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Adam Foote just landed an NHL coaching job with a Canucks rival
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (377+ words) Adam Foote is back behind a bench, just not as a head coach. The former Canucks bench boss has signed on as an assistant in Utah. Rick Dhaliwal reported the move. Foote, now the former Vancouver coach, is joining the…...
You won't believe this trade report involving Matthew Knies from a very well known insider
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (383+ words) Matthew Knies is back in the middle of it, and Jim Hiller steps into Toronto with a massive call hanging over this roster. What looked like a deadline swing-and-miss has turned into one of the loudest Maple Leafs stories of…...
Toronto Maple Leafs master plan is out and it's only the beginning
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (377+ words) The Maple Leafs may be hunting a true number one goalie, with names like Connor Hellebuyck floated, at least if you read the tea leaves the way Chris Mc Cluskey does. Mc Cluskey was refreshingly upfront. "I'm not an insider....
Non-hockey-related news surrounding Elias Pettersson leaves his future uncertain
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (426+ words) Elias Pettersson could probably get paid anywhere in the NHL. Yet he reportedly wants to stay in Vancouver, even after a brutal season under a harsh spotlight. It's a fair thing to wonder about. Why stay in a market this…...
The tension between Auston Matthews and John Chayka just escalated and here's the latest
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (359+ words) John Chayka has barely settled into the Maple Leafs' GM chair, and he's already drawing friction. This time it's from the Auston Matthews camp. John Shannon, relayed via the post, flagged it. At his opening press conference, Chayka talked about…...
A major trade development involving Dylan Larkin was just confirmed involving a new team
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (477+ words) Dylan Larkin's trade push has Todd Mc Lellan staring at a bigger Detroit decision. This is pure confirmation regarding a trade, confirming what we all thought in regards to multiple new contenders joining in. What started as a request to…...
Deal involving one of the NHL's biggest pests and the details are head-turning
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (363+ words) Zach Benson has given Lindy Ruff another reason to lean hard into Buffalo's young core. The Sabres are pushing toward a long-term extension with Benson after a playoff run that changed the tone around his future in Buffalo. According to…...
Goal-scoring forward officially announces his departure from the Canadiens in blunt way
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (334+ words) Patrik Laine and Martin St. Louis look headed for a clean split in Montreal after a season that never gave Laine a real chance to settle in. Laine knows where this is going. His run with the Canadiens is nearing…...
Columbus Blue Jackets response to NHL's Mike Babcock decision says everything we need to know
5+ day, 16+ min ago (358+ words) Mike Babcock is cleared to return, but the Blue Jackets stayed silent about the former head coach. That silence became the story almost as fast as the ruling itself. One of the most watched coaching files of the offseason reached…...
Darnell Nurse reportedly makes trade decision requesting one specific team that we didn't expect
5+ day, 58+ min ago (380+ words) Darnell Nurse's future in Edmonton looks shakier by the day, and Mike Babcock may walk into camp with one massive blue-line question. The latest chatter points to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the team sitting at the top of Nurse's preferred…...