7:00 AM ET Coaches kicking their players in the back, or punching them in the head, is unacceptable. That’s a given, right? That a superior assaulting a subordinate is wrong? That these power dynamics discourage any pushback, because the victim risks a reduction in playing time, outright removal from the team or escalating physical and
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TORONTO — Pontus Aberg’s three-year-old daughter Molly has been asking him to take her skating ever since the snow started flying. So when his call back to the NHL first rang through on Thursday night he didn’t hear the phone going in his pocket. A second attempt from Laurence Gilman, the Toronto Maple Leafs assistant
The Detroit Red Wings are struggling worse than any other team in the NHL. They currently sit at the bottom of the standings, carrying with them the lowest goal differential in the league. The team has been scored against over 50 times more than they’ve scored. Nearly half of the players that have suited up
The New York Islanders are off to one of their best starts in franchise history with a record of 19-6-2 about a third of the way through the season. The Islanders built that record on a system based on strategic defense from all skaters, strong goaltending and sometimes playing a more conservative style of offense.
Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant “to entertain the listener” and not to make allegations against his former coach. Speaking on a Barstool Sports podcast a year ago, Sopel, who played for Crawford in Vancouver, said the coach “kicked me, he
Milan Lucic scored his first goal with Calgary, and it turned into the winner as the Flames held on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday. The Saddledome erupted at 3:58 of the third when Lucic finished off a passing sequence with Derek Ryan and Dillon Dube for his first goal in 29 games,
Scouting the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues Dan Kingerski: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Penguins-Blues game: Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, and the New York Rangers (local). Scouting the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals Dennis Bernstein: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Kings-Blues game: Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers,
7:15 PM ET Forward Gabriel Landeskog will return from a lower-body injury Thursday night when the Colorado Avalanche take on the Montreal Canadiens. Landeskog, 27, Colorado’s captain who missed 16 games, confirmed coach Jared Bednar’s decision before pregame warm-ups at Bell Centre. Throughout the course of the injury, the team was vague about details. Landeskog
GRAND RAPIDS – A move down to the Grand Rapids Griffins, whether temporary or not, did not come as a surprise to Taro Hirose. Self-evaluation told him that. “I think when you’re not playing and not playing well, as I don’t think I was, there’s always the reality that you can get sent down,” he
Get familiar with some of the young faces down in the minors, as the American Hockey League’s Rochester Americans have some talented players that Buffalo Sabres fans may get to know down the road. The Well-Known Name: Tage Thompson For Sabres fans, Tage Thompson is the most familiar name due to the fact that he
They finally did it. After losing eight games in a row, the Canadiens finally won a game on Tuesday. During the losing streak, as it usually happens in a large market such as Montreal, outrage seemed to be at an all-time high. Once again, the social media hashtag #FireBergevin was trending. The Canadiens’ general manager
Cale Makar was reminded in September that he seemed undaunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months earlier with a string of standout playoff performances for the Colorado Avalanche after leaving college hockey. There was already talk about the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. His
Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant “to entertain the listener” and not to make allegations against his former coach. Speaking on a Barstool Sports podcast a year ago, Sopel, who played for Crawford in Vancouver, said the coach “kicked me, he
Taylor Hall sweepstakes heat up. Darren Haynes of The Athletic: The Calgary Flames have several reasons to pursue Hall and several not to. His hometown was nearby for one and Calgary needs a shot of swagger desperately. Hall deepens the lineup and reshapes the core a bit. The big thing is Calgary could have a
3:07 PM ET Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau will make his NHL debut Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche. Coach Claude Julien, preparing for back-to-back games the next two nights and looking to give starting goaltender Carey Price a rest, confirmed the decision after the morning skate at Bell Centre. “My message to him tonight,
by Ryan Smith | AHL On The Beat Second-year Springfield Thunderbirds defenseman Riley Stillman – son of two-time Stanley Cup champion and 17-year-pro forward Cory Stillman – is not the first son of a pro hockey player to follow in his dad’s footsteps, nor will he be the last. Like others, he has had his jersey number
A relaxed Frederik Andersen was fielding questions from reporters at a charity event in July when one of the topics that seems to annoy the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goalie more than most — no matter the time of year — was brought up. How many games was he expecting to play this season? “Here we go,” Andersen shot
Throughout his career with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tyler Johnson has been many things. In his rookie season, he was a Calder Trophy Nominee, helping to carry the Lightning to a surprising playoff bid. During the 2014-15 season, he was a true sensation as a member of the ‘Triplets,’ a forward line that dominated the