank Nazar was activated from the IR. Daily confrontation: Blackhawks forward Andre Burakovsky also returned to the lineup last night. Kurt Dusterberg: Blackhawks […]
Ryan Boulding: Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. Coach Joel Quenneville: “I don’t know how long he’ll be out. I don’t think it’s too serious, but we’ll know more the next day. I think it could have been a warm-up after the warm-up. The warm-up could have caused […]
Ryan Boulding: Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. Coach Joel Quenneville: “I don’t know how long he’ll be out. I don’t think it’s too serious, but we’ll know more the next day. I think it could have been a warm-up after the warm-up. The warm-up could have caused […]
Because of what appears be a serious injuryPittsburgh Penguins star defenseman Erik Karlsson is now on injured reserve (IR) for at least two more weeks. That could open up trade talks involving the Pittsburgh Penguins. While trade talks likely won’t be specific to Karlsson, if he’s unavailable to the Penguins and they start to fall […]
Then Arritt: Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas and forward Ross Johnston both missed last night’s game due to illness. Walt Ruff: Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will undergo surgery to correct a lower-body problem, and he is “probably out for the year,” according to coach Rod Brind’Amour. NHL: Brind’Amour on Kochetkov: “He’s decided to have […]
After a surprisingly strong start to the 2025-2026 season, Erik Karlsson and the Pittsburgh Penguins appear poised to end up where they have been the last three years: not good enough to make the playoffs, but not bad enough to hit rock bottom and secure a top-five draft pick. There may not be a worse […]